ZIPRECRUITER INC-A (ZIP) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • New York Stock Exchange • NYSE:ZIP • US98980B1035

2.09 USD
-0.16 (-7.11%)
At close: Feb 4, 2026
2.09 USD
0 (0%)
After Hours: 2/4/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Overall ZIP gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated ZIP against 69 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. While ZIP seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. ZIP has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year ZIP has reported negative net income.
  • ZIP had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years ZIP 4 years were profitable.
  • ZIP had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
ZIP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFZIP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M 100M

1.2 Ratios

  • Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -7.49%, ZIP is doing worse than 65.22% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.49%
ROE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)4.71%
ROA(5y)8.86%
ROE(3y)235.42%
ROE(5y)155.97%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ZIP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICZIP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200 400

1.3 Margins

  • Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 89.37%, ZIP belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 89.86% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of ZIP has remained more or less at the same level.
  • ZIP does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 89.37%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.06%
GM growth 5Y0.49%
ZIP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsZIP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • ZIP does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for ZIP has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • ZIP has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • ZIP has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
ZIP Yearly Shares OutstandingZIP Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
ZIP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsZIP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

  • ZIP has an Altman-Z score of 1.38. This is a bad value and indicates that ZIP is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • ZIP's Altman-Z score of 1.38 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. ZIP outperforms 53.62% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of ZIP is 69.18, which is on the high side as it means it would take ZIP, 69.18 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • ZIP has a Debt to FCF ratio (69.18) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 69.18
Altman-Z 1.38
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC4.9%
ZIP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFZIP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 5.97 indicates that ZIP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • ZIP has a better Current ratio (5.97) than 85.51% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 5.97 indicates that ZIP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • ZIP has a better Quick ratio (5.97) than 85.51% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 5.97
Quick Ratio 5.97
ZIP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesZIP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for ZIP have decreased strongly by -2350.00% in the last year.
  • The Revenue for ZIP has decreased by -10.14% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • ZIP shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.99% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-2350%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-266.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-13.84%
Revenue growth 5Y1.99%
Sales Q2Q%-1.8%

3.2 Future

  • ZIP is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -8.76% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, ZIP will show a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 18.50% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-200.94%
EPS Next 2Y-59.55%
EPS Next 3Y-8.76%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-4.53%
Revenue Next 2Y0.09%
Revenue Next 3Y3.79%
Revenue Next 5Y18.5%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
ZIP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesZIP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
ZIP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesZIP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • ZIP reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year ZIP is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
ZIP Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsZIP Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 65.22% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ZIP, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 22.25
EV/EBITDA N/A
ZIP Per share dataZIP EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • A cheap valuation may be justified as ZIP's earnings are expected to decrease with -8.76% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-59.55%
EPS Next 3Y-8.76%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • ZIP does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

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ZIPRECRUITER INC-A

NYSE:ZIP (2/4/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 2.09 0 (0%)

2.09

-0.16 (-7.11%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)11-05
Earnings (Next)02-23
Inst Owners78.69%
Inst Owner Change-0.25%
Ins Owners5.32%
Ins Owner Change1.08%
Market Cap175.16M
Revenue(TTM)448.30M
Net Income(TTM)-42.95M
Analysts70.91
Price Target5.1 (144.02%)
Short Float %7.75%
Short Ratio4.96
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)24.34%
Min EPS beat(2)23.94%
Max EPS beat(2)24.74%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)16.09%
Min EPS beat(4)1.5%
Max EPS beat(4)24.74%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)34.42%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)73.73%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)167.04%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.39%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.71%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.07%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.22%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.71%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.94%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.59%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.45%
Revenue beat(16)12
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.73%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)7.14%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)54.46%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)22.34%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-1.39%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.21%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.39
P/FCF 22.25
P/OCF 11.13
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.45
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.36
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.09
FCFY4.49%
OCF(TTM)0.19
OCFY8.98%
SpS5.35
BVpS-0.91
TBVpS-1.25
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7.49%
ROE N/A
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 89.37%
FCFM 1.76%
ROA(3y)4.71%
ROA(5y)8.86%
ROE(3y)235.42%
ROE(5y)155.97%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)10.22%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.06%
GM growth 5Y0.49%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.78
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 69.18
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 61.5%
Cap/Sales 1.75%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 5.97
Quick Ratio 5.97
Altman-Z 1.38
F-Score4
WACC4.9%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)89.13%
Cap/Depr(5y)96.43%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.61%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.68%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-2350%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-266.67%
EPS Next Y-200.94%
EPS Next 2Y-59.55%
EPS Next 3Y-8.76%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-10.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-13.84%
Revenue growth 5Y1.99%
Sales Q2Q%-1.8%
Revenue Next Year-4.53%
Revenue Next 2Y0.09%
Revenue Next 3Y3.79%
Revenue Next 5Y18.5%
EBIT growth 1Y-247.45%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year1195.68%
EBIT Next 3Y179.64%
EBIT Next 5Y146.59%
FCF growth 1Y-92.37%
FCF growth 3Y-34.83%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-86.11%
OCF growth 3Y-31.79%
OCF growth 5YN/A

ZIPRECRUITER INC-A / ZIP FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of ZIPRECRUITER INC-A (ZIP) stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to ZIP.


What is the valuation status for ZIP stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to ZIPRECRUITER INC-A (ZIP). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ZIPRECRUITER INC-A?

ZIPRECRUITER INC-A (ZIP) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the earnings growth outlook for ZIPRECRUITER INC-A?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ZIPRECRUITER INC-A (ZIP) is expected to decline by -200.94% in the next year.