ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) Balance Sheet
ZIP balance sheet, 2025
December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollars$569.7M assets = $646.9M liabilities + −$77.2M equity
Liabilities exceed assets: shareholders’ equity is negative (−$77.2M).
Both columns are drawn to the same scale: what ZIP owns equals what it owes plus shareholders’ equity. Hover a block for its value.
ZIP financial health
Descriptive bands, not a rating. Fiscal 2025.
ZIP balance sheet trends, 2019–2025
| Metric | Trend | Then | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total assets | $117.7M2019 | $569.7M2025 | +30.1%/yr | |
| Total liabilities | $240.0M2019 | $646.9M2025 | +18.0%/yr | |
| Shareholders’ equity | −$122.3M2019 | −$77.2M2025 | — | |
| Cash & short-term investments | $35.5M2019 | $409.1M2025 | +50.3%/yr | |
| Total debt | $36.9M2019 | $568.4M2025 | +57.7%/yr | |
| Net cash (debt) | −$1.4M2019 | −$159.2M2025 | −$157.8M | |
| Working capital | −$5.5M2019 | $378.0M2025 | +$383.5M | |
| Book value per share | −$1.122019 | −$0.862025 | — | |
| Current ratio | 0.932019 | 6.332025 | +5.40 | |
| Debt / equity | 0.112021 | 41.162024 | +41.05 | |
| Shares outstanding | 109.1M2019 | 89.9M2025 | −3.2%/yr |
Change is the average annual growth (CAGR) or the difference between the first and latest year.
ZIP assets
ZIP liabilities and equity
ZIP debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease obligations.
ZIP balance sheet
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | |||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $409.1M | $505.9M | $520.1M | $570.4M | $254.6M | $114.5M | $35.5M |
| Cash & equivalents | $188.0M | $218.4M | $283.0M | $227.4M | $254.6M | $114.5M | $35.5M |
| Short-term investments | $221.1M | $287.4M | $237.1M | $343.0M | $0 | — | — |
| Receivables | $25.7M | $23.5M | $27.2M | $44.4M | $41.7M | $21.0M | $25.6M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $1 | $4.9M | $0 | $3.7M | $1 |
| Other current assets | $14.0M | $14.3M | $14.9M | $12.6M | $14.4M | $5.5M | $9.5M |
| Total current assets | $448.9M | $543.7M | $562.3M | $632.3M | $310.6M | $144.8M | $70.6M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $13.8M | $10.9M | $15.0M | $20.3M | $27.2M | $27.5M | $28.4M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $11.9M | $13.9M | $20.3M | $17.5M | $15.4M | $12.9M | $14.9M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $95.2M | $95.6M | $61.9M | $44.5M | $45.4M | $26.9M | $3.8M |
| Total assets | $569.7M | $664.1M | $659.5M | $714.6M | $398.6M | $212.1M | $117.7M |
| Liabilities | |||||||
| Accounts payable | $9.1M | $10.5M | $11.8M | $21.2M | $24.9M | $13.5M | $8.5M |
| Short-term debt | $2.2M | $2.8M | $4.4M | $5.4M | $6.1M | $1.7M | $6.1M |
| Deferred revenue | $9.7M | $10.8M | $12.9M | $19.6M | $23.3M | $15.1M | $18.5M |
| Total current liabilities | $70.9M | $81.6M | $84.9M | $129.7M | $142.9M | $71.5M | $76.2M |
| Long-term debt | $544.8M | $543.6M | $542.6M | $541.6M | $0 | $25.4M | $9.7M |
| Lease obligations | $12.9M | $9.1M | $13.2M | $18.4M | $25.3M | $26.8M | $26.9M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $31.3M | $25.4M | $23.7M | $14.7M | $20.8M | $165.6M | $154.2M |
| Total liabilities | $646.9M | $650.6M | $651.1M | $685.9M | $163.7M | $262.4M | $240.0M |
| Shareholders' equity | |||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $0 | $0 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$76.6M | −$18.4M | −$5.5M | −$6.3M | −$67.8M | −$71.4M | −$157.0M |
| Treasury stock | — | — | — | — | −$644,000 | −$644,000 | −$644,000 |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | $32,000 | $56,000 | $13,000 | −$373,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total shareholders' equity | −$77.2M | $13.4M | $8.4M | $28.6M | $235.0M | −$50.3M | −$122.3M |
