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How QuinStreet, Inc. stacks up
QNST · against 145 other Communication Services companies of similar size
Profitability
69/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #36 of 146 · scores higher than 75% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score11 peers with a profitability score of 60–69, including QNST · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 69?
Weighted metrics compared with all Communication Services companies.Mainly thanks to its return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Communication Services peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 70% of peers. Operating margin: 2.7% vs peer median 8.2%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 67% of peers. Return on invested capital: 10.6% vs peer median 6.0%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 92% of peers. Return on assets: 11.3% vs peer median 2.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = QNST, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | QNST | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 133 reported | 10.6% | 4.7% | 72% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 144 reported | 2.7% | 6.9% | 34% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 142 reported | 11.3% | 2.0% | 91% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 134 reported | 28.6% | 4.1% | 94% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 147 reported | 11.3% | 38.6% | 8% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around QNST| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 67.5B INR (≈$811M) | 100 | 35 | |
| 2 | 82.4B JPY (≈$560M) | 97 | 76 | |
| 2 | 6.3B SEK (≈$635M) | 97 | 66 | |
| 2 | 1.1B EUR (≈$1.2B) | 97 | 61 | |
| 5 | 598M CHF (≈$688M) | 96 | 59 | |
| 33 | 32.0B THB (≈$895M) | 72 | 56 | |
| 34 | 261.2B JPY (≈$1.8B) | 71 | 76 | |
| 35 | 1.90T KRW (≈$1.4B) | 70 | 73 | |
| 36 | 6.4B ILS (≈$1.7B) | 69 | 53 | |
| 36 | 1.0B USD | 69 | 71 | |
| 38 | 29.5B ZAR (≈$1.6B) | 66 | 59 | |
| 39 | 919M USD | 65 | 62 | |
| 40 | 1.3B EUR (≈$1.4B) | 63 | 40 | |
| 41 | 734.5B KRW (≈$529M) | 62 | 75 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score