What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for QNST?

13F Pro ranks QUINSTREET, INC (QNST) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View QNST's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/QNST (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Which hedge funds own the most QNST stock?

Based on the most recent Form 13F-HR filings on SEC EDGAR, the largest reported institutional holders of QNST include BlackRock,, Private Capital Management,, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT. Holdings are reported quarterly within 45 days of quarter-end and updated on https://13fpro.ai/company/QNST as soon as new 13F filings post.

Where does 13F Pro source QNST data?

All QUINSTREET, INC fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. QUINSTREET, INC files with the SEC under CIK 1117297. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is QNST in?

QUINSTREET, INC (QNST) is classified in the Industrials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/industrials.

What drives QNST's revenue?

Per QUINSTREET, INC's latest 10-K filed with the SEC on 2026-08-26, the biggest revenue drivers are: Financial Services (69% of net revenue, +9% YoY (+$71.2M)); Home Services (31% of net revenue, +47% YoY (+$128.8M)). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/QNST.

What are QNST's largest expenses?

QUINSTREET, INC's latest 10-K reports these as the largest expense items: Cost of revenue ($1,147.9M, +17% YoY); General and administrative ($45.8M, -13% YoY); Product development ($37.3M, +10% YoY). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for FY2026 (year ended June 30, 2026).

How often is QNST research updated on 13F Pro?

QNST's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

67.1/100

Rank #382 of 2,960 stocksTOP 25%

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Rankings refresh quarterly once 80% of peers have filed (~45 days after quarter-end). Next update: ~Nov 14, 2026.

Revenue Growth

92.8/100

Profitability

66.6/100

Balance Sheet

92.3/100

Earnings Quality

60.6/100

Free Cash Flow

55.5/100

Institutional Flow

47.6/100

Revenue Scale

55.1/100

Dilution Risk

33.4/100

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Why QNST Scores 67/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-12

QNST's composite is driven by revenue growth and capital efficiency. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Revenue growth

+8.6 pts

93th pct

Capital efficiency

+4.2 pts

92th pct

Profitability

+2.5 pts

67th pct

Earnings quality

+1.1 pts

61th pct

Free cash flow

+0.8 pts

56th pct

Scale

+0.8 pts

55th pct

Earnings growth

+0.1 pts

53th pct

Institutional flow

-0.1 pts

48th pct

Shareholder dilution

-0.8 pts

33th pct

Latest change (2026-08-26): 65 → 63 · ↓ Capital efficiency 93→57; ↓ Profit margin 69→46; despite ↑ earnings_quality 60→95

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

QNST Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-12

AI stock analysis and institutional research for QUINSTREET, INC (QNST), a Industrials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores QNST at 67.1/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #382 of 2,960 stocks — the top 25% of the AI-ranked universe. QNST scores in the top quartile across revenue growth (92.8), balance sheet strength (92.3). Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 33.4/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), QUINSTREET, INC reports quarterly revenue of $373.9M, net income of $19.1M, an operating margin of 5.1%. Top institutional holders of QNST by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, Private Capital Management, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, based on the most recent SEC filings. QNST trades on the Nasdaq exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1117297. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate QNST daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for QUINSTREET, INC directly from SEC EDGAR. QUINSTREET, INC's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 28 and 67 since 2021, currently 67.1 — an improving long-term trajectory across 63 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about QUINSTREET, INC

Quirks, history, and lore behind QNST — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. digital media company · small-cap · listed on Nasdaq · headquartered in California.
2
The Numbers
Annual revenue in the range of $150–200 million, with a business model built entirely around performance-based marketing — advertisers pay only when they get a real lead.
3
The History
Founded around 2000 during the dot-com era, it survived the bust by betting that cost-per-click and cost-per-lead would eventually beat banner ads — and it was right.
4
The Secret
It doesn't sell products — it sells consumer intent. Its websites attract people researching big decisions, then it auctions their attention to insurance, finance, and education brands willing to pay for warm leads.
5
The Lore
Once a major pipeline for for-profit college enrollment leads, it had to pivot hard when regulators cracked down on that industry — and quietly rebuilt itself around insurance and home services.
6
The Giveaway
Its ticker is four letters starting with Q, it runs a vast network of comparison and research websites, and its whole reason for existing is turning a curious consumer into a billable lead.

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What's Driving QNST's Business? Latest 10-K Breakdown

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AI-extracted from QUINSTREET, INC's 10-K filed 2026-08-26 — FY2026 (year ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.

Net revenue grew 18% to $1.29B on the HomeBuddy acquisition and insurance-vertical strength, while a one-time $60.7M tax valuation-allowance release helped push net income to $81.2M from $4.7M.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Financial Services69% of net revenue+9% YoY (+$71.2M)

Driven by a $79.0M increase in the insurance business from higher demand from a broad base of carrier clients, offset by a $7.8M decrease in other financial services verticals.

Home Services31% of net revenue+47% YoY (+$128.8M)

Primarily due to the HomeBuddy acquisition, which contributed $88.9M in net revenue, plus increased client budgets and growth initiatives.

Biggest Revenue Drivers

Total revenue: $1,293.7M+18% YoY

Financial Services69% of net revenue+9% YoY (+$71.2M)

Driven by a $79.0M increase in the insurance business from higher demand from a broad base of carrier clients, offset by a $7.8M decrease in other financial services verticals.

Home Services31% of net revenue+47% YoY (+$128.8M)

Primarily due to the HomeBuddy acquisition, which contributed $88.9M in net revenue, plus increased client budgets and growth initiatives.

