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
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% |