Ziff Davis (ZD) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) recorded Shares Outstanding of 36.38 million in Q2 2026, down 12.8% from 41.73 million a year earlier and down 3.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Shares Outstanding (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis reported Shares Outstanding of 40.98 million, down 7.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has declined for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.4% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 44.46 million in FY2024 (-4.2%), 46.4 million in FY2023 (-1.2%), 46.95 million in FY2022 (+2.3%) and 45.89 million in FY2021 (-0.9%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has declined for 14 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 8.0% over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Shares Outstanding in the last five years was growth of 6.0% in Q1 2022, against a decline of 12.8% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 37.6 million (Q1 2026), 40.98 million (Q4 2025) and 40.56 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.51 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 279.90 Mn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 1.10 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 162.04 Mn |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 651.30 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 337.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 1.06 Bn |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.98 Bn | -1.22 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 36.38 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.38 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 40.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.56 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.73 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.56 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 44.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 43.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 45.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.06 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 46.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 46.95 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 46.87 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 46.98 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 45.89 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 46.74 Mn |
API Access
Ziff Davis Shares Outstanding 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=shares-outstanding&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "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=shares-outstanding&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();