MediaAlpha (MAX) Net Margin (2019 - 2026)

MediaAlpha (MAX) reported Net Margin of 4.53% for Q1 2026, up 541.0% year-over-year from 0.71% in Q1 2025, and down 61.18% quarter-over-quarter from 11.67% in Q4 2025.

MediaAlpha (MAX) Net Margin (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

MediaAlpha (MAX) has 8 years of Net Margin data on file, last reported at 4.53% in Q1 2026.

  • Net Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 4.53%, up 541.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.72% (up 160.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.4%, down 15.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin eased to 4.53% in Q1 2026 per MAX's latest filing, from 11.67% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Net Margin peaked at 11.67% in Q4 2025 and troughed at 83.85% in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 10.07% and a median of 2.81% in 2023 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Net Margin sank 8139 bps in 2022, then soared 8104 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Net Margin shows it stood at 83.85% in 2022, then surged by 97 bps to 2.81% in 2023, then jumped by 186 bps to 2.43% in 2024, then surged by 381 bps to 11.67% in 2025, then slumped by 61 bps to 4.53% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MAX's Net Margin at 4.53% in Q1 2026, 11.67% in Q4 2025, and 5.76% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 155.44%
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 56.94%
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 47.54%
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 15.91%
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 30.75%
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn -7.30%
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn 55.91%
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn -5.82%
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 6.50%
10 MediaAlpha 506.52 Mn 449.46 Mn 304.68 Mn 4.53%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 4.53%
Dec 31, 2025 11.67%
Sep 30, 2025 5.76%
Jun 30, 2025 -8.96%
Mar 31, 2025 -0.88%
Dec 31, 2024 2.43%
Sep 30, 2024 4.59%
Jun 30, 2024 2.48%
Mar 31, 2024 -1.18%
Dec 31, 2023 -2.81%
Sep 30, 2023 -25.07%
Jun 30, 2023 -23.57%
Mar 31, 2023 -13.06%
Dec 31, 2022 -83.85%
Sep 30, 2022 -23.84%
Jun 30, 2022 -12.59%
Mar 31, 2022 -6.91%
Dec 31, 2021 -2.46%
Sep 30, 2021 -2.80%
Jun 30, 2021 -0.24%