NEXN vs DV vs QNST Stock Comparison

Nexxen International, DoubleVerify Holdings and Quinstreet Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QNST Quinstreet, Inc
$16.35 +15.1% 1M +14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$976.58M
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.29B
Div. yield
–
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3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Nexxen International leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Nexxen International 4, Quinstreet 3, DoubleVerify Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXNDVQNSTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $508.10M $2.09B $976.58M DV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 0.1x 35.5x 12.0x NEXN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 30.8x 9.6x NEXN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.0% +7.6% +18.3% QNST
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 950.3% 7.7% 6.3% NEXN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 9.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% +14.5% +14.7% QNST
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.7%/yr -19.3%/yr +3.2%/yr QNST
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.9% 44.1% 57.5% DV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 68/100 72/100 NEXN

Percentile Scorecard

NEXNDVQNST

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

AxisNEXNDVQNST
Valuation 92 #15 of 166 56 #74 of 166 79 #36 of 166
Growth 36 #98 of 152 48 #80 of 152 99 #3 of 152
Profitability 82 #29 of 152 77 #36 of 152 64 #56 of 152
Financial Health 58 #75 of 179 90 #18 of 179 61 #70 of 179
Shareholder Returns 100 #1 of 94 68 #31 of 94 56 #42 of 94
Overall 73 68 72
  • NEXN ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms
  • DV 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

PeriodNEXNDVQNSTSPY
1 month -2.6%+1.2%+15.1% +0.9%
3 months -19.0%+17.6%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months +15.9%+23.7%+26.2% +8.5%
Year to date +30.7%+18.5%+13.8% +13.3%
1 year +1.8%+14.5%+14.7% +12.4%
3 years +165.5%-49.1%+63.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +38.5%-20.2%+17.7% +23.5%
5 years -54.9%-65.7%+16.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year -14.7%-19.3%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+452.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+18.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureNEXNDVQNSTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.9%44.1%57.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%47.3%51.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.550.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.040.330.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.5%-79.7%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.9%0.0%-25.7% -0.9%
52-week high $10.95$13.56$22.02 $779.14
52-week low $5.70$8.61$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.

MultipleNEXNDVQNST
P/E now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 16.8x 35.5xmedian 16.8x 11.5xmedian 16.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 13.9x 11.9xmedian 13.9x 14.3xmedian 13.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 11.4x 13.1xmedian 11.4x 7.2xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.36 5.56median 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 monthsNEXNDVQNST
Revenue $382.86M $768.82M $1.29B
Gross profit $315.91M $633.77M $145.81M
Operating income $19.59M $97.55M $35.43M
Net income $13.07M $58.86M $81.24M
Free cash flow $115.13M $160.55M $127.91M
R&D $60.09M $178.30M $37.30M
EPS (diluted) $59.59 $0.37 $1.40
Cash & equivalents $132.04M $210.17M $128.32M
Total debt – – $70.00M
Shares (diluted) 61.06M 157.89M 58.16M
Enterprise value -$148.54M $1.24B $537.97M

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
MetricNEXNDVQNST
P/E 0.1x 35.5x 11.5x
P/FCF 4.2x 13.1x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 10.3x 7.0x
P/S 1.3x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.0x 1.9x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.1x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x 11.9x 14.3x
EV/EBIT 15.5x 19.4x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 2.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 2.6x 11.8x 6.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.7x 9.3x 6.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 5.56 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXNDVQNST
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.0% 7.6% 18.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 15.3% 30.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.5% 8.1% 31.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.1% 15.6% 44.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -63.2% 15.1% 472.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -4.1% 10.2% 54.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -73.7% 11.6% 1,626%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 3.3% 47.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -51.9% 17.9% 1,630%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.6% 6.4% 45.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 14.0% 54.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.0% 26.7% 123.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% 7.1% 54.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.1% 34.2% 144.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXNDVQNST
Gross margin 82.5% 82.4% 11.3%
EBITDA margin 22.5% 20.7% 4.7%
Operating margin 5.1% 12.7% 2.7%
Pretax margin 2.2% 12.2% 2.4%
Net margin 950.3% 7.7% 6.3%
FCF margin 30.1% 20.9% 9.9%
Operating cash flow margin 29.7% 26.6% 10.1%
Return on equity 2.8% 5.4% 25.6%
Return on assets 1.7% 4.6% 11.4%
Return on invested capital – – 9.2%
Return on capital employed 4.1% 8.2% 7.8%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.6x 1.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.7x 3.5x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 4.9% 13.4% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXNDVQNST
Debt / assets – – 9.7%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 16.5% 55.2%
Equity / assets 60.5% 83.5% 44.8%
Interest coverage 8.5x 55.5x 8.1x
Current ratio 1.3x 4.5x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x 4.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 1.95 7.36 3.36

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXNDVQNST
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 34.7% 7.0% 3.4%
Shareholder yield 34.7% 7.0% 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.

ConsensusNEXNDVQNST
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 30.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $1.00FY2026 $0.44FY2026 $1.70FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +2.0%FY2026 +46.7%FY2026 +33.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +27.0% +36.4% +3.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $373.87MFY2026 $841.13MFY2026 $1.46BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 +13.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +8.1% +0.8% +14.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXNDVQNST
Held by institutions 62.6% 100.0% 92.6%
Institutions holding 126 315 214
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.7% +1.2% +0.0%
Institutions buying 79 167 113
Institutions selling 30 114 69
Buyers to sellers 2.63 1.46 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.

NEXNDVQNST
NEXN 1.00 0.27 0.28
DV 0.27 1.00 0.49
QNST 0.28 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXN, DV and QNST?

DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexxen International (NEXN) $508.10M, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) $2.09B, Quinstreet (QNST) $976.58M.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXN, DV and QNST?

Nexxen International (NEXN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexxen International (NEXN) 0.1x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 35.5x, Quinstreet (QNST) 12.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexxen International (NEXN) is cheapest (Nexxen International (NEXN) 8.6x, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 30.8x, 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: Nexxen International (NEXN) +3.0%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +7.6%, Quinstreet (QNST) +18.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nexxen International (NEXN) has the highest net margin (Nexxen International (NEXN) 950.3%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 7.7%, Quinstreet (QNST) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Quinstreet (QNST) returned the most: Nexxen International (NEXN) +1.8%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) +14.5%, Quinstreet (QNST) +14.7%. Over five years, Quinstreet (QNST) compounded fastest (Nexxen International (NEXN) -14.7%/yr, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) -19.3%/yr, Quinstreet (QNST) +3.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) has been the steadiest (Nexxen International (NEXN) 44.9%, DoubleVerify Holdings (DV) 44.1%, Quinstreet (QNST) 57.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXN, DV 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, Nexxen International (NEXN) leads on 4. 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.