Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) reported Operating Margin of 1.44% for Q1 2026, up 916.0% year-over-year from 0.14% in Q1 2025, and down 140.18% quarter-over-quarter from 3.58% in Q4 2025.
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) has 7 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 1.44% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 1.44%, up 916.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 2.07% (down 1.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 4.31%, down 458.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 1.44% in Q1 2026 per ZIP's latest filing, from 3.58% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 20.99% in Q3 2023 and troughed at 10.6% in Q1 2025.
- A 5-year average of 4.41% and a median of 5.96% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin surged 4780 bps in 2022, then slumped 2376 bps in 2024.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 13.51% in 2022, then decreased by 28 bps to 9.78% in 2023, then sank by 137 bps to 3.62% in 2024, then surged by 199 bps to 3.58% in 2025, then slumped by 140 bps to 1.44% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZIP's Operating Margin at 1.44% in Q1 2026, 3.58% in Q4 2025, and 4.37% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -32.08% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 36.12% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 40.62% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 15.77% |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 27.57% | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -7.97% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 30.14% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -4.87% |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 5.08% |
| 10 | Ziprecruiter | 266.07 Mn | -127.41 Mn | 95.57 Mn | -1.44% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 3.58% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -4.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -5.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.60% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.62% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -2.77% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.62% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -0.74% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 20.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.22% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.96% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 13.51% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.26% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.58% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.45% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -37.34% |