Ziff Davis (ZD) Payables (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis' Payables came in at $489.55 million for Q2 2026, up 3.2% from $474.19 million a year earlier and up 8.7% from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Payables (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ziff Davis' Payables was $696.92 million, up 3.9% from FY2024.
- Payables has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 28.6% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Payables was $670.77 million in FY2024 (+209.2%), $216.94 million in FY2023 (+79.5%), $120.83 million in FY2022 (-7.7%) and $130.98 million in FY2021 (-33.8%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Payables is $120.83 million (Q4 2022) to $696.92 million (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Payables increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 61.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payables over five years came in Q4 2024 (growth of 209.2%), and the weakest in Q3 2023 (a decline of 40.0%).
- Business Quant data shows ZD's Payables at $450.27 million (Q1 2026), $696.92 million (Q4 2025) and $472.07 million (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Payables (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.06 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 2.67 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 18.20 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 412.00 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 906.00 Mn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 154.99 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | -1.47 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 1.22 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 7.58 Mn |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 489.55 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 489.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 450.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 696.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 472.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 474.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 463.52 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 670.77 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 371.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 367.89 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 360.15 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 216.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 127.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 127.15 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 143.97 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 120.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 212.93 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 191.92 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 213.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 130.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 228.98 Mn |
API Access
Ziff Davis Payables API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payables&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payables", "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=payables&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();