Quinstreet (QNST) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)
Quinstreet's (QNST) quarterly Cost of Revenue came in at $8.0 million in Q1 2026, up 55.43% year-on-year from $5.1 million in Q1 2025, and up 61.82% quarter-over-quarter from $4.9 million in Q4 2025.
Quinstreet (QNST) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quinstreet has disclosed Cost of Revenue across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $8.0 million for Q1 2026.
- Cost of Revenue for Q1 2026 came in at $8.0 million, up 55.43% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $251.9 million (down 51.13% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $982.8 million, up 7123.05% from the prior year.
- Cost of Revenue came in at $8.0 million for Q1 2026 at Quinstreet, up from $4.9 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Cost of Revenue ranged from a high of $255.8 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$399.8 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Cost of Revenue is $115.8 million (2023), against an average of $67.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Cost of Revenue slumped 396.75% in 2023 and surged 6532.8% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Quinstreet's Cost of Revenue stood at $125.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 7.71% to $115.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 120.88% to $255.8 million in 2024, then slumped by 98.07% to $4.9 million in 2025, then surged by 61.82% to $8.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Cost of Revenue figures came in at $8.0 million (Q1 2026), $4.9 million (Q4 2025), and $4.7 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 166.37 Bn | 163.61 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 60.75 Mn |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.05 Bn | 18.39 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.21 Bn |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.17 Bn | 7.76 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 181.97 Mn |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.67 Bn | -911.34 Mn | - | - |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.39 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 16.43 Mn |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.26 Bn | 2.07 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 46.09 Mn |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 115.23 Mn |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.67 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 45.60 Mn |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.64 Bn | 1.55 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 459.53 Mn |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 704.38 Mn | 602.34 Mn | 41.34 Mn | 7.99 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.94 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.73 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 234.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 234.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.14 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 5.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 255.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 255.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 250.81 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 250.81 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.53 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.53 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.28 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 154.28 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 115.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 115.83 Mn |