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Buzzfeed, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Buzzfeed, Inc. had return on equity of -74.9% and a net margin of -31.2%. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Fiscal year2019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMJun 2026
Net margin−11.7%3.2%6.4%−61.7%−38.4%−5.3%−31.2%−35.8%
Return on equity——87.1%−71.5%−59.0%−9.5%−74.9%−122.3%
Return on assets—3.7%5.4%−34.4%−18.8%−3.2%−28.2%−36.1%
Effective tax rate—7.8%——————
R&D as % of revenue6.6%5.5%6.4%8.3%4.9%5.7%5.8%5.8%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 7 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $151m
Short-term assets $63mLonger-term assets $88m
What it owes, and who funded it · $150m
Short-term liabilities $62mLonger-term liabilities $37mShareholders' equity $51m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $63m of assets due within a year against $62m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $63m short-term assets against $37m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $16m of cash against $35m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 68% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 38% to 68% over five years.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$15m of operating cash flow against $35m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$54m against $6m of interest.

From Buzzfeed, Inc.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

12 /100

Weak moat

How hard Buzzfeed's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 0 / 20

    Net income has been a median -24.9% of total assets over 5 years.

  • Durability 10 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median -17.2%; its worst year was -39.0%.

  • Cash conversion 0 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 5 years, at a median -6.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (17 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Buzzfeed, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved October 29, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Buzzfeed, Inc.