Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Quinstreet's (QNST) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.77% in Q1 2026, up 543.0% year-on-year from 0.9% in Q1 2025, and up 13.14% quarter-over-quarter from 5.1% in Q4 2025.
Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quinstreet has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 5.77% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 5.77%, up 543.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.77% (up 543.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.62%, up 1501.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 5.77% for Q1 2026 at Quinstreet, up from 5.1% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 5.77% in Q1 2026 to a low of 14.15% in Q1 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 3.81% (2024), against an average of 3.77%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed slumped 926 bps in 2024 and soared 1449 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Quinstreet's Return on Capital Employed stood at 3.86% in 2022, then sank by 208 bps to 11.89% in 2023, then jumped by 68 bps to 3.81% in 2024, then jumped by 234 bps to 5.1% in 2025, then increased by 13 bps to 5.77% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 5.77% (Q1 2026), 5.1% (Q4 2025), and 4.6% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 175.91 Bn | 173.15 Bn | 1.78 Bn | 79.34% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 22.52 Bn | 18.86 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 2.38% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 9.46 Bn | 8.05 Bn | 506.89 Mn | 19.70% |
| 4 | Wpp | 2.71 Bn | -875.81 Mn | - | 6.64% |
| 5 | Nexxen International | 2.36 Bn | 2.23 Bn | 70.41 Mn | 4.90% |
| 6 | Magnite | 2.27 Bn | 2.09 Bn | 118.28 Mn | 7.44% |
| 7 | Ziff Davis | 1.74 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 152.41 Mn | 5.66% |
| 8 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 1.69 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 135.23 Mn | 7.22% |
| 9 | Stagwell | 1.60 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 244.61 Mn | 5.45% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 687.80 Mn | 585.76 Mn | 41.34 Mn | 5.77% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.77% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.37% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.81% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -12.07% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -14.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -11.89% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -10.50% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -4.88% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -3.86% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.26% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.38% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.63% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.15% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 1.87% |