ZipRecruiter, Inc. (ZIP) Key Metrics
ZIP valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $362.6M
- Enterprise value
- $385.6M
- P/E (TTM)
- 13.4 10-yr median 32.4
- Forward P/E
- 17.0
- PEG ratio
- —
- Price / sales
- 0.8 10-yr median 2.2
- Price / book
- 39.7 10-yr median 61.4
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.4 10-yr median 19.5
- Dividend yield
- —
- Beta
- 1.55
ZIP key metrics, 2019–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsZIP valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
ZIP returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
ZIP per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
ZIP financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
ZIP efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
ZIP valuation history
ZIP returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
ZIP debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
ZIP cash returned to shareholders
ZIP price vs earnings per share
ZIP key metrics
2019–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | |||||||
| Market capitalization | $350.5M | $713.8M | $1.47B | $1.99B | $2.95B | — | — |
| Enterprise value | $509.7M | $760.6M | $1.51B | $1.98B | $2.72B | — | — |
| P/E ratio | — | — | 29.9 | 32.4 | 819.0 | — | — |
| Price / sales | 0.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 4.0 | — | — |
| Price / book | — | 53.1 | 175.8 | 69.6 | 12.5 | — | — |
| Price / free cash flow | 35.5 | 15.9 | 14.4 | 16.9 | 22.5 | — | — |
| Price / operating cash flow | 32.0 | 15.6 | 14.2 | 15.5 | 20.5 | — | — |
| EV / sales | 1.1 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 3.7 | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 44.4 | 21.5 | 13.5 | 17.5 | — | — | — |
| EV / free cash flow | 51.6 | 17.0 | 14.7 | 16.8 | 20.8 | — | — |
| Earnings yield | −9.4% | −1.8% | 3.3% | 3.1% | 0.1% | — | — |
| Free cash flow yield | 2.8% | 6.3% | 7.0% | 5.9% | 4.4% | — | — |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 29.1% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 17.0% | 0.1% | — | — |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $3.90 | $7.24 | $13.90 | $16.42 | $24.94 | — | — |
| Per share | |||||||
| Revenue per share | $5.00 | $4.81 | $6.10 | $7.45 | $6.27 | $3.83 | $3.94 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.37 | −$0.13 | $0.46 | $0.51 | $0.03 | $0.79 | −$0.06 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.12 | $0.46 | $0.98 | $1.06 | $1.22 | $0.81 | −$0.02 |
| Free cash flow per share | $0.11 | $0.45 | $0.97 | $0.97 | $1.11 | $0.74 | −$0.11 |
| Cash per share | $4.55 | $5.13 | $4.92 | $4.70 | $2.15 | $1.05 | $0.33 |
| Book value per share | −$0.86 | $0.14 | $0.08 | $0.24 | $1.99 | −$0.46 | −$1.12 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$0.99 | −$0.00 | −$0.11 | $0.09 | $1.86 | −$0.58 | −$1.26 |
| Dividends per share | — | — | — | — | — | $0.02 | — |
| Capex per share | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.01 | $0.09 | $0.11 | $0.07 | $0.09 |
| Debt per share | $6.32 | $5.61 | $5.25 | $4.61 | $0.21 | $0.48 | $0.34 |
| Shares outstanding | 89.9M | 98.6M | 105.8M | 121.4M | 118.2M | 109.1M | 109.1M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −8.8% | −6.8% | −12.9% | +2.7% | +8.3% | 0.0% | — |
| Returns & profitability | |||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | — | −118.0% | 265.5% | 46.7% | 3.9% | — | — |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | −21.5% | 1.9% | 177.6% | 675.2% | — | — | — |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −5.3% | −1.9% | 7.1% | 11.0% | 1.2% | 52.2% | −5.4% |
| Return on tangible assets | −5.9% | −2.0% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 0.9% | 43.2% | −6.2% |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.2% | 9.5% | 15.8% | 13.1% | 17.6% | 19.3% | −2.9% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | — | 2.10 | 2.09 | 40.04 | 1.02 | — |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Total debt | $568.4M | $552.7M | $555.7M | $560.0M | $25.3M | $52.2M | $36.9M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $409.1M | $505.9M | $520.1M | $570.4M | $254.6M | $114.5M | $35.5M |
| Net debt | $159.2M | $46.8M | $35.6M | −$10.3M | −$229.3M | −$62.4M | $1.4M |
| Debt / equity | — | 41.16 | 66.43 | 19.57 | 0.11 | — | — |
| Debt / assets | 1.00 | 0.83 | 0.84 | 0.78 | 0.06 | 0.25 | 0.31 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 13.88 | 1.32 | 0.32 | −0.09 | −207.92 | −0.77 | 0.38 |
| Current ratio | 6.33 | 6.66 | 6.63 | 4.88 | 2.17 | 2.03 | 0.93 |
| Quick ratio | 6.33 | 6.66 | 6.63 | 4.84 | 2.17 | 1.97 | 0.93 |
