QuinStreet, Inc. QNST R2KR3K
Company Overview
QuinStreet, Inc., an online performance marketing company, provides customer acquisition services for its clients in the United States and internationally. The company offers online marketing services, such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers through its websites or third-party publishers to financial and home services industries. It also develops the QuinStreet Rating Platform product for insurance agents and the CloudControlMedia that provides performance marketing agency and technology services to clients in financial services, education, and other markets. The company was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Foster City, California.
Why Investors Should Care
Generates a return on equity of 23.9%, reflecting efficient use of shareholder capital.
Trades at a P/E of 12.1, below the sector median of 19.2.
Carries low leverage with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.25.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Jun 2024 Revenue of $613.51M (+5.7% YoY); net profit $-31.33M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +28.3%, earnings +65.2%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 4.4%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 4.42% |
| 1 Year: | 28.30% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | - |
| 1 Year: | 65.20% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +22.42% |
| 6 Months: | +53.78% |
| 3 Months: | +56.74% |
| 1 Month: | +23.06% |
Highlights auto-generated from reported financials and price data; not investment advice. Verify with official filings before acting.
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- RSI (14)48.90 · Neutral
P/E of 12.08 is below the sector median of 19.18 — relatively cheaper than peers.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Strong return on equity of 23.9%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Communication Services).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QNST QuinStreet, Inc. R2KR3K | 18.73 | 12.08 | $1.08B | 0.00% | -11.59% | 23.94% | 4.42% | - |
| 2 | GOOGL Alphabet Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 338.46 | 16.98 | $1.99T | 0.25% | 26.20% | 48.68% | 17.96% | 21.53% |
| 3 | META Meta Platforms, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAITECH | 616.77 | 23.23 | $1.36T | 0.36% | 25.69% | 29.85% | 19.89% | 37.61% |
| 4 | NFLX Netflix, Inc. NDXSPXR3KAI | 78.25 | 24.61 | $325.83B | 0.00% | 29.87% | 49.54% | 22.30% | 32.79% |
| 5 | VZ Verizon Communications Inc. SPXR3K | 50.35 | 13.11 | $209.19B | 6.02% | 8.56% | 15.84% | 2.33% | 6.90% |
| 6 | TMUS T-Mobile US, Inc. NDXSPXR3K | 183.36 | 19.18 | $196.69B | 2.27% | 9.39% | 17.99% | 22.63% | 28.77% |
| 7 | DIS The Walt Disney Company SPXR3K | 105.31 | 21.71 | $181.84B | 1.43% | 10.74% | 8.01% | 6.96% | 4.12% |
| 8 | T AT&T Inc. SPXR3K | 25.68 | 8.45 | $175.97B | 4.68% | 6.59% | 18.34% | 0.31% | 3.44% |
| 9 | SPOT Spotify Technology S.A. R3KAITECH | 542.43 | 29.58 | $111.53B | 0.00% | 24.61% | 44.48% | 13.59% | - |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Mar 2013 | Sep 2013 | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Sep 2014 | Dec 2014 | Mar 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Sep 2021 | Dec 2021 | Mar 2022 | Sep 2022 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 87.42M | 87.49M | 117.92M | 112.87M | 104.10M | 116.22M | 126.61M | 118.10M | 128.66M | 139.27M | 134.97M | 153.05M | 159.61M | 125.33M | 150.66M | 143.59M | 134.05M | 172.67M | 123.92M | 122.68M | 168.59M | 279.22M | 282.60M | 269.84M | 285.85M | 287.85M | 346.14M |
