ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 12, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of ZipRecruiter, Inc stock $5.58, price $5.64, that is 1.1% below the price, quality 56 out of 100. Rating: fairly valued. The value is an estimate: none of our valuation models currently carries, it draws on revenue and assets compared with similar companies. Updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 11, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $1.69 – $32.15 · fair‑value band $4.18 – $6.97 · the $5.64 price screens above the $5.58 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 11, 2026.
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ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates an online marketplace that connects job seekers and employers in the United States and internationally. Its two-sided marketplace enables employers to post jobs and access other features, as well as the job seekers that apply to jobs with a single click.
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The company was incorporated in 2010 and is headquartered in Santa Monica, California.
Stock analysis
ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP) currently trades at $5.64, while our estimate is $5.58, so the stock looks roughly fairly valued today (gap 1.1%).
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Valuation
None of our valuation models currently carries for this company, usually because of losses or heavy investment. The estimate draws on revenue and assets compared with similar companies and is less precise than a model-based fair value.
Scenario range: $4.18 (bear) to $6.97 (bull), the price of $5.64 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 56/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector.
Weak Growth: Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
ZipRecruiter, Inc reported revenue of $449M in FY2025 versus $741M in FY2021, a compound −11.8%/yr. Reported net income was −$33.0M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $466M Small · P/E ratio 13.0 · P/S ratio 1.03 · EPS (TTM) $0.3300 · Net margin 6.2% · Return on equity −2,897% · Return on assets (EBIT) 4.1% (5-year average) · Operating margin 3.5%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 23 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 14% below its 52-week high and 234% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 37% fair-value upside, at −1%, ZIP screens richer than that median.
Fair Value
Bear$4.18Fair Value $5.58Bull$6.97
Price $5.64 · Downside -1.1%
Estimate. None of our valuation models currently carries for this company, usually because of losses or heavy investment. The estimate draws on revenue and assets compared with similar companies and is less precise than a model-based fair value.
Quality Score breakdown
Overall quality56/100
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Profitability39
How much profit the company makes from its sales and capital
Quality Growth30
Are margins and returns getting better?
Cashflow46
Do the profits arrive as real cash?
Financial strength42
Debt, balance sheet and risk of trouble
Investment100
Does it invest with discipline instead of growing at any price?
Low Volatility10
How calm the share price moves, does not count
Price momentum67
Price momentum of the last 3 to 12 months, does not count
In the last 6 months, 5 officers or directors sold shares worth $1.6M and none bought.
SaleBoris F. ShimanovskyEVP, Chief Technology Officer5× since Nov 20, 2025: 114,806 shares, avg. $5.06$580,518Nov 10, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleRyan T. SakamotoEVP, Chief Legal Officer12× since Nov 19, 2025: 33,929 shares, avg. $3.54$119,966Oct 26, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleAmy GarefisEVP, Chief People Officer9× since Nov 18, 2025: 51,389 shares, avg. $4.05$207,879Oct 20, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleIan H. SiegelCHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, Director, 10% owner12× since Dec 18, 2025: 409,028 shares, avg. $3.32$1.4MOct 5, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleDavid TraversPresident4× since Dec 18, 2025: 88,945 shares, avg. $3.37$299,561Sep 18, 202610b5-1 plan
SaleTimothy G. YarbroughEVP, Chief Financial Officer3× since Dec 5, 2025: 11,872 shares, avg. $4.08$48,454Feb 5, 202610b5-1 plan
Plus 18 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.40/100
Revenue growth is weak: less than 2 % a year.
Revenue growth 1 year
−5.3%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
−20.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+1.4%
Start year 2020 (pandemic)
Revenue growth 6 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+0.7%
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Profit margin (trend) ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.
15.4% (2020) → −4.3% (2025)
What shareholders gained per year ⓘWe only publish this rate when it is defensible. Reason: fiscal 2025 is a loss year, no rate is defined from a loss
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Growth Forecast
A lot of optimism in the price
The price assumes more growth than the company has delivered so far and more than analysts expect.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+39.7%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect ⓘAnalysts publish sales forecasts for the next two fiscal years. For the years after that, growth slows evenly to 2 % a year by year ten (2 % is the long-run rate our models use). Projected years are marked as such.
+3.8%
Yearly sales growth analysts expect, extended to five years.
After inflation (USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +36.5% a year for the price and +1.4% for the forecasts.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Internet Content & Information · 140 stocks
Beats the industry median on 3/9 measures
Overall it trails its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score56 · Below median
Fair Value upside−1.1% · Below median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)Negative equity ⓘThe company's equity is below zero, for example after large share buybacks. A ratio to negative equity has no meaning, so we show no number here and do not rank it against the peer group.
Return on assets−5.8% · Below median
Net margin (12 months)6.2% · Above median
Operating margin (12 months)3.5% · Below median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)5.2% · Below median
Balance sheet
Debt / equityNegative equity ⓘThe company's equity is below zero, for example after large share buybacks. A ratio to negative equity has no meaning, so we show no number here and do not rank it against the peer group.