| Interest coverage | -0.7 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | -9.2 | 62.1 | -11.0 |
| Working capital | $378.0M | $462.1M | $477.4M | $502.6M | $167.7M | $73.3M | −$5.5M |
| Invested capital | $82.0M | $60.3M | $44.0M | $18.3M | $5.6M | −$112.7M | −$120.9M |
| Tangible asset value | −$89.1M | −$427,000 | −$12.0M | $11.1M | $219.6M | −$63.2M | −$137.2M |
| Net current asset value | −$198.1M | −$107.0M | −$88.8M | −$53.6M | $147.0M | −$117.7M | −$169.4M |
| Graham number | — | — | $0.91 | $1.64 | $1.17 | — | — |
| Graham net-net per share | −$2.43 | −$1.29 | −$1.05 | −$0.66 | $1.03 | −$1.19 | −$1.70 |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Dividends paid | — | — | — | — | — | $2.4M | — |
| Share buybacks (net) | $102.1M | $40.3M | $147.6M | $339.3M | $2.8M | $19.0M | $0 |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8% | — |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | — | 90.0% | 144.3% | 286.9% | 2.1% | 26.5% | — |
| Capex / revenue | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 2.4% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 9.8% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 8.2% | 9.3% | 8.4% | — |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.09 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.99 | 1.41 | 0.74 | 1.16 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 10.6% | 13.6% | 13.0% | 8.5% | 14.5% | 1.4% | 1.6% |
| R&D / revenue | 27.7% | 28.4% | 22.0% | 14.1% | 14.9% | 16.6% | 15.2% |
| SG&A / revenue | 65.8% | 60.7% | 55.8% | 65.6% | 75.5% | 55.0% | 73.5% |
| Efficiency | |||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 20.0 | 19.5 | 20.3 | 17.4 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 21.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | — | — | 13.8 | 20.6 | — | 12.6 | 0.0 |
| Days payables outstanding | 74.2 | 81.4 | 93.7 | 97.4 | 88.0 | 74.1 | 56.5 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | -54.3 | -61.8 | -59.6 | -59.4 | -72.5 | -41.2 | -34.8 |
| Receivables turnover | 18.28 | 18.70 | 18.02 | 21.02 | 23.64 | 17.94 | 16.80 |
| Payables turnover | 4.92 | 4.49 | 3.90 | 3.75 | 4.15 | 4.93 | 6.46 |
| Inventory turnover | — | — | 26.41 | 17.72 | — | 29.07 | 54,778,000.00 |
| Asset turnover | 0.73 | 0.72 | 0.94 | 1.63 | 2.43 | 2.54 | 3.65 |
| Average receivables | $24.6M | $25.4M | $35.8M | $43.0M | $31.3M | $23.3M | $25.6M |
| Average payables | $9.8M | $11.2M | $16.5M | $23.0M | $19.2M | $11.0M | $8.5M |
| Average inventory | — | — | $2.4M | $4.9M | — | $1.9M | $1 |
| Intangibles / total assets | 2.1% | 2.1% | 3.1% | 2.4% | 3.9% | 6.1% | 12.7% |
Computed from ZIP's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 25, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
ZIP valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 13.4 and the forward P/E is 17.0. ZipRecruiter earned a return on invested capital of −21.5% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $568.4 million of debt and $409.1 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $159.2 million. It returned $102.1 million to shareholders: $0 in dividends and $102.1 million in share buybacks. The share count fell 17.7% from 109.1M to 89.9M over 6 years.
See the ZIP income statement, the ZIP chart for price history, or the ZIP stock overview for the latest quote and news.
ZIP key metrics FAQ
What is ZipRecruiter's P/E ratio?
ZipRecruiter's trailing P/E ratio is 13.4 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 17.0. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 7-year median of 32.4.
What is ZipRecruiter's EV/EBITDA?
ZipRecruiter's enterprise value was 44.4 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $509.7 million, EBITDA $11.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 4.4.
What is ZipRecruiter's ROIC?
ZipRecruiter's return on invested capital was −21.5% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does ZipRecruiter have?
ZipRecruiter had total debt of $568.4 million at the end of fiscal 2025 and $159.2 million of net debt (13.88 times EBITDA).
Does ZipRecruiter buy back its shares?
Yes. ZipRecruiter spent $102.1 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −8.8% over the year, to 89.9M..
What is ZipRecruiter's free cash flow yield?
ZipRecruiter generated $9.9 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 2.8% on its market value at year-end ($350.5 million).
What is ZipRecruiter's current ratio?
ZipRecruiter's current ratio was 6.33 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 6.33 times current liabilities.