Marqeta (MQ) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026)
Marqeta (MQ) posted quarterly Gross Margin of 70.92% for Q1 2026, down 3.0% YoY from 73.12% in Q1 2025, and up 1.75% sequentially from 69.71% in Q4 2025.
Marqeta (MQ) Gross Margin (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Marqeta has disclosed Gross Margin across 7 years of filings, most recently posting 70.92% for Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 3.0% year-over-year to 70.92%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 70.01% (up 63.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 69.98%, up 58.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin rose to 70.92% in Q1 2026, from 69.71% in the prior quarter.
- Over the last five years, Gross Margin for MQ reached as high as 72.32% in Q4 2024 and fell as low as 36.61% in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 69.19% (2025), against an average of 59.65%.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Gross Margin plunged 602 bps — and 2024, when it soared 3032 bps.
- A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 42.75% in 2022, then surged by 64 bps to 70.05% in 2023, then advanced by 3 bps to 72.32% in 2024, then retreated by 4 bps to 69.71% in 2025, then rose by 2 bps to 70.92% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 70.92%, 69.71%, and 70.15% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft | 2,853.66 Bn | 2,775.39 Bn | 56.06 Bn | 67.63% |
| 2 | Oracle | 408.21 Bn | 376.86 Bn | 17.12 Bn | 89.22% |
| 3 | Palantir Technologies | 300.98 Bn | 293.06 Bn | 1.42 Bn | 86.78% |
| 4 | Palo Alto Networks | 247.84 Bn | 243.30 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 73.59% |
| 5 | CrowdStrike Holdings | 193.63 Bn | 190.57 Bn | 993.68 Mn | 76.12% |
| 6 | Fortinet | 117.45 Bn | 114.16 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 80.29% |
| 7 | Cloudflare | 86.88 Bn | 85.93 Bn | 455.60 Mn | 71.21% |
| 8 | Synopsys | 86.18 Bn | 86.06 Bn | 1.77 Bn | 73.54% |
| 9 | Block | 46.10 Bn | 39.21 Bn | 2.91 Bn | 48.03% |
| 10 | Marqeta | 1.78 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 117.59 Mn | 70.92% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 70.92% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 69.71% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 70.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 69.19% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 70.95% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 72.32% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 70.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 63.35% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 71.34% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 70.05% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 66.59% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.61% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.02% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 42.75% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 41.80% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 41.81% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 44.99% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 48.77% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 44.92% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 38.42% |