BuzzFeed (BZFD) Net Margin (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Net Margin of -32.65% for Q2 2026, down 9.33 percentage points from -23.32% a year earlier but up 15.12 percentage points from the prior quarter.
BuzzFeed (BZFD) Net Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, BuzzFeed's Net Margin came in at -35.83%, down 40.79 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -31.16%, down 25.84 percentage points from FY2024.
- Net Margin has a four-year change of -30.97 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Net Margin came in at -5.32% in FY2024 (+33.12 pp), -38.44% in FY2023 (+23.25 pp), -61.69% in FY2022 (-61.50 pp) and -0.19% in FY2021.
- Five-year quarterly Net Margin spans a low of -444.42% in Q4 2022 and a high of 55.22% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Net Margin has now declined in each of the last five quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.80 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Net Margin in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 423.79 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 446.66 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -47.77% (Q1 2026), -47.40% (Q4 2025) and -16.05% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Net Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 1.71% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | 16.41% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 8.91% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | 7.66% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 12.25% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 11.06% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 88.33 Mn | 23.10 Mn | 13.50 Mn | -32.65% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -32.65% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -47.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -47.40% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -16.05% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -23.32% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -35.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 55.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.76% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -18.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -96.54% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -20.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -22.88% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -44.80% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -65.57% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -444.42% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -25.89% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -22.26% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -49.03% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.24% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.46% |
BuzzFeed Net Margin API
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params = {"slug": "net-margin", "ticker": "BZFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
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const data = await res.json();