Communication Services
Live Price
Offline$46.03
+3.86% today
1Y Change
+45.05%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Coverage: 246 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Ziff Davis, Inc. (ZD) is a Communication Services stock with a market cap of $1.73B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $46.03 and up 45.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +3.5%, EPS growth of -18.3%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +3.5%, EPS -18.3%, free cash flow +1.5% with operating margin 13.2% and ROIC 4.5%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 37.7 and price/sales 1.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines ZD price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Communication Services peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
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ZD
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Normalized return
SPY
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
ZD Max Drawdown
-33.79%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for ZD and SPY.
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Dividend Yield
No active yield
Trailing 12M Payout
$0.00
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 17, 2019 | May 20, 2019 | Jun 4, 2019 | $0.40 | $0.40 | Quarterly |
| Feb 22, 2019 | Feb 25, 2019 | Mar 12, 2019 | $0.39 | $0.39 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2018 | Nov 19, 2018 | Dec 5, 2018 | $0.38 | $0.38 | Quarterly |
| Aug 17, 2018 | Aug 20, 2018 | Sep 4, 2018 | $0.37 | $0.37 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2018 | May 18, 2018 | Jun 1, 2018 | $0.36 | $0.36 | Quarterly |
| Feb 21, 2018 | Feb 22, 2018 | Mar 9, 2018 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2017 | Nov 17, 2017 | Dec 5, 2017 | $0.34 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| Aug 10, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | Sep 1, 2017 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| May 17, 2017 | May 19, 2017 | Jun 2, 2017 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Quarterly |
| Feb 17, 2017 | Feb 22, 2017 | Mar 9, 2017 | $0.32 | $0.32 | Quarterly |
| Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 18, 2016 | Dec 5, 2016 | $0.31 | $0.31 | Quarterly |
| Aug 15, 2016 | Aug 17, 2016 | Sep 1, 2016 | $0.30 | $0.34 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2016 | May 18, 2016 | Jun 2, 2016 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Quarterly |
| Feb 19, 2016 | Feb 23, 2016 | Mar 10, 2016 | $0.28 | $0.28 | Quarterly |
| Nov 13, 2015 | Nov 17, 2015 | Dec 3, 2015 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Quarterly |
| Aug 13, 2015 | Aug 17, 2015 | Sep 1, 2015 | $0.27 | $0.27 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2015 | May 19, 2015 | Jun 3, 2015 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Quarterly |
| Feb 19, 2015 | Feb 23, 2015 | Mar 9, 2015 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Quarterly |
| Nov 13, 2014 | Nov 17, 2014 | Dec 4, 2014 | $0.25 | $0.25 | Quarterly |
| Aug 14, 2014 | Aug 18, 2014 | Sep 2, 2014 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Quarterly |
| May 15, 2014 | May 19, 2014 | Jun 3, 2014 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Feb 20, 2014 | Feb 24, 2014 | Mar 10, 2014 | $0.23 | $0.23 | Quarterly |
| Nov 14, 2013 | Nov 18, 2013 | Dec 4, 2013 | $0.22 | $0.22 | Quarterly |
| Aug 15, 2013 | Aug 19, 2013 | Sep 3, 2013 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Quarterly |
| May 16, 2013 | May 20, 2013 | Jun 4, 2013 | $0.21 | $0.21 | Quarterly |
| Feb 21, 2013 | Feb 25, 2013 | Mar 4, 2013 | $0.20 | $0.20 | Quarterly |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Nov 12, 2012 | Nov 26, 2012 | $0.39 | $0.39 | Quarterly |
| Aug 9, 2012 | Aug 13, 2012 | Aug 29, 2012 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| May 14, 2012 | May 16, 2012 | May 30, 2012 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Feb 23, 2012 | Feb 27, 2012 | Mar 12, 2012 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Nov 9, 2011 | Nov 14, 2011 | Nov 28, 2011 | $0.18 | $0.18 | Quarterly |
| Aug 31, 2011 | Sep 2, 2011 | Sep 19, 2011 | $0.17 | $0.17 | Quarterly |
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