BZFDNasdaqCommunications Services, NECFiscal year ends December 31Also trades as BZFDW
BuzzFeed, Inc.
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$1.02+0.02 (+2.43%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $56.19M
- P/E (TTM)
- –
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2018 to 2025
Gross margin
40.5%−15.8 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
-25.8%−29.6 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-31.2%−34.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | -2.4% | -17.2% | -10.4% | – | |
| Gross profit | -11.4% | -19.0% | -16.1% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
8 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | – | -74.9% | |
| Return on assets | – | – | -28.2% | |
| Current ratio | – | 3.64 | 0.90 | |
| Debt to equity | – | -0.06 | 1.18 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | – | -2.89× | -1.56× | |
| Interest coverage | – | – | -8.4× | |
| Capex to revenue | – | 1.5% | 1.1% | |
| Diluted shares | – | 3M | 38M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
BuzzFeed generated $54.18M from operations and spent $17.35M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 81% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$54.18M
Used
$17.35M
Capital expenditure$14.02M81%Dividends$00%Share buybacks$3.33M19%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-31.2%
×Asset turnover0.90×
×Equity multiplier2.66×
=Return on equity, FY2025-74.9%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -31.2% | 0.90× | 2.66× | -74.9% |
| FY2024 | -5.3% | 0.60× | 2.96× | -9.5% |
| FY2023 | -38.4% | 0.49× | 3.14× | -59.0% |
| FY2022 | -61.7% | 0.56× | 2.08× | -71.5% |
| FY2021 | 6.4% | 0.84× | 16.15× | 87.1% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
3of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$57.72M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero-$18.75M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-2.5% → -26.1%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income-$18.75M vs -$57.72M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell0.0% → 14.8%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.87 → 0.90
- No dilutionShare count did not rise37M → 38M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year44.67% → 40.54%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.46 → 0.84