---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001084048-26-000024"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZD"
cik: "0001084048"
company_name: "ZIFF DAVIS, INC."
filed_at: "2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T19:41:52.399340+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ziff Davis Q1 revenue down 1.9% to $267.6M; net loss from cont ops $0.8M; adj EPS $0.73

## Summary
- Revenue $267.6M (-1.9% YoY); operating income $2.9M (down 79.7%); net loss from cont ops $0.8M vs profit $9.8M.
- Adjusted EBITDA $63.4M (down 11.2%); adjusted diluted EPS $0.73 (down from $0.77); free cash flow $(3.2)M (improved).
- Segment: Technology & Shopping $71.1M (-12.9%), Gaming $40.8M (+7.2%), Health & Wellness flat, Cybersecurity & Martech +3.6%.
- Definitive agreement to sell Connectivity business (results in discontinued ops); $51.6M share repurchases in Q1.
- CEO cites headwinds in some parts of portfolio but continues focus on value-creating transactions and the Connectivity divestiture.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001084048-26-000024
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZD
- cik: 0001084048
- company_name: ZIFF DAVIS, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000024/0001084048-26-000024-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000024/zd-20260506.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084048-26-000024
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084048-26-000024.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 19401746665f92ed78a4a37adbd1a198810bb0db
  claim: ZIFF DAVIS, INC. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $267.6 million, net income $(0.8) million, EPS $(0.02).
  evidence_excerpt: segment. The Company will continue to own and operate the Connectivity business in the ordinary course until the closing of the transaction. • Revenues (1) decreased to $267.6 million compared to $272.8 million for Q1 2025. • Operating income decreased to $2.9 million compared to $14.5 million for Q1 2025. • Net (loss) income from continuing operations (2)
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000024/0001084048-26-000024-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.