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BuzzFeed

NAQ:BZFD · US12430A3005
Interactive Media & ServicesSmall

360

7
Profit price77
Owner Earnings Yield1
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales93
EV / Gross Profit48
Price/Book67
Return on Capital7
Cash Return on Capital9
Return on Equity4
EBIT Margin9
Gross Profitability61
Accruals77
Owner Earnings Margin13
Sales growth21
Profit Growth65
Owner Earnings Growth5
Reinvestment32
Price momentum22
Debt load20
Refinancing87
Debt Payback1
Liquidity32
Analyst ratings5
Opinion Changes50
Price Target Upside4
Market mood5
Value Creation2/20not creating value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

BuzzFeed doesn't consistently earn more than its cost of capital, so it isn't yet creating shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryInteractive Media & Services
SizeSmall
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNASDAQCM
Employees885
Websiteinvestors.buzzfeed.com
ISINUS12430A3005
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Content CreationDigital MediaVideo StreamingAd NetworkVideo AdvertisingStreaming MediaAd TargetingBrand MarketingMachine LearningDigital EntertainmentInternetJournalismNewsPublishingSocialSocial NewsVideo

Description

BuzzFeed, Inc. (BuzzFeed) is a digital media company. Across pop culture, entertainment, shopping, food, and news, the company’s brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. The company’s iconi…

Analysis

Weak and unloved

BuzzFeed, Inc. scores below average on quality and is priced accordingly, a low-conviction position in either direction.

Valuation data is not available for this company.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is stretched. The company scores 2/20 on our value-creation score: not creating value.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
7
2023202420252026

All-time high

42

Jan 2023

All-time low

7

Jun 2026

Average rank

23

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
93
95
93
91
Price/Earnings
1
83
83
71
Price/Book
67
89
91
81
Dividend Yield
1
1
1
1
Value (overall)
65
86
86
92

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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