Ziff Davis (ZD) Net Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) posted Net Margin of 217.78% for Q2 2026, up 208.85 percentage points from 8.94% a year earlier and up 209.46 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Net Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Net Margin at Ziff Davis was 48.57%, up 43.62 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 3.26%, down 1.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Net Margin shows a five-year change of -9.74 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ziff Davis' Net Margin was 4.50% in FY2024 (+1.46 pp), 3.04% in FY2023 (-1.54 pp), 4.58% in FY2022 (-30.48 pp) and 35.06% in FY2021 (+22.06 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Net Margin in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Net Margin increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +25.39 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Net Margin in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 208.85 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 71.22 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Net Margin for the three prior quarters was 8.32% (Q1 2026), 0.09% (Q4 2025) and -0.99% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.91% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 7.66% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.06% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 217.78% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 217.78% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.32% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.99% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.88% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 15.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -13.74% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 11.51% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.38% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 16.27% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.08% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.12% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.48% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 17.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -13.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.79% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 88.22% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 11.99% |
API Access
Ziff Davis Net Margin API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=net-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "net-margin", "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=net-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();