Largest Expense Items

Cost of revenue$1,147.9M+17% YoY

Primarily driven by increased media and marketing costs of $161.4M due to higher revenue volumes.

General and administrative$45.8M-13% YoY

Lower fair value adjustments to AquaVida contingent consideration versus prior year ($12.0M less increase), offset by $6.3M higher professional fees tied to the HomeBuddy acquisition.

Product development$37.3M+10% YoY

Higher stock-based compensation from higher average grant date share prices and increased headcount from the HomeBuddy acquisition.

Sales and marketing$27.3M+49% YoY

Increased personnel costs from higher headcount and retention bonuses tied to the HomeBuddy acquisition, plus higher amortization of acquired intangible assets.

Margins: Gross margin rose to 11% from 10% as lower personnel and depreciation costs as a percentage of revenue offset higher media and marketing costs; operating margin improved to 2.7% from 0.5% as revenue growth outpaced expense growth.

Watch Items from the Filing

One client accounted for 21% of net revenue in FY2026, and the top 20 clients represented 58% of net revenue; contracts are generally cancelable with little or no notice.
Entered a new $150.0M Revolving Credit Facility in January 2026 to partly fund the HomeBuddy acquisition, with $70.0M drawn as of June 30, 2026, driving interest expense up 998% YoY to $4.4M.
A one-time non-cash $60.7M benefit from releasing the deferred tax asset valuation allowance was the primary driver of the ($50.0M) tax benefit and a large share of FY2026 net income, not recurring operations.
HomeBuddy acquisition (closed January 2026, $179.7M total consideration) still owes $75.0M in post-closing installments over four years, and goodwill rose to $261.4M from $125.1M.
Fully utilized the $40.0M 2022 stock repurchase program and authorized a new $40.0M program in October 2025, of which $25.4M remained available as of June 30, 2026.

AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$373.9M

Net Income

Q2 2026

$19.1M

Free Cash Flow

Q2 2026

$52.4M

Operating Margin

Q2 2026

5.1%

ROIC

Q2 2026

19.5%

D/E Ratio

Q2 2026

0.22

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+18.3% YoY

$1.29BFY 2026

FY23 $580.6MFY24 $613.5MFY25 $1.09BFY26 $1.29B

Net Income

+1625.8% YoY

$81.2MFY 2026

FY23 $-68.9MFY24 $-31.3MFY25 $4.7MFY26 $81.2M

Operating Income

+472.0% YoY

$35.4MFY 2026

FY23 $-20.8MFY24 $-28.1MFY25 $6.2MFY26 $35.4M

EPS (Diluted)

+1650.0% YoY

$1.40FY 2026

FY23 $-1.28FY24 $-0.57FY25 $0.08FY26 $1.40

Total Assets

+67.3% YoY

$721.3MFY 2026

FY23 $337.2MFY24 $368.5MFY25 $431.1MFY26 $721.3M

Total Debt

$70.0MFY 2026

FY23 —FY24 —FY25 $0.00FY26 $70.0M

Op. Cash Flow

+54.5% YoY

$131.3MFY 2026

FY23 $11.8MFY24 $12.0MFY25 $85.0MFY26 $131.3M

Free Cash Flow

+54.3% YoY

$127.9MFY 2026

FY23 $8.8MFY24 $6.7MFY25 $82.9MFY26 $127.9M

Metric	FY 2026	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021
Revenue	$1.29B +18.3%	$1.09B +78.3%	$613.5M +5.7%	$580.6M -0.3%	$582.1M +0.6%	$578.5M
Net Income	$81.2M +1625.8%	$4.7M +115.0%	$-31.3M +54.5%	$-68.9M -1212.2%	$-5.2M -122.3%	$23.6M
Operating Income	$35.4M +472.0%	$6.2M +122.1%	$-28.1M -34.8%	$-20.8M -341.2%	$-4.7M -133.9%	$13.9M
EPS (Diluted)	$1.40 +1650.0%	$0.08 +114.0%	$-0.57 +55.5%	$-1.28 -1180.0%	$-0.10 -123.3%	$0.43
Total Assets	$721.3M +67.3%	$431.1M +17.0%	$368.5M +9.3%	$337.2M -19.7%	$419.9M -6.6%	$449.5M
Total Debt	$70.0M	$0.00	—	—	—	—
Operating Cash Flow	$131.3M +54.5%	$85.0M +605.9%	$12.0M +1.7%	$11.8M -58.7%	$28.7M -43.4%	$50.6M
Free Cash Flow	$127.9M +54.3%	$82.9M +1139.1%	$6.7M -23.8%	$8.8M -66.0%	$25.8M -46.9%	$48.6M

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Top Institutional Holders of QNST

BlackRock, Inc.
$160.8M10,976,422 sh
Private Capital Management, LLC
$68.8M4,699,512 sh
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$36.9M2,521,654 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$35.6M2,433,346 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$32.9M2,248,840 sh
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC
$29.7M2,028,249 sh
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP
$25.2M1,716,828 sh
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
$21.2M1,449,125 sh
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP
$20.4M1,390,499 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$19.2M1,310,488 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$160.8M	10,976,422
Private Capital Management, LLC	$68.8M	4,699,512
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$36.9M	2,521,654
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$35.6M	2,433,346
STATE STREET CORP	$32.9M	2,248,840
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC	$29.7M	2,028,249
ROYCE & ASSOCIATES LP	$25.2M	1,716,828
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	$21.2M	1,449,125
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP	$20.4M	1,390,499
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$19.2M	1,310,488

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of QUINSTREET, INC (QNST) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Industrials sector (listed on Nasdaq). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for QNST are available on the QNST stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing. QNST is classified as a small company.

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