Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) stock

ZDNasdaqTelegraph & Other Message CommunicationsFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 14/3035% below fair value

$51.49−0.20 (-0.39%)

Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $1.77BP/E 3.0Yield –

Ziff Davis statistics

103 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: Feb 23, 2027 (estimated, after the close)
Last ex-dividend date: May 17, 2019
Fundamentals through: Sep 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 13, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $1.77B; $589.38M
Enterprise Value: $1.23B; $1.73B
PE Ratio: 3.04; 13.82
PS Ratio: 1.24; 0.84
PB Ratio: 0.83; 1.57
P/TBV Ratio: 2.92; 1.95
P/FCF Ratio: 16.27; 8.12
P/OCF Ratio: 7.58; 4.77

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 0.86; 1.43
EV / EBITDA: 4.57; 8.88
EV / EBIT: 18.02; 13.49
EV / FCF: 11.30; 17.19

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 34M; 72M
Shares Change (YoY): -12.4%; 2.27%
Shares Change (QoQ): -5.32%; 0.03%
Float: 31M; 48M
Shares Held by Insiders: 9.63%; 15.4%
Shares Held by Institutions: 119.6%; 59.3%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 5M; –
Short Interest Change: -4.75%; 1.33%
Short % of Float: 14.9%; 8.84%
Short % of Shares Outstanding: 13.5%; 4.94%
Days to Cover: 11.60; 5.08

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $60.48; –
52-Week Low: $22.45; –
20-Day Moving Average: $54.55; –
50-Day Moving Average: $55.83; –
200-Day Moving Average: $48.06; –
Average True Range (14): $2.19; –
Price Change (1 Week): 3.79%; 0.85%
Price Change (1 Month): -11.9%; -4.40%
Price Change (3 Months): -5.19%; -16.8%
Price Change (6 Months): 27.1%; -14.7%
Price Change (YTD): 46.5%; -11.8%
Price Change (1 Year): 60.8%; -8.29%
Price Change (3 Years): -22.0%; -28.5%
Price Change (5 Years): -59.9%; -63.1%
Price Change (10 Years): -29.6%; -47.4%
Average Volume (10 Days): 613,894; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 498,576; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 573,632; –
Relative Volume: 0.65; 0.90
Relative Strength Index (14): 39.8; 45.5
Volatility (1 Year): 62.6%; 63.5%
Beta (5 Years): 1.13; 0.94

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 84.9%; 47.0%
Operating Margin: 4.79%; 3.83%
Pretax Margin: -0.95%; 1.00%
Profit Margin: 43.5%; -1.73%
EBITDA Margin: 18.9%; 9.78%
FCF Margin: 7.64%; 2.85%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 31.5%; 1.96%
Return on Assets (ROA): 17.2%; -1.42%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 2.85%; 2.85%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 2.33%; 3.78%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 2.35; 1.26
Quick Ratio: 2.27; 0.91
Debt / Equity: 0.41; 0.89
Debt / EBITDA: 3.24; 4.54
Debt / FCF: 8.00; 8.96
Net Debt / EBITDA: -2.01; 3.84

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 10.4%; 1.98%
Net Income Growth (YoY): 456.8%; -27.9%
EPS Growth (YoY): 547.9%; -7.19%
FCF Growth (YoY): -58.5%; -23.8%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): 1.42%; 0.62%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): 4.60%; 3.27%
EPS Growth (3Y CAGR): -5.44%; 5.61%
EPS Growth (5Y CAGR): -18.4%; -12.2%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.39; 0.46
Revenue Per Employee: $364.31K; $509.66K
Profits Per Employee: $158.56K; -$13.80K
Employee Count: 3,900; 638
WACC: 9.04%; 7.77%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $1.42B; $482.09M
Gross Profit: $1.21B; $117.68M
Operating Income: $68.04M; $1.96M
Pretax Income: -$13.54M; -$108.67K
Net Income: $618.40M; -$1.18M
EBITDA: $268.31M; $12.46M
EPS (Diluted): $16.91; -$0.03

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $1.41B; $83.39M
Total Debt: $868.22M; $1.10B
Net Cash (Debt): $539.46M; -$10.07M
Net Cash Per Share: $15.73; -$0.20
Equity (Book Value): $2.13B; $110.62M
Book Value Per Share: $62.10; $2.20
Tangible Book Value: $604.12M; $789.72K
Working Capital: $1.07B; $14.16M

Cash flow (TTM)Industry

Operating Cash Flow: $232.90M; $20.93M
Capital Expenditures: -$124.40M; -$72.78M
Free Cash Flow: $108.50M; $13.76M
FCF Per Share: $3.16; $0.52

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 35.0%; -0.84%
FCF Yield: 6.15%; 3.88%
Buyback Yield: 18.4%; 1.79%
Shareholder Yield: 18.4%; 3.77%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Income Tax: $14.10M; $3.61M

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Graham Number: $153.71; $13.70
Graham Upside: 198.5%; -17.7%
Altman Z-Score: 2.12; 0.91
Piotroski F-Score: 6; 5
Beneish M-Score: -3.03; -2.87

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	ZD	S&P 500	Difference	ZD per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-11.0%	-3.0%	−8.0 pts
3 months	-7.9%	-2.8%	−5.1 pts
Year to date	+46.5%	+11.5%	+35.0 pts
1 year	+66.4%	+13.5%	+52.9 pts
3 years	-13.8%	+77.7%	−91.5 pts	-4.8%	+21.1%
5 years	-59.9%	+72.6%	−132.5 pts	-16.7%	+11.5%
10 years	-13.7%	+308.2%	−321.8 pts	-1.5%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

5M ZD shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 4.8% from the previous report, or 14.89% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 11.6 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 68.6% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	4,613,832	-4.8%	397,766	11.6
Oct 15, 2026	4,844,116	-0.8%	433,719	11.2
Sep 30, 2026	4,885,419	-11.8%	820,892	6.0
Sep 15, 2026	5,541,576	+4.3%	618,791	9.0
Aug 31, 2026	5,314,992	+18.6%	437,148	12.2
Aug 14, 2026	4,482,523	-11.6%	772,580	5.8
Jul 31, 2026	5,071,490	+15.1%	515,610	9.8
Jul 15, 2026	4,406,557	-23.3%	564,521	7.8
Jun 30, 2026	5,747,457	-1.8%	910,352	6.3
Jun 15, 2026	5,850,365	+9.9%	527,245	11.1
May 29, 2026	5,324,709	+12.7%	568,695	9.4
May 15, 2026	4,723,266	-3.5%	617,322	7.7