Ziff Davis (ZD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)

Ziff Davis' (ZD) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 1.1% in Q1 2026, down 421.0% year-on-year from 0.34% in Q1 2025, and down 94.82% quarter-over-quarter from 21.16% in Q4 2025.

Ziff Davis (ZD) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ziff Davis has disclosed EBIT Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.1% for Q1 2026.

  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.1%, down 421.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.85% (up 407.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.62%, up 451.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin came in at 1.1% for Q1 2026 at Ziff Davis, down from 21.16% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, EBIT Margin ranged from a high of 23.56% in Q4 2022 to a low of 8.29% in Q3 2024.
  • The 5-year median for EBIT Margin is 9.51% (2025), against an average of 9.92%.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin tumbled 1240 bps in 2023 and surged 1610 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Ziff Davis' EBIT Margin stood at 23.56% in 2022, then fell by 12 bps to 20.7% in 2023, then slipped by 8 bps to 19.02% in 2024, then climbed by 11 bps to 21.16% in 2025, then slumped by 95 bps to 1.1% in 2026.
  • The last three EBIT Margin figures came in at 1.1% (Q1 2026), 21.16% (Q4 2025), and 7.82% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 78.15%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 10.35%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 9.68%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -5.60%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 4.70%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 1.10%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 8.65%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 1.37%
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 10.56%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.10%
Dec 31, 2025 21.16%
Sep 30, 2025 7.82%
Jun 30, 2025 9.51%
Mar 31, 2025 5.30%
Dec 31, 2024 19.02%
Sep 30, 2024 -8.29%
Jun 30, 2024 8.91%
Mar 31, 2024 11.40%
Dec 31, 2023 20.70%
Sep 30, 2023 -3.91%
Jun 30, 2023 11.93%
Mar 31, 2023 8.57%
Dec 31, 2022 23.56%
Sep 30, 2022 8.49%
Jun 30, 2022 13.60%
Mar 31, 2022 9.70%
Dec 31, 2021 20.90%
Sep 30, 2021 12.67%
Jun 30, 2021 2.95%