BuzzFeed (BZFD) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Gross Margin of 37.21% for Q2 2026, down 2.47 percentage points from 39.68% a year earlier but up 8.04 percentage points from the prior quarter.
BuzzFeed (BZFD) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, BuzzFeed's Gross Margin came in at 39.18%, down 5.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 40.54%, down 4.13 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin has a five-year change of -15.80 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Gross Margin came in at 44.67% in FY2024 (+0.99 pp), 43.68% in FY2023 (+0.33 pp), 43.35% in FY2022 (-4.79 pp) and 48.15% in FY2021 (-8.19 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Gross Margin spans a low of 26.67% in Q1 2024 and a high of 94.94% in Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Gross Margin has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -3.63 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Gross Margin in five years was Q4 2022 (a gain of 42.77 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2023 (a drop of 35.51 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 29.17% (Q1 2026), 48.54% (Q4 2025) and 36.13% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 46.99% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 19.78% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 51.76% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 66.57% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 88.33 Mn | 23.10 Mn | 13.50 Mn | 37.21% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.21% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.17% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 36.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 39.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 34.78% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 50.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.11% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 47.14% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 26.67% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 59.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 46.81% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.28% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.18% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 94.94% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41.21% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 42.37% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.57% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 52.17% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 45.79% |
BuzzFeed Gross Margin API
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