ZIP
ZipRecruiter, Inc.
ZIP's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin went from −6.1% to 3.8% and free cash flow more than doubled. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
ZIP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
ZIP's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are stable.
ZIP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 11x | $5.64 | — |
| Cheap | 23x | $11.57 | +105% |
| Fair | 32x | $16.00 | +184% |
| Forward | 75x | $5.64 | — |
| Expensive | 169x | $84.62 | +1400% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ZIP's PE is 11x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
ZIP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ZIP to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ZIP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.07 | -85% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.50 | +$0.94 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.33 | +$0.69 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.30 | -$0.11 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.37 | -$0.24 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.44 | -4500% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.36 | -233% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.19 | -156% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.13 | -128% |
ZIP has returned to profit: it earned $0.50 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
ZIP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $124.4M | +8.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $118.1M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $107.5M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $111.7M | +0.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $115M | -1.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $112.2M | -9.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $110.1M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $111M | -18% |
ZIP's revenue is recovering but still below its 2022 peak: $124M last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.7% | +13 points |
| Q2 2026 | 3.5% | +9.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.4% | +9.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.6% | +7.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.4% | -1.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -5.9% | -14 points |
| Q1 2025 | -11% | -9.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | -3.6% | -13 points |
ZIP's operating margin was 8.7% last quarter, up 13 points from the same quarter a year ago.
ZIP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.2M | +579% |
| Q2 2026 | $15.2M | +48% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.6M | +$6.6M |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2M | -76% |
| Q2 2025 | $10.2M | -53% |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.2M | -635% |
| Q4 2024 | $12M | -65% |
ZIP still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2021 peak: $34M over the past year.
ZIP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.7% | +565K shares |
| 1 year | -8.1% | -7.3M shares |
| 3 years | -21% | -22.2M shares |
| 5 years | -14% | -13.5M shares |
| Available history | -33% | -40.1M shares |
ZIP has 83M diluted shares, down 8.1% from a year ago, with $22M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.5M |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $9.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $8M |
| Q3 2025 | $10M |
| Q2 2025 | $56.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $27.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M |
ZIP spent $22M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 77% from the year before.
ZIP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 9.1x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 94.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 121.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 24.0x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 10.3x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.1x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 3.3x | Elevated |
ZIP's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago.
ZIP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.6 | Neutral |
ZIP's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
ZIP PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | ZIP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 24x | 53% below |
| PE % | 2 | 61 | 59 pts below |
ZIP is trading at 11x earnings, a 53% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x, though its earnings don't support one.
ZIP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.24 | 33% above |
| 20 week MA | $4.18 | 35% above |
| 50 week MA | $3.51 | 61% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.46 | 26% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.77 | 36% below |
ZIP has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 36% below its 200-week average.
ZIP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $21.0 | $24.7 | +18% |
| 2022 | $24.7 | $16.3 | -34% |
| 2023 | $16.3 | $13.9 | -15% |
| 2024 | $13.9 | $7.09 | -49% |
| 2025 | $7.09 | $4.16 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.16 | $5.64 | +36% |
ZIP has finished four years in a row lower, and it's up 36% so far in 2026.