BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed (BZFD) reported Return on Sales [ROS] of -28.42% for Q2 2026, down 20.95 percentage points from -7.47% a year earlier but up 14.27 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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BuzzFeed (BZFD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, BuzzFeed's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -31.91%, down 25.89 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -25.85%, down 13.45 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of -29.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at -12.39% in FY2024 (+7.06 pp), -19.45% in FY2023 (+15.72 pp), -35.17% in FY2022 (-28.94 pp) and -6.23% in FY2021 (-10.00 pp).
- Five-year quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] spans a low of -153.00% in Q4 2022 and a high of 7.03% in Q4 2024.
- Year over year, Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined in each of the last four quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.59 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Sales [ROS] in five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 158.26 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2022 (a drop of 148.39 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at -42.68% (Q1 2026), -43.68% (Q4 2025) and -12.92% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 2.72% |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | 21.87% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 14.06% |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 15.48% |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 21.85% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | 92.50 Mn | 27.26 Mn | 13.50 Mn | -28.42% |
Historic Data
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Historic 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% |
API Access
BuzzFeed Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=BZFD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();