27 August 2026
QUINSTREET, INC
CIK: 1117297•2 Annual Reports•Latest: 2026-08-26
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10-K / August 26, 2026
Revenue:$1,293,712,000
Income:$81,235,000
10-K / August 21, 2024
Revenue:$613,514,000
Income:-$31,331,000
10-K / August 26, 2026
QuinStreet, Inc.
What QuinStreet does
- Positions itself as a leader in performance marketplaces and technologies for the financial services and home services industries.
- Generates revenue by delivering measurable online marketing results to clients in the form of clicks, leads, calls, applications, or customers.
- Typically contracts with clients on “per click,” “per lead,” or other “per action” bases; QuinStreet funds media (advertising) to attract targeted internet visitors.
- Uses owned and operated media, third-party publishers, and strategic partners, and applies proprietary technologies, data, and optimization capabilities to match visitors to client offerings across multiple channels (mobile, desktop, tablet; search engines; media websites; email).
- Manages media costs as a major input and often shares revenue with third-party publishers to align incentives and manage risk.
Markets and client base
- Primary verticals: financial services and home services.
- Majority of operations and revenue are in North America.
- Product note: offers a QuinStreet Rating Platform (QRP) for insurance agents.
- Client concentration:
- Fiscal 2026: one client accounted for 21% of net revenue.
- Fiscal 2025: two clients accounted for 23% and 12% of net revenue.
- Top 20 clients accounted for 58% of net revenue in 2026 and 62% in 2025.
Business model and revenue
- Revenue derives from delivering clicks, leads, calls, applications, or customers to clients.
- Clients’ marketing spend can be paused or terminated with little or no notice; there are generally no minimum spend commitments.
- Finances media purchases and monetizes through a mix of media sources, often with revenue-sharing arrangements with publishers.
- Competes on media buying power, proprietary technologies, data, and experience in performance marketing.
Products, technology, and platforms
- Operates proprietary technologies to segment and match media/traffic to client offerings and optimize results.
- Maintains data assets and long-running campaigns across multiple client verticals to inform optimization.
- Platforms focus on improving media yield, client outcomes, and operational scale; some products include AI/ML features.
Infrastructure and geography
- Data centers: two third-party co-location centers in San Francisco, CA and Las Vegas, NV with redundant systems.
- Corporate headquarters: 950 Tower Lane, Suite No. 1200, Foster City, CA 94404 (approx. 22,915 sq ft); lease expires October 2028.
- Additional U.S. facilities for engineering, sales and marketing, and operations; international engineering and operations presence in India and Mexico.
- Operates largely online, sourcing media and traffic from a mix of owned sites, third-party publishers, and call centers.
People
- As of June 30, 2026, employed 1,074 people.
- Operations: 539
- Product development: 386
- Sales and marketing: 94
- General and administration: 55
- No union representation among employees.
Acquisitions and growth history
- 2026: Acquired HomeBuddy (Siren Group AG).
- 2024: Acquired BestCompany.com, LLC and Aqua Vida, LLC.
- 2021: Acquired Modernize, Mayo Labs, and FC Ecosystem (FCE); disposed of the education client vertical.
- 2019: Acquired AmOne Corp., CCM, and MyBankTracker.com, LLC.
- 2020: Divested the mortgage client vertical and related Brazil assets (including QuinStreet Brasil Online Marketing e Midia Ltda and VEMM, LLC).
- These acquisitions and dispositions reflect a strategy of expanding core vertical capabilities and product offerings while divesting non-core lines.
Financing and capital structure
- Financing Agreement dated January 2, 2026: $150 million Revolving Credit Facility with MUFG Bank, Ltd. as administrative agent.
- As of June 30, 2026, $70.0 million was borrowed against the facility.
- The facility is secured by first-priority liens on substantially all assets.
Intellectual property and branding
- QuinStreet is a registered trademark in the United States and other jurisdictions.
- Protects proprietary systems and technology through a mix of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and confidentiality agreements.
Operational focus
- Majority of revenue comes from client-directed online marketing services emphasizing measurable results and cost efficiency through media yield optimization.
- Emphasizes ethical behavior, quality content, vertical focus, and development of best-in-class products and platforms for performance marketing on the internet.
