MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)

MediaAlpha (MAX) posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $7.3 million for Q1 2026, up 3.35% YoY from $7.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.64% sequentially from $7.5 million in Q4 2025.

MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

MediaAlpha has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 8 years of filings, most recently posting $7.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 3.35% year-over-year to $7.3 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $30.6 million (down 5.87% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $30.3 million, down 11.01% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation slipped to $7.3 million in Q1 2026, from $7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Share-based Compensation for MAX reached as high as $15.8 million in Q2 2022 and fell as low as $7.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $9.2 million (2024), against an average of $10.8 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation soared 37.51% — and 2024, when it slumped 40.52%.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $14.3 million in 2022, then slumped by 34.22% to $9.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 18.63% to $7.6 million in 2024, then slipped by 1.28% to $7.5 million in 2025, then slipped by 3.64% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered $7.3 million, $7.5 million, and $7.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

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Mar 31, 2026 7.26 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 7.26 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.53 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 7.53 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.66 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 7.66 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.11 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 8.11 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.02 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 9.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 9.22 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 8.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.38 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 9.38 Mn