Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 2.55% for Q2 2026, up 1.25 percentage points from 1.31% a year earlier but down 0.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis posted Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of 4.74%, up 2.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a five-year change of +2.19 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 2.27% in FY2024 (-0.84 pp), 3.11% in FY2023 (-0.62 pp), 3.73% in FY2022 (-1.99 pp) and 5.72% in FY2021 (+3.18 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] spans a low of 0.32% in Q3 2021 and a high of 6.69% in Q2 2022.
- Year over year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now increased in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.02 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 5.77 percentage points); the low point was Q3 2023 (a drop of 2.97 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 2.85% (Q1 2026), 3.46% (Q4 2025) and 3.52% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -1.60% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 9.59% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.10% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 5.82% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.93 Bn | -1.27 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 2.55% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.55% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.52% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.39% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.41% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.16% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.48% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.27% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.91% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.07% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.69% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.66% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.48% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.32% |
API Access
Ziff Davis Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();