Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026)
Ziprecruiter's Return on Sales [ROS] was 3.50% in Q2 2026, up 9.44 percentage points from -5.94% a year earlier and up 4.94 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ziprecruiter's Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.35% through Jun 30, 2026, up 6.03 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -4.31%, down 4.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -19.72 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.27% in FY2024 (-12.04 pp), 12.30% in FY2023 (+1.55 pp), 10.75% in FY2022 (+11.88 pp) and -1.13% in FY2021 (-16.54 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -10.60% (Q1 2025) and 20.99% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -4.55 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 47.80 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 23.76 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ZIP's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -1.44% (Q1 2026), 3.58% (Q4 2025) and -4.37% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,109.95 Bn | 3,867.48 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Netflix | 282.52 Bn | 242.72 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 3 | Alibaba Group Holding | 249.53 Bn | 67.40 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 4 | Shopify | 193.10 Bn | 170.29 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Uber Technologies | 138.52 Bn | 110.49 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 6 | Booking Holdings | 120.43 Bn | 53.48 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 7 | PDD Holdings | 108.89 Bn | -143.04 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 101.14 Bn | 58.37 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 9 | Airbnb | 94.68 Bn | 47.91 Bn | 2.98 Bn | 21.01% |
| 10 | Ziprecruiter | 246.34 Mn | -1.14 Bn | 105.47 Mn | 3.50% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
API Access
Ziprecruiter 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=ZIP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "ZIP", "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=ZIP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();