Feed / BZFD

BuzzFeed, Inc.

BZFD

Communication Services · 1.07 +1.4% today

Isolated · not yet confirmedMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

BuzzFeed, Inc.'s current read is isolated; its market group is not confirming.

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 8 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Company+1.4% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group0 of 8 activeTelecom and Media · unavailable
Disclosed network0 of 6 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • BZFD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Invalidation: The isolated read changes if BZFD's group or a disclosed connection begins moving with it.

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Research brief

The story so far

Communication Services · Internet Content & Information

No new filing conclusion is available. 0 of 8 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 6 directly disclosed connections are confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • BZFD's market-adjusted activity becomes unusual and at least one connected name confirms.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods7
Price observations320
Usable filing statements140
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case

No qualifying supportive evidence was identified.

Evidence challenging the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed -2.4% year over year.
  • Operating margin changed -13.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -25.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 60% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

1.07
6m+41.0%12m-46.8%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$383.8M+19.4%$-0.03
2022-12-31$325.8M-15.1%$-5.82+23.3%
2023-12-31$230.4M-29.3%$-2.48+3.6%
2024-12-31$189.9M-17.6%$-0.27+4.5%
2025-12-31$185.3M-2.4%$-1.53+1.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Capital investment and capacitymixed · 4 filings
For the three months ended March 31, 2025, cash used in investing activities was $3.4 million, which consisted of $3.1 million of capital expenditures on internal-use software and $0.4 million of other capital expenditures, partially offset by $0.3 million in…
10-Q · May 11, 2026
Credit and interest ratesnegative · 4 filings
These were partially offset by $0.4 million in borrowings from film financing arrangements.
10-Q · May 11, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 4 filings
We define Adjusted EBITDA as net loss, excluding the impact of net (loss) income attributable to noncontrolling interests, income tax (benefit) provision, interest expense, net, other expense (income), net, depreciation and amortization, stock-based compensat…
10-Q · May 11, 2026
Demand and volumenegative · 3 filings
The decline in direct sold content revenue was driven by a decrease in net average branded content advertiser revenue, which was due in part to reduced advertiser demand.
10-K · Mar 16, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.2× · EV/sales 0.3×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

1.07+1.4% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for BZFD. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for BZFD. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind BZFD

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

AMZN28.0% of BZFDcustomerMar 16, 2026

For the year ended December 31, 2025, approximately 28% of our revenue was derived from Amazon, primarily from affiliate commerce transactions.

AMZNAmazon.com, Inc.partnerMar 16, 2026

We derive a significant amount of revenue from the affiliate and advertising exchanges of Amazon and Google.

PPLIPeople IncorporatedcompetitorMar 16, 2026

Additionally, our entertainment competitors include, but are not limited to, People and Entertainment Weekly, and our food brand competitors include, but are not limited to, New York Times Cooking and Food Network.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

BZFD is currently a Follower in the organic co-movement group Telecom and Media. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

This group is retained as the last observed read for BZFD; it is not active in the latest market snapshot.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.