Growth Metrics

MediaAlpha (MAX) FCF Payout Ratio (2019 - 2026)

MediaAlpha has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 8 years, most recently at 0.32 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 7124.64% to 0.32 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04 through Mar 2026, up 129.43% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.02 for FY2025, 28.49% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.32 for Q1 2026 at MediaAlpha, down from 0.05 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 0.24 in Q4 2023 and troughed at 0.32 in Q1 2026.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.01 (2022), against an average of 0.01.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio soared 460.35% in 2023 and then crashed 7124.64% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.23 in 2022, then surged by 204.78% to 0.24 in 2023, then plummeted by 96.83% to 0.01 in 2024, then tumbled by 812.63% to 0.05 in 2025, then plummeted by 482.01% to 0.32 in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MAX's FCF Payout Ratio are 0.32 (Q1 2026), 0.05 (Q4 2025), and 0.0 (Q3 2025).