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ZD vs META // REVENUE GROWTH (YOY)
Ziff Davis Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Meta Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ZD 4
— META 9
▲ REVENUE GROWTH (YOY) LEADER: META
LAST: $54.79 (-2.07%) • MKT CAP: $1.92B
revenue-growth
3.50%
LAST: $614.99 (-1.53%) • MKT CAP: $1.60T
revenue-growth
27.53%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ZD VS. META)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ZD | META | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 85.80% | 81.03% | +4.77 | ZD | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 7.60% | 18.19% | -10.59 | META | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 7.3x | 16.3x | -9.04 | ZD | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 15.01% | 1.82% | +13.19 | ZD | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 12.60% | 32.86% | -20.26 | META | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 3.30% | 31.15% | -27.85 | META | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) ACTIVE | 3.50% | 27.53% | -24.03 | META | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.34% | -0.34 | META | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.77 | 6.25 | -4.48 | META | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 4/9 | +3.00 | ZD | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 8.11% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 47.3 | 48.2 | -0.90 | META | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.39 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 37.7x | 18.7x | +19.00 | META | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $1.92B | $1.60T | -$1.59T | META | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ZD REV | META REV | ZD GROSS % | META GROSS % | ZD FCF | META FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.45B | $200.97B | 85.8% | 82.0% | $287.9M | $46.11B |
| FY 2024 | $1.40B | $164.50B | 85.7% | 81.7% | $283.7M | $54.07B |
| FY 2023 | $1.36B | $134.90B | — | 80.8% | $320.0M | $44.07B |
| FY 2022 | — | $116.61B | — | 78.3% | — | $19.29B |
| FY 2021 | — | $117.93B | — | 80.8% | — | $38.99B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ZD // BETA —
META // BETA 1.39