Retail Media Benchmarks 2026

Compare retail media performance across marketplace search, onsite display, promoted products, and audience extension programs. ROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.

Last updated March 2026

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Median ROAS3.7x
Median CPC$1.28
Median CVR8.9%
Top Quartile ROAS6.4x

Retail Media Benchmarks Snapshot

Retail media benchmarks for sponsored products, onsite display, retailer search, ROAS, CPC, CPM, and incrementality across major commerce networks.

ContextMedianTop QuartileBest For
Sponsored products4.2x ROAS7.1x ROASCapturing bottom-funnel product demand
Sponsored brands3.1x ROAS5.4x ROASCategory visibility and branded shelf space
Onsite display$8.40 CPM$5.90 CPMAudience building and promotional support
Audience extension1.8x ROAS3.2x ROASOffsite reach with retailer purchase data

ROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.

What Moves Retail Media Benchmarks

These top-level pages work best when they explain why benchmark ranges shift before a user drills into the narrower benchmark route.

DriverImpact
Product rank, reviews, pricing, and inventory depth inside the retailer environmentROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.
Keyword and product-targeting structure across branded, category, and competitor termsROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.
Retailer attribution windows and whether incrementality is measured beyond reported salesROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.
Promotional timing, margin, and buy-box or availability issuesROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.

How to Interpret Retail Media Benchmarks

Retail media benchmarks for sponsored products, onsite display, retailer search, ROAS, CPC, CPM, and incrementality across major commerce networks.

Product rank, reviews, pricing, and inventory depth inside the retailer environment

Compare retail media performance across marketplace search, onsite display, promoted products, and audience extension programs.

Keyword and product-targeting structure across branded, category, and competitor terms

Compare retail media performance across marketplace search, onsite display, promoted products, and audience extension programs.

Retailer attribution windows and whether incrementality is measured beyond reported sales

Compare retail media performance across marketplace search, onsite display, promoted products, and audience extension programs.

Promotional timing, margin, and buy-box or availability issues

Compare retail media performance across marketplace search, onsite display, promoted products, and audience extension programs.

How to Use Retail Media Benchmarks

  1. Benchmark retail media separately from paid search because marketplace intent and attribution windows are different. — ROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.
  2. Track new-to-brand, margin, and incremental lift alongside platform-reported ROAS. — ROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.
  3. Segment campaigns by retailer because Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, Target, and Kroger behave differently. — ROAS, CPC, CPM, conversion rate, attributed sales, new-to-brand rate, and incrementality.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good benchmark for retail media benchmarks?

Use the median range as the baseline, then compare against the top-quartile range once the campaign, audience, offer, and conversion event are similar enough to be meaningful.

How should I use retail media benchmarks?

Start with the benchmark focus, segment by intent and audience quality, then use the drivers and recommendations on this page to diagnose why performance is above or below the range.

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