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