BuzzFeed, Inc. (BZFD) quarterly cash flow statement — complete operating, investing & financing history
| Metric | Q1'26 | Q4'25 | Q3'25 | Q2'25 | Q1'25 | Q4'24 | Q3'24 | Q2'24 | Q1'24 | Q4'23 | Q3'23 | Q2'23 | Q1'23 | Q4'22 | Q3'22 | Q2'22 | Q1'22 | Q4'21 | Q3'21 | Q2'21 |
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| Cash from Operations | 2.69M | -11.73M | 1.74M | -10.1M | 1.34M | -4.55M | 9.58M | -12.4M | -13.3M | -3.74M | 5.37M | -7.55M | -179K | 40K | -4.1M | -4.94M | 1.14M | -10.1M | -4.36M | 5.74M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 8.5% | -20.75% | 3.75% | -21.77% | 3.73% | -13.44% | 14.89% | -30.17% | -35.93% | -10.9% | 8.95% | -12.15% | -0.33% | 0.04% | -3.95% | -4.63% | 1.25% | -6.93% | -4.84% | 6.44% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 99.78% | -157.5% | -81.88% | 18.58% | 110.11% | -21.79% | 78.48% | -64.27% | -7329.61% | -9450% | 231.03% | -52.76% | -115.67% | 100.4% | 5.99% | -186.16% | -88% | -3520.43% | - | - |
| Net Income | -15.08M | -26.82M | -7.43M | -10.63M | -12.46M | -2.87M | 2.51M | -6.48M | -26.95M | 17.7M | -11.84M | -22.48M | -29.39M | -106.19M | -26.86M | -23.77M | -44.89M | 41.57M | -3.79M | -582K |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 3.7M | 3.6M | 3.52M | 4.12M | 4.58M | 3.39M | 4.61M | 4.86M | 5.48M | -2.56M | 5.37M | 5.33M | 5.7M | 8.78M | 14.43M | 13.65M | 13.17M | 7.83M | 5.41M | 4.36M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 0 | 1.46M | 1.66M | 1.33M | 1.38M | 1.29M | 1.69M | 1.75M | 704K | 401K | 0 | 2.13M | 687K | 2.75M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.71M | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Taxes | -30K | -33K | 1K | 117K | 3K | 158K | -53K | -902K | 493K | 2.83M | 63K | 362K | -21K | -3.55M | -131K | 1.58M | 507K | -23.75M | -37K | 19K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 5.95M | 33.65M | 4.49M | 10.97M | 3.4M | 2.2M | 1.64M | 4.44M | -4.78M | -3.47M | 14.53M | 5.92M | 3.33M | 106.63M | 8.78M | 3.92M | 9.87M | -27.89M | 2.85M | -170K |
| Working Capital Changes | 8.15M | -23.58M | -507K | -16.01M | 4.44M | -8.72M | -814K | -16.07M | 11.75M | -18.64M | -2.76M | 1.19M | 19.51M | -8.38M | -326K | -324K | 22.49M | -30.57M | -8.79M | 2.11M |
| Change in Receivables | 15.35M | -11.58M | 2.21M | 656K | 13.13M | -2M | 309K | 4.23M | 28.91M | -14.09M | 8.95M | 2.03M | 43.84M | -26.82M | -1.07M | 7.6M | 44.23M | -45.2M | -1.55M | -3.28M |
| Change in Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | 559K | 1.04M | 9.5M | 1.5M | -6.89M | 246K | -1.79M | -5.96M | -23.18M | 4.84M | 4.53M | 9.98M | -95K | 7.45M | 5.3M | 4.57M | -5.74M | 1.77M | 1.19M | 2.59M |
| Cash from Investing | -4.12M | -2.81M | -4.13M | -3.67M | -3.45M | 79.53M | -3.17M | -2.85M | 105.16M | -3.22M | -3.53M | -3.77M | -4.2M | -3.51M | -4.3M | -3.55M | -5.92M | -203.13M | -4.84M | -3.01M |
