Ziff Davis (ZD) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) recorded EBITDA Margin of 0.75% in Q2 2026, down 23.46 percentage points from 24.21% a year earlier and down 18.95 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) EBITDA Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ziff Davis' EBITDA Margin came in at 21.48% as of Jun 30, 2026, down 1.17 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 28.37%, up 5.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBITDA Margin has a five-year change of -3.30 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBITDA Margin came in at 23.23% in FY2024 (-3.87 pp), 27.09% in FY2023 (-3.99 pp), 31.08% in FY2022 (+1.04 pp) and 30.04% in FY2021 (-1.63 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly EBITDA Margin since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBITDA Margin rose in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.95 percentage points.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBITDA Margin in the last five years was a gain of 36.64 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 23.46 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 19.70% (Q1 2026), 35.40% (Q4 2025) and 23.58% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 16.01% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 24.50% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 16.59% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 17.37% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 18.25% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 29.49% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 0.75% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.75% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 19.70% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 35.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 23.58% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.21% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 25.77% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 33.55% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 25.16% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.81% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.56% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.37% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.31% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 24.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 31.35% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 28.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 31.32% |
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Ziff Davis EBITDA Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "ZD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();