BuzzFeed (BZFDW) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed posted quarterly Operating Expenses of $45.0 million for Q1 2026, down 9.47% year-on-year from $49.8 million in Q1 2025, and down 44.54% on a QoQ basis from $81.2 million in Q4 2025.
BuzzFeed (BZFDW) has 6 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $45.0 million in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses fell 9.47% year-over-year to $45.0 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $228.4 million (up 12.69% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $233.2 million, up 9.24% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 stood at $45.0 million, down from $81.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $131.6 million in Q2 2022 and bottomed at $45.0 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $60.0 million (2022), against an average of $71.0 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses plunged 56.51%; it then soared 55.47% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $60.0 million in 2022, then declined by 15.67% to $50.6 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.22% to $52.2 million in 2024, then soared by 55.47% to $81.2 million in 2025, then plunged by 44.54% to $45.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $45.0 million (Q1 2026), $81.2 million (Q4 2025), and $52.3 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,554.43 Bn | 4,338.81 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 70.20 Bn |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,602.78 Bn | 1,521.60 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 33.44 Bn |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 119.86 Bn | 109.62 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 512.79 Mn |
| 4 | 33.71 Bn | 30.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 480.50 Mn | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 527.00 Mn |
| 6 | 12.76 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 1.09 Bn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.59 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 255.62 Bn | -209.66 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.64 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 1.60 Bn |
| 9 | Match | 8.43 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 627.52 Mn |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | - | - | 9.21 Mn | 45.05 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 45.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 81.23 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 49.86 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 52.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 54.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 46.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 60.48 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.62 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 66.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 78.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 79.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 60.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 121.82 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 131.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 126.86 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 138.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 90.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 89.52 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 89.17 Mn |