Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Quinstreet (QNST) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 7.82% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 5.45 percentage points from 2.37% a year earlier and up 2.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Quinstreet reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 11.20%, up 8.59 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +6.37 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.62% in FY2025 (+15.01 pp), -12.39% in FY2024 (-5.18 pp), -7.21% in FY2023 (-5.76 pp) and -1.45% in FY2022 (-6.28 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2019.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for eight consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +8.99 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 14.49 percentage points in fiscal Q3 2025, against a drop of 8.85 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 5.77% (Q3 2026), 5.10% (Q2 2026) and 4.60% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 30.16% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 2.77% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 14.37% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.97% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 121.68% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 22.53% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 19.81% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 845.72 Mn | 407.11 Mn | 49.81 Mn | 7.82% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.82% |
| 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% |
API Access
Quinstreet Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QNST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "QNST", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QNST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();