Ziprecruiter Inc
NYSE:ZIP
Ziprecruiter Inc
ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates as web-based hiring platform for small and medium sized businesses. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and currently employs 1,150 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-05-26. The firm is focused on reducing the time associated with making a new hire. Its technology delivers matches immediately after a job goes live and provides tools to streamline the vetting process. ZipRecruiter works like a matchmaker curating job opportunity for job seekers, and candidates for employers. The jobs posted on ZipRecruiter are distributed to over various sites managed by its job distribution partners. This includes job boards, newspaper classifieds, search engines, social networks, talent communities, and resume services. ZipRecruiter matching technology immediately identifies when employers post a job and sends an alert to the best job seekers in its marketplace. The employer can then, with a single click, personally invite qualified potential candidates to apply.
ZipRecruiter, Inc. operates as web-based hiring platform for small and medium sized businesses. The company is headquartered in Santa Monica, California and currently employs 1,150 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-05-26. The firm is focused on reducing the time associated with making a new hire. Its technology delivers matches immediately after a job goes live and provides tools to streamline the vetting process. ZipRecruiter works like a matchmaker curating job opportunity for job seekers, and candidates for employers. The jobs posted on ZipRecruiter are distributed to over various sites managed by its job distribution partners. This includes job boards, newspaper classifieds, search engines, social networks, talent communities, and resume services. ZipRecruiter matching technology immediately identifies when employers post a job and sends an alert to the best job seekers in its marketplace. The employer can then, with a single click, personally invite qualified potential candidates to apply.
Revenue Growth: ZipRecruiter returned to year-over-year revenue growth in Q4 2025, the first time since Q3 2022, with Q4 revenue at $111.7 million, up 1% YoY.
Soft Demand: Hiring demand in Q4 was softer than normal seasonality, driven by economic factors. Job openings declined 10% YoY, especially among SMBs.
Guidance: Q1 2026 revenue is guided to $106 million, down 4% YoY and 5% QoQ, reflecting a lower baseline of paid employers after the holiday season.
Margin Outlook: Adjusted EBITDA margin is expected to expand from 9% in 2025 to 14% in 2026, showing confidence in cost discipline and operational leverage.
Product Innovation: New features like Be Seen First and AI-powered screening tools are driving engagement, with strong adoption and improved employer/job seeker connections.
CFO Transition: CFO Tim Yarbrough is departing, with President Dave Travers stepping in as interim CFO while a search for a permanent replacement is underway.
