ZIP · Ziprecruiter, Inc. - Financials
Annual line items from SEC XBRL filings, sourced from EDGAR's Company Facts API with fallback to the quarterly Financial Statement Data Sets. See issuer overview for Form 4 activity and 10-K signals.
Income Statement
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $107.55M | - | $114.98M | $112.23M | $110.06M | - | $117.08M | $123.66M | $122.24M | - |
| Cost of Revenue | $11.97M | - | $12.52M | $11.96M | $11.65M | - | $12.38M | $12.94M | $13.32M | - |
| Gross Profit | $95.57M | - | $102.47M | $100.27M | $98.41M | - | $104.70M | $110.72M | $108.92M | - |
| R&D | $26.08M | - | $30.85M | $32.09M | $33.27M | - | $33.70M | $33.31M | $36.08M | - |
| SG&A | $16.03M | - | $16.69M | $16.77M | $18.34M | - | $19.31M | $16.52M | $19.05M | - |
| Total Operating Expenses | $97.12M | - | $107.49M | $106.93M | $110.08M | - | $107.94M | $101.29M | $109.82M | - |
| D&A | $2.88M | - | - | - | $2.98M | - | - | - | $3.11M | - |
| Operating Income | ($1.55M) | - | ($5.03M) | ($6.66M) | ($11.67M) | - | ($3.24M) | $9.42M | ($906.0K) | - |
| Interest Expense | $7.45M | - | $7.41M | $7.40M | $7.36M | - | $7.35M | $7.35M | $7.36M | - |
| Income Tax | ($836.0K) | - | $1.51M | $396.0K | ($875.0K) | - | ($1.82M) | $647.0K | $3.12M | - |
| Net Income | ($4.74M) | - | ($9.82M) | ($9.51M) | ($12.83M) | - | ($2.57M) | $7.01M | ($6.50M) | - |
| EPS - Basic | ($0.06) | - | ($0.11) | ($0.10) | ($0.13) | - | ($0.03) | $0.07 | ($0.07) | - |
| EPS - Diluted | ($0.06) | - | ($0.11) | ($0.10) | ($0.13) | - | ($0.03) | $0.07 | ($0.07) | - |
Balance Sheet
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $250.98M | $188.03M | $211.81M | $203.46M | $221.08M | $218.43M | $225.61M | $271.69M | $282.50M | $283.04M |
| Accounts Receivable | $23.88M | $25.67M | $24.87M | $25.78M | $24.81M | $23.45M | $24.31M | $27.83M | $26.25M | $27.25M |
| Inventory | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Accounts Payable | $8.37M | $9.12M | $11.38M | $8.13M | $8.79M | $10.52M | $8.99M | $7.55M | $9.85M | $11.84M |
| Current Assets | $431.49M | $448.85M | $449.78M | $459.68M | $506.92M | $543.67M | $544.40M | $568.65M | $552.13M | $562.29M |
| Total Assets | $551.25M | $569.74M | $573.55M | $592.40M | $629.38M | $664.06M | $652.03M | $665.27M | $662.44M | $659.50M |
| Current Liabilities | $59.32M | $70.90M | $75.31M | $83.75M | $72.25M | $81.59M | $73.49M | $75.77M | $83.13M | $84.87M |
| Long-term Debt | $545.07M | $544.78M | $544.49M | $544.21M | $543.93M | $543.65M | $543.38M | $543.11M | $542.84M | $542.58M |
| Total Liabilities | $635.01M | $646.94M | $649.70M | $658.27M | $640.70M | $650.63M | $638.44M | $640.84M | $649.79M | $651.13M |
| Stockholders' Equity | ($83.76M) | ($77.20M) | ($76.15M) | ($65.87M) | ($11.33M) | $13.43M | $13.59M | $24.43M | $12.65M | $8.37M |
| Retained Earnings | ($83.09M) | ($76.59M) | ($75.57M) | ($65.23M) | ($31.22M) | ($18.39M) | ($7.59M) | ($5.02M) | ($12.04M) | ($5.53M) |
Cash Flow
| Line item | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | ($3.48M) | - | - | - | ($9.91M) | - | - | - | $2.03M | - |
| Investing Cash Flow | $76.73M | - | - | - | $39.05M | - | - | - | $5.74M | - |
| Financing Cash Flow | ($10.30M) | - | - | - | ($26.50M) | - | - | - | ($8.31M) | - |
| CapEx | $140.0K | - | - | - | $295.0K | - | - | - | $126.0K | - |
| Free Cash Flow | ($3.63M) | - | - | - | ($10.21M) | - | - | - | $1.91M | - |
Ratios
| Metric | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 88.9% | - | 89.1% | 89.3% | 89.4% | - | 89.4% | 89.5% | 89.1% | - |
| Operating margin | -1.4% | - | -4.4% | -5.9% | -10.6% | - | -2.8% | 7.6% | -0.7% | - |
| EBITDA margin | 1.2% | - | - | - | -7.9% | - | - | - | 1.8% | - |
| Net margin | -4.4% | - | -8.5% | -8.5% | -11.7% | - | -2.2% | 5.7% | -5.3% | - |
| Free cash flow margin | -3.4% | - | - | - | -9.3% | - | - | - | 1.6% | - |
| FCF / Net income | 0.77 | - | - | - | 0.80 | - | - | - | -0.29 | - |
