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Ziff Davis, Inc.

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PositoAI's own ratios from Ziff Davis, Inc.'s yearly results (2022–2025), compared with Communication Services companies in United States. Tap ? on any ratio for what it means.

What stands out

  • Profit Cash Ratio: Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $736 of operating cash. Higher than 93% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Where $100 of sales goes

$87Operating costs$1.8Interest$3.3Net profit

Latest year (Dec 2025). Taxes and other income are not shown, so the parts need not add up to 100.

Cash quality

Profit Cash Ratio

$736

Over the last 3 years, every $100 of reported profit came with $736 of operating cash.

Higher than 93% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Self-Funding Ratio

3.3×

Over the last 3 years its own operating cash covered its investment spending (capex) 3.3 times.

Higher than 67% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Cash Locked Ratio

—

Data incomplete

Growth quality

Steadiness Ratio

2/3 · 1/3

Sales grew in 2 of the last 3 years; profit grew in 1 of 3.

Less steady than 60% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Growth Efficiency Ratio

—

Sales barely changed

Sales changed by +4% in 3 years, too little to measure extra profit per extra sales.

Asset Productivity Ratio

+4% / +4%

In 3 years sales changed by +4% while total assets changed by +4%. Both moved at about the same pace.

Balance-sheet strength

Debt Due Cover Ratio

2.7×

Debt due within a year is covered 2.7 times by its yearly operating cash.

Lower than 54% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Cash Cushion Ratio

−13%

Debt, after subtracting cash, equals 13% of its market value (net debt).

Higher than 57% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Tangible Assets Ratio

47%

Of every $100 the company owns, $47 is in tangible assets such as plants, cash, stock and receivables; the rest is goodwill and other intangibles.

Less tangible than 74% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Tangible Net Worth Ratio

Negative

Goodwill and other intangibles are larger than its whole net worth, so its tangible net worth is negative.

Less tangible than 59% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Shareholders

Shareholder Slice Ratio

−19%

Share count fell 19% in 3 years (buybacks), so each share's slice of the company became larger.

Standard fundamentals

P/E, P/B, ROE, debt, growth and more (14)

Ziff Davis, Inc. made a loss over the last year. Ziff Davis, Inc. owes $0.44 for every $1 it owns. Net profit fell 25% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 9% a year on average over 3 years.

Compared with Communication Services companies in United States · latest annual results Dec 2025.

P/E ratio

Loss

Ziff Davis, Inc. made a loss over the last year, so its P/E ratio is not meaningful.

P/B ratio

0.89

The share price is 0.89 times Ziff Davis, Inc.'s book value per share, lower than 75% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Market cap

$2.0 B

The total market value of all of Ziff Davis, Inc.'s shares at today's price (share price × number of shares), larger than 61% of Communication Services companies in United States. PosiCap size class: Meso Cap.

Net worth (book value)

$2.2 B

What Ziff Davis, Inc. would have left on paper if it sold everything it owns and paid everything it owes, from its latest balance sheet (30 Jun 2026).

Book value per share

$65.26

Net worth divided by the number of shares. The share price of $57.95 is 0.9 times this, which is the P/B above.

Return on equity (ROE)

-1.5%

Ziff Davis, Inc. lost 1.5% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 52% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Owes vs Owns

0.44×

Ziff Davis, Inc. owes $0.44 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 70% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Dividend yield

None

Ziff Davis, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Revenue growth

+4%

Revenue rose 4% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 1% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit growth

-25%

Net profit fell 25% in the year to Dec 2025, and shrank 9% a year on average over 3 years.

Profit margin

3.3%

Ziff Davis, Inc. keeps $3 of every $100 of revenue as net profit.

Cash quality

8.6×

Cash from Ziff Davis, Inc.'s business was 8.6× its reported profit in the year to Dec 2025 — its profit turned into cash.

Interest cover

7.1×

Ziff Davis, Inc.'s operating profit covered its interest costs 7.1 times in the year to Dec 2025.

Cash vs debt

Net debt

Ziff Davis, Inc. had $259 M more debt than cash (net debt) at Dec 2025.

Questions

How is P/B calculated on PositoAI?

P/B is market cap divided by net worth from the latest balance sheet. For Ziff Davis, Inc.: $2.0 B ÷ $2.2 B (30 Jun 2026) = 0.9.

What is Ziff Davis, Inc.'s return on equity?

Ziff Davis, Inc. lost 1.5% of its shareholders' money over the last year, lower than 52% of Communication Services companies in United States.

How much does Ziff Davis, Inc. owe compared with what it owns?

Ziff Davis, Inc. owes $0.44 for every $1 it owns (low), lower than 70% of Communication Services companies in United States.

Does Ziff Davis, Inc. pay a dividend?

No. Ziff Davis, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

Is Ziff Davis, Inc.'s revenue growing?

Revenue rose 4% in the year to Dec 2025, and grew 1% a year on average over 3 years.

Figures from the company's yearly results and PositoAI's own data. Full tables are on the Go Deep tab. What each figure means. PositoAI is for research and education only and is not investment advice.

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