MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) Return on Capital Employed (2020 - 2026)

MediaAlpha has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 16.9% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 1164.0% year-over-year to 16.9%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 16.9% (down 1164.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 12.6%, down 4419.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed grew to 16.9% in Q1 2026, from 12.47% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for MAX reached as high as 36.73% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 62.62% in Q4 2023.
• The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 8.45% (2024), against an average of 8.42%.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Capital Employed tumbled 4703 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 9935 bps.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 25.14% in 2022, then sank by 149 bps to 62.62% in 2023, then surged by 159 bps to 36.73% in 2024, then sank by 66 bps to 12.47% in 2025, then soared by 36 bps to 16.9% in 2026.
• According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 16.9%, 12.47%, and 26.5% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.