MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)
MediaAlpha (MAX) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 98.28% for Q1 2026, up 8253.0% YoY from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and little changed sequentially from 98.29% in Q4 2025.
MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
MediaAlpha has disclosed Gross Margin across 8 years of filings, most recently posting 98.28% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 8253.0% year-over-year to 98.28%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 57.96% (down 394.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 98.11%, up 97.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin steadied at 98.28% in Q1 2026, from 98.29% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for MAX reached as high as 306.71% in Q4 2022 and fell as low as 14.16% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 93.73% (2023), against an average of 90.02%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin surged 21047 bps — and 2024, when it plunged 17367 bps.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 306.71% in 2022, then fell by 11 bps to 271.64% in 2023, then sank by 64 bps to 97.97% in 2024, then rose by 0 bps to 98.29% in 2025, then slipped by 0 bps to 98.28% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 98.28%, 98.29%, and 14.16% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 98.28% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 98.29% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.16% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 15.75% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 97.97% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 97.49% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 17.77% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 95.42% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 271.64% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 91.82% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 92.09% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 93.73% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 306.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 15.01% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 94.93% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 96.23% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 16.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 15.92% |