Ziff Davis (ZD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) reported Operating Margin of -15.60% for Q2 2026, down 20.27 percentage points from 4.67% a year earlier and down 16.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Ziff Davis' Operating Margin came in at 5.49%, down 0.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 12.62%, up 4.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has a five-year change of +0.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Operating Margin came in at 8.11% in FY2024 (-1.61 pp), 9.72% in FY2023 (-4.58 pp), 14.30% in FY2022 (+2.49 pp) and 11.81% in FY2021 (-0.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since Q4 2020.
- Year over year, Operating Margin gained in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.83 percentage points.
- The high point for year-over-year Operating Margin in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 38.44 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2026 (a drop of 20.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 1.10% (Q1 2026), 21.16% (Q4 2025) and 7.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | -15.60% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.67% |
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Ziff Davis Operating Margin API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-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=operating-margin&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();