What is ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp?

ZipRecruiter (ZIP) reported stock-based comp of $8.37M in Q1 2026.

How has ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?

ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp decreased by 42.8% year-over-year, from $14.63M to $8.37M.

What is the long-term trend for ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp has grown at a -18.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $107.26M to $47.65M.

What does stock-based comp mean?

Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.

ZipRecruiter ZIP Stock-Based Comp

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$107.5M-2.3%

Gross profit$95.6M-2.9%

Operating income-$1.5M+86.7%

Net income-$4.7M+63.1%

EPS (diluted)-$0.06+53.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$251.0M+13.5%

Total debt$557.4M+0.9%

Total equity-$83.8M-640%

Total assets$551.2M-12.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$3.5M+64.8%

CapEx$140.0K-52.5%

Free cash flow-$3.6M+64.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$323.64M-30.5%

Enterprise value$630.04M-20.9%

P/S0.7×-0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin89.1%-0.4pp

Operating margin3.7%-9.4pp

Net margin-5.6%+2.9pp

FCF margin3.7%-3.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-118%-383pp

Debt / equity41×-25.5×

Current ratio7.3×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by ZipRecruiter in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation.

The official record: ZipRecruiter’s 10-Q, filed May 7, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp?: ZipRecruiter (ZIP) reported stock-based comp of $8.37M in Q1 2026.
How has ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp changed year-over-year?: ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp decreased by 42.8% year-over-year, from $14.63M to $8.37M.
What is the long-term trend for ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), ZipRecruiter's stock-based comp has grown at a -18.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $107.26M to $47.65M.
What does stock-based comp mean?: Total non-cash stock-based compensation expense for equity awards (RSUs, options, ESPP), added back to net income in cash flow reconciliation.