Growth Metrics

Ziff Davis (ZD) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Ziff Davis (ZD) has disclosed Research & Development for 17 consecutive years, with $14.2 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Research & Development fell 19.05% to $14.2 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $62.0 million through Dec 2025, down 8.03% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $62.0 million for FY2025, 8.03% down from the prior year.
  • Research & Development hit $14.2 million in Q4 2025 for Ziff Davis, down from $15.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $21.9 million in Q4 2021 to a low of $14.2 million in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $17.6 million across 5 years, with a median of $17.7 million in 2021.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: surged 57.66% in 2021 and later fell 19.05% in 2025.
  • Year by year, Research & Development stood at $21.9 million in 2021, then dropped by 16.72% to $18.2 million in 2022, then dropped by 14.74% to $15.5 million in 2023, then increased by 12.99% to $17.5 million in 2024, then decreased by 19.05% to $14.2 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for ZD at $14.2 million in Q4 2025, $15.4 million in Q3 2025, and $16.5 million in Q2 2025.