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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
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
0% 13% 25% 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025
ROEROA
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 MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2025 $1.5B $47M 85.8% 12.6% 2.7% 1.3% $288M $867M $574M
2024 $1.4B $63M 85.7% 8.1% 3.5% 1.7% $284M $864M $506M
2023 $1.4B $42M 86.4% 9.7% 2.2% 1.2% $211M $1.0B $738M
2022 $1.4B $64M 86.7% 14.3% 3.4% 1.8% $230M $999M $653M
2021 — $497M — — 25.2% 13.2% $403M $1.1B $695M
2020 — $151M — — 12.4% 4.1% $388M $1.6B $176M
2019 — $219M — — 16.7% 6.2% $342M $1.4B $576M
2018 — $129M — — 12.4% 5.0% $345M $1.0B $209M
2017 — $139M — — 13.7% 5.7% $225M $1.0B $351M
2016 — $152M — — 16.7% 7.4% $258M $602M $124M
2015 — $134M — — 15.0% 7.5% $212M $592M $256M
2014 — $124M — — 15.2% 7.3% $165M $593M $434M
2013 — $108M — — 15.2% 9.3% $175M $246M $208M
2012 — $122M — — 20.4% 12.2% $165M $245M $219M
2011 — $115M — — 20.7% 17.6% $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 28.4 56.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.0 1.9 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '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?

Ziff Davis, Inc.'s P/E (TTM) is 2.83 as of the 2026-11-02 close — market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year, the same figure as on the ZD stock page. The valuation chart above sets each month-end's price against the latest annual net income instead, so its latest point (about 38.5× as of Nov '26) can differ. 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), split-adjusted; price return — dividends not reinvested · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.