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.
5-year financial trends. Figures in USD millions.
Latest fiscal year: 2025
Year-by-year revenue, profitability, and cash flow (USD millions, last 10 years)
| Year | Revenue | EBITDA | Net Profit | FCF | ROE | Rev Growth 1Y | NP Growth 1Y |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1B | $31M | $5M | $74M | 1.9% | 78.3% | -115.0% |
| 2024 | $614M | $-6M | $-31M | $-5M | -14.4% | 5.7% | -54.5% |
| 2023 | $581M | $-1M | $-69M | $-3M | -30.0% | -0.3% | 1212.2% |
| 2022 | $582M | $12M | $-5M | $21M | -1.8% | - | - |
| 2021 | - | - |
Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow as reported
Consolidated Figures in USD Millions.
| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | - | 582.10 | 580.62 | 613.51 | 1,093.71 |
| Cost Of Revenue | - | 528.37 | 532.10 | 567.27 | 982.84 |
| Gross Profit | - | 53.73 | 48.52 | 46.25 | 110.87 |
| Operating Expense | - | 58.45 | 69.34 | 74.31 | 104.68 |
| Operating Income | - | -4.72 | -20.82 | -28.06 | 6.19 |
| EBITDA | - | 12.27 | -1.42 | -5.76 | 30.54 |
| EBIT | - | -4.69 | -20.57 | -29.72 | 6.03 |
| Pretax Income | - | -5.76 | -21.36 | -30.40 | 5.63 |
| Tax Provision | - | -0.51 | 47.50 | 0.94 | 0.93 |
| Net Income | - | -5.25 | -68.87 | -31.33 | 4.71 |
| Net Income Common Stockholders | - | -5.25 | -68.87 | -31.33 | 4.71 |
| Total Expenses | - | 586.82 | 601.44 | 641.58 | 1,087.52 |
| Interest Expense | - | 1.08 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.40 |
| Interest Income | - | 0.01 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 0.02 |
| Research And Development | - | 21.91 | 28.89 | 30.04 | 33.87 |
| Selling General And Administration | - | 36.54 | 40.45 | 44.27 | 70.81 |
| Normalized EBITDA | - | 12.27 | -1.42 | -5.76 | 30.54 |
| Normalized Income | - | -5.25 | -68.87 | -31.33 | 4.71 |
| Market Cap | 742.63 | 742.63 | 742.63 | 742.63 | 742.63 |
Communication Services sector peers, ranked by market cap
| Company | Ticker | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE | EV/EBITDA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QuinStreet, Inc.this co. | QNST | $767M | 157.77β premium | 3.04 | 1.9% | 21.34 |
| AMC Entertainment Holdings, Inc. | AMC | $909M | - | -0.42 | 33.4% | 24.96 |
| Anterix Inc. | ATEX | $851M | 10.45 | 3.58 | -7.3% | -20.01 |
| iHeartMedia, Inc. | IHRT | $771M | - | -0.43 | 25.9% | 11.41 |
| NerdWallet, Inc. | NRDS | $711M | 16.89 |
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| 2.06 |
| 13.0% |
| 7.91 |
| Reservoir Media, Inc. | RSVR | $644M | 98.10 | 1.72 | 2.1% | 16.35 |
| Bumble Inc. | BMBL | $639M | - | 0.96 | -101.8% | 3.98 |
| Cars.com Inc. | CARS | $626M | 34.28 | 1.36 | 4.2% | 6.92 |
| Shutterstock, Inc. | SSTK | $617M | 13.66 | 1.07 | 7.8% | 4.02 |
| Peer Median | - | 16.89 | 1.22 | 6.0% | 7.42 | |