# Ziff Davis share price today (Ziff Davis, Inc., ZD)

> Ziff Davis, Inc.'s share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. ZD · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies · data as of 3 November 2026. Page: https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/zd

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## Key numbers

- Price: $53.99 (+59.3% in a year)
- P/E: 3.2×, over 2.8 years
- Revenue (Jun 2026): $287 M
- Profit (Jun 2026), incl. one-off: $624 M (one-off item, see below)
- Operating margin: 4.2%
- ROE: 3%, FY25
- ROIC: 10.3%, against a 7.5% cost of capital: +2.8 points
- Profit that came in as cash: 736%, last 3 years

The main question: the share price moved +59.3% in a year while yearly earnings per share moved −18.9%. The difference came from the market paying a higher multiple. ## What is the Ziff Davis share price today? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s share price was $53.99 at the close on 3 November 2026. It has been rising for 24 weeks. That is 13.5% above its average price over the last 200 trading days. In the last 52 weeks it traded between $27 and $58, and at that close it sat 87% of the way up from that low. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, and it has stayed ahead for 20 weeks in a row. Over the last 10 years the share price moved −16% while the S&P 500 moved +255%, so it is behind the index over that whole period. The chart above shows the 13-week comparison for every week. This page treats a rise as over when the price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row. ## What dividend does Ziff Davis pay? Ziff Davis, Inc. pays no dividend. In the last 12 reported quarters it declared no dividend per share, so there is no payout history to chart and no yield to show. Companies like this usually keep their earnings in the business, so the cash-flow sections show where that cash goes. ## Which stock lists is Ziff Davis on? Ziff Davis is not in the Nasdaq 100, the S&P 500 or the Dow Jones 30, and is not on the US tech stocks list. ## Is Ziff Davis profitable? Ziff Davis, Inc. earned $624 M of net profit in the Jun 2026 quarter. That quarter includes a one-off gain bigger than its revenue, so the comparison with last year does not reflect normal business. Full-year FY25 profit was $47.4 M. Over 4 years profit has grown −44.4% a year on average. That is 217.8% of the quarter's revenue. The same quarter a year earlier earned $36.9 M. 2 of the last 8 reported quarters were loss-making. For the full year, FY25 profit was $47.4 M (−24.9% on the year before). Read this profit with care: at $624 M it is bigger than the quarter's whole revenue of $287 M. No business earns more than it takes in from sales, so this is a one-off item (for example a debt settlement, a tax write-back or an asset sale), not money the business earned. The underlying business is running at a 4.2% operating margin. The jump on last year, and any P/E built on this profit, come from the one-off, not from a real turn in earnings. ## How much revenue does Ziff Davis make, and is it growing? Ziff Davis, Inc. reported $287 M of revenue in the Jun 2026 quarter. Over 4 years it has grown 0.6% a year on average. The last full year, FY25, came in at $1.5 B. The quarterly figures for FY25 do not add up to the full-year total on file, so those quarters are left out of the charts and sums. FY25 revenue was $1.5 B, +3.5% on the year before. ## How much of every $100 of sales does Ziff Davis keep? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s operating margin was 4.2% in the Jun 2026 quarter. Across 5 years it has been between 13.6% and 16.1%. The latest quarter is below every full year in that period. Why the margin moved: operating margin changed −4.7 percentage points on the year while gross margin changed −0.3 points. So the drop came mostly from costs below the gross margin, such as staff and overheads, measured against sales. ## Is Ziff Davis' profit turning into cash? Over the last 3 years, 736% of Ziff Davis, Inc.'s reported profit came in as cash from its operations, so the profit is backed by cash. In FY25 it brought in $407 M of operating cash against $47.4 M of profit. After $119 M of spending on assets, $288 M was left over as free cash. Cash-flow figures here are yearly, because quarterly cash statements are not published, so this section changes once a year. Why: the cash figure is clear, but the day counts behind it are not in our data, so we show it without guessing the reason. What to look at next: the main use of cash is spending on assets. The next section checks what that spending is building. ## Where does Ziff Davis' cash go? Ziff Davis, Inc. does not report the customer, stock and supplier day counts a cash cycle needs, so this section looks at its spending on assets instead. It spent $335 M on assets over the last 3 years. Averaged over those years that is 7.7% of FY25 revenue a year. Nothing is estimated in place of the missing day counts, so no cash-cycle chart is drawn. Spending on assets: $335 M over the last 3 years. In short: the cash is going into new capacity, not getting stuck in the daily cycle. The question is whether the new capacity earns. ## What is Ziff Davis' P/E ratio, and how does it compare with its own history? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s P/E is 3.2×, with too little history to compare. This compares the share price with the company’s own past. It does not say what the business is worth. Why the multiple is where it is: over the past year earnings per share moved −18.9% while the price moved +59.3%. The price did better than earnings, which pushed the multiple up within its own range. Where the price move came from: over 3 years the price moved −4.5% a year; about +17.3% a year came from earnings growth and about −21.8 percentage points from the multiple (the market paying less). The split is approximate (price return minus earnings growth). It shows how much of the move came from the market paying a different multiple. In short: there is too little history to say whether the multiple is high or low for this company, so the earnings trend underneath matters more than the multiple. ## Is the Ziff Davis business getting better or worse? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s business trend cannot be read yet. There are fewer than eight usable quarters of growth figures, so there is not enough history to read the trend. This is based on 6 quarters of 1 measure, with some gaps. Why it matters: with too little history, we say so rather than guess a direction. The latest quarter’s profit includes a one-off item bigger than the normal business, so the profit line is shown but does not count in this reading. There are fewer than eight usable quarters, so this page does not guess a direction from so little history. ## How much does Ziff Davis earn on its capital? Ziff Davis, Inc. earned a ROE of 3% in FY25. Its return on capital used (ROIC) is 2.8 percentage points above its cost of capital, so growth here adds value, not just size. It comes from a 3.3% net margin and 0.40× asset turnover (sales divided by assets). Why the return is what it is (FY25): a 3.3% net margin × 0.40× asset turnover × 2.09× leverage (assets divided by equity) ≈ 2.8% on equity. The margin does its share; borrowing is a big part of it. The key test, return on capital used minus the cost of capital: 10.3% − 7.5% = +2.8 percentage points. The 7.5% is an estimate of this company's own cost of capital. Read the sign and size of the gap, not the decimals. Positive but thin: it creates value with little room for error. The 10.3% ROIC above is the latest reading, as reported. The yearly chart below shows FY25 at 6.1%, and the quarterly chart works out each 12-month window from the quarterly figures, so the readings differ by date, not by method. ## Does Ziff Davis have too much debt? Ziff Davis, Inc. has total debt of $895 M against shareholder equity of $2.2 B as of Jun 2026, so its debt is 0.40× its equity. Year by year, that ratio went from 0.60 in FY21 to 0.51 in FY25. Keep that borrowing in mind when reading the returns on this page. ## What is the Ziff Davis shareholding pattern? 15.9% of Ziff Davis, Inc.'s tradable shares are in short positions, which are bets that the price will fall, so a large group of traders is betting against it. At normal trading volumes, closing those positions would take about 7.5 days. US companies do not publish a quarter-by-quarter list of owners, so this page uses short interest instead. It is a single reading at one point in time; we do not have its history. Why it is at this level: the figure does not say who holds the short positions or why, so we show the level without guessing the story. ## How far is Ziff Davis from balance-sheet trouble? For Ziff Davis, Inc., the Z-score is 2.01. A Z-score above about 3 is safe and below about 1.8 signals danger, so this is in the grey area between the two. It estimates how far the balance sheet is from trouble; it is not a forecast of failure. Why it matters: a Z-score of 2.01 is in the grey area, neither clearly safe nor clearly in trouble. ## How does Ziff Davis rank in its industry? 55.0 out of 100, rank 6 of 20 in Advertising Agencies, with 81% of the evidence available. Ziff Davis, Inc. scores 55.0 out of 100 against the 20 companies it is compared with in Advertising Agencies, ranking 6. Relative strength against the index is 15.1%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. The four parts add up to the total exactly: 16.7 + 7.8 + 15.4 + 15.1 = 55. This is the same number shown on the industry page; it is worked out once for the whole group and read here. What would change it: The score would fall if profit growth turns negative or margins stop improving while the share price lags its sector. ## Which companies is Ziff Davis compared with? Ziff Davis ranks 6 of 20 Advertising Agencies companies on the 4-Factor Sector Score, with 55.0 out of 100. 1. [Magnite, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mgni) MGNI · losing its lead · Evidence leans up · 71% evidence 61.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 24.3/35 · Revenue 8.2% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 3.5 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 10.7/25 · ROCE 8.7% · Operating margin 16.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.1/20 · P/E 16.3× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 16.8/20 · Lead over its industry 22.7% · Lead over S&P 500 24.4% · 1 year 47.9% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 24.3 + 10.7 + 10.1 + 16.8 = 61.9 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 2. [DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/dv) DV · losing its lead · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 61.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 22.2/35 · Revenue 7.7% · Profit 11.5% · Operating margin change 4.5 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 11.9/25 · ROCE 8.1% · Operating margin 11.9% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.4/20 · P/E 28.3× · PEG 1.37 · 65% evidence Relative strength 15.9/20 · Lead over its industry 12.2% · Lead over S&P 500 14.5% · 1 year 44.2% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 22.2 + 11.9 + 11.4 + 15.9 = 61.4 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 3. [Entravision Communications Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/evc) EVC · quiet · Evidence leans up · 64% evidence 61.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 26.5/35 · Revenue 71.3% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 14.1 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 16.4/25 · ROCE 20.2% · Operating margin 13.3% · 76% evidence Valuation 8.5/20 · P/E 287× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 9.8/20 · Lead over its industry 11.1% · Lead over S&P 500 10.1% · 1 year 140.3% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 26.5 + 16.4 + 8.5 + 9.8 = 61.2 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 4. [QuinStreet, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/qnst) QNST · quiet · Evidence leans up · 71% evidence 60.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 26.2/35 · Revenue 18.3% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change 1.8 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 8.8/25 · ROCE 9% · Operating margin 5.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.3/20 · P/E 10.4× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 15.2/20 · Lead over its industry 17.9% · Lead over S&P 500 20% · 1 year 32.7% · 100% evidence · 7 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 26.2 + 8.8 + 10.3 + 15.2 = 60.5 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 5. [AppLovin Corporation](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/app) APP · basing · Evidence leans up · 71% evidence 60.