UNIT vs ZD
UNIT: A recently merged digital infrastructure giant with 240,000 fiber route miles serving 1M+ customers, combining legacy Windstream telecom operations with Uniti's fiber REIT to create an integrated broadband, cloud communications, and carrier transport platform. ZD: Ziff Davis is a diversified digital media and internet company spanning technology publishing, gaming, health and wellness, broadband network intelligence, and cloud-based cybersecurity and marketing software services.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | UNIT | ZD | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-09 close | $11.11 | $52.86 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-10 | $2.6B | $1.9B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-10 | 2.17 | 41.76 | UNIT lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-10 | 0.01 | 0.12 | UNIT lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-10 | +41.7% | +3.3% | UNIT higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-10 | +59.5% | +85.3% | ZD higher |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-10 | +59.0% | +5.4% | UNIT higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-10 | +267.9% | +2.5% | UNIT higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-10 | +11.4% | +1.3% | UNIT higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-10 | 33.30 | 0.50 | ZD lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-10 | +149.3% | -1.8% | UNIT higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +39.4% | +1.4% | UNIT higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-10 | +11.0% | n/a | |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 0 | 0 | Tie |
| Beta as of 2026-07-10 | 1.40 | 1.09 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-09 close | +51.6% | +59.0% | ZD higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-10. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-09.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.