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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |