BuzzFeed (BZFD) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed's (BZFD) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 42.68% in Q1 2026, down 453.0% YoY from 12.09% in Q1 2025, and up 2.27% on a QoQ basis from 43.68% in Q4 2025.
BuzzFeed (BZFD) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
BuzzFeed (BZFD) has 6 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 42.68% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin fell 453.0% year-over-year to 42.68% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 26.34% (down 1902.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 25.85%, down 1345.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose to 42.68% in Q1 2026, from 43.68% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 7.03% in Q4 2024 to a low of 153.0% in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of 30.67% and a median of 23.31% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Margin tumbled 14839 bps — and 2023, when it surged 15826 bps.
- Tracing BZFD's Operating Margin over 5 years: 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,188.33 Bn | 3,759.29 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
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| 9 | 30.30 Bn | 27.51 Bn | 734.60 Mn | 28.79% | |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 60.87 Mn | 44.05 Mn | 13.50 Mn | -28.42% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -28.42% |
| 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% |