Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 17.94% for Q2 2026, up 16.15 percentage points from 1.79% a year earlier and up 16.10 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis' Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 1.29%, down 0.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of -2.92 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ziff Davis' Return on Assets [ROA] was 1.76% in FY2024 (+0.57 pp), 1.19% in FY2023 (-0.56 pp), 1.75% in FY2022 (-11.61 pp) and 13.36% in FY2021 (+9.16 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2011.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.25 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q2 2026, with a gain of 16.15 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a drop of 11.24 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 1.84% (Q1 2026), 1.88% (Q4 2025) and 3.08% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 9.11% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.61% |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.31% |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.84 Bn | 8.84 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Wpp | 5.88 Bn | -6.17 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.86 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 2.07% |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.81 Bn | -1.40 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 17.94% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 17.94% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.88% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.08% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.79% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.68% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.48% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.61% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.83% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.23% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.58% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 13.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.16% |
API Access
Ziff Davis Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();