Ziff Davis (ZD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026)

Ziff Davis' (ZD) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $264.7 million in Q1 2026, up 2.46% year-on-year from $258.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 17.45% quarter-over-quarter from $320.7 million in Q4 2025.

Ziff Davis (ZD) Operating Expenses (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ziff Davis has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $264.7 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $264.7 million, up 2.46% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.2 billion (down 2.24% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, down 1.54% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $264.7 million for Q1 2026 at Ziff Davis, down from $320.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $382.9 million in Q3 2024 to a low of $258.3 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $303.2 million (2022), against an average of $306.4 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 20.12% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 34.87% in 2022.
  • Ziff Davis' Operating Expenses stood at $303.2 million in 2022, then rose by 1.95% to $309.2 million in 2023, then advanced by 8.13% to $334.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 4.08% to $320.7 million in 2025, then slipped by 17.45% to $264.7 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $264.7 million (Q1 2026), $320.7 million (Q4 2025), and $335.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 402.52 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.60 Bn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 622.21 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 75.27 Mn
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 156.65 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 264.71 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 71.10 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 694.50 Mn
10 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.19 Bn 1.02 Bn 193.76 Mn 97.41 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 264.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 320.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 335.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 318.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 258.35 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 334.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 382.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 292.23 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 278.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 309.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 354.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 287.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 280.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 303.24 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 312.84 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 291.47 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 284.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 465.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 260.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 282.45 Mn