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MediaAlpha (MAX) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
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For the quarter ended December 2025, MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX - Free Report) reported revenue of $291.16 million, down 3.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.50, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.7% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $299.24 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.25, the EPS surprise was +102.68%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how MediaAlpha performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
Transaction Value: $612.97 million versus $638.36 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Transaction Value - Property & Casualty insurance: $551.59 million compared to the $581.42 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Transaction Value - Other: $0.24 million versus $0.29 million estimated by two analysts on average.
Transaction Value - Life insurance: $6.85 million compared to the $7.13 million average estimate based on two analysts.
Transaction Value - Health insurance: $54.29 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $49.67 million.
Shares of MediaAlpha have returned -27.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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MediaAlpha (MAX) Q4 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
For the quarter ended December 2025, MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX - Free Report) reported revenue of $291.16 million, down 3.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.50, compared to $0.08 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.7% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $299.24 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.25, the EPS surprise was +102.68%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how MediaAlpha performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:View all Key Company Metrics for MediaAlpha here>>>
Shares of MediaAlpha have returned -27.5% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +1.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.