Quinstreet (QNST) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Quinstreet (QNST) reported Operating Expenses of $23.1 million for Q1 2026, up 29.59% on a YoY basis from $17.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 178.9% sequentially from -$29.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

Quinstreet (QNST) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $23.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Expenses rose 29.59% year-over-year to $23.1 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $29.9 million (down 49.67% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $76.6 million, up 50.33% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $23.1 million in Q1 2026, 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.
  • A 5-year average of $11.7 million and a median of $14.5 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Peak annual rise in Operating Expenses reached 1927.89% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 239.6% in 2025.
  • Tracing QNST's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $14.5 million in 2022, then slipped by 24.53% to $11.0 million in 2023, then surged by 90.9% to $21.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 239.6% to -$29.3 million in 2025, then surged by 178.9% to $23.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QNST's Operating Expenses at $23.1 million in Q1 2026, -$29.3 million in Q4 2025, and $16.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 402.52 Mn
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 5.60 Bn
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 622.21 Mn
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 156.65 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 264.71 Mn
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 694.50 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 71.31 Mn
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 97.41 Mn
10 Quinstreet 856.93 Mn 754.89 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 -1.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 16.02 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 10.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 9.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 8.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 10.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 14.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 14.15 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 17.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 12.47 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 9.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 9.03 Mn