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

Marqeta (MQ) reported Free Cash Flow of -$3.5 million for Q1 2026, down 187.93% year-over-year from $3.9 million in Q1 2025, and down 107.45% quarter-over-quarter from $46.4 million in Q4 2025.

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

Marqeta (MQ) has 7 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$3.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at -$3.5 million, down 187.93% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $126.8 million (up 95.55% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $134.2 million, up 139.46% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to -$3.5 million in Q1 2026 per MQ's latest filing, from $46.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $66.9 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$46.8 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $10.6 million and a median of $14.1 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Free Cash Flow tumbled 370.82% in 2022, then surged 935.99% in 2023.
  • 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 sank by 107.45% to -$3.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows MQ's Free Cash Flow at -$3.5 million in Q1 2026, $46.4 million in Q4 2025, and $66.9 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Microsoft 2,903.35 Bn 2,825.07 Bn 56.06 Bn 15.80 Bn
2 Alarum Technologies 1,127.45 Bn 1,113.30 Bn 7.23 Mn -
3 Oracle 528.84 Bn 490.27 Bn 15.14 Bn 9.49 Bn
4 Palantir Technologies 306.36 Bn 298.44 Bn 1.42 Bn 891.76 Mn
5 Palo Alto Networks 194.33 Bn 189.79 Bn 1.91 Bn 384.00 Mn
6 CrowdStrike Holdings 171.19 Bn 168.13 Bn 993.68 Mn 395.40 Mn
7 Fortinet 108.13 Bn 104.84 Bn 1.49 Bn 1.02 Bn
8 Synopsys 86.21 Bn 86.09 Bn 1.77 Bn 821.51 Mn
9 Cloudflare 80.35 Bn 79.41 Bn 455.60 Mn 93.10 Mn
10 Marqeta 1.65 Bn 933.77 Mn 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