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Ziff Davis stock: key metrics
ZDZiff Davis had an operating margin of 14.1% and a return on invested capital (ROIC) of 6.3% in fiscal 2025.
Margins show how much of revenue is left over, returns on capital how hard the invested money works.
Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026
Margins
- Gross margin
- Operating margin
- Net margin
Figures as a table
| Year | Gross margin | Operating margin | Net margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 79.7% | 36.5% | 29.3% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | 39.2% | 31.0% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | 40.6% | 30.0% |
| 2009 | 81.8% | 42.5% | 27.2% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | 40.7% | 32.5% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | 41.2% | 34.8% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | 43.7% | 32.7% |
| 2013 | 83.3% | 33.7% | 20.6% |
| 2014 | 82.3% | 31.1% | 20.9% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | 27.7% | 18.5% |
| 2016 | 83.2% | 27.7% | 17.4% |
| 2017 | 84.6% | 22.0% | 12.5% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | 20.2% | 10.7% |
| 2019 | 82.7% | 20.2% | no data |
| 2020 | 84.6% | 11.9% | no data |
| 2021 | 86.7% | 11.8% | 35.1% |
| 2022 | 86.7% | 14.3% | 4.6% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | 9.7% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | 8.1% | 4.5% |
| 2025 | 70.0% | 14.1% | 3.3% |
Returns on capital
- ROE
- ROIC
- ROA
Figures as a table
| Year | ROE | ROIC | ROA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 20.9% | 63.2% | 18.4% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | 82.7% | 19.5% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | 80.3% | 22.5% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | 69.1% | 16.1% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | 33.9% | 15.6% |
| 2011 | 20.7% | 31.2% | 17.6% |
| 2012 | 20.4% | 28.5% | 12.2% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | 22.6% | 9.3% |
| 2014 | 15.2% | 19.5% | 7.3% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | 16.6% | 7.5% |
| 2016 | 16.7% | 12.8% | 7.4% |
| 2017 | 13.7% | 10.6% | 5.7% |
| 2018 | 12.4% | 10.4% | 5.0% |
| 2019 | no data | 13.3% | no data |
| 2020 | no data | 2.7% | no data |
| 2021 | 25.2% | 6.8% | 13.2% |
| 2022 | 3.4% | 4.8% | 1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | 3.9% | 1.2% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | 3.2% | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 2.7% | 6.3% | 1.3% |
Data status and sources
- Score
- Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
- Price
- Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
- Latest annual report
- Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
- Source
- Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.
Mandatory disclosures for this rating
- ; time horizon around 12 months
- Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 27 Oct 2026)
- Valuation signal Undervalued since 7 Nov 2026, previously Fairly valued
- End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
- Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
- Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
- Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.