BuzzFeed (BZFD) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Operating Margin of 42.68% for Q1 2026, down 453.0% on a YoY basis from 12.09% in Q1 2025, and up 2.27% quarter-over-quarter from 43.68% in Q4 2025.
BuzzFeed (BZFD) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
BuzzFeed has reported Operating Margin for 6 years, with the latest figure at 42.68% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 453.0% year-over-year to 42.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.34% (down 1902.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.85%, down 1345.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 42.68%, up from 43.68% in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for Operating Margin was 7.03% in Q4 2024, with the low at 153.0% in Q4 2022.
- Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 30.67% across 5 years, with a median of 23.31% in 2022.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 14839 bps — and 2023, when it surged 15826 bps.
- BuzzFeed's Operating Margin stood at 153.0% in 2022, then surged by 103 bps to 5.26% in 2023, then jumped by 34 bps to 7.03% in 2024, then plunged by 722 bps to 43.68% in 2025, then advanced by 2 bps to 42.68% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 42.68% (Q1 2026), 43.68% (Q4 2025), and 12.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| 10 | BuzzFeed | 52.67 Mn | 30.77 Mn | 9.21 Mn | -42.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -42.68% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -43.68% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -12.92% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -7.47% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -38.15% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.83% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -63.41% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -11.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -26.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -44.58% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -153.00% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -23.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -38.55% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -0.98% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.46% |