| Gross Profit | 15.15M | 13.37M | 10.03M | 10.24M | 5.78M | 6.30M | 10.15M | 6.47M | 4.62M | 8.29M | 5.63M | 3.95M | 9.87M | 11.48M | 12.26M | 17.94M | 16.06M | 13.18M | 17.88M | 13.43M | 12.78M | 14.45M | 17.04M | 14.53M | 20.39M | 18.10M | 9.78M | 14.09M | 12.35M | 8.54M | 17.04M | 7.65M | 6.85M | 14.31M | 28.41M | 26.75M | 27.86M | 26.94M | 27.72M | 41.34M |
| Operating Income | 2.19M | -80.00K | -2.82M | -2.78M | -7.46M | -5.38M | -2.68M | -5.82M | -6.35M | -3.17M | -4.95M | -7.73M | 416.00K | 1.36M | 1.67M | 6.58M | 5.31M | 2.85M | -927.00K | 1.68M | 1.29M | 4.01M | 2.92M | -231.00K | 6.25M | 3.94M | -7.55M | 1.06M | -4.90M | -9.17M | -1.41M | -9.90M | -11.39M | -5.33M | -1.21M | -1.39M | 4.91M | 4.79M | 1.25M | 10.27M |
| Net Income | -2.16M | -939.00K | -44.03M | -2.67M | -6.29M | -5.48M | -3.22M | -6.36M | -6.46M | -3.27M | -3.57M | -7.85M | 579.00K | 1.45M | 1.95M | 7.12M | 5.30M | 52.83M | 941.00K | 1.13M | 1.55M | 13.92M | 14.68M | 466.00K | 5.04M | 3.09M | -5.63M | 2.23M | -4.52M | -7.98M | -479.00K | -10.56M | -11.55M | -7.05M | -1.37M | -1.55M | 4.42M | 4.54M | 50.23M | 7.36M |
| Diluted EPS | -0.05 | -0.02 | -1.01 | -0.06 | -0.14 | -0.12 | -0.07 | -0.14 | -0.14 | -0.07 | -0.08 | -0.17 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.14 | 0.10 | 1.00 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.26 | 0.27 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.06 | -0.10 | 0.04 | -0.08 | -0.15 | -0.01 | -0.19 | -0.21 | -0.13 | -0.02 | -0.03 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| R&D Expense | 4.89M | 5.16M | 4.78M | 4.86M | 4.96M | 4.24M | 4.65M | 4.44M | 3.84M | 4.21M | 3.95M | 3.31M | 3.15M | 3.21M | 3.48M | 3.69M | 3.31M | 3.00M | 2.86M | 3.56M | 3.40M | 3.25M | 4.89M | 4.98M | 4.91M | 4.62M | 4.86M | 5.51M | 6.83M | 7.17M | 7.83M | 7.64M | 7.27M | 7.55M | 8.62M | 8.71M | 8.85M | 8.16M | 8.32M | 10.22M |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2010 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 334.83M | 403.02M | 370.47M | 305.10M | 282.55M | 282.14M | 297.71M | 299.79M | 404.36M | 455.15M | 490.34M | 578.49M | 582.10M | 580.62M | 613.51M |
| Gross Profit | 94.11M | 111.03M | 87.00M | 53.51M | 40.64M | 30.14M | 26.74M | 30.38M | 58.41M | 61.65M | 52.48M | 70.53M | 53.73M | 48.52M | 46.25M |
| Operating Income | 39.22M | 49.09M | 28.50M | -88.82M | -107.98M | -19.18M | -18.87M | -10.66M | 15.64M | 10.73M | 6.21M | 13.93M | -4.72M | -20.82M | -28.07M |
| Net Income | 20.58M | 27.21M | 13.00M | -67.37M | -146.40M | -20.01M | -19.42M | -12.21M | 15.93M | 62.48M | 18.10M | 23.55M | -5.25M | -68.87M | -31.33M |
| Diluted EPS | 0.46 | 0.55 | 0.28 | -1.57 | -3.36 | -0.45 | -0.43 | -0.27 | 0.32 | 1.18 | 0.34 | 0.43 | -0.10 | -1.28 | -0.57 |
| R&D Expense | 19.73M | 24.16M | 21.05M | 19.05M | 19.55M | 17.95M | 16.43M | 13.48M | 13.80M | 12.33M | 14.21M | 19.34M | 21.91M | 28.89M | 30.05M |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2009 | Jun 2010 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 524.92M | 507.16M | 429.55M | 276.84M | 205.15M | 193.10M | 174.31M | 220.30M | 324.61M | 358.41M | 449.51M | 419.91M | 337.15M | 368.55M |
| Total Equity | 73.19M | 290.02M | 355.39M | 338.36M | 278.89M | 145.15M | 135.59M | 124.75M | 118.08M | 148.33M | 222.83M | 255.94M | 295.15M | 286.00M | 229.80M | 216.82M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 25.18M | 155.77M | 132.29M | 68.53M | 90.12M | 84.18M | 60.47M | 53.71M | 49.57M | 64.70M | 62.52M | 107.51M | 110.32M | 96.44M | 73.68M | 50.49M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 96.01M | 92.17M | 77.25M | 59.56M | 15.00M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Liabilities | - | - | 169.53M | 168.80M | 150.65M | 131.69M | 69.57M | 68.35M | 56.23M | 71.97M | 101.78M | 102.46M | 154.37M | 133.91M | 107.35M | 151.72M |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 