MediaAlpha (MAX) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2026)

MediaAlpha (MAX) reported Share-based Compensation of $7.3 million for Q1 2026, up 3.35% year-over-year from $7.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 3.64% quarter-over-quarter from $7.5 million in Q4 2025.

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

MediaAlpha (MAX) has 8 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $7.3 million in Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $7.3 million, up 3.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $30.6 million (down 5.87% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $30.3 million, down 11.01% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation fell to $7.3 million in Q1 2026 per MAX's latest filing, from $7.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Share-based Compensation peaked at $15.8 million in Q2 2022 and troughed at $7.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $10.8 million and a median of $9.2 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Share-based Compensation soared 37.51% in 2022, then plunged 40.52% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $14.3 million in 2022, then plunged 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.
  • Business Quant data shows MAX's Share-based Compensation at $7.3 million in Q1 2026, $7.5 million in Q4 2025, and $7.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 Nebius 1,913,603.98 Bn 1,913,603.98 Bn 295.20 Mn 35.30 Mn
2 Alphabet 4,425.33 Bn 4,209.71 Bn 102.29 Bn 6.75 Bn
3 Meta Platforms 1,502.66 Bn 1,421.48 Bn 46.09 Bn 6.03 Bn
4 Spotify Technology 119.69 Bn 109.44 Bn 1.75 Bn 65.56 Mn
5 Reddit 33.22 Bn 30.45 Bn 511.94 Mn 68.34 Mn
6 Pinterest 13.64 Bn 12.34 Bn 768.96 Mn 231.45 Mn
7 Kanzhun 13.02 Bn 10.92 Bn 255.62 Bn -
8 Snap 9.72 Bn 6.90 Bn 1.29 Bn 250.04 Mn
9 Zillow 8.26 Bn 7.48 Bn 519.00 Mn 81.00 Mn
10 MediaAlpha 506.52 Mn 449.46 Mn 304.68 Mn 7.26 Mn

Historic Data

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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