MediaAlpha (MAX) Cost of Revenue (2019 - 2026)
MediaAlpha (MAX) reported Cost of Revenue of $5.3 million for Q1 2026, down 97.61% year-over-year from $222.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 7.05% quarter-over-quarter from $5.0 million in Q4 2025.
MediaAlpha (MAX) Cost of Revenue (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
MediaAlpha (MAX) has 8 years of Cost of Revenue data on file, last reported at $5.3 million in Q1 2026.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $5.3 million, down 97.61% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $487.3 million (up 27.62% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $21.1 million, down 14.84% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue climbed to $5.3 million in Q1 2026 per MAX's latest filing, from $5.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Cost of Revenue peaked at $263.1 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$256.3 million in Q4 2022.
- A 5-year average of $35.8 million and a median of $6.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Cost of Revenue.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Cost of Revenue slumped 4313.23% in 2022, then soared 3950.31% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Cost of Revenue shows it stood at -$256.3 million in 2022, then grew by 21.54% to -$201.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 103.04% to $6.1 million in 2024, then fell by 18.64% to $5.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 7.05% to $5.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows MAX's Cost of Revenue at $5.3 million in Q1 2026, $5.0 million in Q4 2025, and $263.1 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 103.80 Mn |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 7.61 Bn |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 10.22 Bn |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 3.56 Bn |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 151.47 Mn | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 238.55 Mn | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 43.23 Bn |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 239.01 Mn |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 189.00 Mn |
| 10 | MediaAlpha | 506.52 Mn | 449.46 Mn | 304.68 Mn | 5.33 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.33 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.33 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 263.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 263.11 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 213.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 213.94 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 222.67 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 222.67 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.12 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.59 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 146.59 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -201.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -201.11 Mn |