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

Ziff Davis' (ZD) quarterly FCF Margin came in at 1.19% in Q1 2026, up 65.0% year-on-year from 0.72% in Q1 2025, and down 103.06% quarter-over-quarter from 38.79% in Q4 2025.

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

Ziff Davis has disclosed FCF Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 1.19% for Q1 2026.

  • FCF Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.19%, up 65.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 20.84% (up 383.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 19.84%, down 40.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin came in at 1.19% for Q1 2026 at Ziff Davis, down from 38.79% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Margin ranged from a high of 38.79% in Q4 2025 to a low of 1.83% in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 15.59% (2022), against an average of 16.58%.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Margin plunged 2162 bps in 2022 and surged 1486 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Ziff Davis' FCF Margin stood at 4.5% in 2022, then surged by 276 bps to 16.89% in 2023, then surged by 88 bps to 31.75% in 2024, then rose by 22 bps to 38.79% in 2025, then plunged by 103 bps to 1.19% in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Margin figures came in at 1.19% (Q1 2026), 38.79% (Q4 2025), and 29.74% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 70.09%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn -9.84%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 40.51%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -20.50%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn -75.73%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn -1.19%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 2.28%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn -6.94%
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn -3.42%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Jun 30, 2021 23.38%