| Key figures | |||||||
| Total debt | $568.4M | $552.7M | $555.7M | $560.0M | $25.3M | $52.2M | $36.9M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$159.2M | −$46.8M | −$35.6M | $10.3M | $229.3M | $62.4M | −$1.4M |
| Working capital | $378.0M | $462.1M | $477.4M | $502.6M | $167.7M | $73.3M | −$5.5M |
| Tangible book value | −$89.1M | −$427,000 | −$12.0M | $11.1M | $219.6M | −$63.2M | −$137.2M |
| Book value per share | −$0.86 | $0.14 | $0.08 | $0.24 | $1.99 | −$0.46 | −$1.12 |
| Shares outstanding | 89.9M | 98.6M | 105.8M | 121.4M | 118.2M | 109.1M | 109.1M |
| Current ratio | 6.33 | 6.66 | 6.63 | 4.88 | 2.17 | 2.03 | 0.93 |
| Quick ratio | 6.13 | 6.49 | 6.45 | 4.74 | 2.07 | 1.90 | 0.80 |
| Debt / equity | — | 41.16 | 66.43 | 19.57 | 0.11 | — | — |
| Equity / assets | −13.6% | 2.0% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 58.9% | −23.7% | −103.9% |
| Jun '26 | Mar '26 | Dec '25 | Sep '25 | Jun '25 | Mar '25 | Dec '24 | Sep '24 | Jun '24 | Mar '24 | Dec '23 | Sep '23 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assets | ||||||||||||
| Cash & short-term investments | $173.8M | $393.5M | $409.1M | $411.0M | $421.2M | $468.2M | $505.9M | $497.6M | $523.3M | $513.0M | $520.1M | $497.0M |
| Cash & equivalents | $129.7M | $251.0M | $188.0M | $211.8M | $203.5M | $221.1M | $218.4M | $225.6M | $271.7M | $282.5M | $283.0M | $243.3M |
| Short-term investments | $44.1M | $142.5M | $221.1M | $199.2M | $217.7M | $247.1M | $287.4M | $272.0M | $251.7M | $230.5M | $237.1M | $253.7M |
| Receivables | $26.4M | $23.9M | $25.7M | $24.9M | $25.8M | $24.8M | $23.5M | $24.3M | $27.8M | $26.3M | $27.2M | $33.0M |
| Inventory | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $1 | $1 | $1 | $5.1M |
| Other current assets | $15.3M | $14.1M | $14.0M | $11.0M | $12.7M | $13.9M | $14.3M | $22.5M | $17.5M | $12.9M | $14.9M | $11.0M |
| Total current assets | $215.6M | $431.5M | $448.9M | $446.9M | $459.7M | $506.9M | $543.7M | $544.4M | $568.6M | $552.1M | $562.3M | $546.1M |
| Property, plant & equipment (net) | $12.6M | $13.2M | $13.8M | $14.5M | $15.9M | $10.4M | $10.9M | $12.1M | $13.4M | $14.7M | $15.0M | $16.5M |
| Goodwill & intangible assets | $25.9M | $11.4M | $11.9M | $28.9M | $30.6M | $31.6M | $32.4M | $14.4M | $21.2M | $20.1M | $20.3M | $19.9M |
| Long-term investments | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Other non-current assets | $67.2M | $95.2M | $95.2M | $83.2M | $86.3M | $80.4M | $77.1M | $81.2M | $62.1M | $75.5M | $61.9M | $60.7M |
| Total assets | $321.3M | $551.2M | $569.7M | $573.6M | $592.4M | $629.4M | $664.1M | $652.0M | $665.3M | $662.4M | $659.5M | $643.2M |
| Liabilities | ||||||||||||
| Accounts payable | $15.7M | $8.4M | $9.1M | $11.4M | $8.1M | $8.8M | $10.5M | $9.0M | $7.5M | $9.8M | $11.8M | $8.6M |
| Short-term debt | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.2M | $2.4M | $2.2M | $2.1M | $2.8M | $3.7M | $4.7M | $5.0M | $4.4M | $4.5M |
| Deferred revenue | $11.1M | $10.6M | $9.7M | $11.3M | $11.7M | $11.7M | $10.8M | $12.2M | $12.5M | $13.0M | $12.9M | $16.2M |
| Total current liabilities | $71.0M | $59.3M | $70.9M | $75.3M | $83.7M | $72.2M | $81.6M | $73.5M | $75.8M | $83.1M | $84.9M | $90.8M |
| Long-term debt | $253.3M | $545.1M | $544.8M | $544.5M | $544.2M | $543.9M | $543.6M | $543.4M | $543.1M | $542.8M | $542.6M | $542.3M |
| Lease obligations | $11.7M | $12.3M | $12.9M | $13.8M | $14.1M | $8.4M | $9.1M | $10.4M | $11.7M | $13.1M | $13.2M | $14.4M |
| Other long-term liabilities | $30.8M | $30.6M | $31.3M | $29.9M | $30.3M | $24.5M | $25.4M | $21.6M | $22.0M | $23.8M | $23.7M | $22.0M |
| Total liabilities | $355.1M | $635.0M | $646.9M | $649.7M | $658.3M | $640.7M | $650.6M | $638.4M | $640.8M | $649.8M | $651.1M | $655.2M |
| Shareholders' equity | ||||||||||||
