ZIFF DAVIS, INC. Cash Flow Breakdown
Cash flow breakdown shows where ZIFF DAVIS, INC.'s cash came from and where it went: from running the business, from investing (buying or selling equipment, companies and investments) and from financing (borrowing, paying back loans, buying back shares, paying dividends). One row per year or quarter. A minus sign means cash went out. Financing is shown line by line: buybacks, dividends, debt paid back, new debt and the rest. All amounts are the filed figures for that period.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from running the business, $407.07M came in.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from investing, $145.75M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: from financing, $170.29M went out.
- Fiscal year ended 2025-12-31: change in cash, $101.13M came in.
A minus sign means cash went out. * = worked out from the filed year-to-date figures (hover to see how); greyed = already counted inside another line.
Each year (12 month)
| Fiscal year end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2025-12-31 | $407.07M | -$145.75M | -$173.79M | | $0.00* | | | $6.54M | -$1.70M | -$1.34M* | $101.13M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $390.31M | -$297.45M | -$185.18M | | -$135.27M* | | $0.00 | $0.00 | -$1.08M | $529.00K* | -$231.73M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $319.96M | -$127.41M | -$108.53M | | $0.00* | | $0.00 | $0.00 | $250.00K | -$6.51M* | $84.82M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $336.44M | -$220.77M | -$78.29M | | -$167.66M* | $0.00 | $112.29M | $148.00K | -$630.00K | -$6.68M* | -$42.05M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $516.54M | $59.09M | -$78.33M | $0.00 | -$513.48M* | $0.00 | $0.00* | $2.94M | -$4.06M | $479.84M* | $452.19M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $480.08M | -$586.22M | -$275.65M | $0.00 | -$679.25M* | $750.00M | $0.00* | $1.62M | -$1.88M | -$29.47M* | -$332.96M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $412.54M | -$505.27M | -$20.80M | -$43.92M | -$5.10M* | $550.00M | $0.00* | $5.27M | -$1.53M | -$27.23M* | $366.14M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $401.32M | -$406.61M | -$47.10M | -$82.57M | -$2.20M* | $0.00 | $0.00* | $1.54M* | $450.00K | | -$141.47M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $264.42M | -$158.49M | -$9.85M | -$73.47M | -$255.00M | $650.00M | -$180.02M* | $1.11M | -$54.00K | -$20.89M* | $227.00M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $282.39M | -$448.86M | -$56.50M | -$65.83M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $178.71M* | $3.57M | $1.78M | -$20.58M* | -$131.58M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $229.06M | -$335.70M | -$3.67M | -$58.83M | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00* | $4.96M | $4.19M | -$14.01M* | -$178.13M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $177.23M | -$275.47M | -$5.66M | -$52.27M | | $402.50M | $0.00 | $6.62M | $4.58M* | -$28.24M* | $225.86M |
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| 2013-12-31 | $193.32M | -$167.40M | -$4.59M | -$45.13M | | $0.00 | | $13.60M | $258.00K* | | -$10.88M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $169.91M | -$249.49M | -$60.28M | -$40.26M | | $245.00M | | $5.65M | $961.00K* | $7.33M* | $79.32M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $150.75M | -$76.18M | -$1.28M | -$19.17M | | $0.00 | | $7.09M | $13.56M* | | $74.61M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $96.39M | -$231.13M | -$4.22M | $0.00 | | $0.00 | | $6.72M | $62.00K | | -$132.66M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $101.83M | -$61.45M | -$470.00K | | | | | $2.71M | $3.06M | | $46.63M |
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| 2008-12-31 | $90.72M | $14.93M | -$108.49M | | | | | $1.83M | $1.56M | | -$3.44M |
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Each quarter (3 month)
| Quarter end | Running the business | From investing | Buybacks | Dividends | Debt paid back | New debt | Commercial paper | New shares sold | Other | Not split out | Change in cash |
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| 2026-06-30 | $88.96M* | $1.09B* | -$121.46M* | | | | | | -$1.14M* | $2.31M* | |
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| 2026-03-31 | $29.95M | -$33.21M | -$51.59M | | | | | | -$1.90M | | -$61.20M |
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| 2025-12-31 | $191.08M* | -$29.38M* | -$60.57M* | | $0.00* | | | $2.79M* | $83.00K* | -$1.13M* | |
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| 2025-09-30 | $138.30M* | -$44.77M* | -$44.39M* | | | | | $0.00* | -$191.00K* | | |
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| 2025-06-30 | $57.07M* | -$6.77M* | -$33.93M* | | | | | | -$1.49M* | $3.54M* | |
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| 2025-03-31 | $20.61M | -$64.83M | -$34.90M | | | | | | -$106.00K | | -$74.87M |
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| 2024-12-31 | $158.23M* | -$32.88M* | -$1.20M* | | $0.00* | | | $3.85M* | $133.00K* | -$677.00K* | |
