BuzzFeed (BZFDW) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
BuzzFeed posted quarterly Operating Margin of 42.68% for Q1 2026, down 453.0% year-on-year from 12.09% in Q1 2025, and up 2.27% on a QoQ basis from 43.68% in Q4 2025.
BuzzFeed (BZFDW) has 6 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 42.68% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 453.0% year-over-year to 42.68%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 26.34% (down 1902.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 25.85%, down 1345.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 42.68%, up from 43.68% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 7.03% in Q4 2024 and bottomed at 153.0% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 23.31% (2022), against an average of 30.67%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Margin sank 14839 bps; it then surged 15826 bps in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 153.0% in 2022, then soared by 103 bps to 5.26% in 2023, then surged by 34 bps to 7.03% in 2024, then tumbled by 722 bps to 43.68% in 2025, then climbed by 2 bps to 42.68% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 42.68% (Q1 2026), 43.68% (Q4 2025), and 12.92% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,554.43 Bn | 4,338.81 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 36.12% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,602.78 Bn | 1,521.60 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 40.62% |
| 3 | Spotify Technology | 119.86 Bn | 109.62 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 15.77% |
| 4 | 33.71 Bn | 30.94 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 27.57% | |
| 5 | Nebius | 22.38 Bn | 22.38 Bn | 295.20 Mn | -32.08% |
| 6 | 12.76 Bn | 11.46 Bn | 768.96 Mn | -7.97% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 12.59 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 30.14% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.64 Bn | 6.81 Bn | 1.29 Bn | -4.87% |
| 9 | Match | 8.43 Bn | 7.41 Bn | 653.28 Mn | 27.37% |
| 10 | BuzzFeed | - | - | 9.21 Mn | -42.68% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -0.46% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -22.74% |