Ziff Davis (ZD) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.03
- Estimate
- $0.84
- Surprise
- +23.2%
- Score today
- 5.1/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Ziff Davis (ZD) beat the $0.84 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.03 — a large 23.2% upside surprise.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ZD Sell at 5.1/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
1 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +23.2% surprise compares with a +2.9% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-05.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Positive insider activity
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- Near 52-week high (4.8% away)
- Sector modifier (Communication Services): -0.8
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $55.29
- Price target
- $56.03
- Stop
- $52.81
- Upside to target
- +1.3%
- Reward-to-risk
- 0.3:1
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-11 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ZD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Communication and media names are subscriber-economics stories; engagement and ARPU trends behind the print drive the reaction.
- Industry
- Advertising Agencies
- Market cap
- $1.90B
- P/E (fwd)
- 9.2
- 52-week range
- $22.45–$58.06
- Off 52-week high
- 4.8%
- RSI (14)
- 49
- Volume vs avg
- 0.87×
- Score today
- 5.1/10