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Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD

18 fiscal years on record · USD · FY2025 reported · SEC filings only

Revenue

$1.5B

▲ 3.5% YoY

Net income

$47.4M

▼ 24.9% YoY

Free cash flow

$287.9M

▲ 1.5% YoY

Slide the table for earlier years · "·" marks a figure not available in our data for that year.

In brief

What this company does

It generates its consolidated revenues primarily from five reportable segments: Technology & Shopping, Gaming & Entertainment, and Health & Wellness, collectively its Digital Media Businesses, along with Connectivity and Cybersecurity & Martech. Its technology brands include CNET, PCMag, Mashable, Lifehacker, Spiceworks, and ZDNET. Its Connectivity platform operates under the brand Ookla and includes data and services businesses that source information on internet connectivity and network performance for the broadband ecosystem. Its Cybersecurity & Martech business provides internet-delivered software-as-a-service cloud-based offerings to consumers and businesses for communication, messaging, security, privacy, and customer marketing needs. Ziff Davis, Inc. was incorporated in 2014 as a Delaware corporation through the creation of a holding company structure. On October 7, 2021, the Company changed its name to Ziff Davis, Inc. from J2 Global, Inc.

Written from the business description in ZIFF DAVIS, INC.'s annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 24 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.

Growth

USD 1.5B

Revenue, FY2025 · full 18-year series below

Revenue $B Net income $B

FY2025 · Revenue 1.5 · Net income 0.0

1B2B

2008201120142017202020232025

Compound annual growth

Revenue

+1.4%

+4.6%

+7.2%

+12.3%

Net income

−9.4%

−20.7%

−9.9%

−3.7%

EPS, diluted

−5.4%

−18.4%

−8.3%

−3.0%

Returned to shareholders

+30.5%

−8.7%

+11.4%

3 yrs

5 yrs

10 yrs

15 yrs

Revenue compounded at +4.6% a year over the five years to FY2025.

Compound annual rates per period — left blank where that exact year isn't on file, the series crosses a loss, or (per-share rows) a split falls inside the window.

Profitability

3 cents

of every revenue dollar became profit

Operating margin Net margin

FY2025 · Operating 12.6% · Net 3.3%

20%40%

200820162025

ROE

FY2025 · ROE 2.7%

10%20%30%

200820162025

Three returns, three denominators.

Return on equity2.7%

Return on assets1.3%

Return on capital employed6.8%

Gross margin85.8%

Operating margin12.6%

Net margin3.3%

EBITDAUSD 411.8M

Each USD of equity produced 3 cents of profit this year.

Cash & shareholders

USD 173.8M

returned in FY2025 · dividends + net buybacks

Free cash flow $M

FY2025 · FCF 287.9

150M300M

200820162025

Net buybacks $M Dividends $M

FY2025 · Dividends · · Net buybacks 173.8

100M200MDividendsNet buybacks

2008201120142017202020232025

Dividends paid·

Net buybacksUSD 173.8M

Share of profit367.0%

Consecutive raises·

USD 173.8M in buybacks — 367% of the year's profit, so the payout drew on cash built up earlier.

Total assetsUSD 3.7B

EquityUSD 1.8B

CashUSD 607.0M

Gross debtUSD 866.5M

Net debtUSD 259.5M

Current ratio1.27×

Net debt stands at 15% of equity.

The 18-year record

18 fiscal years

Every figure from documents filed with the SEC · USD

row low → row highnegative—not applicable◌not available in our data

ZD, 18-year financial record
Metric	2025	2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009	2008
Revenue $B	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Operating income $B	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
EBITDA $B	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1
Income tax $B	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	−0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Net income $B	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.5	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Free cash flow $B	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
EPS, diluted $	1.15	1.42	0.89	1.36	10.37	3.18	4.39	2.59	2.83	3.13	2.73	2.58	2.28	2.61	2.43	1.81	1.48	1.58
Dividend / sh $	◌	◌	◌	◌	0.00	0.00	0.90	1.68	1.52	1.36	1.22	1.10	0.98	0.87	0.41	0.00	0.00	◌
Payout %	—	—	—	—	0	0	20	64	53	43	44	42	42	33	17	0	—	—
ROE %	2.7	3.4	2.2	3.3	31.3	11.9	18.6	12.5	14.4	16.9	15.6	16.3	16.5	21.2	23.3	21.6	22.8	29.0
Shares out B	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.05	0.04	◌

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Provenance

Company facts, as filed

How we verify · 0 failures · 2 divergences in 76 reconciliationsAUDITED

Reconciled in 16 of the 18 fiscal years we could check. 2 of those reconciliations are divergences — the figures exist but don't fit the formula this check expects; that isn't the same as an error. Nine checks were skipped: cost of revenue is not tagged before 2016. Four checks were skipped: the balance sheet is not tagged before 2009. One check was skipped: EPS is not tagged before 2008.

EPS recomputationBalance-sheet identityGross profitBalance-sheet liquidityCurrency consistency0 failures2 divergent

ActivityTelegraph & Other Message Communications

Listed onNASDAQ

Incorporated innot stated in the filings

Fiscal year endsDecember 31

Data on record since2008

Ziff Davis, Inc. ZD

What this company does

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The 18-year record

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Company facts, as filed

Growth

Profitability

Cash & shareholders