Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Operating Margin (2020 - 2026)

Ziprecruiter (ZIP) posted quarterly 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 reported Operating Margin for 7 consecutive years, with 1.44% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 916.0% year-over-year to 1.44%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 2.07% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 4.31%, down 458.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin declined to 1.44% in Q1 2026 per ZIP's latest filing, from 3.58% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 20.99% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 10.6% in Q1 2025.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 4.41% across 5 years, with a median of 5.96% in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin surged 4780 bps — and 2024, when it slumped 2376 bps.
  • Ziprecruiter's Operating Margin stood at 13.51% in 2022, then slipped by 28 bps to 9.78% in 2023, then slumped by 137 bps to 3.62% in 2024, then soared by 199 bps to 3.58% in 2025, then tumbled 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 Alphabet 4,165.61 Bn 3,736.57 Bn 73.85 Bn 34.03%
2 Meta Platforms 1,523.46 Bn 1,433.20 Bn 49.47 Bn 30.88%
3 Taboola.com 1,141.85 Bn 1,141.71 Bn 139.48 Mn 1.52%
4 Baidu 288.34 Bn 283.85 Bn 1.88 Mn 10.65%
5 Spotify Technology 103.44 Bn 93.20 Bn 1.75 Bn 23.32%
6 Joyy 77.39 Bn 76.50 Bn 205.64 Mn 3.14%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 18.99%
8 Nebius 50.20 Bn 40.57 Bn 295.20 Mn -32.08%
9 Reddit 30.00 Bn 27.22 Bn 734.60 Mn 28.79%
10 Ziprecruiter 401.76 Mn 227.95 Mn 105.47 Mn 3.50%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.50%
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%