---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001617553-26-000045"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ZIP"
cik: "0001617553"
company_name: "ZIPRECRUITER, INC."
filed_at: "2026-08-05T20:07:19+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-08-05T20:09:43.837946+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# ZipRecruiter Q2 revenue $118.1M (+5% YoY), net income $43.4M, beats guidance

## Summary
- Revenue $118.1M, $6M above guidance midpoint; net income $43.4M (37% margin).
- Adjusted EBITDA $14.6M (12% margin), up from 8% in Q2'25.
- Repurchased $294.6M of 5% senior notes at ~$65M discount; cash & investments $174M.
- Q3 guidance: revenue $118-124M, adjusted EBITDA $13-19M (11-15% margin).
- Product improvements: Next Gen Search boosted qualified apps 34% QoQ; employer response rate doubled YoY.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001617553-26-000045
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ZIP
- cik: 0001617553
- company_name: ZIPRECRUITER, INC.
- filed_at: 2026-08-05T20:07:19+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000045/0001617553-26-000045-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1617553/000161755326000045/zip-20260805.htm

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