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

Ziff Davis' (ZD) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 56.94% in Q1 2026, down 185.0% year-on-year from 66.99% in Q1 2025, and up 1720.63% quarter-over-quarter from 3.13% in Q4 2025.

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

Ziff Davis has disclosed Gross Margin across 18 years of filings, most recently posting 56.94% for Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 56.94%, down 185.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 49.94% (down 2495.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 62.56%, down 2315.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 56.94% for Q1 2026 at Ziff Davis, up from 3.13% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 90.52% in Q4 2023 to a low of 3.13% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 84.61% (2022), against an average of 72.46%.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin reached 2499 bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 8398 bps in 2025.
  • Ziff Davis' Gross Margin stood at 89.97% in 2022, then rose by 1 bps to 90.52% in 2023, then declined by 4 bps to 87.11% in 2024, then sank by 96 bps to 3.13% in 2025, then jumped by 1721 bps to 56.94% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 56.94% (Q1 2026), 3.13% (Q4 2025), and 62.1% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 96.70%
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 16.62%
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 73.58%
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 81.08%
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 71.96%
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 56.94%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 74.79%
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 34.74%
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 51.83%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 56.94%
Dec 31, 2025 3.13%
Sep 30, 2025 62.10%
Jun 30, 2025 86.10%
Mar 31, 2025 58.80%
Dec 31, 2024 87.11%
Sep 30, 2024 85.53%
Jun 30, 2024 61.11%
Mar 31, 2024 62.80%
Dec 31, 2023 90.52%
Sep 30, 2023 83.72%
Jun 30, 2023 85.45%
Mar 31, 2023 62.26%
Dec 31, 2022 89.97%
Sep 30, 2022 84.61%
Jun 30, 2022 86.36%
Mar 31, 2022 85.37%
Dec 31, 2021 88.81%
Sep 30, 2021 86.01%
Jun 30, 2021 85.71%