Quinstreet QNST
NASDAQ QNST
$20.55 +0.18 (+0.88%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 2:41 PM EDT

Quinstreet (QNST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Quinstreet (QNST) posted Gross Margin of 11.94% for Q1 2026, up 24.0% sequentially from 9.63% in Q4 2025, and up 162.0% YoY from 4.56% in Q1 2025.

Quinstreet (QNST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quinstreet has reported Gross Margin for 17 years, with the latest figure at 11.94% in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin rose 162.0% year-over-year to 11.94% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.48% (up 73.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 10.14%, up 260.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 11.94% in Q1 2026 per QNST's latest filing, from 9.63% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 11.94% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 5.59% in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 8.88% and a median of 9.35% in 2022 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Gross Margin sank 426 bps in 2022, then surged 400 bps in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 6.37% in 2022, then retreated by 12 bps to 5.59% in 2023, then jumped by 69 bps to 9.47% in 2024, then climbed by 2 bps to 9.63% in 2025, then grew by 24 bps to 11.94% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 11.94%, 9.63%, and 9.42% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 102.00 Bn 98.95 Bn 1.70 Bn 88.26%
2 Omnicom 24.56 Bn 21.22 Bn 1.30 Bn 19.78%
3 Trade Desk 6.18 Bn 4.70 Bn 530.72 Mn 74.22%
4 Wpp 5.68 Bn 2.51 Bn - -
5 Magnite 3.37 Bn 3.04 Bn 130.79 Mn 67.83%
6 Stagwell 2.15 Bn 2.04 Bn 269.24 Mn 34.24%
7 DoubleVerify Holdings 2.05 Bn 1.84 Bn 161.31 Mn 83.24%
8 Ziff Davis 2.03 Bn 421.78 Mn 241.03 Mn 84.06%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.21 Bn 1.02 Bn 241.86 Mn 55.21%
10 Quinstreet 1.17 Bn 1.07 Bn 41.34 Mn 11.94%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 11.94%
Dec 31, 2025 9.63%
Sep 30, 2025 9.42%
Jun 30, 2025 10.63%
Mar 31, 2025 10.33%
Dec 31, 2024 9.47%
Sep 30, 2024 10.17%
Jun 30, 2024 8.79%
Mar 31, 2024 8.49%
Dec 31, 2023 5.59%
Sep 30, 2023 6.17%
Jun 30, 2023 8.13%
Mar 31, 2023 9.87%
Dec 31, 2022 6.37%
Sep 30, 2022 8.60%
Jun 30, 2022 8.03%
Mar 31, 2022 9.35%
Dec 31, 2021 7.80%
Sep 30, 2021 11.34%
Jun 30, 2021 12.29%