EVC vs GOOGL vs QNST Stock Comparison

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GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$288.93 -16.6% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.54T
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
0.30%
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins
QNST Quinstreet, Inc
$19.26 +28.5% 1M +28.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.09B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Alphabet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Alphabet 5, Entravision Communications 4, Quinstreet 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEVCGOOGLQNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $605.24M $3.54T $1.09B GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 160.8x 14.9x 13.6x QNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 13.7x 11.3x EVC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +71.4% +22.2% +18.3% EVC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 49.9% 6.3% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.9% 16.7% 9.2% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.8x -1.0x QNST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.74% 0.30% — EVC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +268.7% +4.1% +28.1% EVC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.0%/yr +14.2%/yr +4.9%/yr GOOGL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 100.1% 34.1% 57.8% GOOGL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 57/100 70/100 QNST

Percentile Scorecard

EVCGOOGLQNST

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisEVCGOOGLQNST
Valuation 67 #56 of 166 39 #102 of 166 76 #41 of 166
Growth 82 #29 of 154 67 #51 of 154 99 #2 of 154
Profitability 64 #56 of 154 82 #28 of 154 63 #57 of 154
Financial Health 30 #126 of 179 73 #50 of 179 60 #73 of 179
Shareholder Returns 50 #49 of 97 22 #76 of 97 51 #48 of 97
Overall 58 57 70
  • EVC ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QNST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodEVCGOOGLQNSTSPY
1 month +2.4%-16.6%+28.5% -1.0%
3 months -37.0%-20.3%+24.5% -0.4%
6 months -5.1%-27.4%+47.9% +4.5%
Year to date +149.1%-7.7%+34.0% +12.4%
1 year +268.7%+4.1%+28.1% +13.6%
3 years +77.6%+123.8%+74.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +21.1%+30.8%+20.5% +20.8%
5 years -18.6%+94.1%+26.9% +63.7%
5 years, per year -4.0%+14.2%+4.9% +10.4%
10 years +21.7%+639.7%+542.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +2.0%+22.2%+20.4% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureEVCGOOGLQNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 100.1%34.1%57.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.5%34.5%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.561.410.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.680.120.49 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-44.3%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -45.8%-28.2%-12.5% -1.6%
52-week high $13.48$402.62$22.02 $779.14
52-week low $1.98$273.50$10.56 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleEVCGOOGLQNST
P/E now vs peer median 160.8xmedian 18.2x 14.9xmedian 18.2x 13.6xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.5x 7.5xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 15.3x 18.4xmedian 15.3x 17.0xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 12.2x 179.3xmedian 12.2x 8.5xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 1.8x 5.2xmedian 1.8x 3.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -6.99median 0.38 0.26median 0.38 0.30median 0.38

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsEVCGOOGLQNST
Revenue $679.88M $471.10B $1.29B
Gross profit $347.36M $286.70B $145.81M
Operating income $20.91M $156.98B $35.43M
Net income $4.18M $235.69B $81.24M
Free cash flow $54.33M $19.75B $127.91M
R&D – $74.46B $37.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.04 $19.12 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $80.79M $56.33B $128.32M
Total debt $157.27M $125.10B $70.00M
Shares (diluted) 102.86M 12.31B 58.16M
Enterprise value $321.08M $3.28T $649.47M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricEVCGOOGLQNST
P/E 160.8x 14.9x 13.6x
P/FCF 11.1x 179.3x 8.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 19.7x 8.3x
P/S 0.9x 7.5x 0.8x
P/B 7.2x 5.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book -15.2x 5.3x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 20.4x 18.4x 17.0x
EV/EBIT 32.5x 21.7x 29.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 7.2x 0.8x
EV/FCF 12.5x 172.2x 8.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 18.9x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.99 0.26 0.30

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEVCGOOGLQNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 71.4% 22.2% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 46.1% 16.6% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.2% 25.7% 31.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.0% 20.0% 44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 122.1% 26.5% 472.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 25.8% 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 103.5% 89.7% 1,626%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% 52.3% 47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 103.1% 87.8% 1,630%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.0% 57.2% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 292.3% 18.6% 54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.3% 19.0% 123.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 606.7% -73.2% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -36.6% 144.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEVCGOOGLQNST
Gross margin 51.1% 60.9% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 4.9% 39.3% 4.7%
Operating margin 3.1% 33.3% 2.7%
Pretax margin 1.3% 61.1% 2.4%
Net margin 0.6% 49.9% 6.3%
FCF margin 8.0% 4.2% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.4% 38.1% 10.1%
Return on equity 5.6% 35.8% 25.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 24.5% 11.4%
Return on invested capital 4.9% 16.7% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 7.5% 19.0% 7.8%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 15.2x 0.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% 6.5% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEVCGOOGLQNST
Debt / assets 34.9% 12.5% 9.7%
Debt / equity 1.9x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.2x -0.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 6.3x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 81.5% 32.5% 55.2%
Equity / assets 18.5% 67.5% 44.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 8.1x
Current ratio 1.5x 2.8x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 2.5x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 0.64 8.52 3.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEVCGOOGLQNST
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.3% –
Net buyback yield – -0.2% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.1% 2.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusEVCGOOGLQNST
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2027 13.7xFY2026 11.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.77FY2027 $21.10FY2026 $1.70FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +95.2%FY2026 +33.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -31.6% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.07BFY2027 $528.22BFY2026 $1.46BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +139.4%FY2027 +31.1%FY2026 +13.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +21.6% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEVCGOOGLQNST
Held by institutions 68.8% 70.1% 92.6%
Institutions holding 147 5,748 215
Change in shares held, QoQ +21.1% +4.6% +0.0%
Institutions buying 108 2,661 114
Institutions selling 27 2,576 69
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.03 1.65

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

EVCGOOGLQNST
EVC 1.00 0.11 0.05
GOOGL 0.11 1.00 0.10
QNST 0.05 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EVC, GOOGL and QNST?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Entravision Communications (EVC) $605.24M, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.54T, Quinstreet (QNST) $1.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, EVC, GOOGL and QNST?

Quinstreet (QNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Entravision Communications (EVC) 160.8x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.9x, Quinstreet (QNST) 13.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Entravision Communications (EVC) is cheapest (Entravision Communications (EVC) 9.5x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 13.7x, Quinstreet (QNST) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Entravision Communications (EVC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Entravision Communications (EVC) +71.4%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (Entravision Communications (EVC) 0.6%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%, Quinstreet (QNST) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (Entravision Communications (EVC) 4.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%, Quinstreet (QNST) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Entravision Communications (EVC) returned the most: Entravision Communications (EVC) +268.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +4.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) +28.1%. Over five years, Alphabet (GOOGL) compounded fastest (Entravision Communications (EVC) -4.0%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +14.2%/yr, Quinstreet (QNST) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Entravision Communications (EVC) has the highest dividend yield: Entravision Communications (EVC) 2.74%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.30%. Quinstreet (QNST) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Alphabet (GOOGL) has been the steadiest (Entravision Communications (EVC) 100.1%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) 57.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EVC, GOOGL and QNST?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.