BuzzFeed (BZFD) Debt Ratio (2020 - 2026)

BuzzFeed's (BZFD) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.35 in Q1 2026, up 48.01% YoY from 0.23 in Q1 2025, and up 11.18% on a QoQ basis from 0.31 in Q4 2025.

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

BuzzFeed (BZFD) has 7 years of Debt Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.35 in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 48.01% year-over-year to 0.35 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.35 (up 48.01% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.31, up 169.25% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio climbed to 0.35 in Q1 2026, from 0.31 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.39 in Q4 2023 to a low of 0.12 in Q4 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 0.29 and a median of 0.31 in 2025 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2024 — Debt Ratio slumped 70.14% — and 2025, when it jumped 169.25%.
  • Tracing BZFD's Debt Ratio over 5 years: 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 Alphabet 4,226.97 Bn 3,797.93 Bn 73.85 Bn 0.11
2 Meta Platforms 1,534.26 Bn 1,444.00 Bn 49.47 Bn 0.19
3 Taboola.com 1,139.07 Bn 1,138.93 Bn 139.48 Mn 0.05
4 Baidu 289.47 Bn 284.98 Bn 1.88 Mn 0.14
5 Spotify Technology 102.75 Bn 92.51 Bn 1.75 Bn -0.10
6 Joyy 77.93 Bn 77.04 Bn 205.64 Mn 0.00
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 -
8 Nebius 49.20 Bn 39.57 Bn 295.20 Mn 0.38
9 Reddit 30.47 Bn 27.69 Bn 734.60 Mn -
10 BuzzFeed 61.15 Mn 44.32 Mn 13.50 Mn 0.23

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.23
Mar 31, 2026 0.35
Dec 31, 2025 0.31
Sep 30, 2025 0.24
Jun 30, 2025 0.22
Mar 31, 2025 0.23
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 0.24
Jun 30, 2022 0.23
Mar 31, 2022 0.22
Dec 31, 2021 0.22
Dec 31, 2020 0.07