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NASDAQ: QNST Nasdaq Interactive Media & Services Next results ~November 4, 2026

C+ Fundamentals grade

Quinstreet, Inc is a US-listed company in the interactive media & services industry. Its financial year ends in June.

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Fair value per share

~$43

Cash-flow model

Base case. Range ~$33–$55 across our lower- and higher-growth cases (15%–25% a year).

Price vs value

Undervalued

The price is below our entire value range; our base value is 142% above it.

Price used: $17.56, November 2, 2026

Who’s trading

What company insiders, investment funds and members of Congress have been doing with the stock, from their own filings.

  • Insiders0 buying, 3 selling0 purchases and 9 sales by directors and officers, last 12 monthsInsider trades
  • Funds111 adding, 100 cuttingOf 38 active managers that changed their stake, 19 added; quarter to June 30, 2026Fund buyers and sellers

Value diary

Our note on each quarter Quinstreet files

Where Quinstreet stands after its latest 10-K

Revenue for the twelve months to June 2026 was $1.29bn, up 18.3% on a year earlier, faster than the 14.7% growth a quarter earlier. Free-cash-flow margin rose to 9.9% from 7.6% a year earlier. Operating margin widened to 2.7% from 0.6%. Against its peers on growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet, it grades C+. It passes 6 of our 6 financial-health checks.

Source: 10-K filed August 26, 2026 on SEC EDGAR · Financials · Valuation

Written from the company's filings and our models when each quarter's report arrives. Figures in older notes are as published at the time. Not investment advice.

The Fundamentalytics view

Next results ~November 4, 2026 (estimated)

Quinstreet, Inc's trailing-twelve-month revenue grew 18.3% year on year, with a free-cash-flow margin of 9.9%. Where it lags: gross margin of 11.3% ranks 52 of 54 interactive media & services companies we cover.

Our discounted-cash-flow model values the business at ~$43 per share in the base case (~$33–$55 across growth scenarios) — model values under stated assumptions, not a price target.

Current signal Free cash flow diverging from earnings: TTM free cash flow grew 54.3% while net income grew 1625.8%: a 1572pp divergence.

Assembled from SEC-filed figures — the full workings are on this page and in our methodology. Observations, not recommendations.

Strengths

  • Priced below our value. The share price of $17.56 is 142% below our value per share of $43.
  • Fast growth. Revenue grew 18.3% over the last 12 months, against a median of 2.4% for interactive media & services companies we cover.
  • Growth speeding up. The growth rate is 3.5 points higher than a quarter earlier.
  • Estimates rising. Analysts' consensus for next year's earnings per share has risen 7.9% over 90 days.

Things to watch

  • Results due soon. Results are expected around 5 November; the share price can move sharply on the day.
  • Volatile shares. Over the past year the shares showed annualised volatility of 60% and a beta of 0.7 against the S&P 500.
  • Insiders selling. 3 insiders sold $17M of stock over the past 365 days and none bought (95% under pre-set trading plans).
  • Below peers: gross margin. Gross margin of 11.3% ranks 52 of 54 interactive media & services companies we cover (median 60.9%).
  • Heavily shorted. 13.4% of the shares available to trade are sold short (5.0 days of average volume to cover).

Latest results: FY2026 Q4

Filed August 26, 2026
Earnings per share
$0.50 against an average estimate of $0.44: beat by 13.2%
Revenue
$374m, up 42.7% on a year earlier
Share reaction
+36.3% in the first session after the results on August 6, 2026, against +0.5% for the S&P 500
Next report
November 4, 2026; average EPS estimate $0.39

Quinstreet's figures from its SEC filings and results release; estimates are the analysts' average. Not a recommendation.

Price chart

  • 1 day+0.9%
  • 1 week+8.3%
  • 1 month+17.3%
  • This year+22.2%
  • 1 year+18.7%
  • 5 years+30.7%
  • S&P 500 this year+11.2%

Closing prices to 2026-11-02. Price change only, dividends excluded.

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At a glance

Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings

Profitability

Revenue (TTM)
$1.3B
Operating margin
2.7%
Net margin
6.3%
EPS (TTM, diluted)
$1.40

Growth

Revenue growth
+18.3%
Change in growth rate
+3.5 pts
Share count change
−0.2%

Cash

Free cash flow (TTM)
$128M
FCF margin
9.9%
Stock pay % of revenue
2.9%

Earnings

Last results
August 6, 2026
Next results (est.)
November 5, 2026

News & updates

Updated October 31, 2026

Company announcements, filed results and changes that matter to shareholders.

