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QUINSTREET, INC

CIK: 11172972 Annual ReportsLatest: 2026-08-26
Revenue: $1,293,712,000Net Income: $81,235,000Source 10-K
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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.