Growth Metrics

Ziff Davis (ZD) FCF Margin (2016 - 2026)

Ziff Davis has reported FCF Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 1.19% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put FCF Margin at 1.19% for Q1 2026, up 65.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 20.84% (up 383.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 19.84%, down 40.0%.
  • FCF Margin reached 1.19% in Q1 2026 per ZD's latest filing, down from 38.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 38.79% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 1.83% in Q1 2025.
  • Median FCF Margin over the past 5 years was 15.59% (2022), compared with a mean of 16.58%.
  • The largest annual shift saw FCF Margin tumbled -2162bps in 2022 before it surged 1486bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 4.5% in 2022, then surged by 276bps to 16.89% in 2023, then surged by 88bps to 31.75% in 2024, then rose by 22bps to 38.79% in 2025, then tumbled by -103bps to 1.19% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for ZD at 1.19% in Q1 2026, 38.79% in Q4 2025, and 29.74% in Q3 2025.