| R&D / Revenue | 24.3% | - | 26.8% | 28.6% | 30.2% | - | 28.8% | 26.9% | 29.5% | - |
| SG&A / Revenue | 14.9% | - | 14.5% | 14.9% | 16.7% | - | 16.5% | 13.4% | 15.6% | - |
| Effective tax rate | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8.4% | - | - |
| Return on assets | -0.9% | - | -1.7% | -1.6% | -2.0% | - | -0.4% | 1.1% | -1.0% | - |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | - | 12.9% | 14.4% | 113.3% | - | -18.9% | 28.7% | -51.4% | - |
| Return on invested capital | -0.3% | - | -0.8% | -1.1% | -1.7% | - | -0.5% | 1.5% | -0.1% | - |
| Liquidity | ||||||||||
| Current ratio | 7.27 | 6.33 | 5.97 | 5.49 | 7.02 | 6.66 | 7.41 | 7.50 | 6.64 | 6.63 |
| Quick ratio | 7.27 | 6.33 | 5.97 | 5.49 | 7.02 | 6.66 | 7.41 | 7.50 | 6.64 | 6.63 |
| Cash ratio | 4.23 | 2.65 | 2.81 | 2.43 | 3.06 | 2.68 | 3.07 | 3.59 | 3.40 | 3.34 |
| Leverage | ||||||||||
| Debt / Equity | -6.51 | -7.06 | -7.15 | -8.26 | -48.02 | 40.48 | 39.98 | 22.23 | 42.91 | 64.86 |
| Debt / Assets | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.95 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.82 | 0.83 | 0.82 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| Debt / EBITDA | 409.83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 246.30 | - |
| Interest coverage | -0.2x | - | -0.7x | -0.9x | -1.6x | - | -0.4x | 1.3x | -0.1x | - |
| Equity multiplier | -6.58 | -7.38 | -7.53 | -8.99 | -55.57 | 49.45 | 47.98 | 27.23 | 52.37 | 78.84 |
| Liabilities / Assets | 1.15 | 1.14 | 1.13 | 1.11 | 1.02 | 0.98 | 0.98 | 0.96 | 0.98 | 0.99 |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Asset turnover | 0.20 | - | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | - | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | - |
| Inventory turnover | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days sales outstanding | 81d | - | 79d | 84d | 82d | - | 76d | 82d | 78d | - |
| Days inventory outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Days payable outstanding | 255d | - | 332d | 248d | 275d | - | 265d | 213d | 270d | - |
| Cash conversion cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| P / E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 129.9x | - | - |
| P / B | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68.8x | 38.3x | 89.9x | - |
| P / S | 1.4x | - | 3.2x | 4.0x | 5.2x | - | 8.0x | 7.6x | 9.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | 336.9x | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 634.0x | - |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -2.3% | - | -1.8% | -9.2% | -10.0% | - | -24.8% | -27.4% | -33.5% | - |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) | -16.4% | - | -20.3% | -22.4% | -21.5% | - | 4.4% | -12.2% | - | - |
| Revenue CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Gross profit growth (YoY) | -2.9% | - | -2.1% | -9.4% | -9.6% | - | -25.8% | -28.5% | -33.2% | - |
| Operating income growth (YoY) | 86.7% | - | -55.2% | - | -1188.0% | - | - | -58.2% | - | - |
| Net income growth (YoY) | 63.1% | - | -282.2% | - | -97.2% | - | - | -51.2% | - | - |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 53.8% | - | -266.7% | - | -85.7% | - | - | -50.0% | - | - |
| EPS CAGR (3y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| EPS CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF growth (YoY) | 64.5% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -68.0% | - |
| FCF CAGR (5y) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Book value growth (YoY) | -639.6% | - | - | - | - | 60.5% | - | - | - | -70.8% |
Sales by segment
From XBRL dimensional facts in the 10-K period ending 2025-12-31.
Product / service
$448.95M totalLicense$345.15M · 76.9%
Service$103.80M · 23.1%
Peer comparison
Same SIC group: Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.
Comparing ZIPRECRUITER against the 5 most active filers in the same SIC group.