QuinStreet vs Tripadvisor
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I put QuinStreet and Tripadvisor side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Tripadvisor is the larger business, with $1.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.3B for QuinStreet.
- QuinStreet grew revenue faster (18.3%, against 3.1%).
- Tripadvisor kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (4.2% operating margin, against 2.7%).
- QuinStreet turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.9% FCF margin, against 8.6%).
- QuinStreet earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (17.4%, against 8.9%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
QuinStreet
QNST
7/11
Revenue growthNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-scoreNet debt / EBITDA
Tripadvisor
TRIP
4/11
5-year growthGross marginOperating marginShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | QNST FY26 | TRIP FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $961M | $1.1B |
| Revenue | $1.3B | $1.9B |
| Free cash flow | $128M | $163M |
| Net income | $81.2M | $40.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 18.3% | 3.1% |
| 5-year growth | 17.5% | 25.6% |
| Share count change | −0.2% | −9.7% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 11.3% | 92.3% |
| Operating margin | 2.7% | 4.2% |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 2.1% |
| FCF margin | 9.9% | 8.6% |
| Return on capital | 17.4% | 8.9% |
| Return on equity | 28.7% | 5.0% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$58.3M | $180M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −1.0x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $31.4M | $90.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | 154.0x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
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.