Quinstreet (QNST) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026)

Quinstreet (QNST) reported Share-based Compensation of $8.5 million for Q1 2026, up 20.03% on a YoY basis from $7.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.12% sequentially from $9.6 million in Q4 2025.

Quinstreet (QNST) Share-based Compensation (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quinstreet (QNST) has 17 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $8.5 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Share-based Compensation rose 20.03% year-over-year to $8.5 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $29.1 million (down 32.71% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $13.2 million, down 44.2% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation eased to $8.5 million in Q1 2026, from $9.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $18.8 million in Q2 2024 to a low of $203000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $6.4 million and a median of $6.7 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation soared 920.3% in 2024 and plunged 89.88% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Tracing QNST's Share-based Compensation over 5 years: stood at $658000.0 in 2022, then surged by 824.01% to $6.1 million in 2023, then surged by 48.88% to $9.1 million in 2024, then gained by 5.52% to $9.6 million in 2025, then dropped by 11.12% to $8.5 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows QNST's Share-based Compensation at $8.5 million in Q1 2026, $9.6 million in Q4 2025, and $9.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 134.57 Bn 131.82 Bn 1.64 Bn 26.87 Mn
2 Wpp 26.03 Bn 22.66 Bn - 97.10 Mn
3 Omnicom 22.21 Bn 18.26 Bn 1.04 Bn 27.10 Mn
4 Trade Desk 7.97 Bn 6.56 Bn 506.89 Mn 10.65 Mn
5 Magnite 2.57 Bn 2.39 Bn 103.96 Mn 19.69 Mn
6 Ziff Davis 1.94 Bn 1.42 Bn 223.32 Mn 10.91 Mn
7 Stagwell 1.76 Bn 1.66 Bn 244.61 Mn 2.92 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.67 Bn 1.50 Bn 147.67 Mn 24.25 Mn
9 Clear Channel Outdoor Holdings 1.20 Bn 1.03 Bn 193.76 Mn 5.87 Mn
10 Quinstreet 856.93 Mn 754.89 Mn 41.34 Mn 8.49 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 8.49 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 8.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.55 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 9.55 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.20 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 1.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.07 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 7.07 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.05 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 9.05 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.41 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.41 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 18.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.08 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 6.08 Mn