Ziff Davis ZD
NASDAQ ZD
$55.40 -0.10 (-0.18%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Ziff Davis (ZD) posted FCF Margin of 1.19% for Q1 2026, down 103.06% sequentially from 38.79% in Q4 2025, and up 65.0% YoY from 0.72% in Q1 2025.

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

Ziff Davis has reported FCF Margin for 18 years, with the latest figure at 1.19% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin rose 65.0% year-over-year to 1.19% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.84% (up 383.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 19.84%, down 40.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin fell to 1.19% in Q1 2026 per ZD's latest filing, from 38.79% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 38.79% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 1.83% in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 16.58% and a median of 15.59% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: FCF Margin plunged 2162 bps in 2022, then jumped 1486 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, FCF Margin stood at 4.5% in 2022, then jumped by 276 bps to 16.89% in 2023, then jumped by 88 bps to 31.75% in 2024, then advanced by 22 bps to 38.79% in 2025, then plunged by 103 bps to 1.19% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 1.19%, 38.79%, and 29.74% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 103.70 Bn 100.65 Bn 1.70 Bn 45.18%
2 Omnicom 24.37 Bn 21.03 Bn 1.30 Bn -6.60%
3 Trade Desk 6.27 Bn 4.78 Bn 530.72 Mn 19.63%
4 Wpp 5.67 Bn 2.50 Bn - -
5 Magnite 3.35 Bn 3.02 Bn 130.79 Mn 90.49%
6 Stagwell 2.09 Bn 1.98 Bn 269.24 Mn 6.38%
7 DoubleVerify Holdings 2.05 Bn 1.84 Bn 161.31 Mn 33.92%
8 Ziff Davis 2.02 Bn 410.50 Mn 241.03 Mn 18.82%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.22 Bn 1.02 Bn 241.86 Mn 5.77%
10 Quinstreet 1.17 Bn 1.06 Bn 41.34 Mn 9.91%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 18.82%
Mar 31, 2026 -1.19%
Dec 31, 2025 38.79%
Sep 30, 2025 29.74%
Jun 30, 2025 7.65%
Mar 31, 2025 -1.83%
Dec 31, 2024 31.75%
Sep 30, 2024 22.66%
Jun 30, 2024 7.81%
Mar 31, 2024 15.08%
Dec 31, 2023 16.89%
Sep 30, 2023 13.37%
Jun 30, 2023 4.45%
Mar 31, 2023 27.77%
Dec 31, 2022 4.50%
Sep 30, 2022 21.60%
Jun 30, 2022 15.59%
Mar 31, 2022 27.30%
Dec 31, 2021 14.69%
Sep 30, 2021 31.11%