Ziff Davis (ZD) Goodwill (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis' Goodwill was $1.29 billion in Q2 2026, down 20.3% from $1.62 billion a year earlier and down 3.9% from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Goodwill (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Goodwill at Ziff Davis came in at $1.35 billion, down 14.8% from FY2024.
- Goodwill shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Goodwill was $1.58 billion in FY2024 (+2.2%), $1.55 billion in FY2023 (-2.9%), $1.59 billion in FY2022 (+3.9%) and $1.53 billion in FY2021 (+0.4%).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Goodwill since Q2 2018.
- Compared with a year earlier, Goodwill has declined for three straight quarters, with an average decline of 5.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Goodwill over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 12.0%); the worst was Q2 2026 (a decline of 20.3%).
- Per Business Quant data, ZD's Goodwill in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $1.34 billion (Q1 2026), $1.35 billion (Q4 2025) and $1.61 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.35 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.61 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.62 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.58 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.57 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.63 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.55 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.56 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.53 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.86 Bn |
API Access
Ziff Davis Goodwill 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=goodwill&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "goodwill", "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=goodwill&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();