69.11M | 70.31M | 66.69M | 66.24M | 48.83M | 63.72M | 52.55M | 68.03M | 83.70M | 85.84M | 115.61M | 109.58M | 89.82M | 126.40M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2010 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 38.51M | 78.17M | 47.73M | 51.92M | - | - | 1.01M | 18.54M | 26.98M | 37.97M | 47.61M | 50.62M | 28.67M | 11.84M | 12.04M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -72.23M | -134.76M | -66.55M | -7.47M | -10.73M | - | -5.20M | -3.37M | -15.85M | -36.99M | 8.87M | -36.46M | -9.22M | -15.12M | -22.73M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 164.32M | 33.07M | -43.45M | -21.62M | - | - | -2.50M | -18.50M | 3.89M | -4.05M | -11.63M | -11.31M | -33.31M | -19.46M | -12.51M |
| Capital Expenditure | -2.71M | -5.36M | -2.27M | -1.34M | -5.46M | -3.35M | -1.86M | -1.16M | -610.00K | -1.97M | -1.96M | -1.97M | -2.84M | -3.06M | -5.35M |
| Free Cash Flow | 35.80M | 72.81M | 45.46M | 50.58M | - | - | -844.00K | 17.38M | 26.37M | 35.99M | 45.65M | 48.65M | 25.83M | 8.78M | 6.69M |
| Share Buybacks | 715.00K | - | 43.95M | 6.16M | - | - | 0 | 2.49M | 647.00K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.27M | 5.65M | 2.29M |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Jun 2010 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2012 | Jun 2013 | Jun 2014 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2016 | Jun 2017 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2020 | Jun 2021 | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 28.1% | 27.5% | 23.5% | 17.5% | 14.4% | 10.7% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 14.4% | 13.5% | 10.7% | 12.2% | 9.2% | 8.4% | 7.5% |
| Operating Margin % | 11.7% | 12.2% | 7.7% | -29.1% | -38.2% | -6.8% | -6.3% | -3.6% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 1.3% | 2.4% | -0.8% | -3.6% | -4.6% |
| Net Margin % | 6.1% | 6.8% | 3.5% | -22.1% | -51.8% | -7.1% | -6.5% | -4.1% | 3.9% | 13.7% | 3.7% | 4.1% | -0.9% | -11.9% | -5.1% |
| ROE % | 7.1% | 7.7% | 3.8% | -24.2% | -100.9% | -14.8% | -15.6% | -10.3% | 10.7% | 28.0% | 7.1% | 8.0% | -1.8% | -30.0% | -14.4% |
| ROCE % | - | 10.8% | 6.5% | -24.5% | -51.3% | -12.3% | -14.6% | -8.8% | 10.3% | 4.5% | 2.3% | 4.2% | -1.5% | -8.4% | -11.6% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blackrock Inc. | 19.23% | 10.98M | $210.53M |
| 2 | Private Capital Management, LLC | 8.23% | 4.70M | $90.14M |
| 3 | AQR Capital Management, LLC | 4.42% | 2.52M | $48.37M |
| 4 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 4.26% | 2.43M | $46.67M |
| 5 | State Street Corporation | 3.94% | 2.25M | $43.13M |
| 6 | Goldman Sachs Group Inc | 3.55% | 2.03M | $38.90M |
| 7 | Royce & Associates LP | 3.01% | 1.72M | $32.93M |
| 8 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 2.54% | 1.45M | $27.79M |
| 9 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 2.44% | 1.39M | $26.67M |
| 10 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 2.30% | 1.31M | $25.14M |
Analyst View
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QNST — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) trades at $18.73 on NasdaqGS. Its 52-week range is $10.56 to $22.02.
What is the market capitalisation of QNST?
QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) has a market capitalisation of $1.08B on NasdaqGS.
What is the P/E ratio of QNST?
QNST trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.08. The industry average P/E is 19.18. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 3.90.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of QNST?
QNST has a return on equity (ROE) of 23.94%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is -11.59%.
Is QNST a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.