Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Quinstreet (QNST) recorded Return on Sales [ROS] of 5.11% in fiscal Q4 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 3.64 percentage points from 1.48% a year earlier and up 2.15 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quinstreet (QNST) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2026 (ended Jun 30, 2026), Quinstreet reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 2.74%, up 2.17 percentage points from FY2025.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has a five-year change of +0.33 percentage points (FY2021 to FY2026).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 0.57% in FY2025 (+5.14 pp), -4.57% in FY2024 (-0.99 pp), -3.59% in FY2023 (-2.77 pp) and -0.81% in FY2022 (-3.22 pp).
- The fiscal Q4 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q4 2018.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for nine consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.92 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Sales [ROS] in the last five years was a gain of 8.80 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2025, against a drop of 5.88 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 2.97% (Q3 2026), 0.43% (Q2 2026) and 1.68% (Q1 2026).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alphabet | 4,173.87 Bn | 3,931.39 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 34.03% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,849.67 Bn | 1,552.19 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 30.88% |
| 3 | Netflix | 279.23 Bn | 239.43 Bn | 6.52 Bn | 33.38% |
| 4 | Alibaba Group Holding | 245.86 Bn | 63.73 Bn | 15.11 Bn | 5.62% |
| 5 | Shopify | 196.08 Bn | 173.27 Bn | 1.71 Bn | 13.62% |
| 6 | Uber Technologies | 138.90 Bn | 110.88 Bn | 6.38 Bn | 13.32% |
| 7 | Booking Holdings | 119.48 Bn | 52.53 Bn | - | 34.00% |
| 8 | PDD Holdings | 107.30 Bn | -144.64 Bn | 9.45 Bn | 24.62% |
| 9 | Spotify Technology | 97.33 Bn | 54.56 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 13.71% |
| 10 | Quinstreet | 845.72 Mn | 407.11 Mn | 49.81 Mn | 5.11% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.11% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.68% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.43% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.73% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -3.16% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.29% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -7.99% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -4.10% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.82% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -6.84% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -3.41% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.70% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -6.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.47% |
API Access
Quinstreet Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=QNST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=QNST&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();