Zillow (Z) Short-term Investments (2017 - 2026)
Zillow (Z) recorded Short-term Investments of $105 million in Q3 2026, down 79.6% from $515 million a year earlier and down 4.5% from the prior quarter.
Zillow (Z) Short-term Investments (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Zillow reported Short-term Investments of $527 million, down 32.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Short-term Investments has declined for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -25.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Short-term Investments came in at $776 million in FY2024 (-41.1%), $1.32 billion in FY2023 (-30.5%), $1.9 billion in FY2022 (+268.9%) and $514 million in FY2021 (-76.8%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has ranged from $105 million in Q1 2026 to $1.98 billion in Q1 2023 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Short-term Investments has declined for 13 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 60.7% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Short-term Investments in the last five years was growth of 268.9% in Q4 2022, against a decline of 84.8% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $110 million (Q2 2026), $105 million (Q1 2026) and $527 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 105.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 110.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 105.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 527.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 515.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 571.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 689.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 776.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.10 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.45 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.48 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.42 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.75 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.98 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.90 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.52 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 514.00 Mn |
Zillow Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=Z&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "Z", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=Z&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();