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MediaAlpha (MAX) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

MediaAlpha has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 7 years, most recently at 16.9% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1164.0% to 16.9% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 16.9% through Mar 2026, down 1164.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 12.6% for FY2025, 4419.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed was 16.9% for Q1 2026 at MediaAlpha, up from 12.47% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 36.73% in Q4 2024 and troughed at 62.62% in Q4 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.45% (2024), against an average of 8.42%.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed tumbled -4703bps in 2023 and then skyrocketed 9935bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.14% in 2022, then tumbled by -149bps to 62.62% in 2023, then surged by 159bps to 36.73% in 2024, then tumbled by -66bps to 12.47% in 2025, then soared by 36bps to 16.9% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MAX's Return on Capital Employed are 16.9% (Q1 2026), 12.47% (Q4 2025), and 26.5% (Q3 2025).