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How Ziff Davis, Inc. stacks up
ZD · against 124 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
76/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #29 of 125 · scores higher than 77% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score14 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including ZD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 76?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets, which is stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.9% vs peer median 8.2%
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 6.0% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 97% of peers. Return on assets: 16.1% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = ZD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | ZD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 116 reported | 6.0% | 6.2% | 48% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 124 reported | 7.9% | 8.9% | 46% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 121 reported | 16.1% | 2.8% | 97% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 116 reported | -1.5% | 5.5% | 23% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 125 reported | 85.0% | 44.9% | 90% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around ZD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 385.6B JPY (≈$2.6B) | 98 | 76 | |
| 1 | 3.0B USD | 98 | 69 | |
| 3 | 2.9B USD | 97 | 80 | |
| 3 | 1.1B EUR (≈$1.2B) | 97 | 61 | |
| 5 | 1.0B USD | 96 | 87 | |
| 24 | 9.6B SEK (≈$963M) | 79 | 62 | |
| 24 | 1.2B USD | 79 | 56 | |
| 27 | 17.2B HKD (≈$2.2B) | 78 | 60 | |
| 28 | 2.2B CAD (≈$1.6B) | 77 | 56 | |
| 29 | 1.9B USD | 76 | 79 | |
| 30 | 373.7B JPY (≈$2.5B) | 74 | 72 | |
| 31 | 12.2B CNY (≈$1.7B) | 73 | 58 | |
| 31 | 44.34T IDR (≈$2.7B) | 73 | 58 | |
| 31 | 1.4B USD | 73 | 71 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score