IBTA vs TTD vs QNST Stock Comparison

Ibotta, Trade Desk and Quinstreet Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IBTA Ibotta, Inc.
$48.41 +21.3% 1M +38.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$343.17M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
1 win
TTD Trade Desk, Inc.
$12.76 +3.4% 1M -75.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.99B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
3 wins
QNST Quinstreet, Inc
$16.35 +15.1% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$923.69M
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Quinstreet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quinstreet 5, Trade Desk 3, Ibotta 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBTATTDQNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $5.99B $923.69M TTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -102.3x 14.7x 11.5x QNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 34.5x 9.6x QNST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.6% +11.6% +18.3% QNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.2% 13.6% 6.3% TTD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.0% -75.3% +14.7% IBTA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -29.8%/yr +3.2%/yr QNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.7% 57.8% 57.5% QNST
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 74/100 72/100 TTD

Percentile Scorecard

IBTATTDQNST

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

AxisIBTATTDQNST
Valuation 40 #100 of 166 80 #34 of 166 79 #36 of 166
Growth 4 #146 of 152 60 #61 of 152 99 #3 of 152
Profitability 50 #77 of 152 85 #23 of 152 64 #56 of 152
Financial Health 58 #76 of 179 53 #85 of 179 61 #70 of 179
Shareholder Returns 86 #14 of 94 90 #10 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Overall 48 74 72
  • IBTA ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TTD 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

PeriodIBTATTDQNSTSPY
1 month +21.3%+3.4%+15.1% +0.9%
3 months +82.3%-33.2%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months +35.9%-47.6%+26.2% +8.5%
Year to date +113.0%-66.4%+13.8% +13.3%
1 year +38.0%-75.3%+14.7% +12.4%
3 years —-80.9%+63.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-42.4%+17.7% +23.5%
5 years —-83.0%+16.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-29.8%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years —+398.4%+452.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+17.4%+18.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIBTATTDQNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.7%57.8%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.6%60.9%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.830.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.50-1.300.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.5%-91.5%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.2%-75.3%-25.7% -0.9%
52-week high $49.01$51.67$22.02 $779.14
52-week low $19.25$11.92$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.

MultipleIBTATTDQNST
P/E now vs peer median -102.3xmedian 16.8x 14.7xmedian 16.8x 11.5xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 1.4x 2.0xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -535.2xmedian 13.9x 6.3xmedian 13.9x 14.3xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 11.4x 6.9xmedian 11.4x 7.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.36 0.30median 0.36 0.25median 0.36

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 monthsIBTATTDQNST
Revenue $343.17M $2.99B $1.29B
Gross profit $268.50M $2.30B $145.81M
Operating income -$11.99M $586.32M $35.43M
Net income -$11.02M $406.89M $81.24M
Free cash flow $74.46M $863.05M $127.91M
R&D $57.84M $541.95M $37.30M
EPS (diluted) $-0.47 $0.87 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $148.17M $1.12B $128.32M
Total debt – – $70.00M
Shares (diluted) 23.28M 469.95M 58.16M
Enterprise value $404.34M $352.87M $485.07M

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
MetricIBTATTDQNST
P/E -102.3x 14.7x 11.5x
P/FCF 15.1x 6.9x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x 5.5x 7.0x
P/S 3.3x 2.0x 0.7x
P/B 4.7x 2.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 4.7x 2.3x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA -535.2x 6.3x 14.3x
EV/EBIT -81.7x 7.7x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 1.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 13.1x 5.2x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.5x 4.2x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.30 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBTATTDQNST
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.6% 11.6% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -12.0% 8.0% 31.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% 44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -137.3% 23.4% 472.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 58.5% 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -111.4% -2.5% 1,626%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.5% 47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -114.9% 2.9% 1,630%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 49.5% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -13.1% 16.4% 54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 20.0% 123.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -26.4% 14.2% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% 144.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBTATTDQNST
Gross margin 78.2% 76.9% 11.3%
EBITDA margin -0.5% 23.8% 4.7%
Operating margin -3.5% 19.6% 2.7%
Pretax margin -1.3% 21.5% 2.4%
Net margin -3.2% 13.6% 6.3%
FCF margin 21.7% 28.9% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 27.2% 36.2% 10.1%
Return on equity -4.5% 16.2% 25.6%
Return on assets -2.3% 7.1% 11.4%
Return on invested capital – – 9.2%
Return on capital employed -4.5% 19.8% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.5x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -8.5x 2.7x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 14.1% 15.1% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBTATTDQNST
Debt / assets – – 9.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 50.2% 55.3% 55.2%
Equity / assets 49.8% 44.7% 44.8%
Interest coverage – – 8.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.6x 1.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.35 2.23 3.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBTATTDQNST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.9% 15.7% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 13.9% 15.7% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusIBTATTDQNST
Forward P/E – 34.5xFY2026 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.64FY2026 $0.37FY2026 $1.70FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -633.3%FY2026 -58.9%FY2026 +33.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – -29.7% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $334.20MFY2026 $2.86BFY2026 $1.46BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -2.4%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +13.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +22.9% -12.9% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBTATTDQNST
Held by institutions 69.4% 88.4% 92.6%
Institutions holding 149 683 214
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.6% +1.9% +0.0%
Institutions buying 68 338 113
Institutions selling 48 253 69
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.34 1.64

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.

IBTATTDQNST
IBTA 1.00 0.22 0.24
TTD 0.22 1.00 0.07
QNST 0.24 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBTA, TTD and QNST?

Trade Desk (TTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ibotta (IBTA) $1.13B, Trade Desk (TTD) $5.99B, Quinstreet (QNST) $923.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, IBTA, TTD and QNST?

Quinstreet (QNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ibotta (IBTA) -102.3x, Trade Desk (TTD) 14.7x, Quinstreet (QNST) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quinstreet (QNST) is cheapest (Trade Desk (TTD) 34.5x, Quinstreet (QNST) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Quinstreet (QNST) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ibotta (IBTA) -6.6%, Trade Desk (TTD) +11.6%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trade Desk (TTD) has the highest net margin (Ibotta (IBTA) -3.2%, Trade Desk (TTD) 13.6%, Quinstreet (QNST) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ibotta (IBTA) returned the most: Ibotta (IBTA) +38.0%, Trade Desk (TTD) -75.3%, Quinstreet (QNST) +14.7%. Over five years, Quinstreet (QNST) compounded fastest (Trade Desk (TTD) -29.8%/yr, Quinstreet (QNST) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quinstreet (QNST) has been the steadiest (Ibotta (IBTA) 76.7%, Trade Desk (TTD) 57.8%, Quinstreet (QNST) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBTA, TTD 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, Quinstreet (QNST) 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.