  1. Insider trade
  2. Results

Refreshed hourly when new source data is available. Summaries are checked against company releases and SEC filings. Company announcement headlines are labelled when a checked summary is unavailable.

What the price is pricing in

The share price implies about 2.2% a year of cash-flow growth for five years.That is slower than the 17.5% a year revenue growth Quinstreet has delivered.

  • Priced in2.2%
  • Last 12 months18.3%
  • 3 years a year30.6%
  • 5 years a year17.5%

Our cash-flow model with every input fixed except growth over the next five years, solved for the growth at which the model value equals the share price ($17.51, Nov 3, 2026). Cash-flow growth then fades to 2.5% a year; discount rate 8.5%. Delivered figures are revenue growth from SEC filings. This is a model exercise, not investment advice or a forecast of the share price. All companies

Fundamentalytics rating

model v1.6 · 2026-11-03
Buy12-month view
12-month price target
~$43
Price used
$17.51close November 3, 2026
Implied change
▲ +143%
Uncertainty
Medium

How we got here: a discounted-cash-flow model of Quinstreet, Inc's free cash flow after stock-based pay with after-tax interest added back ($55.6M, FY2026 Q4 TTM), growing 17.4% and 16.9% in the next two years (forecasts, guidance and its record), then back to 20% by year five, and fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%. Lower and higher growth cases span ~$33–~$55 ; that spread sets a 25% margin before we rate Buy or Sell.

Produced by Fundamentalytics' automated valuation model on November 3, 2026, using delayed market prices. Rating meanings, methodology and conflicts: recommendations disclosure and research disclaimer. General research, not personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances. Prices can fall as well as rise.

Our value per share comes from a discounted-cash-flow model of Quinstreet, Inc's free cash flow after stock-based pay ( $55.6M, FY2026 Q4 TTM, with after-tax interest added back): growth for five years as below (the first two years from forecasts, guidance and the company's record), fading to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5%, then cash added and debt and other claims subtracted. These are model values under stated assumptions, not price targets or recommendations.

Valuation models

We value Quinstreet, Inc as an operating company, with every model that fits that kind of business. Cost of equity 9.5%: the 10-year Treasury yield (4.9%) plus a beta of 1.02 times a 4.5% equity risk premium.

Value per share by model
Model Value per share In the combined value?
Cash-flow model (DCF) Free cash flow to the firm (after stock pay, with after-tax interest added back), grown then faded to 2.5%, discounted at 8.5% as the firm rate, less debt and other claims. ~$43 ~$33–$55 Primary model, counts double
Forward price-to-earnings vs peers Next year's consensus earnings per share times peers' typical (harmonic-mean) forward price-to-earnings. Uses analysts' consensus estimates (third-party data), not our forecasts. ~$18 ~$15–$32 Included
Residual income Book value plus the present value of returns above the cost of equity, fading over ten years. ~$0.4 ~$0.1–$0.8 Left out: out of range vs price (0.02x)
Justified price-to-book Book value times (return on equity - growth) / (cost of equity - growth): steady-state returns. — Does not apply: return on equity is not positive
Combined value Weighted average of the models that apply: the primary model (cash-flow model (dcf)) counts double. Models more than 5x or less than 0.2x the share price, or more than 3x away from the other models' median, are left out. ~$34 ~$18–$43 2 models

Different models fail in different ways, so where several apply we average them rather than trust one. Peer-based models compare Quinstreet, Inc with Interactive Media & Services in our coverage, using third-party market data. Model values are estimates under stated assumptions, updated as new filings arrive; not price targets or investment advice. How each model works.

What moves the value

  • Revenue growth 5 points lower ▼ −24%
  • Revenue growth 5 points higher ▲ +30%
  • Free-cash-flow margin 1 point lower ▼ −10%
  • Last year's free-cash-flow margin change, if it persists ▲ +29%
  • Discount rate 1 point higher ▼ −16%
Value per share under different assumptions
Discount rate ↓ / growth → −5% growth0% growth5% growth10% growth15% growth20% growth
7% $15$20$27$36$47$62
8.5% $12$16$20$27$35$46
10% $10$13$16$21$28$36

