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.

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DateValue
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%