QNST PEER ANALYSIS

QuinStreet Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

QNSTQuinStreet Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Advertising Agencies

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

QNSTIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	QNST	TUA	EVT	CCA	SPK	FENER	Ind. Median
P/E	14.61	178.99	—	8.53●	—	—	28.15
P/B	3.08	2.77	2.18	0.84●	—	2.01	1.77
EV/EBITDA	21.70	16.59	—	5.22●	—	—	16.12
P/S	0.81●	8.16	—	0.95	—	1.48	0.83

Financial Health
Metric	QNST	TUA	EVT	CCA	SPK	FENER	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.18	1.78●	0.31	0.47	—	0.60	1.25
Debt/Equity	24.4%	0.2%●	223.3%	141.6%	—	71.4%	50.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.62	-1.14	—	3.27	—	-2.06●	1.46

Profitability
Metric	QNST	TUA	EVT	CCA	SPK	FENER	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.5%	4.6%	—	11.1%●	—	-19.9%	0.6%
ROE	23.9%●	1.6%	—	9.9%	—	-54.4%	3.6%
ROA	11.6%●	1.4%	—	3.2%	—	-10.8%	0.5%
EBITDA Margin	3.6%	46.0%	—	48.6%●	—	-24.0%	12.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	QNST	TUA	EVT	CCA	SPK	FENER	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	14.7%	29.2%●	—	-4.4%	—	24.2%	8.7%
NI Growth	—	—	—	-3.5%	—	—	6.3%
Div. Yield	—	—	3.2%	6.0%	13.4%●	0.0%	3.9%
Payout	—	—	—	50.6%	—	0.0%	-22.9%

Valuation
Metric	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	ADV	STGW	Ind. Median
P/E	14.61●	—	—	—	—	99.81	28.15
P/B	3.08	2.96	-0.35●	18.67	1.10	2.63	1.77
EV/EBITDA	21.70	33.37	31.14	354.65	24.69	9.72●	16.12
P/S	0.81	2.13	0.73	2.19	0.15●	0.64	0.83

Financial Health
Metric	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	ADV	STGW	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.18	0.91	1.25	1.40	1.95●	0.83	1.25
Debt/Equity	24.4%	150.1%	-187.4%●	323.4%	323.5%	236.4%	50.4%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.62●	9.30	26.13	36.46	17.98	4.43	1.46

Profitability
Metric	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	ADV	STGW	Ind. Median
Net Margin	5.5%●	-8.2%	-12.5%	-3.3%	-6.8%	0.6%	0.6%
ROE	23.9%●	-10.6%	—	-22.5%	-41.5%	3.6%	3.6%
ROA	11.6%●	-3.2%	-5.3%	-4.2%	-8.7%	0.5%	0.5%
EBITDA Margin	3.6%	8.8%	14.6%●	0.7%	2.2%	12.1%	12.3%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	QNST	EEX	CCO	EVC	ADV	STGW	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	14.7%	14.0%	8.7%	46.0%●	1.8%	4.9%	8.7%
NI Growth	—	—	—	—	—	2,952.1%	6.3%
Div. Yield	—	1.2%	—	1.5%●	—	—	3.9%
Payout	—	-22.9%	—	-100.8%	—	—	-22.9%

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