Valuation multiples over time Market data may be delayed

Quinstreet, Inc: market value and multiples by fiscal year
At fiscal year end 20162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Share price$3.55$4.17$12.70$15.85$10.46$18.58$10.06$8.83$16.59$16.10$14.65
Market value$160m$190m$633m$836m$558m$1.0bn$547m$475m$911m$939m$852m
+ Net debt (− = net cash)−$24m−$50m−$65m−$63m−$108m−$110m−$96m−$74m−$50m−$101m−$58m
Enterprise value$137m$141m$569m$774m$451m$914m$450m$401m$861m$838m$794m
Multiples
Price / sales 0.5x0.6x1.6x1.8x1.1x1.8x0.9x0.8x1.5x0.9x0.7x
Price / earnings ——39.8x13.4x30.8x43.5x———199.4x10.5x
Price / free cash flow —10.9x24.0x23.2x12.2x21.1x21.2x54.1x136.2x11.3x6.7x
EV / EBITDA —197.1x24.3x39.3x25.5x30.3x36.8x——27.3x13.1x

Market value uses the period's diluted share count; figures for each fiscal year use that year's results and the price at year end. "Now" uses today's price and the last twelve months.

Moat

39 /100

Weak moat

How hard Quinstreet's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 9 / 20

    Cash operating profit has been a median 7.9% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Pricing power 8 / 20

    Gross margin has been a median 10.4%, moving by 2.1 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.

  • Durability 0 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 0.9%; its worst year was -4.6%.

  • Cash conversion 14 / 20

    Free cash flow was positive in 10 of 10 years, at a median 7.1% of revenue.

  • Discipline 13 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 5.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 3.1% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (44 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

Forecasts and guidance

Next results: November 4, 2026, after the close. Analysts expect revenue of $374m and EPS of $0.39 (range $0.36 to $0.43) for the quarter.

Analysts' consensus

Quinstreet, Inc: consensus estimates
Fiscal yearEPSGrowthRevenueGrowth
Current $1.59 +25% $1.5bn +16%
Next $1.87 +18% $1.6bn +9%

Next year's EPS estimate has moved +7.9% in 90 days, across 4 analysts.

Earnings against estimates

Quinstreet, Inc: reported EPS against the consensus estimate
Quarter toEstimateActualSurprise
Jun 2026 $0.44 $0.50 +13.2%
Mar 2026 $0.32 $0.31 −1.6%
Dec 2025 $0.20 $0.24 +21.2%
Sept 2025 $0.21 $0.22 +3.8%

Adjusted EPS as companies report it, against the average analyst estimate.

How our valuation uses these forecasts

Our cash-flow model grows Quinstreet, Inc's revenue by +17.4% next year and +16.9% the year after, then fades back toward its own record by year five. Next year's rate weighs analysts' consensus (+16.0%, weight 65%) and the company's own record (+20.0%, weight 35%) . How the weights are set.

Analyst recommendations

6 analysts, Oct 2026
Buy6100%
Hold00%
Sell00%

Monthly trend

  1. Oct 2026156
  2. Sep 2026156
  3. Aug 2026156
  4. Jul 20261416

Counts of recommendations published by analysts covering Quinstreet, Inc, by month. Source: Aggregated broker recommendations (third-party data). Aggregated counts only: we do not reproduce any firm's recommendation or price target, and these are not Fundamentalytics ratings.

Positioning

Short interest
13.4%
of tradable shares
Days to cover
4.97
at average volume
Short interest, 1 month
+12%
to September 30, 2026
Held by institutions
95%
of shares
Held by insiders
3.3%
of shares
Employees
1,074
full time

Consensus figures average analysts' published estimates (third-party data); guidance is the company's own. Neither is our forecast. Short interest is reported twice a month and lags. Market data may be delayed.

This section is general information, not investment advice or a personal recommendation, and it does not take account of your objectives or circumstances. Forecasts and guidance are estimates, not promises: companies miss their own guidance and analysts' figures are often revised. Prices can fall as well as rise, and you can lose money. See our disclaimer.

Share-price performance

Market data may be delayed

What moved the share price

Last 12 months +18.7%

$14.79 on October 31, 2025 to $17.56

Quinstreet, Inc: share-price change split into its parts
PartThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $1.1bn $1.3bn +18.3%
Net margin 0.4% 6.3% +1359.0%
P/E multiple 183.2x 12.6x −93.1%
Share count 58m 58m +0.2%

Biggest factor: net margin.

Last 3 years +59.5%

$11.01 on November 3, 2023 to $17.56

Quinstreet, Inc: share-price change split into its parts
PartThenNowEffect
Revenue (last 12 months) $581m $1.3bn +122.8%
P/S multiple 1.0x 0.8x −22.6%
Share count 54m 58m −7.5%

Biggest factor: revenue. Loss-making at one end, so the split uses price/sales.