| Capital Expenditures | -4.2M | -3.04M | -4.13M | -446K | -3.52M | -2.98M | -3.17M | -3.21M | -3.42M | -3.22M | -3.53M | -3.77M | 0 | 0 | -4.8M | -3.55M | -5.92M | 0 | -4.12M | -3.01M |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 13.29% | 5.37% | 8.92% | 0.96% | 9.76% | 8.78% | 4.93% | 7.8% | 9.24% | 9.37% | 5.89% | 6.07% | 7.97% | 3.45% | 4.63% | 3.33% | 6.47% | 4.56% | 4.57% | 3.38% |
| Acquisitions | 75K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500K | 0 | 0 | -196.48M | -724K | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 0 | 225K | 0 | -3.22M | 67K | 82.5M | 0 | 0 | 108.58M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.2M | -3.51M | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.65M | 287.5M | 0 |
| Cash from Financing | -156K | 8.06M | 7.09M | 8.9M | -2.45M | -89.4M | 1.2M | -568K | -65.83M | -44K | -529K | 2.87M | -1.48M | 71K | -35K | 3.37M | -227K | 147.55M | 294K | -1.16M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | -77K | -5.34M | 7.74M | 11.18M | -285K | -88.77M | 0 | -333K | -64.74M | 0 | -479K | 2.13M | -1.32M | 0 | 0 | 5M | 0 | 152.8M | 0 | -1.3M |
| Equity Issued (Net) | -69K | 191K | -251K | -3.43M | -55K | 661K | 369K | 1K | 0 | 407K | 137K | 0 | 0 | -28K | 0 | 2K | 358K | 0 | 294K | 145K |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 191K | -251K | -3.45M | -55K | 0 | -291K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -28K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | -10K | 13.21M | -403K | 1.16M | -2.11M | -1.29M | 827K | -236K | -1.09M | -451K | -187K | 738K | -164K | 99K | -35K | -1.64M | -585K | -5.26M | 0 | 0 |
| Net Change in Cash | -1.62M | -6.55M | 4.59M | -4.62M | -4.32M | -15.07M | 8.26M | -16.05M | 25.87M | -6.83M | 1.18M | -8.65M | -5.83M | -3.36M | -9.05M | -6.35M | -5.19M | -65.86M | -438.6K | -140.69K |
| Free Cash Flow | 2.44M | -14.77M | -2.4M | -10.54M | -2.17M | -7.53M | 6.41M | -15.61M | -16.72M | -6.96M | 1.83M | -11.32M | -4.55M | -3.47M | -8.9M | -8.49M | -4.78M | -16.75M | -8.48M | 2.72M |
| FCF Margin % | 7.73% | -26.12% | -5.17% | -22.73% | -6.03% | -22.23% | 9.96% | -37.96% | -45.17% | -20.27% | 3.06% | -18.22% | -8.3% | -3.41% | -8.58% | -7.96% | -5.22% | -11.49% | -9.41% | 3.06% |
| FCF Growth % | 212.38% | -96.11% | -137.38% | 32.44% | 87.01% | -8.24% | 249.59% | -37.86% | -267% | -100.43% | 120.6% | -33.28% | 4.71% | 79.27% | -4.94% | -411.97% | -165.7% | -444.62% | - | - |
| FCF per Share | 0.06 | -0.39 | -0.06 | -0.28 | -0.06 | -0.20 | 0.17 | -0.42 | -0.46 | -0.19 | 0.05 | -0.32 | -0.13 | -0.10 | -0.26 | -0.25 | -0.14 | -0.50 | -0.25 | 0.08 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -0.18x | 0.44x | -0.23x | 0.93x | -0.11x | -0.15x | 4.59x | 1.66x | 0.37x | 0.34x | -0.39x | 0.27x | 0.00x | -0.00x | 0.15x | 0.21x | -0.03x | -0.25x | 1.15x | -9.86x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 235K | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42K | 0 | 0 |