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Zeta Global Holdings Corp.

$37.27−1.2%Close 11/12
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Growing?
Yes: revenue up 46% on a year earlier (quarter ended Sep 2026).
Expensive?
EV / revenue 5.5×. EV/revenue below the peer median of 22.9x: cheaper than its peers.
Analysts?
87% of 15 say buy; average 12-month target $38.64, 4% above today's price.
Risky?
Much swingier than most large companies: its price swung 64% over the past year (the S&P 500's 14%), and it fell as much as 70% since Nov 2021.
Market cap$9.5B
Revenue (TTM)$1.7B
Net income (TTM)$40M
EV / revenue5.5x
52-week closing range$15 – $38
Dividend yieldNo dividend

Zeta Global Holdings Corp. is an AI-powered marketing technology company that sells the Zeta Marketing Platform (ZMP), which unifies identity, data/analytics, and omnichannel activation (e.g., email, web, SMS, social, and connected TV) to help enterprises acquire, retain, and grow customers.

More about Zeta Global Holdings

Revenue is generated primarily from Direct platform (software/platform) revenue and related data-driven marketing services delivered via ZMP.

Market Position

Zeta positions ZMP as a large-scale omnichannel marketing platform with identity data at its core, leveraging proprietary opt-in data and AI to differentiate against point-solution stacks. The company emphasizes enterprise penetration (hundreds of scaled customers) and has been recognized in analyst coverage for parts of its offering (e.g., email marketing service providers).

How has the stock done?

Over the past year ZETA rose 82.1%; the software ETF (IGV) fell 7.6% and the S&P 500 rose 10.8%.

ZETA +82.1%Software ETF (IGV) −7.6%Earnings released
How much it movesRisk
Biggest fall
−70%

From Nov 11, 2024 to Apr 21, 2025, the deepest drop from a high since Nov 2021

Volatility, past year
64%

How much the price swings in a year; the S&P 500's was 14%

Beta, past year
2.13

When the S&P 500 moves 1%, the stock has moved about 2.1% the same way

Show the earnings releases
ReleasedQuarterRevenueEPS vs estimateStock, day after5 days after
Nov 9, 2026ended Sep 2026$493M (+46% vs a year earlier)$0.38 vs $0.27 (beat)+13.0%—
Aug 4, 2026ended Jun 2026$443M (+44% vs a year earlier)$0.27 vs $0.19 (beat)+20.0%+29.2%
Apr 30, 2026ended Mar 2026$396M (+50% vs a year earlier)$0.16 vs $0.12 (beat)+4.4%−3.0%
Feb 24, 2026ended Dec 2025$395M (+25% vs a year earlier)$0.37 vs $0.23 (beat)+19.2%+20.4%
Nov 4, 2025ended Sep 2025$337M (+26% vs a year earlier)—+13.2%+12.4%
Aug 5, 2025ended Jun 2025$308M (+35% vs a year earlier)—+28.0%+17.3%
May 1, 2025ended Mar 2025$264M (+36% vs a year earlier)—+4.7%+1.9%
Feb 25, 2025ended Dec 2024$315M (+50% vs a year earlier)—−17.8%−22.1%
Nov 12, 2024ended Sep 2024$268M (+42% vs a year earlier)—−51.7%−40.1%
Jul 31, 2024ended Jun 2024$228M (+33% vs a year earlier)—+14.3%+7.5%
May 6, 2024ended Mar 2024$195M (+24% vs a year earlier)—+20.0%+23.1%
Feb 27, 2024ended Dec 2023$210M (+20% vs a year earlier)—+2.6%−2.7%
Nov 1, 2023ended Sep 2023$189M (+24% vs a year earlier)—+3.8%+7.8%
Aug 2, 2023ended Jun 2023$172M (+25% vs a year earlier)—+6.1%−11.6%
May 4, 2023ended Mar 2023$158M (+25% vs a year earlier)—−9.6%−10.2%
Feb 23, 2023ended Dec 2022$175M (+30% vs a year earlier)—+16.3%+13.8%
Nov 1, 2022ended Sep 2022$152M (+32% vs a year earlier)—−3.4%−0.7%
Aug 3, 2022ended Jun 2022$137M (+28% vs a year earlier)—+21.6%+28.7%
May 10, 2022ended Mar 2022$126M (+24% vs a year earlier)—−0.7%+5.7%
Feb 23, 2022ended Dec 2021$135M (+18% vs a year earlier)—+5.7%−2.4%

Change in closing price from the first day shown, or with Price the closing price itself. Prices: Yahoo Finance, to Nov 12, 2026. Dashed lines: the days the company released earnings (its SEC 8-K filings); EPS estimates: Yahoo Finance. The stock's move after a release runs from the last close before its day to the close the day after (or five days after), so a release before the open counts like one after the close.

