Growth Metrics

Marketwise (MKTW) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Marketwise recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$2.5 million in Q1 2026, down 110.66% quarter-over-quarter from $23.9 million in Q4 2025, and down 250.95% year-over-year from $1.7 million in Q1 2025.

Marketwise's Free Cash Flow history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$2.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 250.95% year-over-year to -$2.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $40.5 million (up 1722.49% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $44.8 million, up 297.29% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow came in at -$2.5 million for Q1 2026 at Marketwise, down from $23.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $29.3 million in Q2 2023 to a low of -$18.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $7.7 million and a median of $5.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow plunged 631.01% in 2024 and jumped 487.44% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Marketwise's Free Cash Flow stood at $10.6 million in 2022, then jumped by 78.02% to $18.9 million in 2023, then slumped by 70.94% to $5.5 million in 2024, then surged by 335.38% to $23.9 million in 2025, then plunged by 110.66% to -$2.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$2.5 million, $23.9 million, and $1.7 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 S&P Global 126.06 Bn 129.16 Bn 2.94 Bn 1.01 Bn
2 Cme 98.29 Bn 98.29 Bn 1.83 Bn 1.24 Bn
3 Intercontinental Exchange 83.83 Bn 82.37 Bn - 1.26 Bn
4 Moodys 80.13 Bn 78.77 Bn 1.55 Bn 844.00 Mn
5 Nasdaq 52.44 Bn 51.76 Bn 1.41 Bn 629.00 Mn
6 Coinbase Global 50.05 Bn 49.52 Bn 1.33 Bn 182.74 Mn
7 Msci 46.28 Bn 45.89 Bn 765.10 Mn 280.80 Mn
8 Cboe Global Markets 34.92 Bn 32.75 Bn 728.90 Mn 1.94 Bn
9 TransUnion 13.79 Bn 13.22 Bn 726.20 Mn 19.00 Mn
10 Marketwise 42.94 Mn -224.38 Mn 65.88 Mn -2.55 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -2.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -2.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 23.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 23.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.71 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.69 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.49 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -5.16 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -5.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -4.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.51 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -18.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 18.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 10.67 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 10.67 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.31 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 29.31 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 10.61 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 10.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 9.89 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 9.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 26.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 26.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 1.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -92.61 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -92.61 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 58.87 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 58.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 92.28 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 92.28 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -17.17 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 -17.17 Mn