Ziff Davis (ZD) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026)
Ziff Davis (ZD) posted Shares Outstanding (Entity) of 34.96 million for Q2 2026, down 15.1% from 41.17 million a year earlier and down 6.5% from the prior quarter.
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Ziff Davis (ZD) Shares Outstanding (Entity) (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ziff Davis' Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at 38.38 million, down 10.4% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -2.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ziff Davis' Shares Outstanding (Entity) was 42.85 million in FY2024 (-7.0%), 46.08 million in FY2023 (-2.5%), 47.27 million in FY2022 (-0.4%) and 47.44 million in FY2021 (+7.0%).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) in data going back to Q2 2009.
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) has declined in each of the last 13 quarters, with an average decline of 9.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Shares Outstanding (Entity) in the past five years was Q4 2021, with growth of 7.0%; the weakest was Q2 2026, with a decline of 15.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Shares Outstanding (Entity) for the three prior quarters was 37.39 million (Q1 2026), 38.38 million (Q4 2025) and 39.99 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Entity.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 27.80 Bn | 13.71 Bn | - | 431.00 Mn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.10 Bn | 4.17 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 272.85 Mn |
| 3 | News | 16.39 Bn | 8.58 Bn | - | 556.50 Mn |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.14 Bn | 8.63 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 160.50 Mn |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.12 Bn | 8.25 Bn | - | 635.81 Mn |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 9.66 Bn | 9.66 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Skydance | 8.74 Bn | 6.66 Bn | - | 1.11 Bn |
| 8 | Wpp | 5.82 Bn | -5.97 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Nexstar Media | 5.24 Bn | 4.05 Bn | 1.06 Bn | 30.81 Mn |
| 10 | Ziff Davis | 1.96 Bn | -1.25 Bn | 241.03 Mn | 34.96 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 34.96 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 37.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 38.38 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 39.99 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 41.17 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 42.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.85 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 42.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 44.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 46.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 46.08 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 45.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 46.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 47.29 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 47.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 47.19 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 47.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 46.95 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 47.44 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 47.83 Mn |
API Access
Ziff Davis Shares Outstanding (Entity) 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-entity&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding-entity", "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-entity&ticker=ZD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();