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| 2024-09-30 | $105.96M* | -$181.43M* | -$96.05M* | | | | | $0.00* | -$269.00K* | -$135.01M* | |
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| 2024-06-30 | $50.56M* | -$11.66M* | -$84.00M* | | | | | | -$970.00K* | | |
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| 2024-03-31 | $75.56M | -$71.48M | -$3.92M | | | | | | $30.00K | -$2.42M* | -$2.83M |
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| 2023-12-31 | $92.12M* | -$22.67M* | -$1.19M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $4.00M* | $303.00K* | -$1.10M* | |
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| 2023-09-30 | $72.81M* | -$39.42M* | -$44.66M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$74.00K* | -$7.46M* | |
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| 2023-06-30 | $39.73M* | -$26.53M* | -$59.80M* | | $0.00* | | | $0.00* | -$50.00K* | $4.72M* | |
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| 2023-03-31 | $115.31M | -$38.79M | -$2.88M | | $0.00* | | | $0.00 | $71.00K | -$6.68M* | $68.71M |
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| 2022-12-31 | $43.23M* | -$20.91M* | -$1.75M* | | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$71.00K* | $2.81M* | |
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| 2022-09-30 | $100.73M* | -$38.56M* | -$200.00K* | | -$94.05M* | | $22.30M* | $0.00* | -$554.00K* | -$7.64M* | |
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| 2022-06-30 | $75.97M* | -$102.66M* | -$13.54M* | | -$18.24M* | | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $90.81M* | |
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| 2022-03-31 | $116.51M | -$58.64M | -$62.81M | | -$55.37M* | | | $148.00K | -$5.00K | -$2.68M* | -$65.81M |
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| 2021-12-31 | $86.28M* | $218.66M* | -$48.47M* | | -$111.07M* | | $0.00* | $59.00K* | $2.56M* | $4.00M* | |
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| 2021-09-30 | $140.23M* | -$6.96M* | -$6.92M* | | -$399.61M* | | -$2.81M* | $1.55M* | -$5.33M* | $484.55M* | |
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| 2021-06-30 | $111.30M* | -$123.66M* | -$10.76M* | | -$2.80M* | | | $887.00K* | -$743.00K* | $1.96M* | |
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| 2021-03-31 | $178.72M | -$28.96M | -$12.18M | | $0.00* | | | $444.00K | -$551.00K | -$7.85M* | $129.32M |
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| 2020-12-31 | $124.07M* | -$478.93M* | -$36.75M* | $0.00* | -$650.00M* | | $0.00* | $667.00K* | -$501.00K* | $708.80M* | |
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| 2020-09-30 | $114.38M* | -$10.42M* | -$150.44M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$345.00K* | -$4.53M* | |
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| 2020-06-30 | $139.59M* | -$27.81M* | -$25.50M* | $0.00* | | | | $0.00* | -$193.00K* | $2.51M* | |
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| 2020-03-31 | $102.04M | -$69.06M | -$62.97M | $0.00 | | | | $952.00K | -$839.00K | -$15.50M* | -$49.06M |
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| 2019-12-31 | $103.23M* | -$32.34M* | -$241.00K* | $48.00K* | | | -$128.00M* | $0.00* | -$477.00K* | $538.51M* | |
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| 2019-09-30 | $97.10M* | -$161.47M* | -$16.75M* | -$1.00K* | | | $85.00M* | $0.00* | -$626.00K* | -$65.56M* | |
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| 2019-06-30 | $95.36M* | -$229.79M* | -$2.63M* | -$22.21M* | | | | $15.00K* | -$224.00K* | $89.12M* | |
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| 2019-03-31 | $116.85M | -$81.66M | -$1.18M | -$21.76M | | | | $5.26M | -$205.00K | -$1.40M* | $17.14M |
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| 2018-12-31 | $107.21M* | -$134.88M* | -$42.94M* | -$21.92M* | -$2.20M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $121.00K* | $780.00K* | | |
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| 2018-09-30 | $87.82M* | -$117.61M* | -$811.00K* | -$20.76M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $79.00K* | -$192.00K* | -$2.25M* | |
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| 2018-06-30 | $102.38M* | -$47.16M* | -$2.75M* | -$20.01M* | | | $0.00* | $746.00K* | -$84.00K* | | |
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| 2018-03-31 | $103.91M | -$106.97M | -$611.00K | -$19.88M | | | $0.00 | $594.00K | -$54.00K | | -$19.18M |
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| 2017-12-31 | $85.42M* | -$113.92M* | -$1.99M* | -$19.12M* | $0.00* | $13.40M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | -$9.00K* | -$16.02M* | |
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| 2017-09-30 | $67.34M* | $11.58M* | -$1.12M* | -$18.64M* | | $420.00K* | $0.00* | $57.00K* | -$9.00K* | -$256.66M* | |
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| 2017-06-30 | $60.46M* | -$42.78M* | -$6.42M* | -$18.13M* | | | $0.00* | $356.00K* | -$10.00K* | $410.20M* | |
