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Magnite vs Ziff Davis

Magnite MGNI · Ziff Davis ZD · Advertising

Ziff Davis reported revenue of $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.0 times Magnite's $714 million in fiscal 2025. Magnite's revenue grew 6.8% in its latest year, and Ziff Davis' grew 3.5%. Magnite had an operating margin of 13.7%, against 12.6% at Ziff Davis. Free cash flow was $166 million at Magnite and $288 million at Ziff Davis.

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MagniteZiff Davis
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$714M$1.5B
Revenue growth6.8%3.5%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years26.4%4.6%
Gross margin62.7%85.8%
Operating margin13.7%12.6%
Net margin20.3%3.3%
Free cash flow$166M$288M
Free cash flow margin23.2%19.8%
Return on capital11.1%6.0%
Net debt to EBITDA0.0x0.6x
Dividends and buybacks$46M$174M
Change in diluted share count4.7%−7.7%
Last close$27.39$49.61
P/E at the last close22.8×2.9×
Insider trades, last 12 months—sold $2.1 million
Piotroski F-score7 of 96 of 9
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Magnite and Ziff Davis pages.