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QNST Financials Quinstreet, Inc

15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2026, from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend. Updated Overview →

Growth & profitability

  • Revenue has grown 17.5% per year over the past 5 years.
  • Net income has grown faster than revenue (28.1% vs 17.5% per year).
  • Operating margin has been roughly flat, at 2.7% in the latest year.
  • Free cash flow has grown 21.3% per year over the past 5 years.

Financial health

  • The company holds more cash ($128M) than total debt ($70M).
  • Operating income covered interest expense 8.1× in the latest year, down from 11× 5 years ago.
  • Total debt is 1.2× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
-$146M $574M $1B $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
-12% 1% 14% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
-101% -36% 28% 0% 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
-$844000 $64M $128M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $64M $128M 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$119M $6M $131M $0 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MROEROAFCFTotal debtCash
2026 $1.3B $81M 11.3% 2.7% 25.1% 11.3% $128M $70M $128M
2025 $1.1B $5M 10.1% 0.6% 1.9% 1.1% $83M $0 $101M
2024 $614M -$31M 7.5% -4.6% -14.4% -8.5% $7M $50M
2023 $581M -$69M 8.4% -3.6% -30.0% -20.4% $9M $74M
2022 $582M -$5M 9.2% -0.8% -1.8% -1.2% $26M $96M
2021 $578M $24M 12.2% 2.4% 8.0% 5.2% $49M $110M
2020 $490M $18M 10.7% 1.3% 7.1% 5.1% $46M $108M
2019 $455M $62M 13.5% 2.4% 28.0% 19.2% $36M $63M
2018 $404M $16M 14.4% 3.9% 10.7% 7.2% $26M $65M
2017 $300M -$12M 10.1% -3.6% -10.3% -7.0% $17M $50M
2016 $298M -$19M 9.0% -6.3% -15.6% -10.1% -$844000 $54M
2015 -$20M -14.8% -9.8% $15M $60M
2014 -$146M -100.9% -52.9% $60M $84M
2013 -$67M -24.2% -15.7% $51M $77M $90M
2012 $13M 3.8% 2.6% $45M $92M $69M

Valuation over time

How the market has priced QNST against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 — each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 99.4 198.8 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 1.1 2.2 Mar '23 Sep '23 Mar '24 Sep '24 Mar '25 Sep '25 Mar '26 Sep '26
P/S

Frequently asked questions

Is QNST growing its revenue and profit?

Over the past 5 years, Quinstreet, Inc's revenue has grown 17.5% per year, and net income grown 28.1% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.

How much debt does QNST have?

As of FY2026, Quinstreet, Inc reported $70M of total debt against $128M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 8.1×.

What is QNST's profit margin?

In FY2026, gross margin was 11.3%, operating margin 2.7%, and net margin 6.3%.

What is QNST's P/E ratio?

As of Sep '26, Quinstreet, Inc traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 13.2× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.

Where does this data come from?

All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.

Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted · growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.