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Ziff Davis (ZD) Reports Earnings Tomorrow: What To Expect

Ziff Davis (NASDAQ: ZD) will report earnings Thursday after market close. The prior quarter revenue was $267.6M, down 1.9% YoY, and the company missed analysts’ revenue and EPS expectations. For the upcoming quarter, analysts expect revenue to fall 18.5% YoY. The article cites an average analyst price target of $49.40 versus a $55.41 share price.

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Published Aug 5, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC
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Decision brief

The 30-second read

$ZDNeutralMed
01

Why it matters

Traders can use the preview to calibrate expectations for the after-close earnings print, but the article does not introduce new company disclosures (no fresh guidance, revisions, or datapoints).

02

Market read

Earnings preview with consensus expectations and peer read-through, useful for positioning but not a new fundamental catalyst.

03

What to watch

No segment-level drivers, margin outlook, or guidance details are provided, which are typically the key swing factors for earnings-day repricing.

Relevance 4/10Novelty 3/10Timing: ahead of Thursday after-market-close earnings

Background

The piece frames Ziff Davis as heading into an earnings release after a prior-quarter revenue and EPS miss, with consensus expecting a sharper YoY revenue decline.

Company-level read

Ticker impact

$ZDNeutralMedium confidence
Context

Ziff Davis (ZD) is scheduled to report earnings Thursday after the close, with the article citing revenue and EPS miss risk into the print.

Expected impact

Likely volatility around the after-close report, with direction dependent on whether revenue decline and EPS miss expectations are confirmed or reversed.

Evidence & confidence

The text is a preview: it states the upcoming report timing and reiterates consensus expectations and prior-quarter miss, but does not disclose any fresh guidance, revisions, or new company-specific catalyst.

Market effects

Sector

Provides a read-through for media and entertainment digital publishers into earnings season, but without new sector-wide data.

Regional

No specific regional linkage beyond US-listed peers mentioned.

Global

No direct global macro or cross-border catalyst described.

Counterpoint

What could challenge this read

The article highlights multiple revenue misses, but the stock is already near a stated analyst price target, so upside could come from EPS resilience or better-than-feared revenue trajectory.

Key entities

  • company
    Ziff Davis

    US-listed digital media company scheduled to report earnings Thursday after market close.

  • company
    Stride

    Peer cited as having reported Q2 results with revenue down 2.7% YoY and a small beat.

  • company
    People

    Peer cited as having reported Q2 results with revenue down 13.5% YoY and a beat, with shares up 10.3% after results.

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