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Magnite, Inc.

$23.84 +$7.78 (+48.44%)
NASDAQ · 14 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$23.77
Day Range
$23.66$24.22
Year Range
$10.82$26.19
Market Cap
3.41B
AVG Volume
2.83M
Trailing/Forward PE
19.92/17.73
PEG ratio
1.08
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-04
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
0100M200M300M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q2192.82M
26 Q1164.37M
25 Q4205.36M
25 Q3179.49M
25 Q2173.33M
25 Q1155.77M
24 Q4193.97M
24 Q3162M
24 Q2162.88M
24 Q1149.32M
Net Income (USD)
-50M050M100M150M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q219.37M
26 Q14.41M
25 Q4123.05M
25 Q320.06M
25 Q211.14M
25 Q1-9.63M
24 Q436.41M
24 Q35.21M
24 Q2-1.08M
24 Q1-17.76M
Operating Income (USD)
-20M020M40M60M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q231.22M
26 Q17.72M
25 Q452.13M
25 Q325.04M
25 Q221.96M
25 Q1-1.36M
24 Q440.22M
24 Q315.12M
24 Q29.57M
24 Q1-13.83M
EBITDA (USD)
-20M020M40M60M80M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q233.14M
26 Q125.11M
25 Q456.43M
25 Q341.15M
25 Q232.11M
25 Q113.53M
24 Q463.86M
24 Q327.63M
24 Q227.95M
24 Q1-1.54M
Cash Flows (USD)
-200M-100M0100M200M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2178.22M
26 Q1-133.89M
25 Q499.43M
25 Q368.38M
25 Q22.47M
25 Q1-14.64M
24 Q4108.3M
24 Q373.23M
24 Q280.4M
24 Q1-69.66M
EPS (USD)
-0.2500.250.50.75124 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q20.13
26 Q10.03
25 Q40.81
25 Q30.13
25 Q20.08
25 Q1-0.07
24 Q40.24
24 Q30.04
24 Q2-0.01
24 Q1-0.13
Expenses (USD)
050M100M150MR&DSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q2107.98M
26 Q1109.36M
25 Q4112.74M
25 Q3103.34M
25 Q2102.48M
25 Q1111.53M
24 Q492.36M
24 Q3102.45M
24 Q299.87M
24 Q1106.5M
Cash & Debt (USD)
0200M400M600MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q2332.62M
26 Q1184.65M
25 Q4553.36M
25 Q3482.13M
25 Q2426M
25 Q1429.71M
24 Q4483.22M
24 Q3387.24M
24 Q2326.46M
24 Q1252.83M
Debt ratios
0123424 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q20.54
26 Q11.58
25 Q40.51
25 Q30.95
25 Q21.41
25 Q11.41
24 Q41.07
24 Q32.06
24 Q22.63
24 Q13.41
Margins
0%20%40%60%80%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q267.83%
26 Q163.25%
25 Q466.15%
25 Q361.36%
25 Q262.53%
25 Q159.69%
24 Q465.05%
24 Q361.39%
24 Q261.56%
24 Q155.86%
Return on Capital
-5%0%5%10%15%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q22.07%
26 Q10.48%
25 Q413.34%
25 Q32.48%
25 Q21.45%
25 Q1-1.3%
24 Q44.74%
24 Q30.72%
24 Q2-0.15%
24 Q1-2.55%
Shares Outstanding
050M100M150M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q2143.02M
26 Q1143.54M
25 Q4142.56M
25 Q3143.01M
25 Q2141.65M
25 Q1141.85M
24 Q4141.11M
24 Q3141.27M
24 Q2140.55M
24 Q1139.3M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
0246824 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q26.55
26 Q16.39
25 Q46.47
25 Q35.65
