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
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
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
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$374M
$19M
13.3%
5.1%
5.9%
2.6%
$52M
$70M
$128M
Mar '26
$346M
$7M
11.9%
3.0%
2.4%
1.0%
$36M
$70M
$102M
Dec '25
$288M
$50M
9.6%
0.4%
17.1%
10.2%
$21M
—
$107M
Sep '25
$286M
$5M
9.4%
1.7%
1.8%
1.0%
$18M
—
$101M
Jun '25
$262M
$3M
10.6%
1.5%
1.3%
0.7%
$29M
$0
$101M
Mar '25
$270M
$4M
10.3%
1.8%
1.9%
1.1%
$29M
—
$82M
Dec '24
$283M
-$2M
9.5%
-0.5%
-0.7%
-0.4%
$38M
—
$58M
Sep '24
$279M
-$1M
10.2%
-0.4%
-0.6%
-0.3%
-$14M
—
$25M
Jun '24
$198M
-$2M
8.8%
-0.7%
-1.0%
-0.6%
$15M
—
$50M
Mar '24
$169M
-$7M
8.5%
-3.2%
-3.3%
-2.0%
$3M
—
$40M
Dec '23
$123M
-$12M
5.6%
-9.3%
-5.4%
-3.6%
-$5M
—
$46M
Sep '23
$124M
-$11M
6.2%
-8.0%
-4.8%
-3.3%
-$7M
—
$56M
Jun '23
$130M
-$56M
8.1%
-4.1%
-24.3%
-16.6%
$17M
—
$74M
Mar '23
$173M
-$479000
9.9%
-0.8%
-0.2%
-0.1%
-$10M
—
$63M
Dec '22
$134M
-$8M
6.4%
-6.8%
-2.9%
-2.0%
-$4M
—
$79M
Sep '22
$144M
-$5M
8.6%
-3.4%
-1.6%
-1.1%
$5M
—
$88M
Jun '22
$147M
-$5M
8.0%
-1.5%
-1.7%
-1.2%
$7M
—
$96M
Mar '22
$151M
$2M
9.4%
0.7%
0.7%
0.5%
-$362000
—
$109M
Dec '21
$125M
-$6M
7.8%
-6.0%
-1.9%
-1.3%
$14M
—
$115M
Sep '21
$160M
$3M
11.3%
2.5%
1.0%
0.7%
$5M
—
$106M
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.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 195.3× (Jun '25) to 13.2× (Sep '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 1.6× (Mar '23) to 0.8× (Sep '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
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.