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BuzzFeed, Inc. BZFD
BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) earns a Piotroski F-score of 3/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $185.3M at a -31.2% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
How it ranks in Transportation & Utilities · percentile among 348 companies
Percentile vs other Transportation & Utilities companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 3/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.048 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -3.612 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.255 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.363 |
Sector peers · similar-size Transportation & Utilities companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BZFD | BuzzFeed, Inc. | 3/9 | -13.42 | — | -2.4% |
| KVHI | KVH INDUSTRIES INC \DE\ | 4/9 | 10.15 | — | -2.5% |
| GSAT | Globalstar, Inc. | 4/9 | -1.96 | — | +9% |
| KORE | KORE Group Holdings, Inc. | 4/9 | -5.24 | — | +-0% |
| UCL | uCloudlink Group Inc. | 5/9 | -6.43 | 5.7 | -11.1% |
| SPIR | Spire Global, Inc. | 4/9 | -8.71 | 12.8 | -35.2% |
| ASTS | AST SpaceMobile, Inc. | 3/9 | — | — | +413% |
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About BuzzFeed, Inc.
BuzzFeed, Inc., a digital media company, distributes content across owned and operated, and third-party platforms in the United States and internationally. The company offers BuzzFeed that provides entertainment, pop culture, and the internet with articles, lists, quizzes, videos, and original series; Tasty, a platform for food content; and HuffPost, a media platform for news, politics, opinion, entertainment, features, and lifestyle content. It also provides display, programmatic, and video advertising on its owned and operated sites and applications, as well as feature films, micro-dramas, content licensing, TV projects, and other projects. BuzzFeed, Inc. was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in New York, New York.
FAQ
Is BZFD financially healthy?
BuzzFeed, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 3/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does BZFD pay a dividend?
No, BuzzFeed, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is BZFD?
In FY2025, BuzzFeed, Inc. had a net margin of -31.2% and a return on equity of -115.3%.
Is BZFD a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on BuzzFeed, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 3/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.