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 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 151.47 Mn
6 Pinterest 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

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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