Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis' Return on Sales [ROS] was -15.60% in Q2 2026, down 20.27 percentage points from 4.67% a year earlier and down 16.69 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ziff Davis' Return on Sales [ROS] was 5.49% through Jun 30, 2026, down 0.32 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 12.62%, up 4.51 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +0.68 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 8.11% in FY2024 (-1.61 pp), 9.72% in FY2023 (-4.58 pp), 14.30% in FY2022 (+2.49 pp) and 11.81% in FY2021 (-0.13 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.83 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 38.44 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 20.27 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ZD's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 1.10% (Q1 2026), 21.16% (Q4 2025) and 7.82% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.10 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 28.07% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 23.64 Bn | 5.34 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 3 | News | 14.69 Bn | 6.18 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 4 | Pearson | 11.24 Bn | 8.35 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | New York Times | 11.02 Bn | 8.45 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 10.92 Bn | 10.37 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 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 | 24.94% |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.81 Bn | -1.40 Bn | 241.03 Mn | -15.60% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -15.60% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.10% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.16% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 19.02% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.29% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.40% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 20.70% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -3.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.93% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 8.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 23.56% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 8.49% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 20.90% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 12.67% |
API Access
Ziff Davis Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();