Ziff Davis ZD
NASDAQ ZD
$56.08 +0.68 (+1.23%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026)

Ziff Davis (ZD) posted Return on Invested Capital of 0.0% for Q1 2026, down 69.66% sequentially from 0.01% in Q1 2023.

Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Invested Capital (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ziff Davis has reported Return on Invested Capital for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.0% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital changed N/A year-over-year to 0.0% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.0% (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2021 annual result came in at 0.01%, up 1.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital slipped to 0.0% in Q1 2026 per ZD's latest filing, from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.01% in Q1 2023 and troughed at 0.0% in Q1 2022.
  • A 3-year average of 0.01% and a median of 0.0% in 2026 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
  • The widest YoY moves for Return on Invested Capital: up 1 bps in 2022, down 0 bps in 2022.
  • Over 3 years, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then gained by 19 bps to 0.01% in 2023, then plunged by 70 bps to 0.0% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods registered 0.0%, 0.01%, and 0.01% for Q1 2026, Q1 2023, and Q4 2022 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 102.68 Bn 99.62 Bn 1.70 Bn -
2 Omnicom 24.63 Bn 21.29 Bn 1.30 Bn 0.03%
3 Trade Desk 6.18 Bn 4.69 Bn 530.72 Mn -
4 Wpp 5.69 Bn 2.52 Bn - -
5 Magnite 3.36 Bn 3.03 Bn 130.79 Mn 0.00%
6 Stagwell 2.15 Bn 2.04 Bn 269.24 Mn 0.00%
7 DoubleVerify Holdings 2.05 Bn 1.84 Bn 161.31 Mn -
8 Ziff Davis 2.04 Bn 435.42 Mn 241.03 Mn 0.00%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 241.86 Mn 2.39%
10 Quinstreet 1.18 Bn 1.08 Bn 41.34 Mn 0.03%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.00%
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.01%
Dec 31, 2022 0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.00%
Jun 30, 2022 0.00%
Mar 31, 2022 0.00%
Dec 31, 2021 0.00%
Sep 30, 2021 0.00%
Jun 30, 2021 0.00%
Mar 31, 2021 0.00%
Dec 31, 2020 0.00%
Sep 30, 2020 0.00%
Jun 30, 2020 0.00%
Mar 31, 2020 0.00%
Mar 31, 2018 0.00%
Dec 31, 2017 0.00%
Sep 30, 2017 0.00%
Jun 30, 2017 0.00%
Mar 31, 2017 0.01%