What is BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense?

BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) reported interest expense of $1.54M in Q1 2026.

How has BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense changed year-over-year?

BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense increased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $1.17M to $1.54M.

What is the long-term trend for BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense?

Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense has grown at a 51.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.5M to $5.71M.

What does interest expense mean?

Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.

BuzzFeed, Inc. BZFD Interest Expense

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$31.6M-12.4%

Gross profit$9.2M-26.5%

Operating income-$13.5M+1.9%

Net income-$15.1M-19.0%

EPS (diluted)-$0.40-21.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$26.1M-23.9%

Total debt$80.6M+46.4%

Total equity$36.1M-61.5%

Total assets$169.1M-16.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$2.7M+99.8%

CapEx$244.0K-37.1%

Free cash flow$2.4M+155%

Valuation

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Market cap$124.85M+60.4%

Enterprise value$179.29M+37.1%

P/S0.7×+0.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin39.7%-6.6pp

Operating margin-26.3%—

Net margin-33.3%—

FCF margin-11.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-92.6%—

Debt / equity2.2×+1.6×

Current ratio0.8×-0.1×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by BuzzFeed, Inc. in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:InterestExpenseNonoperating.

The official record: BuzzFeed, Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 11, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense?: BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) reported interest expense of $1.54M in Q1 2026.
How has BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense changed year-over-year?: BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense increased by 31.3% year-over-year, from $1.17M to $1.54M.
What is the long-term trend for BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense?: Over 2 years (2021 to 2025), BuzzFeed, Inc.'s interest expense has grown at a 51.3% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $2.5M to $5.71M.
What does interest expense mean?: Cost of borrowing — interest paid or accrued on bonds, bank loans, credit facilities, finance leases, and other debt obligations.