secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ZIFF DAVIS, INC. (ZD)
CIK:        0001084048
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-08T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001084048-26-000024
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 5.07, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000024/0001084048-26-000024-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1084048/000108404826000024/zd-20260506.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001084048-26-000024

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