BuzzFeed (BZFD) Invested Capital (2020 - 2026)
BuzzFeed's Invested Capital was $85.9 million in Q2 2026, down 33.7% from $129.58 million a year earlier and down 9.7% from the prior quarter.
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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Invested Capital (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Invested Capital at BuzzFeed came in at $108.47 million, down 18.1% from FY2024.
- Invested Capital has now declined for four consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Invested Capital was $132.46 million in FY2024 (-50.9%), $270 million in FY2023 (-22.1%), $346.81 million in FY2022 (-32.6%) and $514.47 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Invested Capital since Q4 2020.
- Compared with a year earlier, Invested Capital has declined for 15 straight quarters, with an average decline of 30.5% over the last eight quarters.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year decline in Invested Capital ran from 18.1% in Q4 2025 to 50.9% in Q4 2024.
- Per Business Quant data, BZFD's Invested Capital in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $95.11 million (Q1 2026), $108.47 million (Q4 2025) and $127.07 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 66.02 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 18.33 Bn |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 20.27 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 11.23 Bn |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | 26.55 Bn |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | - |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | 2.89 Bn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.36 Bn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | 22.60 Mn |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 94.17 Mn | 28.93 Mn | 13.50 Mn | 85.90 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 85.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 95.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 108.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 127.07 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 129.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 119.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 132.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 177.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 170.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 176.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 270.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 279.02 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 289.61 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 310.65 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 346.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 448.46 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 470.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 475.09 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 514.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -293.11 Mn |
API Access
BuzzFeed Invested Capital API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "invested-capital", "ticker": "BZFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=invested-capital&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();