Growth Metrics

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

Ziff Davis has reported Gross Margin over the past 18 years, most recently at 56.94% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly results put Gross Margin at 56.94% for Q1 2026, down 185.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 49.94% (down 2495.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 62.56%, down 2315.0%.
  • Gross Margin reached 56.94% in Q1 2026 per ZD's latest filing, up from 3.13% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 90.52% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 3.13% in Q4 2025.
  • Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 84.61% (2022), compared with a mean of 72.46%.
  • Peak annual rise in Gross Margin hit 2499bps in 2025, while the deepest fall reached -8398bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 89.97% in 2022, then rose by 1bps to 90.52% in 2023, then decreased by -4bps to 87.11% in 2024, then plummeted by -96bps to 3.13% in 2025, then skyrocketed by 1721bps to 56.94% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for ZD at 56.94% in Q1 2026, 3.13% in Q4 2025, and 62.1% in Q3 2025.