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How Quinstreet (QNST) makes money

Quinstreet (QNST) made $417M of revenue in the first quarter fiscal 2027 (Q1 FY27), +46% from a year earlier. Financial Service brought in $271M (65%); Home Services brought in $146M (35%). Of every dollar of revenue, 13¢ was left as gross profit, 6¢ was left as operating profit, 4¢ was left as net earnings.

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Quinstreet revenue by segment, Q1 FY27Quinstreet revenue by segment, Q1 FY27Financial Service$271MHome Services$146M
Quinstreet revenue by quarterQuinstreet revenue by quarter$270MQ3 FY25$262MQ4 FY25$286MQ1 FY26$288MQ2 FY26$346MQ3 FY26$374MQ4 FY26$417MQ1 FY27
Quinstreet: where each dollar of revenue goesQuinstreet: where each dollar of revenue goesCost of revenue87¢Gross profit13¢Operating expenses7¢Operating profit6¢Income tax1¢Net earnings4¢Operating cash flow6¢Free cash flow5¢

Revenue by segment, Q1 FY27

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Financial Service$271M65.0%—+31%
Home Services$146M35.0%—+86%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ1 FY27% of revenue
Revenue$417M100.0%
Cost of revenue$363M87.2%
Gross profit$53.3M12.8%
Operating expenses$30.0M7.2%
Operating profit$23.3M5.6%
Income tax$4.1M1.0%
Net earnings$17.0M4.1%
Operating cash flow$23.3M5.6%
Free cash flow$20.3M4.9%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q1 FY27$417M+46%
Q4 FY26$374M+43%
Q3 FY26$346M+28%
Q2 FY26$288M+2%
Q1 FY26$286M+2%
Q4 FY25$262M+32%
Q3 FY25$270M+60%

From Quinstreet's 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 (on EDGAR).

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How does Quinstreet make money?

Quinstreet (QNST) made $417M of revenue in the first quarter fiscal 2027 (Q1 FY27), +46% from a year earlier. Financial Service brought in $271M (65%); Home Services brought in $146M (35%). Of every dollar of revenue, 13¢ was left as gross profit, 6¢ was left as operating profit, 4¢ was left as net earnings.

What is Quinstreet's biggest business?

Financial Service: $271M in the first quarter fiscal 2027, 65% of revenue, +31% from a year earlier.

What is Quinstreet's profit margin?

Net earnings were $17.0M, 4.1% of revenue, in the first quarter fiscal 2027; the operating margin was 5.6%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.