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Employees: 1,074
Size QuinStreet (QNST) is a United States Communication Services company (Advertising/Marketing Services) with a market value of $1.18B, the 2143rd largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $20.66 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 58.0%, against -13.4% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 18.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.8%); the operating margin is 3.3% (peer median 0.6%).
Valuation It trades at 12.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.2× (4th cheapest of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 10% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +17%, so the hurdle is -8 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.3 points above its cost of capital (8.8% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 8.9% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 10 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2026 | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.29B | $1.29B | $1.09B | $614M | $581M |
| Revenue growth | — | +18% | +78% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | $146M | $146M | $111M | $46.2M | $48.5M |
| EBITDA | $65.5M | $71.1M | $47.8M | -$4.11M | -$1.66M |
| Net income | $81.2M | $81.2M | $4.71M | -$31.3M | -$68.9M |
| Free cash flow | $128M | $128M | $73.5M | $6.69M | $8.78M |
| Capital expenditure | $14.3M | $14.3M | $11.4M | $16.7M | $15.0M |
| Total debt | $77.7M | $77.7M | $10.2M | $11.0M | $4.58M |
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| Measure | QNST | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +29.2% | +1.3% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +58.0% | -13.4% | highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -3.7% | -38.9% | highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +18.3% | +10.8% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.3% | 0.6% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 12.3× | 24.2× | 4th cheapest of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 9.8% | 16.6% | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +17.5% | +6.5% | 4th highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -7.7 pp | -7.2 pp | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.3 pp | -5.6 pp | 7th highest of 20 |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.0× | 8.7× | 2nd most expensive of 6 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -0.8× | -0.8× | 4th least indebted of 7 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuinStreet QNST | United States | $1.18B | +58% | +18% | 3% | 12.3× | 9.8% | +17.5% |
| Sunwave Communications 002115.SZ | China | $1.21B | -35% | +102% | 1% | n/a | 26.1% | +6.5% |
| ANYCOLOR 5032.T | Japan | $1.23B | +16% | +10% | 35% | 12.2× | -8.9% | +48.8% |
| Trump Media & Technology DJT | United States | $1.11B | -55% | +22% | -4,052% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| CheilWorldwide 030000.KS | South Korea | $1.26B | -2% | -4% | 7% | 10.8× | -17.6% | +10.6% |
| Three's Company Future Technology 605168.SS | China | $1.32B | -12% | +11% | 6% | 35.4× | 33.3% | +5.5% |
| InMyShow Digital Technology (Group) 600556.SS | China | $1.33B | -17% | +25% | -2% | 492.0× | n/a | n/a |
| New Guomai Digital Culture 600640.SS | China | $1.35B | -8% | -11% | -2% | n/a | 57.0% | -16.4% |
| Sharplink SBET | United States | $1.36B | -16% | +1,497% | -19% | 80.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary 000917.SZ | China | $1.43B | -23% | -2% | 3% | n/a | 17.1% | -6.1% |
| Marketingforce Management 2556.HK | Hong Kong | $1.53B | +10% | +128% | 6% | 24.2× | 16.6% | +38.8% |
| China Tourism And Culture Investment 600358.SS | China | $911M | -11% | +125% | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Inly Media 603598.SS | China | $865M | +4% | +9% | 0% | 79.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Advertising 002400.SZ | China | $1.72B | -27% | +11% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Yowant Technology 002291.SZ | China | $786M | -15% | -22% | -15% | 40.6× | 36.3% | +9.0% |
| Hubei Century Network Technology 300494.SZ | China | $766M | -5% | -7% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Criteo CRTO | United States | $756M | -6% | -7% | 8% | 4.1× | -19.8% | -1.3% |
| Apg Sga APGN.SW | Switzerland | $745M | +13% | +5% | 10% | 18.7× | -2.7% | +4.5% |
| Lecron Industrial Development 300343.SZ | China | $738M | -29% | +46% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| GMO internet,Inc 4784.T | Japan | $724M | -34% | +81% | 12% | 17.7× | -11.2% | +17.9% |
| Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 002181.SZ | China | $1.96B | -32% | 0% | -6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |