Marqeta (MQ) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026)
Marqeta (MQ) posted quarterly FCF Margin of 2.08% for Q1 2026, down 491.0% YoY from 0.53% in Q1 2025, and down 107.73% sequentially from 26.94% in Q4 2025.
Marqeta (MQ) FCF Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Marqeta has disclosed FCF Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 2.08% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, FCF Margin fell 491.0% year-over-year to 2.08%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 19.46% (up 718.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 21.48%, up 1042.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin retreated to 2.08% in Q1 2026, from 26.94% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, FCF Margin for MQ reached as high as 40.96% in Q3 2025 and fell as low as 28.15% in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 11.31% (2025), against an average of 7.98%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin slumped 4414 bps — and 2023, when it surged 3114 bps.
- A 5-year view of FCF Margin shows it stood at 6.54% in 2022, then soared by 82 bps to 11.88% in 2023, then surged by 55 bps to 18.42% in 2024, then soared by 46 bps to 26.94% in 2025, then sank by 108 bps to 2.08% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, FCF Margin over the past three periods registered 2.08%, 26.94%, and 40.96% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 19.07% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 72.18% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 54.62% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 14.80% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 30.29% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 55.21% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 14.55% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 34.10% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 15.44% |
| 10 | Marqeta | 1.78 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 117.59 Mn | -2.08% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.08% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.94% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 40.96% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.42% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.01% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 16.40% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.14% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.88% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 29.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -9.99% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -6.25% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.54% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.98% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.76% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -28.15% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 34.79% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -3.18% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -10.57% |