Is the business growing?

Revenue was $493M in the quarter ended Sep 2026, up 46% from a year earlier.

Revenue by quarter
Change from the same quarter a year earlier
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Quarter endedRevenuevs a year earlier
Dec 2022$175M+30%
Mar 2023$158M+25%
Jun 2023$172M+25%
Sep 2023$189M+24%
Dec 2023$210M+20%
Mar 2024$195M+24%
Jun 2024$228M+33%
Sep 2024$268M+42%
Dec 2024$315M+50%
Mar 2025$264M+36%
Jun 2025$308M+35%
Sep 2025$337M+26%
Dec 2025$395M+25%
Mar 2026$396M+50%
Jun 2026$443M+44%
Sep 2026$493M+46%
Earnings per shareDiluted, GAAP
EPS, quarter ended Sep 2026
$0.14

A year earlier −$0.02

EPS, last four quarters
$0.14

Diluted, from SEC filings

Quarters: Zeta Global Holdings Corp.'s SEC filings, named by the month they end. Fiscal years: Zeta Global Holdings Corp.'s annual reports to the SEC.

How it makes money

The company loses $2.4 for every $100 of revenue.

Where each $1 of revenue goesFiscal year ended 2025-12-31
Revenue
Total sales
$1.3B100%
Gross profit
Revenue minus direct costs
$791M60.6% of revenue
Cost of revenue
Direct cost of making or buying goods
$514M39.4% of revenue
Operating income
Profit from the core business
$5.4M0.4% of revenue
Net loss
The bottom-line loss
−$32M−2.4% of revenue
Margins by quarter
Gross 60.3%Operating 9.3%Net 7.8%
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Quarter endedGrossOperatingNet
Dec 202262.3%−27.2%−29.5%
Mar 202365.5%−33.3%−36.1%
Jun 202363.9%−26.9%−30.4%
Sep 202361.1%−19.7%−22.8%
Dec 202359.8%−15.1%−16.8%
Mar 202460.6%−18.4%−20.3%
Jun 202460.0%−11.7%−12.3%
Sep 202460.6%−4.6%−6.5%
Dec 202460.0%2.2%4.8%
Mar 202560.9%−6.1%−8.2%
Jun 202562.1%−1.7%−4.2%
Sep 202560.5%2.6%−1.1%
Dec 202559.5%4.5%1.7%
Mar 202659.0%−4.8%−3.3%
Jun 202659.1%3.8%1.8%
Sep 202660.3%9.3%7.8%
Gross margin, fiscal year
60.6%

−2.9 pts over 3 years

Operating margin, fiscal year
0.4%

+44.2 pts over 3 years

Net margin, fiscal year
−2.4%

+44.8 pts over 3 years

Each margin is that line of the income statement divided by revenue. Fiscal year: Zeta Global Holdings Corp.'s annual reports to the SEC; quarters: SEC filings.

Growth and margins together

Rule of 40 score 61.2 (growth 46.1% + FCF margin 15.1%): strong, clears the 40 line. Stock pay is 11.5% of revenue; counted as a cost, it brings the FCF margin down to 3.6%.

Rule of 40
61.2Strong
Revenue growth 46.1%FCF margin 15.1%

A rule of thumb for software: revenue growth plus free-cash-flow margin should reach 40. From 20 to 40 is middling, under 20 weak. The line is 40. Microsoft for comparison.

Stock-based pay4 quarters ended Sep 2026
11.5%of revenue paid in stock

Cash flow adds stock pay back because no cash leaves the company, but shareholders pay for it through new shares. Counting it as a cost shows the margin as if staff were paid in cash.

Is the valuation backed by growth?Peers

Zeta Global Holdings trades at 5.5× revenue on 46.1% growth. PLTR grows fastest of its peers, 95.9%, and costs 55.3×.

Show the data
CompanyRevenue growthEV / revenue
ZETA46.1%5.5×
MSFT18.8%11.4×
PLTR95.9%55.3×
ORCL29.6%7.3×
PANW34.5%22.9×
CRWD25.8%42.8×

Growth: revenue in the quarter ended Sep 2026 against the quarter ended Sep 2025. FCF margin: operating cash flow minus capex, over revenue, for the 4 quarters ended Sep 2026. From SEC filings.

