Cardlytics (CDLX) EBITDA Margin (2017 - 2026)
Cardlytics' EBITDA Margin came in at -3.74% for Q2 2026, up 1.93 percentage points from -5.68% a year earlier and up 7.49 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Cardlytics (CDLX) EBITDA Margin (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Cardlytics reported EBITDA Margin of -37.64%, up 21.87 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at -32.83%, up 28.19 percentage points from FY2024.
- EBITDA Margin carries a five-year change of -10.62 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, EBITDA Margin was -61.02% in FY2024 (-25.70 pp), -35.32% in FY2023 (+105.44 pp), -140.76% in FY2022 (-107.46 pp) and -33.30% in FY2021 (-11.09 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly EBITDA Margin is -455.48% (Q4 2022) to 67.02% (Q1 2022).
- Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.71 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in EBITDA Margin over five years came in Q4 2023 (a gain of 347.56 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a drop of 454.72 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CDLX's EBITDA Margin at -11.24% (Q1 2026), 0.20% (Q4 2025) and -119.89% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBITDA Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 3,555.16 Bn | 3,290.06 Bn | 76.16 Bn | 38.37% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,645.02 Bn | 1,309.54 Bn | 51.23 Bn | 31.18% |
| 3 | Netflix | 259.98 Bn | 221.27 Bn | 6.80 Bn | 68.36% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 242.36 Bn | 241.21 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Shopify | 192.37 Bn | 171.18 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 15.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 142.90 Bn | 113.72 Bn | 6.42 Bn | 11.28% |
| 7 | AppLovin | 130.75 Bn | 119.27 Bn | 1.94 Bn | 79.79% |
| 8 | Spotify Technology | 122.74 Bn | 105.49 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Booking Holdings | 122.04 Bn | 55.79 Bn | - | 40.49% |
| 10 | Cardlytics | 10.61 Mn | -155.90 Mn | - | -2.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -2.82% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -2.86% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -10.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -118.90% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.57% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.43% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.45% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -210.30% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.58% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -23.71% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -107.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -17.80% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -21.06% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 31.15% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -453.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 30.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -148.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 69.25% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -4.86% |
API Access
Cardlytics EBITDA Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CDLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebitda-margin", "ticker": "CDLX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=ebitda-margin&ticker=CDLX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();