25 Q25.42
25 Q15.23
24 Q45.44
24 Q35.14
24 Q25.07
24 Q14.99
Total Assets (USD)
01B2B3B4B24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
MGNI Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q23.03B
26 Q12.95B
25 Q43.16B
25 Q32.92B
25 Q22.93B
25 Q12.67B
24 Q42.85B
24 Q32.74B
24 Q22.64B
24 Q12.45B
Employee Count
02505007501K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
MGNI Employee Count by quarter
PeriodEmployee Count
2025971
2024905
2023911
2022947
2021876
2020569
2019444
2018409
2017415
2016572
PE Ratio
0100002000030000med 59.34Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
MGNI PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2620.43
Sep 2620.37
Sep 2620.69
Aug 2620.31
Aug 2620.14
Aug 2621.19
Aug 2621.19
Jul 2617.46
Jul 2616.75
Jul 2617.19
Jul 2618.4
Jul 2618.44
Jun 2616.95
Jun 2616.19
Jun 2614.7
Jun 2613.28
May 2612.96
May 2611.94
May 2611.6
May 2612.78
May 2613.53
Apr 2612.8
Apr 2613.52
Apr 2611.81
Apr 2611.72
Mar 2611.48
Mar 2612.2
Mar 2611.71
Mar 2613.8
Feb 2613.43
Feb 2630.17
Feb 2628.86
Feb 2627.85
Jan 2635.7
Jan 2638.02
Jan 2635.47
Jan 2639.89
Jan 2639.62
Dec 2540.58
Dec 2540.46
Dec 2540.21
Dec 2536.14
Nov 2536.24
Nov 2534.73
Nov 2534.91
Nov 2537.25
Oct 2558.73
Oct 2565.5
Oct 2558.73
Oct 2557.48
Oct 2566.68
Sep 2572.72
Sep 2585.14
Sep 2578.4
Sep 2581.62
Aug 2585.24
Aug 2579.36
Aug 2577.85
Aug 2573.81
Aug 25101.84
Jul 25107.94
Jul 25112.35
Jul 25103.58
Jul 25112.58
Jun 2596.84
Jun 2585.91
Jun 2578.48
Jun 2580.77
May 2575.08
May 2570.49
May 2571.32
May 2569.3
May 2574.99
Apr 2576.67
Apr 2568.92
Apr 2559.94
Apr 2556.23
Mar 2571.83
Mar 2582.36
Mar 2578.03
Mar 2581.12
Feb 2597.66
Feb 25144.43
Feb 25163.38
Feb 25172.94
Jan 25140.51
Jan 25139.2
Jan 25126.13
Jan 25127.52
Jan 25139.94
Dec 24133.73
Dec 24133.48
Dec 24134.55
Dec 24147.05
Nov 24137.16
Nov 24139.94
Nov 24129.48
Nov 24111.18
Apr 2219611.62
Apr 2222273.92
Free Cash Flow Yield
0%5%10%15%20%med 7.12%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
MGNI Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 266.22%
Sep 266.24%
Sep 266.14%
Aug 266.26%
Aug 266.31%
Aug 266%
Aug 266%
Jul 261.31%
Jul 261.37%
Jul 261.33%
Jul 261.25%
Jul 261.24%
Jun 261.35%
Jun 261.42%
Jun 261.56%
Jun 261.73%
May 261.77%
May 261.92%
May 261.98%
May 261.79%
May 267.96%
Apr 268.41%
Apr 267.96%
Apr 269.11%
Apr 269.18%
Mar 269.37%
Mar 268.82%
Mar 269.19%
Mar 267.8%
Feb 268.02%
Feb 269.41%
Feb 269.83%
Feb 2610.19%
Jan 267.95%
Jan 267.47%
Jan 268%
Jan 267.11%
Jan 267.16%
Dec 256.99%
Dec 257.01%
Dec 257.06%
Dec 257.85%
Nov 257.83%
Nov 258.17%
Nov 258.13%
Nov 257.62%
Oct 256.69%
Oct 256%
Oct 256.69%
Oct 256.83%
Oct 255.89%
Sep 255.4%
Sep 254.61%
Sep 255.01%
Sep 254.81%
Aug 254.61%
Aug 254.95%
Aug 255.04%
Aug 255.32%
Aug 257.86%
Jul 257.41%
Jul 257.12%
Jul 257.72%
Jul 257.11%
Jun 258.26%
Jun 259.31%
Jun 2510.19%
Jun 259.91%
May 2510.66%
May 2511.35%
May 2511.22%
May 2511.55%
May 2511.25%
Apr 2511.01%
Apr 2512.24%
