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How MediaAlpha, Inc. makes its money

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revenueBranching filed flows with values and percentages directly labeled. Missing filing concepts are omitted rather than estimated.Revenue$1.1B · 100%Cost of revenue$946M · 85%Gross profit$168M · 15%Operating income$22.1M · 2%Income before tax−$111M · −10%Income tax−$138M · −12%Net income$25.6M · 2%As of 2025-12-31 · 2 SEC filing sourcesBuy Like Buffett · buylikebuffett.com

Honest partial: the filing did not provide a normalized tag for Research and development, Selling, general and administrative; those components are omitted, not plugged.

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Filed lineValue% of revenueSource
$1.1B100%
Cost of revenue$946M85%
$168M15%
$22.1M2%
Income before tax−$111M−10%
Income tax−$138M−12%
$25.6M2%
Source: · event Dec 31, 2025 · retrieved Jul 26, 2026 · annual-row source set
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