Growth Metrics

Zillow (Z) Operating Margin (2016 - 2025)

Zillow (Z) has disclosed Operating Margin for 12 consecutive years, with 1.68% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin rose 1077.0% to 1.68% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.32% through Dec 2025, up 749.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.32% for FY2025, 749.0% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 1.68% at Zillow, down from 0.44% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 10.0% in Q3 2021, with the low at 22.15% in Q4 2023.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 4.52%, with a median of 4.16% recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin surged 3185bps in 2021, then crashed -2506bps in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 5.98% in 2021, then plummeted by -419bps to 19.08% in 2022, then decreased by -16bps to 22.15% in 2023, then soared by 44bps to 12.45% in 2024, then surged by 86bps to 1.68% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 1.68%, 0.44%, and 1.68% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.