Growth Metrics

Ziff Davis (ZD) Cost of Revenue (2016 - 2025)

Ziff Davis (ZD) has disclosed Cost of Revenue for 17 consecutive years, with $394.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Cost of Revenue rose 333.32% to $394.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $801.1 million through Dec 2025, up 1523.87% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $543.3 million for FY2025, 171.22% up from the prior year.
  • Cost of Revenue hit $394.0 million in Q4 2025 for Ziff Davis, up from $137.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $394.0 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$176.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Cost of Revenue has averaged $56.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $49.4 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Cost of Revenue: tumbled 486.09% in 2022 and later soared 333.32% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Cost of Revenue stood at $45.7 million in 2021, then crashed by 486.09% to -$176.5 million in 2022, then increased by 0.73% to -$175.2 million in 2023, then rose by 3.63% to -$168.9 million in 2024, then skyrocketed by 333.32% to $394.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Cost of Revenue for ZD at $394.0 million in Q4 2025, $137.8 million in Q3 2025, and $141.6 million in Q2 2025.