Ziff Davis Cash Flow Statement
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Ziff Davis free cash flow
In fiscal 2025, Ziff Davis generated $407.1 million of operating cash flow and spent $119.2 million on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $287.9 million, a free-cash-flow margin of 19.8% of revenue. Free cash flow was up 1.5% from the prior year's $283.7 million.
Ziff Davis returned $173.8 million to shareholders through share repurchases, equal to 60% of free cash flow.
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Ziff Davis cash flow statement (annual)
| Fiscal year (USD) | FY 20252025-12-31 | FY 20242024-12-31 | FY 20232023-12-31 | FY 20222022-12-31 | FY 20212021-12-31 | FY 20202020-12-31 | FY 20192019-12-31 | FY 20182018-12-31 | FY 20172017-12-31 | FY 20162016-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net Income | 47.35M | 63.05M | 41.50M | 63.76M | 496.71M | 150.67M | 218.81M | 128.69M | 139.43M | 152.44M |
| Net Income growth (YoY) | -24.89% | +51.91% | -34.90% | -87.16% | +229.67% | -31.14% | +70.03% | -7.70% | -8.54% | +14.07% |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 228.69M | 211.92M | 236.97M | 233.40M | 258.30M | 228.74M | 232.03M | 187.17M | 162.04M | 122.09M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 44.93M | 40.91M | 31.92M | 26.60M | 25.25M | 24.01M | 23.92M | 28.09M | 22.74M | 13.65M |
| Change in Working Capital | -3.21M | 34.57M | -38.33M | -46.39M | 7.25M | -21.51M | -26.87M | -6.71M | -69.87M | -47.21M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 407.07M | 390.31M | 319.96M | 336.44M | 516.54M | 480.08M | 412.54M | 401.32M | 264.42M | 282.39M |
| Capital Expenditures | -119.20M | -106.64M | -108.73M | -106.15M | -113.74M | -92.55M | -70.59M | -56.38M | -39.59M | -24.75M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -145.75M | -297.45M | -127.41M | -220.77M | 59.09M | -586.22M | -505.27M | -406.61M | -158.49M | -448.86M |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | -43.92M | -82.57M | -73.47M | -65.83M |
| Share Repurchases | -173.79M | -185.18M | -108.53M | -78.29M | -78.33M | -275.65M | -20.80M | -47.10M | -9.85M | -56.50M |
| Debt Issued | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | 750.00M | 550.00M | 0 | 650.00M | 0 |
| Debt Repaid | 0 | -134.99M | 0 | -166.90M | -512.39M | -650.00M | -5.10M | -2.20M | -255.00M | 0 |
| Financing Cash Flow | -170.29M | -320.99M | -114.79M | -140.83M | -113.09M | -234.63M | 456.69M | -131.36M | 111.82M | 41.15M |
| Net Change in Cash | 101.13M | -231.73M | 84.82M | -42.05M | 452.19M | -332.96M | 366.14M | -141.47M | 227.00M | -131.58M |
| Free Cash Flow | 287.87M | 283.68M | 211.23M | 230.29M | 402.80M | 387.53M | 341.95M | 344.95M | 224.82M | 257.64M |
This table shows 10 annual periods of Ziff Davis's cash flow statement, from FY 2025 back to FY 2016, across 14 line items including net income, depreciation & amortization, stock-based compensation. Values in USD; B = billions, M = millions. Fiscal periods follow ZD's reporting calendar. What is a cash flow statement?