Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Ziff Davis' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.66% for Q2 2026, down 0.08 percentage points from 2.74% a year earlier and down 2.26 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis' Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.02%, up 2.79 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of +1.90 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 4.23% in FY2024 (-0.09 pp), 4.32% in FY2023 (-1.86 pp), 6.18% in FY2022 (+0.98 pp) and 5.20% in FY2021 (+0.08 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q3 2021.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.04 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q3 2022 (a gain of 5.68 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 4.33 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows ZD's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 4.92% (Q1 2026), 5.72% (Q4 2025) and 4.83% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 13.57% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 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 | 8.76% |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.81 Bn | -1.40 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 2.66% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.74% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.27% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.03% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.32% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.13% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.30% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.52% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.21% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.07% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.53% |
API Access
Ziff Davis Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();