Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) reported Return on Equity [ROE] of 33.50% for Q2 2026, up 30.06 percentage points from 3.44% a year earlier and up 29.76 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis posted Return on Equity [ROE] of 2.66%, down 0.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] has a five-year change of -9.29 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Equity [ROE] came in at 3.40% in FY2024 (+1.21 pp), 2.19% in FY2023 (-1.11 pp), 3.30% in FY2022 (-27.95 pp) and 31.25% in FY2021 (+19.30 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] in data going back to Q3 2010.
- Year over year, Return on Equity [ROE] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.28 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Equity [ROE] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 30.06 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 26.31 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 3.74% (Q1 2026), 3.77% (Q4 2025) and 5.93% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -9.26% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 15.15% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.78% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 8.03% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 19.40% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 7.45% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 33.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 33.50% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.74% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.77% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.93% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.44% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.57% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.98% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.79% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.19% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.75% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.01% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.56% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 19.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.83% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.13% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 29.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 14.59% |
API Access
Ziff Davis Return on Equity [ROE] 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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();