Apr 2514.08%
Apr 2515.01%
Mar 2511.75%
Mar 2510.24%
Mar 2510.81%
Mar 2510.4%
Feb 258.64%
Feb 256.45%
Feb 255.7%
Feb 255.38%
Jan 256.63%
Jan 256.69%
Jan 257.38%
Jan 257.3%
Jan 256.65%
Dec 246.96%
Dec 246.98%
Dec 246.92%
Dec 246.33%
Nov 246.79%
Nov 246.65%
Nov 247.19%
Nov 248.37%
Nov 249.35%
Oct 249.3%
Price to Sales
123456med 3.37Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
MGNI Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 264.59
Sep 264.58
Sep 264.65
Aug 264.57
Aug 264.53
Aug 264.77
Aug 264.76
Jul 263.83
Jul 263.68
Jul 263.77
Jul 264.04
Jul 264.05
Jun 263.72
Jun 263.55
Jun 263.23
Jun 262.92
May 262.85
May 262.62
May 262.55
May 262.81
May 262.74
Apr 262.59
Apr 262.74
Apr 262.39
Apr 262.37
Mar 262.33
Mar 262.47
Mar 262.37
Mar 262.8
Feb 262.72
Feb 262.49
Feb 262.38
Feb 262.3
Jan 262.95
Jan 263.14
Jan 262.93
Jan 263.29
Jan 263.27
Dec 253.35
Dec 253.34
Dec 253.32
Dec 252.98
Nov 252.99
Nov 252.87
Nov 252.88
Nov 253.07
Oct 253.7
Oct 254.12
Oct 253.7
Oct 253.62
Oct 254.2
Sep 254.58
Sep 255.36
Sep 254.94
Sep 255.14
Aug 255.37
Aug 255
Aug 254.9
Aug 254.65
Aug 254.67
Jul 254.95
Jul 255.15
Jul 254.75
Jul 255.16
Jun 254.44
Jun 253.94
Jun 253.6
Jun 253.7
May 253.44
May 253.23
May 253.27
May 253.18
May 252.56
Apr 252.61
Apr 252.35
Apr 252.04
Apr 251.92
Mar 252.45
Mar 252.81
Mar 252.66
Mar 252.77
Feb 253.33
Feb 253.78
Feb 254.27
Feb 254.52
Jan 253.68
Jan 253.64
Jan 253.3
Jan 253.34
Jan 253.66
Dec 243.5
Dec 243.49
Dec 243.52
Dec 243.85
Nov 243.59
Nov 243.66
Nov 243.39
Nov 242.91
Nov 242.69
Oct 242.7
EV/EBITDA
1015202530med 19.08Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
MGNI EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2622.42
Sep 2622.36
Sep 2622.7
Aug 2622.29
Aug 2622.11
Aug 2623.24
Aug 2623.23
Jul 2619.48
Jul 2618.75
Jul 2619.2
Jul 2620.44
Jul 2620.48
Jun 2618.95
Jun 2618.17
Jun 2616.65
Jun 2615.2
May 2614.87
May 2613.82
May 2613.47
May 2614.69
May 2614.17
Apr 2613.43
Apr 2614.16
Apr 2612.43
Apr 2612.34
Mar 2612.11
Mar 2612.83
Mar 2612.33
Mar 2614.44
Feb 2614.07
Feb 2612.56
Feb 2612.06
Feb 2611.67
Jan 2614.69
Jan 2615.58
Jan 2614.6
Jan 2616.3
Jan 2616.19
Dec 2516.56
Dec 2516.52
Dec 2516.42
Dec 2514.86
Nov 2514.89
Nov 2514.32
Nov 2514.38
Nov 2515.28
Oct 2519.88
Oct 2522.01
Oct 2519.88
Oct 2519.49
Oct 2522.38
Sep 2524.28
Sep 2528.18
Sep 2526.07
Sep 2527.08
Aug 2528.21
Aug 2526.37
Aug 2525.89
Aug 2524.62
Aug 2525.08
Jul 2526.5
Jul 2527.52
Jul 2525.48
Jul 2527.57
Jun 2523.91
Jun 2521.38
Jun 2519.65
Jun 2520.18
May 2518.86
May 2517.79
May 2517.98
May 2517.51
May 2515.56
Apr 2515.88
Apr 2514.39
Apr 2512.65
Apr 2511.93
Mar 2514.95
Mar 2516.98
Mar 2516.15
Mar 2516.74
Feb 2519.94
Feb 2524.34
Feb 2527.26
Feb 2528.74
Jan 2523.74
Jan 2523.53
Jan 2521.52
Jan 2521.73
Jan 2523.65
Dec 2422.69
Dec 2422.65
Dec 2422.82
Dec 2424.74
Nov 2423.22
Nov 2423.65
Nov 2422.04
Nov 2419.21
Nov 2418.08
Oct 2418.15
Price/Operating Cashflow
0102030med 10.63Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
