Diligence memo · auto-generated · as of July 2, 2026
Meredith Corp
Meredith Corp looks fair against its niche peers and is dormant on financing cadence.
Businessfiled
Meredith Corp operates in Other, based in DES MOINES.
Sector still resolves to a broad 'Other' bucket, so operating comparables below are weaker than for a tightly-classified peer.
No verified homepage on file yet — operating evidence is limited to the public record.
Capital & rounds (filed)filed
Meredith Corp has raised $650M in disclosed capital across 1 recorded round, aggregated from public filings. Its latest round is modeled as Growth/Late (a round over $400M).
Largest single filing: $650M on 2018-01-31.
Most recent recorded round closed around 2018-01-31.
Valuation (modeled)modeled
Provath models Meredith Corp at approximately $11.5B (range $5.1B–$20.8B). This is an algorithmic estimate from round sizes and same-niche peers — not a quoted or reported figure.
Read: Fair. Modeled value is 1.21× the median modeled value of Growth/Late Other companies in 2016–2018 (26 peers) — value vs value, same stage and era. Within the normal band (121% of peer median) for its niche.
Financing rhythm & timingmixed
Last raise 8.4 yr ago; this sector typically re-raises about every 11 months.
Only one round on record and long silent — often defunct, acquired, or gone quiet.
Comparablesmixed
Capital scale ranks ahead of 100% of Other peers (25008 compared).
Modeled value ranks above 100% of those peers.
Closest niche peers: Papay Topco, Inc., Advanced Disposal Services, Inc., MB Parent Holdco, L.P., Cersei Topco, Llc, FARMER & THE COWMAN Ltd LIABILITY Co.
Peoplefiled
14 named people on file across officers, directors and signatories.
Risks & flagsmixed
Financing has been silent well beyond sector cadence — possibly defunct, acquired, or paused.
Broad sector classification weakens peer comparison.
No clearly named CEO/founder/principal in the surfaced records — key-person evidence is thin.