Customers and suppliers

In its latest annual report Zeta Global Holdings buys from OpenAI; one customer it does not name accounts for 10% of its revenue.

Along the supply chainTwo steps either way, as each company’s latest annual report names the others

Suppliers

OpenAI
ZETAZeta Global Holdings

Customers

Unnamed customer 10%

Partners

OpenAIAI technology licensing partnership

Changes since the previous annual report (10-K filed Feb 26, 2025)

OpenAINamed for the first time, as a supplier and a partner
DailyPayNo longer named (was a customer)
Show the filing's words
CompanyRoleIn the filing's words
OpenAIsupplier“In addition to our proprietary AI Technologies, we use AI Technologies licensed from third parties in our technologies, including under our partnership with OpenAI, and our ability to continue to use such technologies at the scale we need may be dependent on access to specific third-party software and infrastructure.”
OpenAIpartner · licensing deal with it“In addition to our proprietary AI Technologies, we use AI Technologies licensed from third parties in our technologies, including under our partnership with OpenAI, and our ability to continue to use such technologies at the scale we need may be dependent on access to specific third-party software and infrastructure.”
One customer (unnamed)customer“One customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025, and no customer accounted for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenues for the year ended December 31, 2024.”

Only the companies Zeta Global Holdings names in its 10-K filed Feb 25, 2026 (SEC). The supply chain joins the latest annual reports of the companies on it and the 8-Ks they filed since: a link shows when either side's report names the other, so it grows as more reports are read. Hover a name for the filing's own words. Customers it does not name are listed as the filing describes them.

Is it expensive?

EV/revenue of 5.5x, below the peer median of 22.9x.

5.5×EV / revenue

EV/revenue below the peer median of 22.9x: cheaper than its peers.

Vs. peersEnterprise value / revenue (x)
ZETAPeersPeer median 22.9x
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CompanyEV / revenue
PLTR · Palantir Technologies Inc.55.3×
CRWD · CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.42.8×
PANW · Palo Alto Networks, Inc.22.9×
MSFT · Microsoft Corporation11.4×
ORCL · Oracle Corporation7.3×
ZETA · Zeta Global Holdings Corp.5.5×

Compared on enterprise value (market cap plus debt minus cash) per $1 of revenue: for companies that reinvest what they earn or borrow to grow (software, AI data centers), P/E can mislead.

What analysts expect

The average analyst price target is $38.64, 4% above the current price; 87% of 15 analysts rate it a buy; earnings beat estimates in all of the last 4 quarters.

12-month price targetsCurrent price $37.27
12 mo agoTodayIn 12 mo
High target
$55.00+48%
Average target
$38.64+4%
Low target
$25.00−33%
Ratings15 analysts
Strong Buy 2Buy 11Hold 2Sell 0Strong Sell 0

Buy or Strong Buy: 13 analysts (87%). Sell or Strong Sell: 0.

Targets and ratings over the past year31 changes by 13 firms

Over the past year the average of the analysts' latest price targets went from $25.71 to $38.38 (+49%), while ZETA went from $18.51 to $37.27 (+101%). In the past three months targets were raised 9 times and never cut. 2 upgrades and no downgrades over the year; the latest: Goldman Sachs moved it to Buy from Neutral on Oct 16, 2026.