| Common stock & paid-in capital | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Retained earnings (deficit) | −$39.7M | −$83.1M | −$76.6M | −$75.6M | −$65.2M | −$31.2M | −$18.4M | −$7.6M | −$5.0M | −$12.0M | −$5.5M | −$11.2M |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income | −$1,000 | −$30,000 | $32,000 | $68,000 | $9,000 | −$16,000 | $56,000 | $170,000 | −$51,000 | −$67,000 | $13,000 | −$126,999 |
| Total shareholders' equity | −$33.8M | −$83.8M | −$77.2M | −$76.1M | −$65.9M | −$11.3M | $13.4M | $13.6M | $24.4M | $12.7M | $8.4M | −$11.9M |
| Key figures | ||||||||||||
| Total debt | $265.0M | $557.4M | $568.4M | $558.2M | $558.4M | $552.3M | $552.7M | $553.8M | $554.9M | $555.9M | $555.7M | $556.7M |
| Net cash (debt) | −$91.2M | −$163.9M | −$159.2M | −$147.3M | −$137.2M | −$84.1M | −$46.8M | −$56.2M | −$31.5M | −$42.9M | −$35.6M | −$59.7M |
| Working capital | $144.5M | $372.2M | $378.0M | $371.6M | $375.9M | $434.7M | $462.1M | $470.9M | $492.9M | $469.0M | $477.4M | $455.3M |
| Tangible book value | −$59.8M | −$95.2M | −$89.1M | −$105.1M | −$96.4M | −$42.9M | −$18.9M | −$763,000 | $3.2M | −$7.4M | −$12.0M | −$31.8M |
| Book value per share | −$0.41 | −$1.00 | −$0.86 | −$0.88 | −$0.73 | −$0.12 | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.24 | $0.13 | $0.08 | −$0.11 |
| Shares outstanding | 82.7M | 83.7M | 89.9M | 86.3M | 90.6M | 98.1M | 98.6M | 98.5M | 103.0M | 99.0M | 103.1M | 104.7M |
| Current ratio | 3.03 | 7.27 | 6.33 | 5.93 | 5.49 | 7.02 | 6.66 | 7.41 | 7.50 | 6.64 | 6.63 | 6.01 |
| Quick ratio | 2.82 | 7.04 | 6.13 | 5.79 | 5.34 | 6.82 | 6.49 | 7.10 | 7.27 | 6.49 | 6.45 | 5.84 |
| Debt / equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41.16 | 40.75 | 22.71 | 43.95 | 66.43 | — |
| Equity / assets | −10.5% | −15.2% | −13.6% | −13.3% | −11.1% | −1.8% | 2.0% | 2.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.3% | −1.9% |
Quarterly columns are labeled by the month the quarter ended. Figures in U.S. dollars as reported (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026); data from EODHD.
ZIP financial position
At the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), ZipRecruiter had total assets of $569.7 million (down 14.2% from a year earlier), total liabilities of $646.9 million and shareholders' equity of -$77.2 million. It held $409.1 million in cash and short-term investments against $568.4 million of debt, net debt of $159.2 million. Its current ratio was 6.33. In the latest quarter (ended June 30, 2026) total assets were $321.3 million and equity -$33.8 million.
Related: ZIP income statement, ZIP cash flow statement, ZIP key metrics. See the ZIP stock overview for the latest quote and news.
ZIP balance sheet FAQ
What are ZipRecruiter's total assets?
ZipRecruiter reported total assets of $569.7 million at the end of fiscal 2025 (December 31, 2025), compared with $664.1 million a year earlier.
How much debt does ZipRecruiter have?
ZipRecruiter had $568.4 million of total debt at the end of fiscal 2025, including short-term borrowings and lease obligations. Its debt-to-equity ratio was —.
How much cash does ZipRecruiter have?
ZipRecruiter held $409.1 million in cash and short-term investments at the end of fiscal 2025; with $568.4 million of debt that is net debt of $159.2 million.
What is ZipRecruiter's book value?
ZipRecruiter's shareholders' equity (book value) was -$77.2 million at the end of fiscal 2025, or −$0.86 per share.
What is ZipRecruiter's current ratio?
ZipRecruiter had current assets of $448.9 million and current liabilities of $70.9 million, a current ratio of 6.33 (it can cover its short-term obligations).
How much goodwill does ZipRecruiter have?
ZipRecruiter carried $11.9 million of goodwill and intangible assets, 2.1% of total assets, at the end of fiscal 2025.