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 27.3/35 · Revenue 60.6% · Profit 81.6% · Operating margin change 1.6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 20.8/25 · ROCE 75.4% · Operating margin 77.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 9.0/20 · P/E 39.3× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 2.9/20 · Lead over its industry -49.9% · Lead over S&P 500 -48.3% · 1 year -60.4% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 27.3 + 20.8 + 9 + 2.9 = 60 · What this means: Earnings are strong; relative strength in its sector is -49.9% and the one-year return is -60.4%. 6. Ziff Davis, Inc. this page ZD · losing its lead · Evidence leans up · 81% evidence 55.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 16.7/35 · Revenue -0.7% · Profit 100% · Operating margin change -0.5 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 7.8/25 · ROCE 4.8% · Operating margin 4.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 15.4/20 · P/E 3× · PEG 0.54 · 65% evidence Relative strength 15.1/20 · Lead over its industry 13.6% · Lead over S&P 500 15.1% · 1 year 65.7% · 100% evidence · 8 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 16.7 + 7.8 + 15.4 + 15.1 = 55 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 15.1%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 7. [WPP plc](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/wpp) WPP · losing its lead · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 51% evidence 54.5 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 16.5/35 · Revenue n/a · Profit n/a · Operating margin change 0.8 points · 26% evidence Capital efficiency 8.6/25 · ROCE 4.6% · Operating margin 4.1% · 76% evidence Valuation 11.0/20 · P/E -10.6× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 18.4/20 · Lead over its industry 23.1% · Lead over S&P 500 25.9% · 1 year 48.2% · 100% evidence · 11 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 16.5 + 8.6 + 11 + 18.4 = 54.5 · What this means: Some evidence is missing, so the score is pulled toward the middle on purpose. 8. [Omnicom Group Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/omc) OMC · turning · Evidence leans up · 85% evidence 54.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 16.2/35 · Revenue 54.1% · Profit -47.2% · Operating margin change 0.1 points · 95% evidence Capital efficiency 17.2/25 · ROCE 14.8% · Operating margin 15.7% · 76% evidence Valuation 10.5/20 · P/E 28.7× · PEG 1.52 · 65% evidence Relative strength 10.4/20 · Lead over its industry -1% · Lead over S&P 500 1.4% · 1 year 12% · 100% evidence · 4 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 16.2 + 17.2 + 10.5 + 10.4 = 54.3 · What this means: The evidence is balanced: no factor stands out, so another reported quarter is needed before the picture is clearer. 9. [Stagwell Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/stgw) STGW · leader · Evidence leans up · 64% evidence 52.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 15.5/35 · Revenue 6.3% · Profit n/a · Operating margin change -0.2 points · 62% evidence Capital efficiency 7.9/25 · ROCE 5.4% · Operating margin 2.6% · 76% evidence Valuation 8.9/20 · P/E 42.4× · PEG n/a · 15% evidence Relative strength 20.0/20 · Lead over its industry 47.4% · Lead over S&P 500 49.6% · 1 year 123.2% · 100% evidence · 12 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 15.5 + 7.9 + 8.9 + 20 = 52.3 · What this means: Relative strength against the index is 49.6%, and revenue and profit growth are weak. 10. [The Trade Desk, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/ttd) TTD · basing · Evidence leans down · 81% evidence 47.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative How the score adds up Growth & earnings 18.6/35 · Revenue 11.6% · Profit -2.4% · Operating margin change -2.6 points · 83% evidence Capital efficiency 18.1/25 · ROCE 19.7% · Operating margin 14.2% · 76% evidence Valuation 4.9/20 · P/E 20.9× · PEG 4.09 · 65% evidence Relative strength 5.8/20 · Lead over its industry -50.4% · Lead over S&P 500 -48.2% · 1 year -70.1% · 100% evidence · 0 of 12 weeks ahead Exact sum: 18.6 + 18.1 + 4.9 + 5.8 = 47.4 · What this means: A strong business with a high valuation: it would need rising earnings, or a lower multiple, to score better on value. 11. [Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cco) CCO · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 51% evidence 47.3 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
12. Townsquare Media, Inc. TSQ · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 51% evidence 41.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
13. [Advantage Solutions Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/adv) ADV · turning · Evidence leans down · 64% evidence 40.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
14. [Criteo S.A.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/crto) CRTO · basing · Evidence leans down · 71% evidence 39.1 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
15. [Nexxen International Ltd.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/nexn) NEXN · quiet · Evidence leans down · 71% evidence 35.9 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
16. National CineMedia, Inc. NCMI · quiet · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 58% evidence 30.8 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
17. Unitrend Entertainment Group Limited INHI · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 11% evidence 56.7 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
18. [Emerald Holding, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/eex) EEX · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 36% evidence 47.2 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
19. [QMMM Holdings Limited](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/qmmm) QMMM · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 16% evidence 40.4 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative
20. Fluent, Inc. FLNT · Too little evidence to rank firmly · 44% evidence 33.0 out of 100 Growth Capital Valuation Relative

