BuzzFeed (BZFD) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)

BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Debt Ratio of 0.35 for Q1 2026, up 196.02% on a YoY basis from 0.12 in Q1 2025, and up 11.18% quarter-over-quarter from 0.31 in Q4 2025.

BuzzFeed (BZFD) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

BuzzFeed has reported Debt Ratio for 7 years, with the latest figure at 0.35 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt Ratio rose 196.02% year-over-year to 0.35; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.35 (up 196.02% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.31, up 169.25% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.35, up from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Debt Ratio was 0.39 in Q4 2023, with the low at 0.12 in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.29 across 5 years, with a median of 0.31 in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Debt Ratio jumped 6990.9% — and 2024, when it slumped 70.14%.
  • BuzzFeed's Debt Ratio stood at 0.29 in 2022, then soared by 34.35% to 0.39 in 2023, then slumped by 70.14% to 0.12 in 2024, then surged by 169.25% to 0.31 in 2025, then rose by 11.18% to 0.35 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.35 (Q1 2026), 0.31 (Q4 2025), and 0.24 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 0.38
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 0.11
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 0.15
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.00
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn -
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn -
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 0.47
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 0.06
10 BuzzFeed 52.67 Mn 30.77 Mn 9.21 Mn 0.35

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.35
Dec 31, 2025 0.31
Sep 30, 2025 0.24
Jun 30, 2025 0.22
Mar 31, 2025 0.12
Dec 31, 2024 0.12
Sep 30, 2024 0.37
Jun 30, 2024 0.37
Mar 31, 2024 0.34
Dec 31, 2023 0.39
Sep 30, 2023 0.36
Jun 30, 2023 0.35
Mar 31, 2023 0.32
Dec 31, 2022 0.29
Sep 30, 2022 0.25
Jun 30, 2022 0.24
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.23
Sep 30, 2021 0.00
Dec 31, 2020 0.07