Ziff Davis ZD
NASDAQ ZD
$55.32 -0.41 (-0.74%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

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

Ziff Davis' (ZD) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $331.5 million in Q2 2026, up 17.94% year-over-year from $281.0 million in Q2 2025, and up 25.22% quarter-over-quarter from $264.7 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Ziff Davis has disclosed Operating Expenses across 18 years of filings, most recently posting $331.5 million for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Expenses rose 17.94% year-over-year to $331.5 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (changed 0.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.3 billion, down 1.54% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $331.5 million for Q2 2026 at Ziff Davis, up from $264.7 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.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $305.7 million, with a median of $297.7 million recorded in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Operating Expenses was 20.12% in 2022 against a maximum downside of 34.87% in 2022.
  • Over 5 years, 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 increased by 3.37% to $331.5 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Expenses figures were $331.5 million in Q2 2026, $264.7 million in Q1 2026, and $320.7 million in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 News 18.43 Bn 16.33 Bn - 991.00 Mn
2 New York Times 10.84 Bn 10.17 Bn 394.61 Mn 644.44 Mn
3 36Kr Holdings 6.01 Bn 5.99 Bn - -
4 John Wiley & Sons 2.46 Bn 2.35 Bn 285.49 Mn 383.42 Mn
5 McGraw Hill 2.34 Bn 2.15 Bn 439.20 Mn 324.92 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 2.01 Bn 405.04 Mn 241.03 Mn 331.46 Mn
7 Usa Today 922.25 Mn 835.59 Mn 208.25 Mn 156.72 Mn
8 Daily Journal 875.63 Mn 438.54 Mn 26.82 Mn 21.71 Mn
9 Scholastic 841.11 Mn 706.21 Mn 285.70 Mn 424.70 Mn
10 Ennis 539.73 Mn 490.65 Mn 31.08 Mn 17.51 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 331.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 264.71 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 320.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 335.28 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 281.03 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