Growth Metrics

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

MediaAlpha has reported Share-based Compensation over the past 8 years, most recently at $7.3 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation rose 3.35% to $7.3 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $30.6 million through Mar 2026, down 5.87% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $30.3 million for FY2025, 11.01% down from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation was $7.3 million for Q1 2026 at MediaAlpha, down 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.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $9.2 million (2024), against an average of $10.8 million.
  • Year-over-year, Share-based Compensation soared 37.51% in 2022 and then tumbled 40.52% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $14.3 million in 2022, then crashed by 34.22% to $9.4 million in 2023, then dropped by 18.63% to $7.6 million in 2024, then fell by 1.28% to $7.5 million in 2025, then fell by 3.64% to $7.3 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for MAX's Share-based Compensation are $7.3 million (Q1 2026), $7.5 million (Q4 2025), and $7.7 million (Q3 2025).