Ziprecruiter, Inc.
ZIP NYSE· Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
Last close · Oct 23, 2026
$4.65
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Ziprecruiter, Inc. had $449M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.3% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +1.4% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was −4.3%, down 4.6 pts: of every 100 in sales, about −4 is left after running the business.
- Ziprecruiter, Inc. lost $33.0M in fiscal 2025.
- Free cash flow was $9.9M in fiscal 2025, 2.2% of revenue.
- Ziprecruiter, Inc. returned $102M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 1,033% of free cash flow. The diluted share count fell 8.8%.
- Ziprecruiter, Inc. owes $136M more than it holds in cash.
Market cap
$384M
P/E
14.1x
Revenue
$449M
Net income
−$33.0M
Free cash flow
$9.9M
Operating margin
−4.3%
Ziprecruiter, Inc. in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
−5.3%
No. Sales fell 5.3% last year.
Does it make a profit?
−7.3%
No. It lost money last year.
Does profit turn into cash?
2.2%
Partly. 2.2% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
4 / 9
Mixed. It passes 4 of 9 health tests.
How is the share priced?
14.1x
One share costs 14.1 times its yearly profit per share.
What Ziprecruiter, Inc. does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Feb 25, 2026
- Legal name
- ZIPRECRUITER, INC.
- CIK
- 0001617553
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Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $741M | $905M | $646M | $474M | $449M |
| Revenue growth | 77.2% | 22.1% | −28.6% | −26.6% | −5.3% |
| Gross margin | 89.3% | 90.5% | 90.0% | 89.4% | 89.2% |
| Operating margin | −1.1% | 10.7% | 12.3% | 0.3% | −4.3% |
| Net income | $3.6M | $61.5M | $49.1M | −$12.9M | −$33.0M |
| Net margin | 0.5% | 6.8% | 7.6% | −2.7% | −7.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $0.02 | $0.51 | $0.46 | −$0.13 | −$0.37 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $144M | $129M | $103M | $45.7M | $11.0M |
| Capital expenditure | $6.1M | $2.7M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $1.1M |
| Free cash flow | $138M | $126M | $102M | $44.8M | $9.9M |
| FCF margin | 18.6% | 13.9% | 15.8% | 9.5% | 2.2% |
| Share buybacks | $2.8M | $339M | $148M | $40.3M | $102M |
| Share count change | 22.6% | 5.1% | −12.9% | −6.8% | −8.8% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $255M | $570M | $520M | $506M | $409M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $0.0M | $542M | $543M | $544M | $545M |
| Shareholders' equity | $235M | $28.6M | $8.4M | $13.4M | −$77.2M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −237.7x | −0.3x | 0.2x | 2.8x | — |
| Current ratio | 2.2x | 4.9x | 6.6x | 6.7x | 6.3x |
| Interest coverage | −9.2x | 3.4x | 2.7x | 0.0x | −0.7x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on capital | — | — | 179.3% | 1.9% | −26.2% |
| Return on equity | 3.9% | 46.7% | 265.5% | −118.0% | — |
| Return on tangible equity | 0.9% | 552.1% | 736.7% | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| Altman Z'' | 3.6 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$2.2M
6 insiders
Of sales under plans
100%
$2.2M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
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KIRA
At $4.65 a share, the company is worth $384M: 14.1 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001617553). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.