BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2022 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) recorded Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -60.18% in Q2 2026, down 50.81 percentage points from -9.37% a year earlier and down 13.40 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, BuzzFeed reported Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] of -39.75%, down 28.06 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has a four-year change of -18.16 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at -11.70% in FY2024 (+2.84 pp), -14.53% in FY2023 (+12.07 pp), -26.61% in FY2022 (-5.02 pp) and -21.59% in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in data going back to Q1 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.77 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the last five years was a gain of 15.29 percentage points in Q3 2024, against a drop of 50.81 percentage points in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at -46.78% (Q1 2026), -40.66% (Q4 2025) and -15.00% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 11.06% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 5.77% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 7.73% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 30.25 Mn | -35.66 Mn | 13.50 Mn | -60.18% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -60.18% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -46.78% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -40.66% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -15.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -9.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -10.94% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -15.21% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -19.00% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -19.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -16.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -29.47% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -31.75% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -31.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -28.81% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -18.36% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -14.20% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -8.62% |
API Access
BuzzFeed Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();