What is Ziff Davis's goodwill?

Ziff Davis (ZD) reported goodwill of $1.34B in Q1 2026.

How has Ziff Davis's goodwill changed year-over-year?

Ziff Davis's goodwill decreased by 15.9% year-over-year, from $1.6B to $1.34B.

What is the long-term trend for Ziff Davis's goodwill?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ziff Davis's goodwill has grown at a -2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.53B to $1.35B.

What does goodwill mean?

The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.

Ziff Davis ZD Goodwill

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$136M+6.3%

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$670M+2.6%

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$971M+0.3%

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$2.4M—

Envista Holdings CorporationNVST

$2.36B+2.4%

VontierVNT

$1.76B+1.5%

Segments

By segment

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Cybersecurity & Martech$537.94M+0.8%

Health & Wellness$403.87M-0.1%

Technology & Shopping$321.84M0.0%

Gaming & Entertainment$80.18M-0.2%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$267.6M-1.9%

Gross profit$223.3M-3.9%

Operating income$2.9M-79.7%

Net income$22.3M-8.2%

EPS (diluted)$0.59+3.5%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$519.7M+26.2%

Total debt$867.1M+0.3%

Total equity$1.7B-5.5%

Total assets$3.4B-3.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$30.0M+45.3%

CapEx$33.1M+29.3%

Free cash flow-$3.2M+36.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$1.77B-1.6%

Enterprise value$2.12B-6.3%

P/E39.1×+15.6×

P/S1.3×0.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin85.3%-0.3pp

Operating margin10.9%+4.1pp

Net margin3.3%-2.4pp

FCF margin20.8%+3.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity2.6%-1.6pp

Debt / equity0.5×0.0×

Current ratio1.7×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Ziff Davis in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:Goodwill.

The official record: Ziff Davis’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ziff Davis's goodwill?: Ziff Davis (ZD) reported goodwill of $1.34B in Q1 2026.
How has Ziff Davis's goodwill changed year-over-year?: Ziff Davis's goodwill decreased by 15.9% year-over-year, from $1.6B to $1.34B.
What is the long-term trend for Ziff Davis's goodwill?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Ziff Davis's goodwill has grown at a -2.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $1.53B to $1.35B.
What does goodwill mean?: The excess of acquisition cost over the fair value of net identifiable assets acquired — representing brand value, customer relationships, and synergies from past M&A.