Quinstreet (QNST) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

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

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

Quinstreet (QNST) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 11.94% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin rose 162.0% year-over-year to 11.94%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 10.48% (up 73.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 10.14%, up 260.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 11.94% in Q1 2026, from 9.63% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 11.94% in Q1 2026 to a low of 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.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin tumbled 426 bps in 2022 and soared 400 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing QNST's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 6.37% in 2022, then dropped by 12 bps to 5.59% in 2023, then jumped by 69 bps to 9.47% in 2024, then rose by 2 bps to 9.63% in 2025, then gained by 24 bps to 11.94% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QNST's Gross Margin at 11.94% in Q1 2026, 9.63% in Q4 2025, and 9.42% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 88.95%
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 16.62%
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 73.58%
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 63.25%
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 83.44%
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 34.74%
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 81.66%
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 51.83%
10 Quinstreet 856.93 Mn 754.89 Mn 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%