Growth Metrics

Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Invested Capital (2016 - 2025)

Ziff Davis (ZD) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.06% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Invested Capital rose 3.0% to 0.06% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.06% through Dec 2025, up 3.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.05% for FY2025, 2.0% up from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.06% in Q4 2025 for Ziff Davis, down from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Return on Invested Capital ranged from a high of 0.07% in Q3 2025 to a low of 0.0% in Q3 2021.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.04% across 5 years, with a median of 0.04% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Invested Capital: decreased -2bps in 2021 and later increased 6bps in 2022.
  • Year by year, Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.06% in 2021, then tumbled by -31bps to 0.04% in 2022, then decreased by -2bps to 0.04% in 2023, then dropped by -25bps to 0.03% in 2024, then surged by 99bps to 0.06% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Invested Capital for ZD at 0.06% in Q4 2025, 0.07% in Q3 2025, and 0.04% in Q2 2025.