Valuation Multiplesvs Internet Content & Information median · lower = cheaper
P/E (12 months)13.0× · Cheaper than median
P/BNegative equity ⓘThe company's equity is below zero, for example after large share buybacks. A ratio to negative equity has no meaning, so we show no number here and do not rank it against the peer group.
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Frequently asked questions
Is ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 11, 2026, our estimate of fair value is $5.58 versus a price of $5.64, about 1% lower (fairly valued).
What is the fair value of ZIP?
Our estimate for ZipRecruiter, Inc is $5.58 (as of Nov 11, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. The current price: $5.64.
What is the quality score of ZIP?
ZipRecruiter, Inc has a Quality Score of 56/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
Our calculated price target is the estimate of $5.58 (as of Nov 11, 2026). Cautious scenario $4.18, optimistic scenario $6.97. It is an estimate from revenue and assets compared with similar companies, because none of our valuation models currently carries, not an analyst target.
What is the ZipRecruiter, Inc stock forecast for 2026?
Our estimate puts fair value at $5.58, about 1% lower versus a price of $5.64 (fairly valued). Cautious scenario $4.18, optimistic scenario $6.97. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
ZipRecruiter, Inc reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $452M (latest available figure, as of Nov 11, 2026).
What growth is priced into ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, ZipRecruiter, Inc would have to grow free cash flow by +39.7 % per year for five years (discount rate 12.8 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +1.4 % per year. As of Nov 11, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of ZIP use?
Our models discount ZipRecruiter, Inc at 12.8 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 1.55, country premium for USA. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For ZipRecruiter, Inc that is +39.7 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (12.8 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at ZipRecruiter, Inc grew +1.4 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +39.7 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +3.9 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into ZipRecruiter, Inc (+39.7 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 2.12 %: that much free cash flow ZipRecruiter, Inc produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (12.8 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For ZipRecruiter, Inc it is $5.58 per share (as of Nov 11, 2026), against a price of $5.64.
Is ZipRecruiter, Inc stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 11, 2026, ZIP trades above its calculated fair value: price $5.64, fair value $5.58, a gap of about −1% (fairly valued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of ZIP?
No. The price is what the market pays today ($5.64); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify ($5.58). For ZipRecruiter, Inc the two are $0.0600 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is ZipRecruiter, Inc worth?
The market values ZipRecruiter, Inc at about $466M (market capitalisation, as of Nov 11, 2026). Per share that is $5.64; our models calculate a fair value of $5.58 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about ZIP?
Our models span a range for ZipRecruiter, Inc: cautious scenario $4.18, base $5.58, optimistic $6.97 per share (as of Nov 11, 2026, price $5.64). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of ZIP?
ZipRecruiter, Inc trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.0 (as of Nov 11, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of $5.58 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/S 1.0.
How solid is the balance sheet of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
Balance-sheet figures for ZipRecruiter, Inc (as of Nov 11, 2026): negative equity, so no return on equity and no debt-to-equity ratio. They feed the Quality Score of 56/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is ZIP from its 52-week high?
ZipRecruiter, Inc trades at $5.64, about 14% below its 52-week high of $6.59 and 234% above the low of $1.69 (as of Nov 12, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of $5.58 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to ZipRecruiter, Inc?
From the same area (Communication Services) we also value Alphabet Inc, Meta Platforms, Inc, Tencent Holdings, Spotify Technology S.A, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is ZipRecruiter, Inc stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 11, 2026: price $5.64, calculated fair value $5.58 (−1%), Quality Score 56/100. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 14.3% above its aggregate fair value. ZipRecruiter, Inc itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The closing price on Nov 12, 2026 was $5.64. Our estimate is $5.58, about 1% lower (fairly valued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with ZipRecruiter, Inc right now?
The price sits close to our fair value, market and models broadly agree here, little valuation tension. Evidence is limited here (fewer models, shorter history), so the fair value is a rougher estimate than usual.
Key figures of ZipRecruiter, Inc
How large is the market capitalisation of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The market capitalisation of ZipRecruiter, Inc is $466M. The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The price-to-sales ratio of ZipRecruiter, Inc is 1.03 (last twelve months). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What are the earnings per share of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
Earnings per share at ZipRecruiter, Inc are $0.3300 (price ÷ EPS = P/E 13.0). Earnings per share over the last twelve months: total profit spread across every single share.
What is the net margin of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The net margin of ZipRecruiter, Inc is 6.2% (last twelve months). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The return on equity (ROE) of ZipRecruiter, Inc is −2,897% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of ZipRecruiter, Inc is 4.1% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
The operating margin of ZipRecruiter, Inc is 3.5% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
Revenue at ZipRecruiter, Inc is growing +5.2% versus a year earlier (3y avg −20.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP)?
Earnings per share at ZipRecruiter, Inc are growing −50.0% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does ZipRecruiter, Inc (ZIP) carry?
The net debt of ZipRecruiter, Inc is $380M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 38.5 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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