Average target $38.38ZETAMiddle half of targetsUpgrade
Targets raised, by monthTargets cut
Show every change
DateFirmChangeRatingTarget
Oct 16, 2026Goldman SachsUpgradeBuy, was Neutral$45.00, was $30.00
Oct 12, 2026Roth CapitalTarget raisedBuy$55.00, was $44.00
Oct 9, 2026Truist SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$38.00, was $30.00
Oct 9, 2026RBC CapitalTarget keptOutperform$40.00
Oct 9, 2026KeybancTarget raisedOverweight$38.00, was $27.00
Oct 9, 2026Canaccord GenuityTarget raisedBuy$37.00, was $30.00
Oct 9, 2026NeedhamTarget raisedBuy$40.00, was $30.00
Oct 6, 2026DA DavidsonTarget raisedBuy$38.00, was $36.00
Oct 5, 2026RBC CapitalTarget raisedOutperform$40.00, was $31.00
Aug 19, 2026B of A SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$34.00, was $29.00
Aug 11, 2026CitigroupTarget raisedBuy$35.00, was $26.00
Aug 5, 2026DA DavidsonTarget raisedBuy$32.00, was $30.00
Aug 5, 2026RBC CapitalTarget raisedOutperform$31.00, was $29.00
Aug 5, 2026B. Riley SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$32.00, was $30.00
Aug 5, 2026KeybancTarget raisedOverweight$27.00, was $22.00
Aug 5, 2026NeedhamTarget raisedBuy$30.00, was $25.00
Jun 30, 2026Freedom BrokerBegan coverageBuy$28.50
Jun 24, 2026B of A SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$28.00, was $24.00
Jun 24, 2026DA DavidsonTarget keptBuy$30.00
May 1, 2026RBC CapitalTarget raisedOutperform$29.00, was $27.00
Apr 29, 2026KeybancUpgradeOverweight, was Sector Weight$22.00
Feb 26, 2026DA DavidsonTarget raisedBuy$30.00, was $29.00
Jan 28, 2026Goldman SachsTarget raisedNeutral$26.00, was $23.00
Jan 15, 2026Morgan StanleyTarget raisedEqual-Weight$27.00, was $23.00
Nov 26, 2025Morgan StanleyTarget raisedEqual-Weight$23.00, was $21.00
Nov 26, 2025DA DavidsonTarget raisedBuy$29.00, was $27.00
Nov 25, 2025DA DavidsonTarget keptBuy$27.00
Nov 25, 2025B. Riley SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$30.00, was $29.00
Nov 25, 2025B of A SecuritiesTarget raisedBuy$30.00, was $28.00
Nov 24, 2025DA DavidsonTarget keptBuy$27.00
Nov 21, 2025CitigroupBegan coverageBuy$26.00
Earnings against estimatesLast 4 quarters, per share
Average estimateReported, beat
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QuarterEstimateReportedSurprise
Dec ’25$0.23$0.37+60.9%
Mar ’26$0.12$0.16+33.3%
Jun ’26$0.19$0.27+42.1%
Sep ’26$0.27$0.38+40.7%

The day after each of these reports the stock moved +19.2% (Dec 2025, beat); +4.4% (Mar 2026, beat); +20.0% (Jun 2026, beat); +13.0% (Sep 2026, beat).

Expected nextConsensus of Nov 10, 2026

For the quarter ending Dec 2026, analysts expect adjusted earnings of $0.35 a share, and revenue of $524M, up 33% on a year earlier. For the fiscal year ending Dec 2027, they expect revenue of $2.1B, up 15% on the year before's estimate.

EPS, quarter ending Dec 2026
$0.35

Adjusted. Dec 2025: $0.37, far from its estimate; range $0.30 to $0.44; 13 analysts

Revenue, quarter ending Dec 2026
$524M+33% on a year earlier

Dec 2025: $395M; range $523M to $525M; 3 analysts

Revenue, year ending Dec 2027
$2.1B+15% on the year before's estimate

The year to Dec 2026: $1.9B expected; range $2.0B to $2.2B; 14 analysts

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PeriodFigureExpectedLow to highAnalystsA year earlierChange
Quarter ending Dec 2026EPS (adjusted)$0.35$0.30 to $0.4413$0.37 (Dec 2025)—
Quarter ending Dec 2026Revenue$524M$523M to $525M3$395M (Dec 2025)+33%
Quarter ending Mar 2027EPS (adjusted)$0.22$0.17 to $0.2712$0.16 (Mar 2026)+35%
Quarter ending Mar 2027Revenue$461M$421M to $481M11$396M (Mar 2026)+16%
Year ending Dec 2026Revenue$1.9B$1.9B to $1.9B4$1.3B (year to Dec 2025)+42%
Year ending Dec 2027Revenue$2.1B$2.0B to $2.2B14$1.9B (expected, year to Dec 2026)+15%

Targets, ratings and earnings estimates: Yahoo Finance. Rating and target changes: Yahoo Finance's list of upgrades and downgrades. The average target on each day is the average of every listed firm's latest target set in the 180 days before it, so it counts fewer analysts than the average target above, and the band is the middle half of those targets (a quarter of the firms are above it, a quarter below); a target set before a stock split is divided by the split. Expected figures: the average of the analysts' estimates (Yahoo Finance). Their EPS is adjusted, as analysts estimate it, so it is set against the adjusted EPS Yahoo reports for the same quarters, not the GAAP EPS of the growth and valuation sections; revenue against the SEC filings. No change is given against a quarter whose reported EPS was more than 50% off its own estimate (often a one-off gain or charge), nor against a year that counts one. Each estimate is pinned to its fiscal period by the report date or the period's end, and one that cannot be is left out.

