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

Quinstreet's (QNST) quarterly Research & Development came in at $10.2 million in Q1 2026, up 15.49% year-on-year from $8.8 million in Q1 2025, and up 22.91% quarter-over-quarter from $8.3 million in Q4 2025.

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

Quinstreet has disclosed Research & Development across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $10.2 million for Q1 2026.

  • Research & Development for Q1 2026 came in at $10.2 million, up 15.49% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.4 million (up 1.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $33.9 million, up 12.74% from the prior year.
  • Research & Development came in at $10.2 million for Q1 2026 at Quinstreet, up from $8.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of $10.2 million in Q1 2026 to a low of $5.5 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Research & Development is $7.6 million (2023), against an average of $7.8 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Research & Development soared 51.29% in 2022 and fell 5.35% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Quinstreet's Research & Development stood at $7.2 million in 2022, then rose by 1.37% to $7.3 million in 2023, then climbed by 19.77% to $8.7 million in 2024, then retreated by 4.52% to $8.3 million in 2025, then increased by 22.91% to $10.2 million in 2026.
  • The last three Research & Development figures came in at $10.2 million (Q1 2026), $8.3 million (Q4 2025), and $8.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 94.10 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn -
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 142.72 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - -
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn 15.05 Mn
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 25.17 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 13.64 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 45.38 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn -
10 Quinstreet 687.80 Mn 585.76 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 8.16 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.69 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 8.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 8.71 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 7.59 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 7.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 7.27 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 7.06 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.83 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 7.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 6.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 6.91 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 5.51 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 4.86 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 4.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 4.57 Mn