Missing figures are not scored as bad. They lower the confidence and pull the final score toward the middle. Relative strength counts only when the company has a reading for this week; with no reading, that factor is left out and its 20 points are shared across the other three in proportion. PEG is not shown when the ratio cannot mean anything: the company must be making a profit, its price-to-earnings must be positive, and its three-year earnings growth must fall between 5% and 60%. Dividing a price multiple by a loss, or by growth measured off a tiny base, produces a number that looks precise and tells you nothing. Under relative strength, one mark per week shows the last 12 weeks: a mark is filled where the company led S&P 500 by 5% or more over the 13 weeks ending that week, which is the same test used everywhere on this site. Price stage places the company on the same six-step path the industry is placed on (basing, turning, breaking out, leader, fading, asleep), read from how many weeks running it has led S&P 500 and whether that lead is growing or shrinking. It describes where the share price stands, not the direction of earnings, and it is not a recommendation; it is left blank for a company whose weekly history is too short or too stale to read. The figures in this ranking come from the industry comparison: results through the Sep 2026 quarter, and the P/E at that quarter's end. The sections above use the latest weekly price, so a P/E or return there can differ a little from the one here. The stage words in this ranking (such as losing its lead or breaking out) describe the lead over the index, not the price phase in the price section. Related companies: [Advertising Agencies](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/advertising-agencies), all 20 compared on one page. ## Which companies are close to Ziff Davis in size? Ziff Davis is the 9th largest of 17 Advertising Agencies companies on Sector Alpha by market value (scores of 3 November 2026). Just above it: Magnite, Inc., Stagwell Inc. and DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc. Just below it: Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc., QuinStreet, Inc. and Emerald Holding, Inc. ### Advertising Agencies companies close in size

