Ziff Davis (ZD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026)

Ziff Davis (ZD) reported Research & Development of $115.2 million for Q1 2026, up 2.51% on a YoY basis from $112.4 million in Q1 2025, and down 76.75% sequentially from $495.6 million in Q4 2025.

Ziff Davis (ZD) Research & Development (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ziff Davis (ZD) has 18 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $115.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 2.51% year-over-year to $115.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $642.7 million (up 57.86% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $543.3 million, up 4.55% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development slipped to $115.2 million in Q1 2026, from $495.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $495.6 million in Q4 2025 to a low of -$286.9 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $83.2 million and a median of $115.2 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development sank 1410.05% in 2022 and soared 869.03% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing ZD's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$286.9 million in 2022, then jumped by 105.41% to $15.5 million in 2023, then soared by 869.03% to $150.5 million in 2024, then surged by 229.26% to $495.6 million in 2025, then plunged by 76.75% to $115.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ZD's Research & Development at $115.2 million in Q1 2026, $495.6 million in Q4 2025, and $15.4 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 131.97 Bn 129.21 Bn 1.64 Bn 94.10 Mn
2 Omnicom 23.77 Bn 19.49 Bn 1.04 Bn -
3 Wpp 20.22 Bn 16.53 Bn - -
4 Trade Desk 8.20 Bn 6.79 Bn 506.89 Mn 172.18 Mn
5 36Kr Holdings 2.96 Bn 2.95 Bn 11.56 Mn -899,000.00
6 Magnite 2.65 Bn 2.47 Bn 103.96 Mn 46.09 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.96 Bn 1.44 Bn 223.32 Mn 115.23 Mn
8 Stagwell 1.87 Bn 1.76 Bn 244.61 Mn -
9 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.71 Bn 1.53 Bn 147.67 Mn 45.60 Mn
10 Token Cat 1.26 Bn 1.26 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 115.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 495.57 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 16.48 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 112.41 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 150.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 127.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 17.77 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 15.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 125.06 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 119.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 115.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -286.91 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 119.47 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 19.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 117.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 21.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 126.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 17.71 Mn