Marqeta (MQ) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026)

Marqeta (MQ) posted quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$3.5 million for Q1 2026, down 187.93% YoY from $3.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 107.45% sequentially from $46.4 million in Q4 2025.

Marqeta (MQ) Free Cash Flow (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Marqeta has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 7 years of filings, most recently posting -$3.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 187.93% year-over-year to -$3.5 million; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at $126.8 million (up 95.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $134.2 million, up 139.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow eased to -$3.5 million in Q1 2026, from $46.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for MQ reached as high as $66.9 million in Q3 2025 and fell as low as -$46.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $14.1 million (2023), against an average of $10.6 million.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Free Cash Flow sank 370.82% — and 2023, when it surged 935.99%.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $13.3 million in 2022, then increased by 5.98% to $14.1 million in 2023, then soared by 77.1% to $25.0 million in 2024, then soared by 85.41% to $46.4 million in 2025, then tumbled by 107.45% to -$3.5 million in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$3.5 million, $46.4 million, and $66.9 million for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,853.66 Bn 2,775.39 Bn 56.06 Bn 15.80 Bn
2 Oracle 408.21 Bn 376.86 Bn 17.12 Bn 13.85 Bn
3 Palantir Technologies 300.98 Bn 293.06 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
4 Palo Alto Networks 247.84 Bn 243.30 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
5 CrowdStrike Holdings 193.63 Bn 190.57 Bn 993.68 Mn 395.40 Mn
6 Fortinet 117.45 Bn 114.16 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
7 Cloudflare 86.88 Bn 85.93 Bn 455.60 Mn 93.10 Mn
8 Synopsys 86.18 Bn 86.06 Bn 1.77 Bn 821.51 Mn
9 Block 46.10 Bn 39.21 Bn 2.91 Bn 935.02 Mn
10 Marqeta 1.78 Bn 1.07 Bn 117.59 Mn -3.45 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -3.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -3.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.37 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 46.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 66.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 66.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 17.01 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 3.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.01 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 25.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.37 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 15.37 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 20.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 20.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -4.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.12 Mn