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

Quinstreet's (QNST) quarterly Share-based Compensation came in at $8.5 million in Q1 2026, up 20.03% year-on-year from $7.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 11.12% quarter-over-quarter from $9.6 million in Q4 2025.

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

Quinstreet has disclosed Share-based Compensation across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $8.5 million for Q1 2026.

  • Share-based Compensation for Q1 2026 came in at $8.5 million, up 20.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $34.5 million (up 14.34% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $31.8 million, up 34.03% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation came in at $8.5 million for Q1 2026 at Quinstreet, down from $9.6 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation ranged from a high of $9.6 million in Q4 2025 to a low of $18000.0 in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $6.6 million (2022), against an average of $5.7 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Share-based Compensation slumped 96.92% in 2022 and surged 3566.67% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Quinstreet's Share-based Compensation stood at $1.9 million in 2022, then soared by 213.24% to $6.1 million in 2023, then soared by 48.88% to $9.1 million in 2024, then advanced by 5.52% to $9.6 million in 2025, then declined by 11.12% to $8.5 million in 2026.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $8.5 million (Q1 2026), $9.6 million (Q4 2025), and $9.2 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (Qtr)
1 AppLovin 175.91 Bn 173.15 Bn 1.78 Bn 83.37 Mn
2 Omnicom 22.52 Bn 18.86 Bn 1.04 Bn 27.10 Mn
3 Trade Desk 9.46 Bn 8.05 Bn 506.89 Mn 109.05 Mn
4 Wpp 2.71 Bn -875.81 Mn - 97.10 Mn
5 Nexxen International 2.36 Bn 2.23 Bn 70.41 Mn -
6 Magnite 2.27 Bn 2.09 Bn 118.28 Mn 19.69 Mn
7 Ziff Davis 1.74 Bn 1.22 Bn 152.41 Mn 10.91 Mn
8 DoubleVerify Holdings 1.69 Bn 1.51 Bn 135.23 Mn 24.25 Mn
9 Stagwell 1.60 Bn 1.51 Bn 244.61 Mn 14.25 Mn
10 Quinstreet 687.80 Mn 585.76 Mn 41.34 Mn 8.49 Mn

Historic Data

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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 7.23 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 7.23 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 5.62 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 5.62 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