The effects multiply back to the price change exactly. Results are the last 12 months as known on each date (filings assumed public 45 days after quarter end).

Return and risk by year

Quinstreet, Inc: yearly return, monthly win rate and worst fall against the S&P 500
Calendar year 202120222023202420252026 to date
Return
QNST−15%−21%−11%+80%−38%+22%
Industry peers (median)−26%−54%−2%−21%−7%−27%
S&P 500+29%−18%+26%+25%+18%+11%
Months that ended higher
QNST33%58%58%75%33%64%
S&P 50075%42%67%75%75%46%
Largest fall from a high during the year
QNST−46%−54%−62%−21%−48%−36%
S&P 500−5%−25%−10%−8%−19%−9%

Worst fall since November 3, 2015: 72% from February 12, 2021 to May 9, 2023. Getting back needed a 258% gain, reached on February 4, 2025, 637 days after the low.

Price behaviour

52-week range
$10.56 – $22.02
From 52-week high
−20.3%
vs 50-day average
+3.9%
vs 200-day average
+21.2%
Volatility (1 year)
60%
Beta vs S&P 500
0.70

Volatility is the annualised standard deviation of daily returns. Beta 1.5 means the shares typically moved 1.5% for each 1% move in the S&P 500 over the past year. Prices to November 2, 2026.

Share price after results

Next day
5 up, 7 down
typical move ±9.1%
After a week
3 up, 9 down
typical move ±12.1%
After a month
6 up, 6 down
typical move ±12.2%
Quinstreet, Inc: share-price change after each results release
Results releasedNext dayS&P 500 next day5 days21 days
August 6, 2026 +36.3% +0.5% +34.1% +21.1%
May 7, 2026 +1.5% +0.5% −14.4% −8.9%
February 5, 2026 +6.2% +0.6% −8.4% +3.7%
November 6, 2025 −7.5% −1.0% −4.9% −4.0%
August 7, 2025 −10.0% +0.7% −11.5% −3.9%
May 7, 2025 −11.8% +1.1% −10.5% −9.5%
February 6, 2025 −3.6% −0.6% −7.7% −32.0%
November 4, 2024 +7.1% +1.0% +17.6% +12.8%
August 8, 2024 −7.0% +2.8% −4.7% +8.9%
May 8, 2024 −2.7% +0.6% −9.0% −12.7%
February 7, 2024 +14.5% +0.9% +17.6% +17.8%
November 1, 2023 −1.1% +3.0% −5.2% +11.5%

From the close before the release date to the close 1, 5 and 21 trading days after it, so releases before the open and after the close are both captured. Past moves don't predict future ones.

Options strategies

All options ideas

How Quinstreet, Inc’s listed options are priced, and three ways to use them that follow from our valuation. Quotes are delayed, read November 2, 2026. Check the live chain at your broker before trading.

Cash-secured put

Not offered: fundamentals grade C+ (needs B+ or better).

We suggest selling a put only on well-rated companies, at a strike where the price you would pay if assigned (strike less premium) is at or below our fair value.

Covered call

Not offered: no liquid call at or above our price target — the model says the upside is worth more than any listed strike.

For holders: sell a call at a strike at or above our fair value, so the shares are only sold at a price the model calls full value.

Collar

Not offered: the shares trade below our fair value: a collar caps upside the model expects.

For holders of a stock trading at or above our fair value: buy a put for a floor and sell a call to pay for it.

General research, not personal advice. Options can lose you more than you expect and are not suitable for everyone: put sellers can be made to buy shares that keep falling, call sellers give up gains above the strike, and results or news can move prices sharply. Chances shown are approximations from each option’s delta. Spreads, fees and early assignment are not modelled.

Quinstreet, Inc in five measures

Fundamentals grade C+
Growth Profitability Cash Balance sheet Value

Growth, profitability, cash generation and balance sheet are percentiles against the companies we cover in the same industry, from SEC filings (100 = best). Value compares the share price with our modelled value range (50 = at our base value; higher = cheaper). A description of reported data and our model — not a quality score or advice.

Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM) Quinstreet, Inc
$400M $600M $800M $1B $1.2B $1.4B FY24 Q1 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q3 FY26 Q4 Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q1: $561M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q2: $549.6M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q3: $545.5M Revenue (TTM), FY24 Q4: $613.5M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q1: $768.8M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q2: $928.7M Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q3: $1B Revenue (TTM), FY25 Q4: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q1: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q2: $1.1B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q3: $1.2B Revenue (TTM), FY26 Q4: $1.3B $1.3B

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue (TTM)
FY24 Q1 $561M
FY24 Q2 $549.6M
FY24 Q3 $545.5M
FY24 Q4 $613.5M
FY25 Q1 $768.8M
FY25 Q2 $928.7M
FY25 Q3 $1B
FY25 Q4 $1.1B
FY26 Q1 $1.1B
FY26 Q2 $1.1B
FY26 Q3 $1.2B
FY26 Q4 $1.3B
Revenue growth, TTM YoY Quinstreet, Inc
-50% 0% 50% 100% FY24 Q1 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q3 FY26 Q4 Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q1: -0.9% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q2: -4.4% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q3: -8.6% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY24 Q4: 5.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q1: 37.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q2: 69.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q3: 88.8% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY25 Q4: 78.3% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q1: 43.1% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q2: 19.0% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q3: 14.7% Revenue growth, TTM YoY, FY26 Q4: 18.3% 18.3%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Revenue growth, TTM YoY
FY24 Q1 -0.9%
FY24 Q2 -4.4%
FY24 Q3 -8.6%
FY24 Q4 5.7%
FY25 Q1 37.1%
FY25 Q2 69.0%
FY25 Q3 88.8%
FY25 Q4 78.3%
FY26 Q1 43.1%
FY26 Q2 19.0%
FY26 Q3 14.7%
FY26 Q4 18.3%
Operating margin (TTM) Quinstreet, Inc
-10% -5% 0% 5% FY24 Q1 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q3 FY26 Q4 Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: -4.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: -5.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: -5.9% Operating margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: -4.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -2.5% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: -1.0% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 0.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 0.6% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 1.1% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 1.3% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 1.7% Operating margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 2.7% 2.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period Operating margin (TTM)
FY24 Q1 -4.6%
FY24 Q2 -5.1%
FY24 Q3 -5.9%
FY24 Q4 -4.6%
FY25 Q1 -2.5%
FY25 Q2 -1.0%
FY25 Q3 0.1%
FY25 Q4 0.6%
FY26 Q1 1.1%
FY26 Q2 1.3%
FY26 Q3 1.7%
FY26 Q4 2.7%
FCF margin (TTM) Quinstreet, Inc
-5% 0% 5% 10% 15% FY24 Q1 FY24 Q4 FY25 Q3 FY26 Q4 FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q1: -0.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q2: -0.8% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q3: 1.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY24 Q4: 1.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q1: -0.1% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q2: 4.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q3: 6.7% FCF margin (TTM), FY25 Q4: 7.6% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q1: 10.5% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q2: 8.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q3: 8.9% FCF margin (TTM), FY26 Q4: 9.9% 9.9%

Source: SEC EDGAR filings. Retrieved October 26, 2026.

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Period FCF margin (TTM)
FY24 Q1 -0.5%
FY24 Q2 -0.8%
FY24 Q3 1.5%
FY24 Q4 1.1%
FY25 Q1 -0.1%
FY25 Q2 4.6%
FY25 Q3 6.7%
FY25 Q4 7.6%
FY26 Q1 10.5%
FY26 Q2 8.9%
FY26 Q3 8.9%
FY26 Q4 9.9%

Data: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (as filed in 10-K/10-Q); forms 10-K, 10-Q, 10-Q/A. Generated November 3, 2026. Definitions in our methodology.

