CarGurus vs QuinStreet
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The short version
- QuinStreet is the larger business, with $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $907M for CarGurus.
- QuinStreet grew revenue faster (18.3%, against 13.7%).
- CarGurus kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (27.0% operating margin, against 2.7%).
- CarGurus turned more of its sales into free cash flow (31.9% FCF margin, against 9.9%).
- CarGurus earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (90.3%, against 17.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | CARG · FY25 | QNST · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $961M |
| Revenue | $907M | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | $289M | $128M |
| Net income | $156M | $81.2M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.7% | 18.3% |
| 5-year growth | 10.5% | 17.5% |
| Share count change | −5.5% | −0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 92.8% | 11.3% |
| Operating margin | 27.0% | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 17.2% | 6.3% |
| FCF margin | 31.9% | 9.9% |
| Return on capital | 90.3% | 17.4% |
| Return on equity | 34.0% | 28.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$191M | −$58.3M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.7x | −1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $352M | $31.4M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 17.1x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
CARG $317M
QNST $300M
FY18
CARG $454M
QNST $404M
FY19
CARG $589M
QNST $455M
FY20
CARG $552M
QNST $490M
FY21
CARG $951M
QNST $579M
FY22
CARG $1.7B
QNST $582M
FY23
CARG $698M
QNST $581M
FY24
CARG $798M
QNST $614M
FY25
CARG $907M
QNST $1.1B
FY26
CARG —
QNST $1.3B
CARG
QNST
Operating margin
FY17
CARG 4.8%
QNST −3.6%
FY18
CARG 5.1%
QNST 3.9%
FY19
CARG 5.8%
QNST 2.4%
FY20
CARG 17.7%
QNST 1.3%
FY21
CARG 15.6%
QNST 2.4%
FY22
CARG 6.6%
QNST −0.8%
FY23
CARG 17.2%
QNST −3.6%
FY24
CARG 19.7%
QNST −4.6%
FY25
CARG 27.0%
QNST 0.6%
FY26
CARG —
QNST 2.7%
CARG
QNST
Free cash flow
FY17
CARG $20.5M
QNST $17.4M
FY18
CARG $45.8M
QNST $26.4M
FY19
CARG $58.9M
QNST $36.0M
FY20
CARG $154M
QNST $45.7M
FY21
CARG $90.6M
QNST $48.7M
FY22
CARG $250M
QNST $25.8M
FY23
CARG $100.0M
QNST $8.8M
FY24
CARG $180M
QNST $6.7M
FY25
CARG $289M
QNST $82.9M
FY26
CARG —
QNST $128M
CARG
QNST
Return on capital
FY17
CARG —
QNST —
FY18
CARG —
QNST —
FY19
CARG —
QNST —
FY20
CARG —
QNST —
FY21
CARG —
QNST —
FY22
CARG 28.0%
QNST —
FY23
CARG 28.1%
QNST —
FY24
CARG 44.3%
QNST —
FY25
CARG 90.3%
QNST —
FY26
CARG —
QNST 17.4%
CARG
QNST
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.