Ziff Davis (ZD) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)
Ziff Davis' Invested Capital came in at $3.11 billion for Q2 2026, up 14.7% from $2.71 billion a year earlier and up 20.0% from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis' Invested Capital was $2.62 billion, down 2.1% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Invested Capital was $2.68 billion in FY2024 (-7.6%), $2.89 billion in FY2023 (+0.1%), $2.89 billion in FY2022 (-5.5%) and $3.06 billion in FY2021 (+9.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Invested Capital in data going back to Q4 2012.
- Year-over-year, Invested Capital increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 2.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Invested Capital over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 15.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 8.4%).
- Business Quant data shows ZD's Invested Capital at $2.59 billion (Q1 2026), $2.62 billion (Q4 2025) and $2.66 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 29.93 Bn | 15.74 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.97 Bn | 5.66 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 30.24 Bn |
| 3 | News | 16.88 Bn | 8.37 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.54 Bn | 8.65 Bn | - | 6.93 Bn |
| 5 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.16 Bn | 10.61 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 21.46 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.69 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.23 Bn | 9.23 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 8 | Wpp | 6.08 Bn | -5.96 Bn | - | 10.78 Bn |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.63 Bn | 4.46 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 14.01 Bn |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 2.09 Bn | -1.12 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 3.11 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.11 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.59 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.62 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.66 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.69 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.62 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.90 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.86 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.89 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.90 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.05 Bn |
API Access
Ziff Davis Invested Capital 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=invested-capital&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "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=invested-capital&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();