BuzzFeed, Inc.
BZFD Nasdaq Communications Services, Nec Financials FY2019โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$0.96
0.6%What BuzzFeed, Inc. does
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- Legal name
- BuzzFeed, Inc.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 16, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001828972-26-000030
0001828972
Revenue and margins
BuzzFeed, Inc. had $185M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 2.4% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$20.7M in fiscal 2025, โ11.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
BuzzFeed, Inc. returned $3.3M to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 1.2%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably BuzzFeed, Inc. can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $79.7M | $55.8M | $10.6M | $22.4M | $8.5M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | $142M | $152M | $159M | $25.5M | $58.4M |
| Debt / equity | 0.4x | 0.8x | 1.5x | 0.2x | 1.2x |
| Interest coverage | โ9.6x | โ7.3x | โ2.8x | โ3.5x | โ8.4x |
| Current ratio | 2.7x | 1.6x | 0.5x | 0.9x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | 2.7x | 1.6x | 0.5x | 0.9x | 0.9x |
| Total assets | $637M | $530M | $411M | $221M | $188M |
| Total liabilities | $262M | $335M | $300M | $114M | $138M |
| Shareholders' equity | $371M | $191M | $109M | $105M | $49.4M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | $62.1M | $96.5M | $148M | $3.1M | $49.9M |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
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$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | โ / 4 | 3 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | โ | โ6.2% | 5.2% | โ33.1% | โ17.5% | 3.3% | โ19.0% |
| Altman Z'' | โ | โ3.59 | 1.20 | โ3.13 | โ7.11 | โ9.27 | โ13.43 |
7 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | |||||||
| Revenue | $318M | $321M | $384M | $326M | $230M | $190M | $185M |
| Net interest income | $1.4M | โ$0.9M | โ$2.9M | โ$21.2M | โ | โ | โ |
| Research and development | $21.1M | $17.7M | $24.7M | $27.1M | $11.2M | $10.9M | $10.8M |
| Operating income | โ$40.3M | $12.1M | โ$23.9M | โ$115M | โ$44.8M | โ$23.5M | โ$47.9M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | $2.5M | $15.6M | $16.1M | $6.8M | $5.7M |
| Pretax income | โ$37.3M | $12.1M | $1.1M | โ$115M | โ$54.1M | โ$33.3M | โ$56.9M |
| Income tax | โ$0.4M | $0.9M | โ$2.7M | $2.7M | $1.6M | $0.7M | $0.4M |
| Net income | โ$37.2M | $10.3M | $24.7M | โ$201M | โ$88.6M | โ$10.1M | โ$57.7M |
| Net income to common | โ$37.2M | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ$201M | โ$88.6M | โ$10.1M | โ$57.7M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$3.15 | $0.00 | โ$0.03 | โ$5.82 | โ$2.48 | โ$0.27 | โ$1.53 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.03B | 0.03B | 0.04B | 0.04B | 0.04B |
| Cash flow | |||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$20.2M | $27.6M | $0.8M | โ$7.9M | โ$6.1M | โ$20.7M | โ$18.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.4M | $4.7M | $5.0M | $5.4M | $1.0M | $0.7M | $2.0M |
| Free cash flow | โ$20.7M | $22.8M | โ$4.2M | โ$13.3M | โ$7.1M | โ$21.4M | โ$20.7M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $19.5M | $17.5M | $22.1M | $22.7M | $20.3M | $19.1M | $15.8M |
| Stock-based compensation | $2.8M | $1.2M | $23.6M | $18.6M | $5.3M | $5.5M | $5.8M |
| Acquisitions | โ | $0.0M | $190M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.2M |
| Share buybacks | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $3.3M |
| Dividends and buybacks | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $3.3M |
| Balance sheet | |||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $74.0M | $90.6M | $79.7M | $55.8M | $10.6M | $22.4M | $8.5M |
| Total debt | โ | $20.4M | $142M | $152M | $159M | $25.5M | $58.4M |
| Current assets | โ | $209M | $252M | $199M | $108M | $84.6M | $86.1M |
| Current liabilities | โ | $57.2M | $94.1M | $123M | $228M | $96.8M | $95.2M |
| Property and equipment, net | โ | $25.5M | $23.1M | $17.8M | $11.9M | $6.2M | $4.5M |
| Goodwill | โ | $0.0M | $122M | $43.3M | $43.3M | $43.3M | $13.1M |
| Intangible assets | โ | $1.4M | $137M | $31.0M | $12.9M | $11.8M | $10.2M |
| Total assets | โ | $279M | $637M | $530M | $411M | $221M | $188M |
| Total liabilities | โ | $97.3M | $262M | $335M | $300M | $114M | $138M |
| Shareholders' equity | โ$323M | โ$314M | $371M | $191M | $109M | $105M | $49.4M |
| Margins | |||||||
| Operating margin | โ12.7% | 3.8% | โ6.2% | โ35.2% | โ19.5% | โ12.4% | โ25.8% |
| EBITDA margin | โ6.5% | 9.2% | โ0.5% | โ28.2% | โ10.6% | โ2.3% | โ17.3% |
| Net margin | โ11.7% | 3.2% | 6.4% | โ61.7% | โ38.4% | โ5.3% | โ31.2% |
| FCF margin | โ6.5% | 7.1% | โ1.1% | โ4.1% | โ3.1% | โ11.3% | โ11.2% |
| Net interest share of revenue | 0.4% | โ0.3% | โ0.8% | โ6.5% | โ | โ | โ |
| Returns | |||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ5.5% | โ31.5% | โ13.8% | โ17.2% | โ38.1% |
| Return on capital employed | โ | 5.5% | โ4.4% | โ28.1% | โ24.4% | โ18.9% | โ51.5% |
| Return on equity | โ | โ | 87.1% | โ71.5% | โ59.0% | โ9.5% | โ74.9% |
| Return on assets | โ | 3.7% | 5.4% | โ34.4% | โ18.8% | โ3.2% | โ28.2% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ | โ | 0.0% | โ171.9% | โ168.4% | โ20.3% | โ221.3% |
| Growth | |||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 1.1% | 19.4% | โ15.1% | โ29.3% | โ17.6% | โ2.4% |
| Net income growth | โ | โ | 139.1% | โ913.2% | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ118.3% | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 1.2% | 134.5% | 23.3% | 3.6% | 4.5% | 1.2% |
| Financial health | |||||||
| Net debt / EBITDA | โ | โ2.4x | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | 0.4x | 0.8x | 1.5x | 0.2x | 1.2x |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ9.6x | โ7.3x | โ2.8x | โ3.5x | โ8.4x |
| Current ratio | โ | 3.6x | 2.7x | 1.6x | 0.5x | 0.9x | 0.9x |
| Quick ratio | โ | 3.6x | 2.7x | 1.6x | 0.5x | 0.9x | 0.9x |
| Capital allocation | |||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.1% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 1.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.9% | 0.4% | 6.1% | 5.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 3.1% |
| Quality scores | |||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | โ | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ | โ3.6 | 1.2 | โ3.1 | โ7.1 | โ9.3 | โ13.4 |
| Accruals ratio | โ | โ6.2% | 5.2% | โ33.1% | โ17.5% | 3.3% | โ19.0% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001828972). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
