Ziff Davis (ZD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis' EBT Margin was -17.81% in Q2 2026, down 20.91 percentage points from 3.09% a year earlier and down 16.59 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) EBT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ziff Davis' EBT Margin was -1.91% through Jun 30, 2026, down 6.00 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 5.56%, down 1.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBT Margin shows a five-year change of -1.20 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, EBT Margin was 6.65% in FY2024 (+1.15 pp), 5.50% in FY2023 (-3.93 pp), 9.43% in FY2022 (-15.37 pp) and 24.80% in FY2021 (+18.04 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly EBT Margin since Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, EBT Margin has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.09 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for EBT Margin over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 108.68 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 66.32 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ZD's EBT Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1.22% (Q1 2026), 4.89% (Q4 2025) and 2.51% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.11% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 12.64% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 16.42% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 14.44% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | -17.81% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -17.81% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.22% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.89% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.51% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.09% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.49% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -10.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.94% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.51% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.54% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.27% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.31% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.55% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -8.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.65% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 89.40% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.70% |
API Access
Ziff Davis EBT Margin 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=ebt-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebt-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=ebt-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();