MGNI vs QNST vs TTD Stock Comparison

Magnite, Quinstreet and Trade Desk Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MGNI Magnite, Inc.
$22.79 -8.7% 1M +36.2% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$766.75M
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
4 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
5 wins
TTD Trade Desk, Inc.
$13.23 +10.4% 1M -72.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
–
Digital Advertising Technology
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Quinstreet leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Quinstreet 5, Magnite 4, Trade Desk 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMGNIQNSTTTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.27B $1.09B $6.21B TTD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.1x 13.6x 15.2x QNST
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.5x 11.3x 35.8x QNST
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +18.3% +11.6% QNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.6% 6.3% 13.6% MGNI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.9% 9.2% — MGNI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x — QNST
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.2% +28.1% -72.0% MGNI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.1%/yr +4.9%/yr -28.1%/yr QNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.3% 57.8% 58.0% MGNI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 70/100 74/100 TTD

Percentile Scorecard

MGNIQNSTTTD

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

AxisMGNIQNSTTTD
Valuation 53 #78 of 166 76 #41 of 166 82 #30 of 166
Growth 80 #31 of 154 99 #2 of 154 62 #59 of 154
Profitability 78 #35 of 154 63 #57 of 154 84 #25 of 154
Financial Health 48 #93 of 179 60 #73 of 179 52 #87 of 179
Shareholder Returns 46 #53 of 97 51 #48 of 97 92 #9 of 97
Overall 61 70 74
  • MGNI ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • QNST ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • TTD ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMGNIQNSTTTDSPY
1 month -8.7%+28.5%+10.4% -1.0%
3 months +10.3%+24.5%-30.2% -0.4%
6 months +70.2%+47.9%-44.9% +4.5%
Year to date +40.4%+34.0%-65.1% +12.4%
1 year +36.2%+28.1%-72.0% +13.6%
3 years +208.0%+74.9%-83.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +45.5%+20.5%-44.9% +20.8%
5 years +0.6%+26.9%-80.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year +0.1%+4.9%-28.1% +10.4%
10 years +257.8%+542.0%+453.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.6%+20.4%+18.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMGNIQNSTTTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.3%57.8%58.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 58.5%51.4%61.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.010.770.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.49-1.24 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.0%-62.8%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-12.5%-72.3% -1.6%
52-week high $25.67$22.02$47.70 $779.14
52-week low $11.20$10.56$11.92 $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.

MultipleMGNIQNSTTTD
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 18.2x 13.6xmedian 18.2x 15.2xmedian 18.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.5x 0.8xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 1.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 15.3x 17.0xmedian 15.3x 6.6xmedian 15.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 12.2x 8.5xmedian 12.2x 7.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 1.8x 3.4xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.46median 0.38 0.30median 0.38 0.31median 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 monthsMGNIQNSTTTD
Revenue $766.75M $1.29B $2.99B
Gross profit $510.77M $145.81M $2.30B
Operating income $141.45M $35.43M $586.32M
Net income $180.84M $81.24M $406.89M
Free cash flow $240.36M $127.91M $863.05M
R&D $91.31M $37.30M $541.95M
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $1.40 $0.87
Cash & equivalents $392.86M $128.32M $1.12B
Total debt $349.95M $70.00M –
Shares (diluted) 150.81M 58.16M 469.95M
Enterprise value $1.81B $649.47M $573.60M

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
MetricMGNIQNSTTTD
P/E 18.1x 13.6x 15.2x
P/FCF 13.6x 8.5x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 8.3x 5.7x
P/S 4.3x 0.8x 2.1x
P/B 3.4x 3.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 3.4x 4.2x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 17.0x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 22.8x 29.1x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 0.8x 1.6x
EV/FCF 13.4x 8.1x 5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.9x 7.8x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.46 0.30 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMGNIQNSTTTD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 18.3% 11.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 30.6% 20.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 16.7% 31.5% 8.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 44.3% 17.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 64.8% 472.0% 23.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 38.3% 54.7% 58.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 211.9% 1,626% -2.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.9% 47.0% 46.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 216.8% 1,630% 2.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 39.7% 45.7% 49.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 33.6% 54.5% 16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 123.0% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 38.5% 54.3% 14.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.3% 144.3% 17.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMGNIQNSTTTD
Gross margin 66.6% 11.3% 76.9%
EBITDA margin 26.2% 4.7% 23.8%
Operating margin 18.4% 2.7% 19.6%
Pretax margin 16.0% 2.4% 21.5%
Net margin 23.6% 6.3% 13.6%
FCF margin 31.3% 9.9% 28.9%
Operating cash flow margin 38.8% 10.1% 36.2%
Return on equity 19.1% 25.6% 16.2%
Return on assets 5.9% 11.4% 7.1%
Return on invested capital 10.9% 9.2% –
Return on capital employed 10.9% 7.8% 19.8%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.8x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x 2.7x
Stock comp / revenue 9.6% 2.9% 15.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMGNIQNSTTTD
Debt / assets 11.2% 9.7% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 69.3% 55.2% 55.3%
Equity / assets 30.7% 44.8% 44.7%
Interest coverage 7.2x 8.1x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.2x 1.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.12 3.60 2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMGNIQNSTTTD
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% 2.9% 15.1%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 2.9% 15.1%
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.

ConsensusMGNIQNSTTTD
Forward P/E 20.5xFY2026 11.3xFY2027 35.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.11FY2026 $1.70FY2027 $0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +33.9%FY2027 -58.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.7% +3.5% -29.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $743.97MFY2026 $1.46BFY2027 $2.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.1%FY2026 +13.4%FY2027 -1.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.5% +14.6% -12.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMGNIQNSTTTD
Held by institutions 98.6% 92.6% 80.3%
Institutions holding 311 215 686
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.0% +0.0% +1.9%
Institutions buying 170 114 339
Institutions selling 91 69 255
Buyers to sellers 1.87 1.65 1.33

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.

MGNIQNSTTTD
MGNI 1.00 0.38 0.33
QNST 0.38 1.00 0.09
TTD 0.33 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MGNI, QNST and TTD?

Trade Desk (TTD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Magnite (MGNI) $3.27B, Quinstreet (QNST) $1.09B, Trade Desk (TTD) $6.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, MGNI, QNST and TTD?

Quinstreet (QNST) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Magnite (MGNI) 18.1x, Quinstreet (QNST) 13.6x, Trade Desk (TTD) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Quinstreet (QNST) is cheapest (Magnite (MGNI) 20.5x, Quinstreet (QNST) 11.3x, Trade Desk (TTD) 35.8x). 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: Magnite (MGNI) +9.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.3%, Trade Desk (TTD) +11.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Magnite (MGNI) has the highest net margin (Magnite (MGNI) 23.6%, Quinstreet (QNST) 6.3%, Trade Desk (TTD) 13.6%). On return on invested capital, Magnite (MGNI) leads (Magnite (MGNI) 10.9%, Quinstreet (QNST) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Magnite (MGNI) returned the most: Magnite (MGNI) +36.2%, Quinstreet (QNST) +28.1%, Trade Desk (TTD) -72.0%. Over five years, Quinstreet (QNST) compounded fastest (Magnite (MGNI) +0.1%/yr, Quinstreet (QNST) +4.9%/yr, Trade Desk (TTD) -28.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Magnite (MGNI) has been the steadiest (Magnite (MGNI) 57.3%, Quinstreet (QNST) 57.8%, Trade Desk (TTD) 58.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MGNI, QNST and TTD?

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.