1. [Magnite, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/mgni) $3.2 billion
2. [Stagwell Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/stgw) $2.7 billion
3. [DoubleVerify Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/dv) $2.1 billion
4. Ziff Davis, Inc. $1.9 billion
5. [Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/cco) $1.2 billion
6. [QuinStreet, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/qnst) $1 billion
7. [Emerald Holding, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/eex) $997 million

[All 17 Advertising Agencies companies, largest first](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/sectors/advertising-agencies#all-companies)

### Companies close in size in other industries

1. [Goosehead Insurance, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/gshd) $1.8 billion · Insurance Brokers
2. [Himax Technologies, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/himx) $1.8 billion · Semiconductors
3. Ziff Davis, Inc. $1.8 billion
4. [Innovex International, Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/invx) $1.8 billion · Oil & Gas Equipment & Services
5. [Establishment Labs Holdings Inc.](https://www.sectoralpha.in/us/stocks/esta) $1.8 billion · Medical Devices

## What else do people ask about Ziff Davis? ### What were Ziff Davis's latest quarterly results? Ziff Davis, Inc. reported revenue of $287 M and net profit of $624 M for the Jun 2026 quarter. Earnings per share were $17.16. The operating margin was 4.2% (as of 3 November 2026). ### What is Ziff Davis's market cap? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s market capitalisation is $1.9 B at a stock price of $53.99. Market cap is the share price times the number of shares, so it changes whenever the price moves (as of 3 November 2026). ### How is Ziff Davis performing? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s share price has been rising for 24 weeks. Over the past 13 weeks it has done better than the S&P 500, for 20 weeks running. This describes what the data did, not a rating (as of 3 November 2026). ### Will Ziff Davis's stock price go up? This page does not forecast Ziff Davis, Inc.'s stock price. What it shows instead: the stock price is $53.99, and it has been rising for 24 weeks. Nobody can reliably say which way a price will move, and this site does not try (as of 3 November 2026). ### Where is Ziff Davis in its business cycle? Ziff Davis, Inc.'s FY25 operating margin was 13.6%, against a 5-year range of 13.6% to 16.1%: the low end of its own range, which is often where recoveries start. The latest quarter was 4.2%. Comparing margins with a company's own long history is a good way to see where it is in its cycle (as of 3 November 2026). ### What could break the Ziff Davis story? The main question: the share price moved +59.3% in a year while yearly earnings per share moved −18.9%. The difference came from the market paying a higher multiple. On price, this page treats a rise as over when the share price closes below its 200-day average on two Fridays in a row (as of 3 November 2026). ### Is Ziff Davis a stock worth studying right now? What the numbers show: Ziff Davis, Inc.'s share price, valuation and earnings point in different directions. The next one or two quarters should make it clearer. The main open question: whether earnings grow into a price that has already moved. Every number on this page is worked out by code from the published figures, with no forecasts and no price opinions (as of 3 November 2026). This is research, not advice. We’re not SEBI-registered.