ZD PEER ANALYSIS

Ziff Davis Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

ZDZiff Davis Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Advertising Agencies

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

ZDIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	ZD	SPK	CCA	EVT	CNU	SEK	Ind. Median
P/E	43.44	—	8.63●	—	—	—	27.69
P/B	1.15	—	0.85●	2.21	9.15	1.99	1.77
EV/EBITDA	7.57	—	5.24●	—	—	13.23	15.79
P/S	1.42	—	0.96●	—	—	3.94	0.81

Financial Health
Metric	ZD	SPK	CCA	EVT	CNU	SEK	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.66●	—	0.47	0.31	0.92	0.70	1.25
Debt/Equity	50.4%●	—	141.6%	223.3%	1,202.8%	60.1%	50.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.13●	—	3.27	—	—	2.80	1.46

Profitability
Metric	ZD	SPK	CCA	EVT	CNU	SEK	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.3%	—	11.1%●	—	—	-12.3%	0.6%
ROE	2.6%	—	9.9%●	—	—	-5.8%	3.6%
ROA	1.3%	—	3.2%●	—	—	-3.2%	0.5%
EBITDA Margin	22.0%	—	48.6%●	—	—	37.8%	12.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ZD	SPK	CCA	EVT	CNU	SEK	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.8%	—	-4.4%	—	—	18.0%●	8.7%
NI Growth	-40.8%	—	-3.5%●	—	—	—	6.3%
Div. Yield	—	13.4%●	6.0%	3.2%	7.3%	3.8%	3.9%
Payout	—	—	50.6%	—	—	-110.8%	-22.9%

Valuation
Metric	ZD	DV	STGW	MGNI	EVC	CCO	Ind. Median
P/E	43.44	34.32	97.44	19.02●	—	—	27.69
P/B	1.15	1.74	2.57	3.29	19.37	-0.35●	1.77
EV/EBITDA	7.57●	12.10	9.59	19.48	366.54	31.14	15.79
P/S	1.42	2.46	0.63●	4.18	2.28	0.73	0.81

Financial Health
Metric	ZD	DV	STGW	MGNI	EVC	CCO	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.66	4.77●	0.83	1.02	1.40	1.25	1.25
Debt/Equity	50.4%	8.8%	236.4%	46.8%	323.4%	-187.4%●	50.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	1.13	-0.53●	4.43	1.46	36.46	26.13	1.46

Profitability
Metric	ZD	DV	STGW	MGNI	EVC	CCO	Ind. Median
Net Margin	3.3%	7.2%	0.6%	22.0%●	-3.3%	-12.5%	0.6%
ROE	2.6%	5.2%	3.6%	19.1%●	-22.5%	—	3.6%
ROA	1.3%	4.3%	0.5%	5.6%●	-4.2%	-5.3%	0.5%
EBITDA Margin	22.0%	19.5%	12.1%	23.2%●	0.7%	14.6%	12.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	ZD	DV	STGW	MGNI	EVC	CCO	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.8%	12.2%	4.9%	7.1%	46.0%●	8.7%	8.7%
NI Growth	-40.8%	6.3%	2,952.1%●	413.3%	—	—	6.3%
Div. Yield	—	—	—	—	1.5%	—	3.9%
Payout	—	—	—	—	-100.8%	—	-22.9%

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