Where the cash goes

Generated $260M in free cash flow over the year, with no dividends and no buybacks. All of the cash stays in the company.

Where a year of cash went4 quarters to Sep 2026
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LineAmount
Op. cash flow$274M
Capex−$14M
Free cash flow$260M
Dividends—
Buybacks—
Cash retained$260M
Free cash flow yield
2.7%

For every $100 of market cap, the company generates about $2.7 in free cash flow a year.

Dividend yield
No dividend

No dividend today; cash goes to growth and share buybacks.

Diluted sharesUp 19.0% in a year

Zeta Global Holdings had 265M diluted shares in the quarter ended Sep 2026, 19.0% more than a year earlier, and 15.3% more each year on average since Sep 2021.

Show the data
Quarter endedDiluted shares
Sep 2021130M
Mar 2022134M
Jun 2022136M
Sep 2022141M
Mar 2023150M
Jun 2023155M
Sep 2023158M
Mar 2024171M
Jun 2024178M
Sep 2024188M
Mar 2025213M
Jun 2025217M
Sep 2025222M
Mar 2026239M
Jun 2026257M
Sep 2026265M

Free cash flow: operating cash flow minus capital spending on property, plant and equipment, from SEC filings. Shares: each quarter's diluted weighted average as filed with the SEC, since the stock's listing and its latest split.

Financial health

Current ratio 1.6, no pressure to repay short-term debt; debt-to-equity 0.2, debt is very low and the balance sheet is solid.

Current ratio
1.6Strong liquidity

Assets that can be turned into cash soon are 1.6x what is owed within a year. 1.5 or higher is comfortable; below 1 needs watching.

Debt-to-equity
0.2Very low debt

For every $1 of shareholder funds, there is $0.2 of debt. The higher the number, the more pressure when the economy weakens.

Net cash
$123MMore cash than debt

Cash and short-term investments of $320M against debt of $197M.

AssetsTotal ~$1.5B
Cash
$320M21.3%
Receivables
$320M21.4%
Property & equipment
$30M2.3%
Goodwill
$530M35.1%
Intangibles
$250M16.6%
Other
$50M3.3%
Liabilities & equityTotal ~$1.5B
Current
$430M28.6%
Long-term
$270M17.9%
Equity
$800M53.5%

Latest fiscal year balance sheet. Source: Yahoo Finance.

Who holds it

In the filings of 3 funds whose copy leaves ZETA out (on the exchange, not in the app yet): Swiss National Bank, Norges Bank, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.

What did the funds Hunch tracks do?

Of the 83 funds whose 13F filings Hunch reads, 7 held ZETA at the end of their latest quarter (for most, Q2 2026). Over that quarter 2 added shares, 3 cut and 2 bought new. The largest of them is Norges Bank, 1.80M shares worth $35.5M at Jun 30, 2026, 21.9% fewer than at Dec 31, 2025.

Funds that added shares
4

2 of them new holders

Funds that cut
3

Over their latest quarter

Each fund's change in sharesChange in shares over the latest quarter
Added or newCut or sold all
Show every fund
FundQuarterSharesValueChange in sharesChangeFiled
Norges BankQ2 2026 vs Q4 20251.80M$35.5M−504,734−22%Aug 12, 2026
Swiss National BankQ3 2026387,800$12.2M+11,700+3.1%Nov 12, 2026
Renaissance TechnologiesQ3 2026158,600$5.0M+158,600NewNov 12, 2026
Canada Pension Plan Investment BoardQ2 2026147,800$2.9M−201,716−58%Aug 14, 2026
Nomura HoldingsQ2 202647,850$942K+16,532+53%Aug 14, 2026
Soros Fund ManagementQ2 202646,667$918K+46,667NewAug 14, 2026
Tudor Investment Corp Et AlQ2 202640,379$795K−615,996−94%Aug 14, 2026

From the 13F filings of the 83 funds Hunch tracks, not of every institution: each fund's shares of ZETA at its latest quarter end against the quarter before, as filed (long positions only, options left out), the quarter before put on the latest quarter's share count across a split. A fund files 45 days after its quarter ends, so some have a newer quarter than others. Value is at the quarter end. Norges Bank filed its 13F for Q1 2026 confidentially, with no holdings made public, so its row compares Q2 2026 with Q4 2025.