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