Quinstreet (QNST) Research & Development (2010 - 2026)

Quinstreet (QNST) reported Research & Development of $10.2 million for Q1 2026, up 15.49% on a YoY basis from $8.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 22.91% sequentially from $8.3 million in Q4 2025.

Quinstreet (QNST) Research & Development (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quinstreet (QNST) has 17 years of Research & Development data on file, last reported at $10.2 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Research & Development rose 15.49% year-over-year to $10.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $31.0 million (up 125.9% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $33.9 million, up 148.93% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development improved to $10.2 million in Q1 2026, from $8.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $14.1 million in Q2 2022 to a low of -$8.8 million in Q2 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $5.6 million and a median of $6.8 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Research & Development.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development jumped 425.78% in 2022 and slumped 406.12% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Tracing QNST's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at $7.2 million in 2022, then plunged by 53.65% to $3.3 million in 2023, then surged by 52.87% to $5.1 million in 2024, then soared by 63.6% to $8.3 million in 2025, then grew by 22.91% to $10.2 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QNST's Research & Development at $10.2 million in Q1 2026, $8.3 million in Q4 2025, and $4.7 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 94.10 Mn
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - -
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn -
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 172.18 Mn
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 46.09 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 115.23 Mn
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn -
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 45.60 Mn
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn -
10 Quinstreet 856.93 Mn 754.89 Mn 41.34 Mn 10.22 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 8.32 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 5.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -8.85 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 3.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 3.12 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 2.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 3.39 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 6.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 14.13 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 2.03 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 2.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 2.91 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 2.69 Mn