Financial statements

US$ millions unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Quinstreet, Inc: annual financial statements
Fiscal year 2010 Jun 2010 2011 Jun 2011 2012 Jun 2012 2013 Jun 2013 2014 Jun 2014 2015 Jun 2015 2016 Jun 2016 2017 Jun 2017 2018 Jun 2018 2019 Jun 2019 2020 Jun 2020 2021 Jun 2021 2022 Jun 2022 2023 Jun 2023 2024 Jun 2024 2025 Jun 2025 2026 Jun 2026
Income
Revenue 335 403 370 305 283 282 298 300 404 455 490 578 582 581 614 1,094 1,294
Gross profit 94 111 87 54 41 30 27 30 58 62 52 71 54 49 46 111 146
EBITDA 58 76 60 −56 −82 −0 −4 1 23 20 18 30 12 −2 −4 31 61
Operating income 39 49 29 −89 −108 −19 −19 −11 16 11 6 14 −5 −21 −28 6 35
Net income 21 27 13 −67 −146 −20 −19 −12 16 62 18 24 −5 −69 −31 5 81
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 $0.08 $1.40
Growth (year on year)
Revenue — +20.4% −8.1% −17.6% −7.4% −0.1% +5.5% +0.7% +34.9% +12.6% +7.7% +18.0% +0.6% −0.3% +5.7% +78.3% +18.3%
EBITDA — +31.6% −21.9% −194.7% — — — — — −15.8% −10.3% +70.4% −59.4% −113.6% — — +97.4%
Operating income — +25.2% −41.9% −411.6% — — — — — −31.4% −42.2% — −133.9% — — — —
Net income — +32.2% −52.2% −618.2% — — — — — +292.2% −71.0% +30.1% −122.3% — — — —
Diluted EPS — +19.6% −49.1% −660.7% — — — — — +268.8% −71.2% +26.5% −123.3% — — — —
Margins
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% 10.1% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 17.3% 18.9% 16.1% −18.5% −29.0% −0.1% −1.3% 0.2% 5.8% 4.3% 3.6% 5.2% 2.1% −0.3% −0.7% 2.8% 4.7%
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% 0.6% 2.7%
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% 0.4% 6.3%
Free-cash-flow margin 10.7% 18.1% 12.3% 16.6% 4.6% 1.0% −0.3% 5.8% 6.5% 7.9% 9.3% 8.4% 4.4% 1.5% 1.1% 7.6% 9.9%
Cash flow
Cash from operations 39 78 48 52 18 6 1 19 27 38 48 51 29 12 12 85 131
Capital spending 3 5 2 1 5 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 3 3 5 2 3
Free cash flow 36 73 45 51 13 3 −1 17 26 36 46 49 26 9 7 83 128
Stock-based pay 13 14 13 12 10 10 11 9 10 14 17 20 19 19 24 32 37
Free cash flow after stock pay 22 59 32 39 2 −7 −12 8 16 22 29 29 7 −10 −17 51 90
Balance sheet
Cash 156 132 69 90 84 60 54 50 65 63 108 110 96 74 50 101 128
Total debt 0 106 108 93 77 15 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 70
Net debt (negative = net cash) −156 −26 39 3 −7 −45 −24 −50 −65 −63 −108 −110 −96 −74 −50 −101 −58
Diluted shares 28m 49m 47m 43m 44m 44m 45m 46m 50m 53m 53m 55m 54m 54m 55m 58m 58m
Returned to shareholders
Buybacks 1 — 44 6 — — 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 6 2 0 31
Total returned 1 — 44 6 — — 0 2 1 0 0 0 15 6 2 0 31

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL company facts (US and foreign periodic filings); column headings link to the filing. EBITDA is operating income plus depreciation and amortisation. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending. Growth is left blank when last year's figure was a loss or under 2% of revenue. Share counts and EPS are restated for stock splits. A dash means the company didn't report the figure.

Financial health

6 of 6 checks passed · June 30, 2026
What it owns · $721m
Short-term assets $317mLonger-term assets $405m
What it owes, and who funded it · $721m
Short-term liabilities $260mLonger-term liabilities $138mShareholders' equity $323m
  • Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $317m of assets due within a year against $260m of liabilities due within a year.
  • Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $317m short-term assets against $138m of longer-dated liabilities.
  • More cash than debt $128m of cash against $70m of debt.
  • Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 22% of equity.
  • Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
  • A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $131m of operating cash flow against $70m of debt.
  • Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of $35m against $4m of interest.

From Quinstreet, Inc's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Dividends, buybacks and capital spending

FY2026 Q4 TTM
Buybacks (TTM)
$31.4M
Returned to shareholders
25%
of free cash flow
Buybacks, last 3 fiscal years
$33.7M
Diluted share count
−0.2%
year over year
Total shareholder yield
3.2%
dividends 0.0% + buybacks 3.2% of market value
R&D spending
2.9%
of revenue
Days sales outstanding
51 days
receivables vs revenue

