Grindr vs QuinStreet
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The short version
- QuinStreet is the larger business, with $1.3B of revenue in fiscal 2026 against $440M for Grindr, about 2.9 times as much.
- Grindr grew revenue faster (27.6%, against 18.3%).
- Grindr kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (28.7% operating margin, against 2.7%).
- Grindr turned more of its sales into free cash flow (32.0% FCF margin, against 9.9%).
- Grindr earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (44.3%, against 17.4%).
| Latest fiscal year | GRND · FY25 | QNST · FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.4B | $961M |
| Revenue | $440M | $1.3B |
| Free cash flow | $141M | $128M |
| Net income | $94.8M | $81.2M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 27.6% | 18.3% |
| 5-year growth | — | 17.5% |
| Share count change | 11.0% | −0.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 11.3% |
| Operating margin | 28.7% | 2.7% |
| Net margin | 21.5% | 6.3% |
| FCF margin | 32.0% | 9.9% |
| Return on capital | 44.3% | 17.4% |
| Return on equity | — | 28.7% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $309M | −$58.3M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.3x | −1.0x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $451M | $31.4M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 27.4x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 7 |
Revenue
FY17
GRND —
QNST $300M
FY18
GRND —
QNST $404M
FY19
GRND —
QNST $455M
FY20
GRND —
QNST $490M
FY21
GRND $146M
QNST $579M
FY22
GRND $195M
QNST $582M
FY23
GRND $260M
QNST $581M
FY24
GRND $345M
QNST $614M
FY25
GRND $440M
QNST $1.1B
FY26
GRND —
QNST $1.3B
GRND
QNST
Operating margin
FY17
GRND —
QNST −3.6%
FY18
GRND —
QNST 3.9%
FY19
GRND —
QNST 2.4%
FY20
GRND —
QNST 1.3%
FY21
GRND 16.3%
QNST 2.4%
FY22
GRND 6.7%
QNST −0.8%
FY23
GRND 21.4%
QNST −3.6%
FY24
GRND 26.9%
QNST −4.6%
FY25
GRND 28.7%
QNST 0.6%
FY26
GRND —
QNST 2.7%
GRND
QNST
Free cash flow
FY17
GRND —
QNST $17.4M
FY18
GRND —
QNST $26.4M
FY19
GRND —
QNST $36.0M
FY20
GRND —
QNST $45.7M
FY21
GRND $34.2M
QNST $48.7M
FY22
GRND $50.2M
QNST $25.8M
FY23
GRND $35.6M
QNST $8.8M
FY24
GRND $94.0M
QNST $6.7M
FY25
GRND $141M
QNST $82.9M
FY26
GRND —
QNST $128M
GRND
QNST
Return on capital
FY17
GRND —
QNST —
FY18
GRND —
QNST —
FY19
GRND —
QNST —
FY20
GRND —
QNST —
FY21
GRND —
QNST —
FY22
GRND 2.8%
QNST —
FY23
GRND 13.5%
QNST —
FY24
GRND 37.1%
QNST —
FY25
GRND 44.3%
QNST —
FY26
GRND —
QNST 17.4%
GRND
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.