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Ziff Davis ZD Return on invested capital

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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%

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

Calculated from Ziff Davis’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 return on invested capital?
Ziff Davis (ZD) reported return on invested capital of 3.6% in Q1 2026.
How has Ziff Davis's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Ziff Davis's return on invested capital increased by 61.0% year-over-year, from 2.3% to 3.6%.
What is the long-term trend for Ziff Davis's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Ziff Davis's return on invested capital has grown at a -9.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.5% to 4.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
Net operating profit after tax (operating income taxed at the effective rate) divided by average invested capital (debt plus equity minus cash). Measures the after-tax return on all capital put to work in the business, independent of capital structure.