Competitors: side by side with peers

Closest by revenue in interactive media & services
Growth, margins and cash generation against peers
Last 12 months unless stated QNST MAX TREE WBTN BZ YELP Median
Revenue, last 12 months $1.3bn $1.3bn $1.3bn $1.4bn $1.2bn $1.5bn $615m
Revenue growth, last 12 months 18.3% 15.2% 25.3% −0.5% 12.5% 1.5% 2.4%
Revenue growth, 3-year average 30.6% 48.5% 15.5% — — 5.1% 5.0%
Revenue growth, latest quarter 42.7% 22.7% 25.3% −2.8% — 1.4% 2.4%
Gross margin 11.3% 14.8% 29.8% 24.4% 85.1% 92.4% 60.4%
Operating margin 2.7% 7.2% 8.2% −3.8% 29.8% 11.7% 0.3%
Operating margin, 3-year average −0.4% 4.2% 3.2% −4.9% — 11.0% −0.4%
Net margin 6.3% 8.4% 14.3% −25.1% 33.1% 8.6% 3.8%
Cash from operations / revenue 10.1% 4.3% 6.8% 0.4% 55.1% 23.7% 11.4%
Free-cash-flow margin 9.9% 4.2% 5.8% −0.3% 53.6% 20.2% 7.5%
Free-cash-flow margin, 3-year average 6.2% 5.8% 5.8% 1.3% — 19.8% 7.2%
Stock pay / revenue 2.9% 2.4% 1.9% 2.6% 11.0% 8.3% 3.7%
Change in share count −0.2% 9.7% 7.2% 2.4% 2.0% −11.1% 2.0%

Median of all 63 companies we cover in interactive media & services. Shaded: best of the six on that line (lowest for stock pay and share-count growth). 3-year figures average the last three 12-month periods; 3-year growth is compound annual. Source: SEC filings.

Peer comparison

63 interactive media & services companies
Measures ranked against peers
Measure Company Peer median Rank
Revenue growth Growth 18.3% 2.4% 17 of 63
Change in growth rate Growth +3.5pp -0.2pp 19 of 63
Gross margin Profitability 11.3% 60.9% 52 of 54
Operating margin Profitability 2.7% 0.3% 28 of 63
Net margin Profitability 6.3% 3.8% 27 of 63
Free-cash-flow margin Cash generation 9.9% 8.9% 28 of 59
Stock pay as % of revenue Cash generation 2.9% 3.9% 20 of 61
Long-term debt as % of assets Balance sheet 9.7% 16.9% 12 of 32
Change in share count Balance sheet -0.2% 1.7% 22 of 55
Days sales outstanding Balance sheet 51 days 49 days 33 of 54

Rank 1 = best in the group (for spending, debt and dilution, lower ranks first).

Where the revenue comes from

Fiscal year to June 30, 2026
Products and services
Line of business Revenue Share YoY
Financial Service $888M 68.7% ▲ 8.7%
Home Services $405M 31.3% ▲ 46.6%
Geography
Region Revenue Share YoY
United States $1.3B 99.0% ▲ 18.5%
Outside the US $13.1M 1.0% ▲ 1.2%

From Quinstreet, Inc's 10-K filed August 26, 2026, as tagged in the filing. View filing. Indented rows are part of the line above; their share is of that line. In the bars, the faint bar behind is the year before.

Reported value
$779M
Institutions reporting
213
Shares held vs prior quarter
▼ 0.2%
Positions opened / closed
25 / 30

Top buyers and sellers, Q2 2026: 111 institutions bought and 100 sold ; the biggest buyer was Millennium Management LLC (+906K shares) and the biggest seller Qube Research & Technologies Ltd (−533K). See which funds bought and sold →

Largest reported holders, June 30, 2026
Manager Value Shares Share of 13F value Shares QoQ
Blackrock, Inc. $161M 11.0M 20.6% ▲ 4.0%
Private Capital Management, LLC $68.8M 4.7M 8.8% ▲ 6.4%
AQR Capital Management LLC $36.9M 2.5M 4.7% ▲ 21.6%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC $35.6M 2.4M 4.6% ▲ 0.6%
State Street Corp $32.9M 2.2M 4.2% ▲ 3.7%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc $29.7M 2.0M 3.8% ▲ 26.4%
Royce & Associates LP $25.2M 1.7M 3.2% ▲ 9.1%
Geode Capital Management, LLC $21.2M 1.4M 2.7% ▲ 5.7%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP $20.4M 1.4M 2.6% ▲ 15.8%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC $19.2M 1.3M 2.5% ▼ 1.7%
Lazard Asset Management LLC $17.6M 1.2M 2.3% ▼ 16.4%
Jacobs Levy Equity Management, Inc $16.8M 1.1M 2.2% ▲ 21.3%

From Form 13F filings with the SEC ( quarterly data sets), as reported by each manager for June 30, 2026 and filed up to 45 days later. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M only, so this is not Quinstreet, Inc's complete shareholder register. Values are as reported by the filers .

