BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed's Return on Assets [ROA] was -38.23% in Q2 2026, down 43.13 percentage points from 4.90% a year earlier and down 4.63 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Assets [ROA] at BuzzFeed came in at -28.00%, down 24.86 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] shows a four-year change of -33.65 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.14% in FY2024 (+15.84 pp), -18.98% in FY2023 (+15.52 pp), -34.50% in FY2022 (-40.14 pp) and 5.65% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2023.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Assets [ROA] has declined for three straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.48 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] over five years was Q1 2025 (a gain of 31.32 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2026 (a drop of 43.13 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, BZFD's Return on Assets [ROA] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -33.60% (Q1 2026), -28.71% (Q4 2025) and 0.27% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 9.11% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 1.61% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 13.62% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 3.31% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 2.07% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 30.25 Mn | -35.66 Mn | 13.50 Mn | -38.23% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -38.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -33.60% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -28.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.31% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.99% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -19.04% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -23.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -25.01% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -21.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -41.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -43.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -38.63% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -35.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -4.67% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.16% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.55% |
API Access
BuzzFeed Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "BZFD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();