Growth Metrics

MediaAlpha (MAX) FCF Margin (2019 - 2026)

MediaAlpha has reported FCF Margin over the past 8 years, most recently at 0.52% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 946.0% to 0.52% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 3.45% through Mar 2026, down 329.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 5.86% for FY2025, 58.0% up from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 0.52% for Q1 2026 at MediaAlpha, up from 2.57% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Margin peaked at 16.66% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 5.39% in Q4 2022.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 4.82% (2024), against an average of 5.39%.
  • The largest YoY upside for FCF Margin was 1123bps in 2022 against a maximum downside of -1892bps in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 5.39% in 2022, then soared by 184bps to 4.51% in 2023, then increased by 7bps to 4.82% in 2024, then crashed by -153bps to 2.57% in 2025, then soared by 80bps to 0.52% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MAX's FCF Margin are 0.52% (Q1 2026), 2.57% (Q4 2025), and 7.68% (Q3 2025).