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ZD Financials Ziff Davis, Inc.

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 1.4% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown slower than revenue (-20.7% vs 1.4% per year).
  • Free cash flow has declined 5.8% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • Total debt ($867M) exceeds cash ($574M); net debt is $293M.
  • Total debt has grown slower than revenue (-11.3% vs 1.4% per year).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 4.9× in the latest year, up from 2.4× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 2.1× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
$0 $726M $1B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 43% 87% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $201M $403M 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $790M $2B 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$586M -$35M $517M $0 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.5B $47M 85.8% 12.6% $288M $867M $574M
2024 $1.4B $63M 85.7% 8.1% $284M $864M $506M
2023 $1.4B $42M 86.4% 9.7% $211M $1.0B $738M
2022 $1.4B $64M 86.7% 14.3% $230M $999M $653M
2021 $497M $403M $1.1B $695M
2020 $151M $388M $1.6B $176M
2019 $219M $342M $1.4B $576M
2018 $129M $345M $1.0B $209M
2017 $139M $225M $1.0B $351M
2016 $152M $258M $602M $124M
2015 $134M $212M $592M $256M
2014 $124M $165M $593M $434M
2013 $108M $175M $246M $208M
2012 $122M $165M $245M $219M
2011 $115M $144M $0 $139M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced ZD against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 30.5 61.0 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.0 2.1 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is ZD growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Ziff Davis, Inc.'s revenue has grown 1.4% per year, and net income declined 20.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does ZD have?

As of FY2025, Ziff Davis, Inc. reported $867M of total debt against $574M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 4.9×.

What is ZD's profit margin?

In FY2025, gross margin was 85.8%, operating margin 12.6%, and net margin 3.3%.

What is ZD's P/E ratio?

As of Jun '26, Ziff Davis, Inc. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 37.7× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.