MGNI Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2612.14
Sep 2612.1
Sep 2612.29
Aug 2612.07
Aug 2611.96
Aug 2612.59
Aug 2612.58
Jul 2624.55
Jul 2623.55
Jul 2624.17
Jul 2625.87
Jul 2625.92
Jun 2623.83
Jun 2622.76
Jun 2620.67
Jun 2618.67
May 2618.23
May 2616.79
May 2616.31
May 2617.97
May 268.28
Apr 267.84
Apr 268.28
Apr 267.23
Apr 267.18
Mar 267.03
Mar 267.47
Mar 267.17
Mar 268.45
Feb 268.22
Feb 267.86
Feb 267.52
Feb 267.26
Jan 269.3
Jan 269.91
Jan 269.25
Jan 2610.4
Jan 2610.33
Dec 2510.58
Dec 2510.55
Dec 2510.48
Dec 259.42
Nov 259.45
Nov 259.05
Nov 259.1
Nov 259.71
Oct 2511.15
Oct 2512.44
Oct 2511.15
Oct 2510.91
Oct 2512.66
Sep 2513.81
Sep 2516.17
Sep 2514.89
Sep 2515.5
Aug 2516.18
Aug 2515.07
Aug 2514.78
Aug 2514.01
Aug 2510.56
Jul 2511.19
Jul 2511.65
Jul 2510.74
Jul 2511.67
Jun 2510.04
Jun 258.91
Jun 258.14
Jun 258.37
May 257.78
May 257.31
May 257.39
May 257.18
May 257.27
Apr 257.43
Apr 256.68
Apr 255.81
Apr 255.45
Mar 256.96
Mar 257.98
Mar 257.56
Mar 257.86
Feb 259.46
Feb 2511.92
Feb 2513.48
Feb 2514.27
Jan 2511.59
Jan 2511.49
Jan 2510.41
Jan 2510.52
Jan 2511.55
Dec 2411.03
Dec 2411.01
Dec 2411.1
Dec 2412.13
Nov 2411.32
Nov 2411.55
Nov 2410.68
Nov 249.17
Nov 248.71
Oct 248.75
Price to Book
12345med 2.95Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
MGNI Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 263.64
Sep 263.63
Sep 263.69
Aug 263.62
Aug 263.59
Aug 263.78
Aug 263.78
Jul 263.02
Jul 262.89
Jul 262.97
Jul 263.18
Jul 263.19
Jun 262.93
Jun 262.8
Jun 262.54
Jun 262.3
May 262.24
May 262.06
May 262
May 262.21
May 262.12
Apr 262.01
Apr 262.12
Apr 261.85
Apr 261.84
Mar 261.8
Mar 261.91
Mar 261.84
Mar 262.16
Feb 262.11
Feb 262.16
Feb 262.07
Feb 262
Jan 262.56
Jan 262.73
Jan 262.55
Jan 262.86
Jan 262.84
Dec 252.91
Dec 252.9
Dec 252.89
Dec 252.59
Nov 252.6
Nov 252.49
Nov 252.5
Nov 252.67
Oct 253.3
Oct 253.68
Oct 253.3
Oct 253.23
Oct 253.74
Sep 254.08
Sep 254.78
Sep 254.4
Sep 254.58
Aug 254.78
Aug 254.45
Aug 254.37
Aug 254.14
Aug 254.24
Jul 254.5
Jul 254.68
Jul 254.32
Jul 254.69
Jun 254.04
Jun 253.58
Jun 253.27
Jun 253.37
May 253.13
May 252.94
May 252.97
May 252.89
May 252.22
Apr 252.27
Apr 252.04
Apr 251.78
Apr 251.67
Mar 252.13
Mar 252.44
Mar 252.31
Mar 252.41
Feb 252.9
Feb 253.44
Feb 253.89
Feb 254.12
Jan 253.35
Jan 253.32
Jan 253
Jan 253.04
Jan 253.33
Dec 243.19
Dec 243.18
Dec 243.21
Dec 243.5
Nov 243.27
Nov 243.33
Nov 243.08
Nov 242.65
Nov 242.45
Oct 242.46
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Insider Selling: Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) Insider Sells $936,400.00 in Stock

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Insider Selling: Magnite (NASDAQ:MGNI) Insider Sells $936,400.00 in Stock

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Magnite Launches First Agentic Campaign in EMEA With Amnet France

globenewswire.com · 8 Sep 2026

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