QuinStreet vs Tripadvisor
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The short version
- 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%).
| 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 | — | 156.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 6 |
Revenue
FY17
QNST $300M
TRIP $1.6B
FY18
QNST $404M
TRIP $1.6B
FY19
QNST $455M
TRIP $1.6B
FY20
QNST $490M
TRIP $604M
FY21
QNST $579M
TRIP $902M
FY22
QNST $582M
TRIP $1.5B
FY23
QNST $581M
TRIP $1.8B
FY24
QNST $614M
TRIP $1.8B
FY25
QNST $1.1B
TRIP $1.9B
FY26
QNST $1.3B
TRIP —
QNST
TRIP
Operating margin
FY17
QNST −3.6%
TRIP 8.0%
FY18
QNST 3.9%
TRIP 11.3%
FY19
QNST 2.4%
TRIP 12.0%
FY20
QNST 1.3%
TRIP −54.5%
FY21
QNST 2.4%
TRIP −14.5%
FY22
QNST −0.8%
TRIP 6.8%
FY23
QNST −3.6%
TRIP 7.1%
FY24
QNST −4.6%
TRIP 5.0%
FY25
QNST 0.6%
TRIP 4.2%
FY26
QNST 2.7%
TRIP —
QNST
TRIP
Free cash flow
FY17
QNST $17.4M
TRIP $174M
FY18
QNST $26.4M
TRIP $344M
FY19
QNST $36.0M
TRIP $341M
FY20
QNST $45.7M
TRIP −$249M
FY21
QNST $48.7M
TRIP $54.0M
FY22
QNST $25.8M
TRIP $344M
FY23
QNST $8.8M
TRIP $172M
FY24
QNST $6.7M
TRIP $70.0M
FY25
QNST $82.9M
TRIP $163M
FY26
QNST $128M
TRIP —
QNST
TRIP
Return on capital
FY17
QNST —
TRIP 6.8%
FY18
QNST —
TRIP —
FY19
QNST —
TRIP —
FY20
QNST —
TRIP —
FY21
QNST —
TRIP −10.3%
FY22
QNST —
TRIP 5.9%
FY23
QNST —
TRIP 8.8%
FY24
QNST —
TRIP 6.3%
FY25
QNST —
TRIP 8.9%
FY26
QNST 17.4%
TRIP —
QNST
TRIP
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.