# Ziff Davis Inc. (ZD) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Communication Services / Diversified Telecommunication Services. Price $55.70, market value $1.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Ziff Davis Inc. reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 1.4×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.4×.
- **Price / book: 0.9×**. The shares trade below book value, which can signal a bargain or a balance sheet the market doubts.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.2×**. Enterprise value is 7.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 16.6%** (5-yr avg 10.4%). Free cash flow equals 16.6% of the market value, above its five-year average of 10.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 6.8%**. 6.8% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: 3.3%**. 3.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 2.7%**. 2.7% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 3.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 3.6%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 17.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 17.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 3.5%** (3-yr 1.4%/yr, 5-yr 4.6%/yr). Revenue grew 3.5% over the last year, against 4.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -19.0%** (3-yr -5.4%/yr, 5-yr -18.4%/yr). Earnings per share fell 19.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 7.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 7.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.49**. Debt is 0.49 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.0×**. It would take 1.0 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.83**. A Z-score of 1.83 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Ziff Davis Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 49.1%** (YTD 58.5%, 3-mo 21.6%). The shares are up 49.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -4.1%** (148.1% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 55**. An RSI of 55 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.67** (volatility 63%). Beta of 0.67 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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