BuzzFeed (BZFD) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026)

BuzzFeed's (BZFD) quarterly Gross Margin came in at 29.17% in Q1 2026, down 562.0% YoY from 6.31% in Q1 2025, and down 39.92% on a QoQ basis from 48.54% in Q4 2025.

BuzzFeed (BZFD) Gross Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

BuzzFeed (BZFD) has 6 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 29.17% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 562.0% year-over-year to 29.17% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 39.71% (down 661.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 40.54%, down 413.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin declined to 29.17% in Q1 2026, from 48.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 94.94% in Q4 2022 to a low of 26.67% in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of 44.08% and a median of 41.21% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin jumped 4277 bps — and 2023, when it tumbled 3551 bps.
  • Tracing BZFD's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 94.94% in 2022, then tumbled by 37 bps to 59.43% in 2023, then slipped by 15 bps to 50.32% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 48.54% in 2025, then plunged by 40 bps to 29.17% in 2026.
  • The last three Gross Margin figures came in at 29.17% (Q1 2026), 48.54% (Q4 2025), and 36.13% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,213.06 Bn 3,784.02 Bn 73.85 Bn 61.65%
2 Meta Platforms 1,538.90 Bn 1,448.64 Bn 49.47 Bn 81.37%
3 Taboola.com 1,130.72 Bn 1,130.59 Bn 139.48 Mn 29.25%
4 Baidu 289.26 Bn 284.76 Bn 1.88 Mn 0.04%
5 Spotify Technology 102.75 Bn 92.51 Bn 1.75 Bn 32.98%
6 Joyy 77.59 Bn 76.70 Bn 205.64 Mn 35.34%
7 BILI Social International 60.58 Bn 60.58 Bn 405,933.00 75.52%
8 Nebius 49.44 Bn 39.81 Bn 295.20 Mn 73.98%
9 Reddit 30.43 Bn 27.65 Bn 734.60 Mn 91.27%
10 BuzzFeed 61.42 Mn 44.60 Mn 13.50 Mn 37.21%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%