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QNST (QNST) Stock

$15.54 +2.57% NASDAQ: QNST Communication Services

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$15.54
Market Cap$892.70M
P/E Ratio10.98
P/B Ratio2.28
P/S Ratio0.60
EPS (TTM)$1.07
52-Week High$17.92
52-Week Low$10.29
Dividend Yield0.00%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE23.94%
ROA3.68%
ROCE2.46%
Gross Margin10.48%
Operating Margin1.71%
Net Margin5.53%
Debt/Equity0.24
Current Ratio1.51

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$578.0M$582.0M$581.0M$614.0M$1.1B
Operating Profit$14.0M$-5.0M$-21.0M$-28.0M$6.0M
Net Profit$24.0M$-5.0M$-69.0M$-31.0M$5.0M
EPS$0.43$-0.10$-1.28$-0.57$0.08
Op Margin2.4%-0.8%-3.6%-4.6%0.6%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$450.0M$420.0M$337.0M$369.0M$431.0M
Total Liabilities$154.0M$134.0M$107.0M$152.0M$187.0M
Cash$110.0M$96.0M$74.0M$50.0M$101.0M
Borrowings$9.0M$4.0M$5.0M$11.0M$10.0M

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Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$51.0M$29.0M$12.0M$12.0M$85.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-38.0M$-17.0M$-30.0M$-28.0M$-14.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-16.0M$-33.0M$-14.0M$-13.0M$-27.0M
Net Cash Flow$3.0M$-14.0M$-23.0M$-23.0M$51.0M
Free Cash Flow$49.0M$21.0M$-3.0M$7.0M$83.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio1.13
EV / EBITDA15.67
FCF Yield14.08%
Quick Ratio1.18
Interest Coverage—
Return 1Y-8.21%
Return 3Y64.80%
Return 5Y-0.89%

Ownership

Insiders Held4.20%
Institutions Held93.50%
Institutions Float Held97.59%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.10,550,0302026-03-31
Private Capital Management, LLC4,415,4022026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC2,419,2822026-03-31
State Street Corporation2,169,0832026-03-31
AQR Capital Management, LLC2,073,3182026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
CABO $42.75 -2.44% -0.83 $242.51M 0.00%
CCOClear Channel Outdoor Holdings, Inc. $2.42 +0.41% -5.92 $1.23B 0.00%
DLX $27.23 +1.81% 11.47 $1.25B 3.96%
EEX $5.04 +0.20% -33.27 $997.51M 1.20%
EVER $27.15 +3.43% 6.79 $960.38M 0.00%

About QNST

QNST is led by CEO Douglas Valenti, publicly traded since 2010.

QNST stock trades at $15.54 with a market capitalization of $892.70M. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.98, price-to-book of 2.28, price-to-sales of 0.60. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $10.29 and $17.92, and currently trades 13.3% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, QNST generates a return on equity (ROE) of 23.94% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 2.46%, an operating margin of 1.71%, a net profit margin of 5.53%.

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