Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Quinstreet (QNST) posted Return on Capital Employed of 5.77% for Q1 2026, up 13.14% sequentially from 5.1% in Q4 2025, and up 543.0% YoY from 0.9% in Q1 2025.
Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quinstreet has reported Return on Capital Employed for 16 years, with the latest figure at 5.77% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 543.0% year-over-year to 5.77% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 5.77% (up 543.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.62%, up 1501.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed advanced to 5.77% in Q1 2026 per QNST's latest filing, from 5.1% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 5.77% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 14.15% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 3.9% and a median of 4.4% in 2022 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Return on Capital Employed tumbled 885 bps in 2022, then surged 1449 bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.01% in 2022, then slumped by 137 bps to 11.89% in 2023, then soared by 68 bps to 3.81% in 2024, then soared by 234 bps to 5.1% in 2025, then gained by 13 bps to 5.77% in 2026.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods registered 5.77%, 5.1%, and 4.6% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AppLovin | 102.68 Bn | 99.62 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 78.53% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.63 Bn | 21.29 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 4.52% |
| 3 | Trade Desk | 6.18 Bn | 4.69 Bn | 530.72 Mn | 19.84% |
| 4 | Wpp | 5.69 Bn | 2.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Magnite | 3.36 Bn | 3.03 Bn | 130.79 Mn | 9.02% |
| 6 | Stagwell | 2.15 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 269.24 Mn | 5.06% |
| 7 | DoubleVerify Holdings | 2.05 Bn | 1.84 Bn | 161.31 Mn | 8.22% |
| 8 | Ziff Davis | 2.04 Bn | 435.42 Mn | 241.03 Mn | 2.66% |
| 9 | Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings | 1.21 Bn | 1.02 Bn | 241.86 Mn | 10.13% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 1.18 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 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 | -6.10% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -5.01% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.40% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.49% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.25% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 4.22% |