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| 2017-03-31 | $51.19M | -$13.37M | -$314.00K | -$17.57M | | | $44.98M | $695.00K | -$26.00K* | -$2.23M* | $63.46M |
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| 2016-12-31 | $89.85M* | -$407.17M* | -$413.00K* | -$17.07M* | $0.00* | $0.00* | $178.71M* | $298.00K* | $299.00K* | -$2.03M* | -$161.61M* |
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| 2016-09-30 | $60.49M* | -$19.39M* | -$52.73M* | -$16.57M* | | $0.00* | $0.00* | $1.36M* | $1.81M* | -$3.29M* | -$28.19M* |
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| 2016-06-30 | $67.53M* | $25.50M* | -$1.57M* | -$16.39M* | | | $0.00* | $599.00K* | $1.70M* | -$3.20M* | $71.00M* |
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| 2016-03-31 | $64.52M | -$47.80M | -$1.79M | -$15.82M | | | $0.00 | $1.31M | $239.00K* | -$14.33M* | -$12.78M |
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| 2015-12-31 | $80.49M* | -$72.38M* | -$515.00K* | -$15.30M* | | $0.00* | | $340.00K* | $4.38M* | -$13.28M* | -$16.84M* |
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| 2015-09-30 | $50.96M* | -$179.83M* | -$857.00K* | -$14.92M* | | $0.00* | | $1.61M* | $2.37M* | | -$143.56M* |
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| 2015-06-30 | $51.89M* | -$17.17M* | -$1.60M* | -$14.50M* | | | | $2.94M* | $1.64M | | $23.91M* |
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| 2015-03-31 | $45.72M | -$66.32M | -$705.00K | -$14.11M | | | | $65.00K | $284.00K* | -$2.29M* | -$41.65M |
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| 2014-12-31 | $45.11M* | -$107.27M* | -$190.00K* | -$13.72M* | | $0.00* | | $234.00K* | -$1.44M* | -$2.59M* | -$81.33M* |
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| 2014-09-30 | $40.31M* | -$102.14M* | -$740.00K* | -$13.24M* | | $0.00* | | $1.14M* | $1.43M* | | -$76.88M* |
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| 2014-06-30 | $54.51M* | -$39.84M* | -$691.00K* | -$12.88M* | | | | $321.00K* | $504.00K* | $381.34M* | $383.81M* |
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| 2014-03-31 | $37.29M | -$26.22M | -$4.04M | -$12.42M | | | | $4.93M | $4.08M* | -$3.26M* | $267.00K |
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| 2013-12-31 | $58.44M* | -$35.41M* | -$74.00K* | -$11.87M* | | $0.00* | | $89.00K* | -$2.74M* | | $8.62M* |
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| 2013-09-30 | $25.86M* | -$36.38M* | -$2.25M* | -$11.51M* | | $0.00* | | $6.99M* | $1.42M* | | -$15.74M* |
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| 2013-06-30 | $68.97M* | -$41.20M* | -$197.00K* | -$11.08M* | | | | $4.50M* | $1.30M* | | $21.80M* |
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| 2013-03-31 | $40.05M | -$54.41M | -$2.07M | -$10.68M | | | | $2.02M | $280.00K | | -$25.55M |
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| 2012-12-31 | $46.39M* | -$114.09M* | -$21.00K* | -$10.32M* | | $0.00* | | $781.00K* | -$55.00K* | $8.56M* | -$68.83M* |
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| 2012-09-30 | $38.19M* | -$128.68M* | -$37.00K* | -$10.04M* | | | | $1.87M* | -$91.00K* | $243.78M* | $144.64M* |
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| 2012-06-30 | $46.38M* | -$9.62M* | -$19.95M* | -$9.93M* | | | | $400.00K* | $821.00K* | | $7.19M* |
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| 2012-03-31 | $38.94M | $2.90M | -$40.27M | -$9.97M | | | | $2.59M | $286.00K | | -$3.68M |
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| 2011-12-31 | $41.52M* | -$27.18M* | -$8.00K* | -$9.71M* | | $0.00* | | $89.00K* | $315.00K* | | $5.17M* |
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| 2011-09-30 | $28.68M* | -$25.95M* | -$30.00K* | -$9.46M* | | | | $1.38M* | $11.12M* | | $4.48M* |
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| 2011-06-30 | $42.40M* | -$23.96M* | -$152.00K* | $0.00* | | | | $3.02M* | $1.44M* | | $22.79M* |
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| 2011-03-31 | $38.15M | $914.00K | -$1.09M | $0.00 | | | | $2.60M | $679.00K | | $42.16M |
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| 2010-12-31 | $22.23M* | -$174.11M* | -$46.00K* | | | | | $4.37M* | -$102.00K* | | -$147.95M* |
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| 2010-09-30 | $27.15M* | -$28.42M* | -$545.00K* | | | | | $851.00K* | $196.00K* | | $709.00K* |
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| 2010-06-30 | $12.32M* | $18.29M* | -$3.02M* | | | | | $1.17M* | $374.00K* | | $27.98M* |
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| 2010-03-31 | $34.69M | -$46.89M | -$613.00K | | | | | $327.00K | -$406.00K | | -$13.40M |
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| 2009-12-31 | $23.85M* | -$14.87M* | -$29.00K* | | | | | $70.00K* | -$63.00K* | | $9.06M* |
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| 2009-09-30 | $26.47M* | -$32.47M* | -$349.00K* | | | | | $1.84M* | $403.00K* | | -$4.23M* |
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