BuzzFeed (BZFD) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Operating Expenses of $45.0 million for Q1 2026, down 9.47% on a YoY basis from $49.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.54% quarter-over-quarter from $81.2 million in Q4 2025.

BuzzFeed (BZFD) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

BuzzFeed has reported Operating Expenses for 6 years, with the latest figure at $45.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 9.47% year-over-year to $45.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $228.4 million (up 12.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $233.2 million, up 9.24% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $45.0 million, down from $81.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $131.6 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $45.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $71.0 million across 5 years, with a median of $60.0 million in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slumped 56.51% — and 2025, when it soared 55.47%.
  • BuzzFeed's Operating Expenses stood at $60.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 15.67% to $50.6 million in 2023, then advanced by 3.22% to $52.2 million in 2024, then surged by 55.47% to $81.2 million in 2025, then sank by 44.54% to $45.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $45.0 million (Q1 2026), $81.2 million (Q4 2025), and $52.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 527.00 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 70.20 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 33.44 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 512.79 Mn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 480.50 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 1.09 Bn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -209.66 Bn
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 1.60 Bn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 483.00 Mn
10 BuzzFeed 52.67 Mn 30.77 Mn 9.21 Mn 45.05 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 45.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 81.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 52.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 49.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 49.76 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 52.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 54.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 46.71 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 60.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 50.62 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 66.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 78.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 79.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 60.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 121.82 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 131.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 126.86 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 138.03 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 90.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 89.52 Mn