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Side-by-side financial comparison of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) and MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

MediaAlpha, Inc. is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($310.0M vs $294.6M, roughly 1.1× Kosmos Energy Ltd.). On growth, MediaAlpha, Inc. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (17.3% vs -25.9%). Over the past eight quarters, MediaAlpha, Inc.'s revenue compounded faster (31.9% CAGR vs -16.5%).

Kosmos Energy is an American upstream oil company founded and based in Dallas, Texas. While previously incorporated in Bermuda, Kosmos has reincorporated in Delaware. The company holds production and development operations offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Gulf of Mexico, while holding a development project offshore Mauritania and Senegal, and exploration licenses offshore Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe and Suriname. It was previously involved in exploration offshore Morocco and Western ...

Alpha Group Co., Ltd. is a Chinese multinational conglomerate with animation, toy, mass media asset and entertainment company headquartered created by Cai Dongqing in 1993. In 2016, it changed its name from Alpha Animation. The company has a Chinese webcomics site, U17, and also an American film company, Alpha Pictures, and has announced the creation of an animation division also based in the United States.

KOS vs MAX — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
MAX
MAX
1.1× larger
MAX
$310.0M
$294.6M
KOS
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
MAX
MAX
+43.2% gap
MAX
17.3%
-25.9%
KOS
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
MAX
MAX
Annualised
MAX
31.9%
-16.5%
KOS

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Revenue
$294.6M
$310.0M
Net Profit
$14.0M
Gross Margin
15.1%
Operating Margin
-125.7%
7.2%
Net Margin
4.5%
Revenue YoY
-25.9%
17.3%
Net Profit YoY
701.8%
EPS (diluted)
$-0.80

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
$310.0M
Q4 25
$294.6M
$291.2M
Q3 25
$311.0M
$306.5M
Q2 25
$392.6M
$251.6M
Q1 25
$290.1M
$264.3M
Q4 24
$397.6M
$300.6M
Q3 24
$407.8M
$259.1M
Q2 24
$447.8M
$178.3M
Net Profit
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
$14.0M
Q4 25
$31.4M
Q3 25
$-124.3M
$14.9M
Q2 25
$-87.7M
$-18.7M
Q1 25
$-110.6M
$-1.9M
Q4 24
$4.6M
Q3 24
$45.0M
$9.5M
Q2 24
$59.8M
$3.6M
Gross Margin
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
15.1%
Q4 25
15.4%
Q3 25
14.2%
Q2 25
15.0%
Q1 25
15.8%
Q4 24
16.3%
Q3 24
15.1%
Q2 24
17.8%
Operating Margin
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
7.2%
Q4 25
-125.7%
7.7%
Q3 25
-34.2%
6.4%
Q2 25
-16.2%
-8.0%
Q1 25
-32.4%
0.0%
Q4 24
-8.5%
6.1%
Q3 24
26.1%
6.0%
Q2 24
30.2%
3.6%
Net Margin
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
4.5%
Q4 25
10.8%
Q3 25
-40.0%
4.9%
Q2 25
-22.3%
-7.4%
Q1 25
-38.1%
-0.7%
Q4 24
1.5%
Q3 24
11.0%
3.7%
Q2 24
13.3%
2.0%
EPS (diluted)
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
$-0.80
$0.50
Q3 25
$-0.26
$0.26
Q2 25
$-0.18
$-0.33
Q1 25
$-0.23
$-0.04
Q4 24
$0.00
$0.09
Q3 24
$0.09
$0.17
Q2 24
$0.12
$0.07

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$91.5M
$26.1M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$3.1B
$163.5M
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$528.6M
Total Assets
$4.7B
$367.7M
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
5.78×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
$26.1M
Q4 25
$91.5M
$46.9M
Q3 25
$64.0M
$38.8M
Q2 25
$51.7M
$85.4M
Q1 25
$49.8M
$63.6M
Q4 24
$85.0M
$43.3M
Q3 24
$51.6M
$32.3M
Q2 24
$173.8M
$28.7M
Total Debt
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
$163.5M
Q4 25
$3.1B
$153.4M
Q3 25
$3.0B
$155.7M
Q2 25
$2.9B
$158.0M
Q1 25
$160.2M
Q4 24
$2.7B
$162.4M
Q3 24
$164.7M
Q2 24
$166.9M
Stockholders' Equity
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
$528.6M
$4.2M
Q3 25
$898.8M
$-29.8M
Q2 25
$1.0B
$-3.8M
Q1 25
$1.1B
$7.9M
Q4 24
$1.2B
$2.4M
Q3 24
$1.2B
$-8.4M
Q2 24
$1.1B
$-24.4M
Total Assets
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
$367.7M
Q4 25
$4.7B
$383.8M
Q3 25
$5.1B
$266.2M
Q2 25
$5.2B
$249.4M
Q1 25
$5.3B
$240.0M
Q4 24
$5.3B
$262.4M
Q3 24
$5.5B
$236.1M
Q2 24
$5.4B
$198.2M
Debt / Equity
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
5.78×
36.88×
Q3 25
3.31×
Q2 25
2.80×
Q1 25
20.23×
Q4 24
2.29×
68.31×
Q3 24
Q2 24

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$35.3M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
$35.3M
$-7.4M
Q3 25
$-27.6M
$23.6M
Q2 25
$127.2M
$25.7M
Q1 25
$-888.0K
$23.7M
Q4 24
$175.7M
$14.5M
Q3 24
$6.3M
$8.1M
Q2 24
$223.7M
$21.6M
Free Cash Flow
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
$-7.5M
Q3 25
$23.6M
Q2 25
$25.5M
Q1 25
$23.6M
Q4 24
$14.5M
Q3 24
$8.0M
Q2 24
$21.5M
FCF Margin
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
-2.6%
Q3 25
7.7%
Q2 25
10.2%
Q1 25
8.9%
Q4 24
4.8%
Q3 24
3.1%
Q2 24
12.0%
Capex Intensity
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
0.0%
Q3 25
0.0%
Q2 25
0.1%
Q1 25
0.0%
Q4 24
0.0%
Q3 24
0.0%
Q2 24
0.1%
Cash Conversion
KOS
KOS
MAX
MAX
Q1 26
Q4 25
-0.24×
Q3 25
1.58×
Q2 25
Q1 25
Q4 24
3.13×
Q3 24
0.14×
0.85×
Q2 24
3.74×
5.97×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

KOS
KOS

Ghana Segment$134.6M46%
Gulf Of America$80.7M27%
Mauritania And Senegal$54.9M19%
Equatorial Guinea Segment$24.3M8%

MAX
MAX

Segment breakdown not available.

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