Quinstreet (QNST) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Quinstreet's (QNST) quarterly Operating Expenses came in at $23.1 million in Q1 2026, up 29.59% year-on-year from $17.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 178.9% quarter-over-quarter from -$29.3 million in Q4 2025.

Quinstreet (QNST) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quinstreet has disclosed Operating Expenses across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $23.1 million for Q1 2026.

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $23.1 million, up 29.59% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $29.9 million (down 60.59% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $76.6 million, up 50.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses came in at $23.1 million for Q1 2026 at Quinstreet, up from -$29.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Expenses ranged from a high of $23.1 million in Q1 2026 to a low of -$29.3 million in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $15.1 million (2023), against an average of $13.5 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Operating Expenses jumped 50.33% in 2024 and plunged 239.6% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Quinstreet's Operating Expenses stood at $14.5 million in 2022, then advanced by 2.61% to $14.9 million in 2023, then soared by 40.41% to $21.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 239.6% to -$29.3 million in 2025, then soared by 178.9% to $23.1 million in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $23.1 million (Q1 2026), -$29.3 million (Q4 2025), and $16.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 402.52 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.60 Bn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 622.21 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 75.27 Mn
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 156.65 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 264.71 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 71.10 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 694.50 Mn
10 Quinstreet 687.80 Mn 585.76 Mn 41.34 Mn 23.08 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 23.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -29.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 15.99 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 20.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 17.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 20.95 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 21.68 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 15.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 16.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 14.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 14.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 13.05 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 10.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 11.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 14.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 11.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 10.91 Mn