Growth Metrics

BuzzFeed (BZFDW) Debt to Equity (2020 - 2026)

BuzzFeed posted quarterly Debt to Equity of $1.59 for Q1 2026, up 545.14% year-on-year from $0.25 in Q1 2025, and up 34.19% on a QoQ basis from $1.18 in Q4 2025.

BuzzFeed (BZFDW) has 7 years of Debt to Equity data on file, last reported at $1.59 in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Debt to Equity rose 545.14% year-over-year to $1.59; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $1.59 (up 545.14% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.18, up 395.7% from the prior year.
  • Debt to Equity for Q1 2026 stood at $1.59, up from $1.18 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt to Equity topped out at $1.59 in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $0.24 in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.96 (2023), against an average of $0.92.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Debt to Equity surged 13744.24%; it then slumped 83.29% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Debt to Equity shows it stood at $0.78 in 2022, then surged by 82.53% to $1.43 in 2023, then plunged by 83.29% to $0.24 in 2024, then soared by 395.7% to $1.18 in 2025, then jumped by 34.19% to $1.59 in 2026.
  • The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $1.59 (Q1 2026), $1.18 (Q4 2025), and $0.66 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt/Equity (Qtr)
1 Alphabet 4,554.43 Bn 4,338.81 Bn 102.29 Bn 0.16
2 Meta Platforms 1,602.78 Bn 1,521.60 Bn 46.09 Bn 0.24
3 Spotify Technology 119.86 Bn 109.62 Bn 1.75 Bn 0.00
4 Reddit 33.71 Bn 30.94 Bn 511.94 Mn -
5 Nebius 22.38 Bn 22.38 Bn 295.20 Mn -
6 Pinterest 12.76 Bn 11.46 Bn 768.96 Mn -
7 Kanzhun 12.59 Bn 10.49 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.64 Bn 6.81 Bn 1.29 Bn 1.70
9 Match 8.43 Bn 7.41 Bn 653.28 Mn -18.22
10 BuzzFeed - - 9.21 Mn 1.59

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 1.59
Dec 31, 2025 1.18
Sep 30, 2025 0.66
Jun 30, 2025 0.54
Mar 31, 2025 0.25
Dec 31, 2024 0.24
Sep 30, 2024 1.39
Jun 30, 2024 1.46
Mar 31, 2024 1.32
Dec 31, 2023 1.43
Sep 30, 2023 1.29
Jun 30, 2023 1.17
Mar 31, 2023 0.96
Dec 31, 2022 0.78
Sep 30, 2022 0.51
Jun 30, 2022 0.47
Mar 31, 2022 0.45
Dec 31, 2021 0.39
Sep 30, 2021 0.00
Dec 31, 2020 -0.06