Ziff Davis
ZDZiff Davis has retired 30.9% of its shares since 2005, from 49,624,852 to 34,287,208.
30.9%retired since 2005
28.9%last 5 years
13.2%last 12 months
34Mshares today
Ziff Davis has retired 30.9% of its shares since 2005, from 49,624,852 to 34,287,208.
| Fiscal year | Date | Shares outstanding | Filing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2002-03-01 | 42,910,888 | 10-K405 | cover page |
| 2002 | 2003-02-28 | 44,962,452 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2003 | 2004-02-29 | 46,279,192 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2004 | 2005-02-28 | 47,428,174 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2005 | 2006-03-15 | 49,624,852 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2006 | 2007-02-28 | 48,969,601 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2007 | 2008-02-13 | 48,668,458 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2008 | 2009-02-16 | 43,945,979 | 10-K | cover page |
| 2009 | 2009-12-31 | 44,227,123 | 10-K | |
| 2010 | 2011-02-22 | 45,884,180 | 10-K | |
| 2011 | 2012-02-22 | 48,220,297 | 10-K | |
| 2012 | 2013-02-25 | 45,952,601 | 10-K | |
| 2013 | 2014-02-25 | 47,306,782 | 10-K | |
| 2014 | 2015-02-20 | 48,239,238 | 10-K | |
| 2015 | 2016-02-23 | 48,668,436 | 10-K | |
| 2016 | 2017-02-24 | 48,165,943 | 10-K | |
| 2017 | 2018-02-26 | 49,095,551 | 10-K | |
| 2018 | 2019-02-26 | 48,756,145 | 10-K | |
| 2019 | 2020-02-25 | 48,712,833 | 10-K | |
| 2020 | 2021-02-24 | 45,170,544 | 10-K | |
| 2021 | 2022-03-09 | 47,272,227 | 10-K | |
| 2022 | 2023-02-24 | 47,260,252 | 10-K | |
| 2023 | 2024-02-21 | 46,071,456 | 10-K | |
| 2024 | 2025-02-21 | 42,845,041 | 10-K | |
| 2025 | 2026-02-18 | 37,654,436 | 10-K |
Source: all 10-K filings of Ziff Davis on EDGAR. Download this series as CSV. Licence CC BY 4.0, credit Buyback Radar.
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Yes. Ziff Davis has 13.2% fewer shares outstanding than twelve months ago, 34,287,208 as of August 4, 2026. Over five years the share count is down 28.9%.
Net of every new share it issued, Ziff Davis has 15.3 million fewer shares than at its 2005 peak. That is 30.9% of the company.
34,287,208 shares, as of August 4, 2026, from the cover page of its latest 10-Q. At the 2005 peak it had 49,624,852.
Each share is a bigger slice of the company. Someone who held Ziff Davis stock in 2005 owns 1.4 times as much of the business today without buying another share. Whether that was a good use of cash depends on the price paid.
Ziff Davis ranks No. 169 of 251 companies on Buyback Radar by share of the company retired since its peak. Close to it on the list: Corebridge Financial (31.2%), Colgate-Palmolive (31.0%), Alaska Air Group (30.8%), PayPal (30.0%).
Every answer is computed from Ziff Davis' own SEC filings and rebuilt every Monday. Latest count: 10-Q on EDGAR.
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