MediaAlpha Inc. (MAX)
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
| Tick rows to compare them in a chart (up to 4) | Q4 17 | Q1 18 | Q2 18 | Q4 18 | Q1 19 | Q2 19 | Q3 19 | Q4 19 | Q1 20 | Q2 20 | Q3 20 | Q4 20 | Q1 21 | Q2 21 | Q3 21 | Q4 21 | Q1 22 | Q2 22 | Q3 22 | Q4 22 | Q1 23 | Q2 23 | Q3 23 | Q4 23 | Q1 24 | Q2 24 | Q3 24 | Q4 24 | Q1 25 | Q2 25 | Q3 25 | Q4 25 | Q1 26 | Q2 26 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 155.2 | 352.1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 103.3 | 37.6 | 32.4 | – | – | 33.9 | 13.3 | 8.2 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 305.9 | 120.1 | 310.8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 262.7 | 64.6 | – | – | 208.7 | 270.9 | 28.0 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4.2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.8 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 106.9 | 163.6 | 386.0 | – | 451.9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 109.1 | 29.6 | 11.9 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 8.1 | – | – | 970.5 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44.9 | 63.9 | 280.6 | 63.3 | 21.9 | 14.9 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 20.2 | 18.9 | 45.6 | 26.1 | 106.8 | 26.1 | 27.6 | 13.8 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 13.0 | 14.1 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 4.6% | 6.7% | 13.1% | 15.3% | 6.6% | 5.0% | 5.3% | 2.2% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 3.8% | 3.6% | 7.2% | 13.1% | 11.5% | 13.5% | 7.5% | 7.7% | 7.1% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | 16.4% | 16.2% | 16.1% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 15.9% | 15.2% | 14.6% | 14.6% | 14.7% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 15.8% | 15.6% | 15.2% | 15.3% | 15.6% | 15.9% | 16.3% | 17.2% | 17.9% | 18.1% | 17.2% | 16.6% | 16.1% | 15.6% | 15.3% | 15.0% | 14.9% | 14.7% | |
| – | – | – | 6.4% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 6.4% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 9.2% | 8.2% | 3.3% | 1.7% | 0.2% | -1.1% | 0.3% | -1.2% | -3.6% | -6.1% | -7.7% | -8.7% | -10.4% | -11.9% | -10.3% | -6.9% | -1.1% | 3.7% | 4.9% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 11.5% | |
| – | – | – | 5.6% | 4.0% | 3.9% | 4.4% | 5.6% | 7.2% | 7.7% | 6.6% | 2.5% | 1.0% | -0.6% | -1.8% | -0.8% | -2.1% | -3.8% | -6.5% | -12.6% | -14.2% | -16.1% | -16.5% | -10.4% | -7.8% | -2.7% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 1.6% | -0.6% | -0.1% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 7.9% | |
| – | – | – | 6.8% | 6.9% | 7.1% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 5.0% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 8.7% | 5.4% | 0.8% | 2.7% | 4.3% | 7.4% | 9.7% | 11.4% | 6.2% | 7.6% | 6.0% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 2.3% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 5.2% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 7.8% | 5.9% | 3.5% | 4.6% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | 33.0% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -570.0% | -627.5% | -2,721.3% | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 699.3% | 199.4% | – | – | 615.9% | 2,036.4% | 342.2% | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 21.8% | – | 27.3% | 25.5% | 6.9% | 2.6% | -1.7% | -5.1% | -1.8% | -4.6% | -7.5% | -12.3% | -33.9% | -39.7% | -47.1% | -48.9% | -26.3% | -20.4% | -6.7% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 6.6% | -2.6% | -0.4% | 6.7% | 10.6% | 27.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 88 | – | 71 | 193 | 165 | 176 | 168 | 157 | 137 | 129 | 172 | 160 | 169 | 161 | 159 | 161 | 157 | 158 | 138 | 132 | 119 | 97 | 73 | 83 | 107 | 137 | 153 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2.4 | – | 1.5 | 4.1 | 7.2 | 12.1 | 37.0 | – | 82.5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17.9 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.9 | – | – | 156.6 | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | -107.8% | – | -156.4% | -244.8% | -47.5% | -12.7% | -8.7% | -5.8% | -1.5% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 0.5% | -9.4% | -8.7% | -11.6% | -12.2% | -6.7% | -12.5% | -12.3% | -3.5% | 0.9% | 3.3% | -1.5% | -11.2% | 1.1% | 0.5% | 7.9% | |
| – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 83.3 | 60.4 | 159.2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 68.3 | 20.2 | – | – | 37.1 | 85.3 | 6.2 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | – | 0.31 | 0.41 | 0.43 | 0.53 | 22.57 | 0.96 | 36.61 | 33.18 | 0.25 | 0.10 | -0.11 | -0.20 | -0.13 | -0.31 | -0.52 | -0.77 | -1.34 | -1.39 | -1.46 | -1.41 | -0.86 | -0.64 | -0.25 | 0.18 | 0.30 | 0.28 | -0.12 | -0.02 | 0.38 | 0.70 | 1.54 | |
| – | – | – | 5.53 | 10.38 | 10.84 | 11.95 | 404.74 | 13.42 | 473.02 | 505.62 | 9.96 | 10.28 | 17.86 | 11.01 | 16.20 | 15.04 | 13.44 | 11.77 | 10.68 | 9.76 | 9.07 | 8.54 | 8.26 | 8.30 | 9.31 | 12.41 | 15.64 | 18.02 | 19.16 | 19.84 | 16.67 | 20.76 | 19.40 | |
| – | – | – | – | 1.25 | – | – | -111.76 | -3.42 | -209.49 | -318.15 | -1.73 | -0.50 | -0.55 | -0.23 | -0.11 | 0.05 | 0.08 | 0.03 | -0.37 | -0.30 | -0.36 | -0.35 | -0.22 | -0.39 | -0.46 | -0.15 | 0.04 | 0.14 | -0.07 | -0.53 | 0.06 | 0.03 | 0.45 | |
| – | – | – | 0.37 | 0.72 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 21.50 | 0.67 | 46.60 | 48.36 | 0.87 | 0.55 | 0.15 | 0.30 | 0.70 | 1.12 | 1.30 | 1.34 | 0.66 | 0.74 | 0.55 | 0.18 | 0.43 | 0.19 | 0.51 | 0.66 | 0.82 | 1.21 | 1.27 | 1.54 | 0.98 | 0.72 | 0.89 | |
Data as of: August 4, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.