QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) Stock

QuinStreet, Inc. (QNST) is a Technology stock trading at $20.63 (as of 2026-08-21), with a market capitalization of $1.18B and a trailing P/E of 17.8. Figures are sourced from first-party U.S. SEC EDGAR filings and market data.

QuinStreet, Inc. provides customer acquisition services through online marketing offerings, delivering leads and other customer-related actions such as qualified clicks and calls via its own websites or third-party publishers. It serves clients in the United States and internationally, including those in industries such as financial services and home services.

Understand QuinStreet, Inc.: how it makes money

QuinStreet provides online performance marketing, selling customer acquisition services (such as qualified clicks, leads, calls, applications, and customers) to financial services and home services clients, and it earns revenue from those client verticals through its websites and third-party publishers.

QuinStreet's profit engine is its ability to produce and monetize qualified customer acquisition demand for clients, with results driven mainly by its Financial Services and Home Services client vertical revenue (and, within that, the Insurance vs non-insurance revenue mix).

Revenue by segment (latest quarter)
Financial Services$0.2B
Home Services$0.1B
Other$0.0B

Business quality (Mixed): Clear operating drivers exist (client vertical revenues), but the provided segment revenue figures do not reconcile cleanly to the latest quarter total revenue (0.3B), so segment mix should be treated as directional.

Valuation: Trades at 109× trailing earnings · $1B market cap.

Bull case

  • Vertical-driven revenue: Financial Services Client Vertical Revenue is a large portion of reported segment revenue (0.23B), indicating meaningful scale in that focus area.
  • Presence across two major verticals: Home Services Client Vertical Revenue contributes as well (0.11B), which can diversify demand across industries served.

Bear case

  • Thin profitability in the latest quarter: Gross margin was 11.9% and operating margin was 3.0% for the period ended 2026-03-31, leaving limited cushion for performance fluctuations.
  • Potential concentration and mix risk: The business has defined revenue pools (Financial Services and Home Services), and the Insurance Revenue Mix is 44%, so shifts in vertical demand or insurance-related demand could impact results.
Valuation — source: SEC EDGAR (first-party)
Price$20.63
Market Cap$1.18B
P/E Ratio17.8
EV / EBITDA26.3
Price / Book3.82
Price / Sales1.00
FCF Yield8.9%
DCF Value (model)$18.97
DCF Upside vs Price-8.0%
Profitability & Growth — source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (TTM)$613.51M
Net Margin-5.1%
Revenue Growth (YoY)28.3%
EPS Growth (YoY)62.5%
FCF Growth (YoY)23.5%
Financial Health — source: SEC EDGAR
Altman Z-Score5.62 (safe)
Valuation vs Sector & Industry
Stock P/E17.8
Sector P/E (Technology)33.9
Industry P/E (Business Services)29.9
vs Sector-47.4%
vs Industry-40.4%
Smart-Money Activity — SEC Form 4 / 13F / Congressional disclosures
Top Institutional HolderBlackRock, Inc. ($126.71M)
Institutional Holders Tracked10
Company
SectorTechnology
IndustryBusiness Services
CEODouglas Valenti
Employees899
CountryUS
IPO Date2010-02-11

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Data as of 2026-08-21.

Figures sourced from U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC EDGAR) filings and market data. Not personalized investment advice.