Insider trading activity

Full insider history and chart
Recent insider open-market transactions
Insider Date Trade Shares Price Value
Wong Gregory CFO August 18, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 11,704 $20.44 $239,230
Ahmed Asmau Director August 17, 2026 Sell 10,000 $20.30 $203,000
Ahmed Asmau Director August 14, 2026 Sell 15,000 $20.85 $312,750
Ahmed Asmau Director August 12, 2026 Sell 10,000 $20.43 $204,300
Ahmed Asmau Director August 11, 2026 Sell 5,000 $20.79 $103,950
Valenti Douglas Chief Executive Officer August 7, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 751,631 $20.50 $15.4M
Wong Gregory CFO August 7, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 26,296 $20.09 $528,287
Wong Gregory CFO July 1, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 10,338 $15.00 $155,070
Wong Gregory CFO June 15, 2026 Sell pre-set plan 22,057 $12.19 $268,875

From insiders' Form 4 filings with the SEC. Excludes awards, option exercises and shares withheld for tax. "Pre-set plan" means the filing marks the trade as made under a Rule 10b5-1 plan. See every insider trade since five years ago, on a price chart.

Earnings dates and SEC filings

Results announcements

Next expected around November 5, 2026 estimated from the company's past filing pattern, not announced

  • August 6, 2026
  • May 7, 2026
  • February 5, 2026
  • November 6, 2025
  • August 7, 2025
  • May 7, 2025

Recent SEC filings

Data status

When each part of this page on Quinstreet, Inc was last updated.

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News and updatesCompany releases and SEC 8-K filings
Analyst estimatesAggregated analyst estimates
Valuation and scoresOur models, from the filed figures

How we build and check these figures: methodology and data sources.

Quinstreet, Inc in brief

What does Quinstreet, Inc do?
Quinstreet, Inc is a US-listed company in the interactive media & services industry. Its financial year ends in June.
What is Quinstreet, Inc's stock ticker?
Quinstreet, Inc trades under the ticker QNST on Nasdaq. This page brings together its financial statements, valuation models, ownership and recent company updates.
What is Quinstreet, Inc's revenue, and how fast is it growing?
Over its most recent trailing twelve months, Quinstreet, Inc reported revenue of $1.3B, 18.3% higher than a year earlier, according to its SEC filings.
What is Quinstreet, Inc's free cash flow?
Quinstreet, Inc's free-cash-flow margin is 9.9% of revenue over the trailing twelve months, ranking 28 of the 59 interactive media & services companies we cover.
What is Quinstreet, Inc's fair value (intrinsic value) per share?
Our discounted-cash-flow model of Quinstreet, Inc's free cash flow after stock-based pay gives ~$43 per share in the base case, and ~$33–$55 across growth scenarios. These are model values under stated assumptions — not a price target or a recommendation.
Who are Quinstreet, Inc's largest institutional shareholders?
By value reported in 13F filings for June 30, 2026, the largest reported holders are Blackrock, Inc., Private Capital Management, LLC and AQR Capital Management LLC. 13F reports cover long US-listed positions of managers above $100M, filed up to 45 days after quarter end.
Is Quinstreet, Inc buying back stock, and does it pay a dividend?
Quinstreet, Inc spent $31.4M on share repurchases over the trailing twelve months, and its diluted share count fell 0.2% over the year.
What is Quinstreet, Inc's market cap?
On June 30, 2026, Quinstreet, Inc's market capitalisation was about $852M, with a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.5 and net debt of -$58.3M. Market figures come from third-party market data and may be delayed.
How much debt does Quinstreet, Inc have?
Quinstreet, Inc's debt-to-equity ratio is 21.7%, from its latest balance sheet. The financial health section below sets out its other solvency checks.
Who are Quinstreet, Inc's competitors?
In our Interactive Media & Services peer group, the companies closest to Quinstreet, Inc are Mediaalpha, Inc., Lendingtree, Inc., Webtoon Entertainment Inc., Kanzhun Ltd and Yelp Inc. The side-by-side comparison below sets their revenue, margins and growth against Quinstreet, Inc's.
Are insiders buying or selling Quinstreet, Inc stock?
Over the last 12 months, Quinstreet, Inc's directors and officers reported 0 open-market purchases and 9 sales on Form 4. The insider trading page charts every trade.
When is Quinstreet, Inc's next earnings date?
Around November 4, 2026, estimated from the spacing of its past results announcements (8-K filings). That is an estimate, not a confirmed date — Quinstreet, Inc announces its own schedule.