MediaAlpha (MAX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026)

MediaAlpha (MAX) reported Operating Expenses of $287.6 million for Q1 2026, up 8.87% year-over-year from $264.2 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.99% quarter-over-quarter from $268.8 million in Q4 2025.

MediaAlpha (MAX) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

MediaAlpha (MAX) has 8 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $287.6 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $287.6 million, up 8.87% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (up 15.91% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, up 32.79% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $287.6 million in Q1 2026 per MAX's latest filing, from $268.8 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $287.6 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $89.3 million in Q3 2023.
  • A 5-year average of $183.7 million and a median of $150.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses slumped 34.83% in 2022, then surged 172.64% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $130.5 million in 2022, then fell by 10.58% to $116.7 million in 2023, then soared by 141.93% to $282.4 million in 2024, then declined by 4.8% to $268.8 million in 2025, then rose by 6.99% to $287.6 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MAX's Operating Expenses at $287.6 million in Q1 2026, $268.8 million in Q4 2025, and $286.8 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 527.00 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 70.20 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 33.44 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 512.79 Mn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 480.50 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 1.09 Bn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -209.66 Bn
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 1.60 Bn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 483.00 Mn
10 MediaAlpha 506.52 Mn 449.46 Mn 304.68 Mn 287.63 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 287.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 268.84 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 286.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 271.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 264.19 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 282.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 243.53 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 171.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 124.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 116.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 89.32 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 100.84 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 121.18 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 130.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 99.59 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 113.86 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 150.47 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 163.22 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 152.81 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 155.45 Mn