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

Ziff Davis (ZD) posted EBITDA Margin of 1.1% for Q1 2026, down 94.82% sequentially from 21.16% in Q4 2025, and down 421.0% YoY from 0.34% in Q1 2025.

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

Ziff Davis has reported EBITDA Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.1% in Q1 2026.

Quarterly EBITDA Margin fell 421.0% year-over-year to 1.1% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.85% (up 407.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 12.62%, up 451.0% from the prior year.
EBITDA Margin fell to 1.1% in Q1 2026 per ZD's latest filing, from 21.16% in the prior quarter.
Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 23.56% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 8.29% in Q3 2024.
A 5-year average of 9.92% and a median of 9.51% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBITDA Margin.
The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: EBITDA Margin tumbled 1240 bps in 2023, then jumped 1610 bps in 2025.
Over 5 years, EBITDA Margin stood at 23.56% in 2022, then decreased by 12 bps to 20.7% in 2023, then declined by 8 bps to 19.02% in 2024, then increased by 11 bps to 21.16% in 2025, then slumped by 95 bps to 1.1% in 2026.
According to Business Quant data, EBITDA Margin over the past three periods registered 1.1%, 21.16%, and 7.82% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

#	Company	Market Cap	Enterprise Value	Gross Profit (Qtr)	EBITDA Margin (Qtr)
1	AppLovin	103.70 Bn	100.65 Bn	1.70 Bn	77.68%
2	Omnicom	24.37 Bn	21.03 Bn	1.30 Bn	14.80%
3	Trade Desk	6.27 Bn	4.78 Bn	530.72 Mn	14.21%
4	Wpp	5.67 Bn	2.50 Bn	-	-
5	Magnite	3.35 Bn	3.02 Bn	130.79 Mn	16.19%
6	Stagwell	2.09 Bn	1.98 Bn	269.24 Mn	1.47%
7	DoubleVerify Holdings	2.05 Bn	1.84 Bn	161.31 Mn	11.88%
8	Ziff Davis	2.02 Bn	410.50 Mn	241.03 Mn	-15.60%
9	Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings	1.22 Bn	1.02 Bn	241.86 Mn	20.33%
10	Quinstreet	1.17 Bn	1.06 Bn	41.34 Mn	2.97%

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