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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |