BuzzFeed (BZFD) Research & Development (2021 - 2026)

BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Research & Development of $2.3 million for Q1 2026, down 23.87% on a YoY basis from $3.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 1.81% quarter-over-quarter from $2.4 million in Q4 2025.

BuzzFeed (BZFD) Research & Development (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

BuzzFeed has reported Research & Development for 6 years, with the latest figure at $2.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development fell 23.87% year-over-year to $2.3 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $10.1 million (down 5.89% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $10.8 million, down 0.57% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 stood at $2.3 million, down from $2.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Research & Development was $10.3 million in Q2 2022, with the low at $2.3 million in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged $3.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $2.8 million in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Research & Development soared 48.59% — and 2023, when it sank 67.32%.
  • BuzzFeed's Research & Development stood at $3.8 million in 2022, then sank by 39.87% to $2.3 million in 2023, then gained by 2.88% to $2.3 million in 2024, then climbed by 2.32% to $2.4 million in 2025, then dropped by 1.81% to $2.3 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $2.3 million (Q1 2026), $2.4 million (Q4 2025), and $2.5 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 67.40 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 17.03 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 17.70 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 387.52 Mn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 207.25 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 380.79 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -61.44 Bn
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 478.30 Mn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 150.00 Mn
10 BuzzFeed 52.67 Mn 30.77 Mn 9.21 Mn 2.33 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 2.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 2.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 2.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 2.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 2.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.58 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 2.26 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 2.44 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 3.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 3.76 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 5.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.25 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 5.38 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 5.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 6.90 Mn