Ziff Davis (ZD) Operating Income (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) recorded Operating Income of -$44.72 million in Q2 2026, compared with $13.77 million a year earlier.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Operating Income (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Ziff Davis' Operating Income came in at $72.68 million as of Jun 30, 2026, down 6.2% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at $183.09 million, up 61.1% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 5.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Operating Income came in at $113.65 million in FY2024 (-14.3%), $132.61 million in FY2023 (-33.3%), $198.94 million in FY2022 (+18.9%) and $167.34 million in FY2021 (+21.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Operating Income since Q4 2020.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income rose in 1 of the last five quarters, with an average decline of 36.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Operating Income in the last five years was growth of 356.4% in Q2 2022, against a decline of 79.7% in Q1 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $2.93 million (Q1 2026), $86.05 million (Q4 2025) and $28.43 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.70 Bn | 63.36 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 237.00 Mn |
| 2 | Fox | 28.15 Bn | 13.96 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 21.86 Bn | 3.56 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 991.70 Mn |
| 4 | News | 17.01 Bn | 8.49 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.92 Bn | 9.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 11.44 Bn | 8.93 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 118.02 Mn |
| 7 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.23 Bn | 8.81 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 472.00 Mn |
| 8 | Skydance | 8.24 Bn | 8.24 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.66 Bn | -6.38 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 2.10 Bn | -1.10 Bn | 241.03 Mn | -44.72 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -44.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.93 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 86.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 28.43 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.77 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 14.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 78.52 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -29.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 28.57 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 80.72 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -13.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 38.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 26.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 93.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 45.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 85.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 45.01 Mn |
API Access
Ziff Davis Operating Income 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=operating-income&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "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=operating-income&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();