MediaAlpha (MAX) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026)
MediaAlpha (MAX) reported Gross Margin of 98.28% for Q1 2026, up 8253.0% year-over-year from 1.18% in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 98.29% in Q4 2025.
MediaAlpha (MAX) Gross Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
MediaAlpha (MAX) has 8 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 98.28% in Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 98.28%, up 8253.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 57.96% (down 394.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 98.11%, up 97.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin was little changed at 98.28% in Q1 2026 per MAX's latest filing, from 98.29% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 306.71% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 14.16% in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 90.02% and a median of 93.73% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin surged 21047 bps in 2022, then slumped 17367 bps in 2024.
- 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 tumbled 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.
- Business Quant data shows MAX's Gross Margin at 98.28% in Q1 2026, 98.29% in Q4 2025, and 14.16% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebius | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 1,913,603.98 Bn | 295.20 Mn | 73.98% |
| 2 | Alphabet | 4,425.33 Bn | 4,209.71 Bn | 102.29 Bn | 93.08% |
| 3 | Meta Platforms | 1,502.66 Bn | 1,421.48 Bn | 46.09 Bn | 81.85% |
| 4 | Spotify Technology | 119.69 Bn | 109.44 Bn | 1.75 Bn | 32.98% |
| 5 | 33.22 Bn | 30.45 Bn | 511.94 Mn | 77.17% | |
| 6 | 13.64 Bn | 12.34 Bn | 768.96 Mn | 76.32% | |
| 7 | Kanzhun | 13.02 Bn | 10.92 Bn | 255.62 Bn | 85.23% |
| 8 | Snap | 9.72 Bn | 6.90 Bn | 1.29 Bn | 84.37% |
| 9 | Zillow | 8.26 Bn | 7.48 Bn | 519.00 Mn | 73.31% |
| 10 | MediaAlpha | 506.52 Mn | 449.46 Mn | 304.68 Mn | 98.28% |
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% |