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QNST vs AMZN // GROSS PROFIT MARGIN
QuinStreet Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QNST 4
— AMZN 3
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $17.14 (+4.83%) • MKT CAP: $980.8M
gross-margins
10.10%
LAST: $243.79 (-4.25%) • MKT CAP: $2.63T
gross-margins
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QNST VS. AMZN)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QNST | AMZN | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin ACTIVE | 10.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.60% | 17.61% | -15.01 | AMZN | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 109.9x | 15.8x | +94.15 | AMZN | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.45% | -1.81% | +10.26 | QNST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.60% | — | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | — | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 78.30% | — | — | TIE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.24 | 3.32 | +1.92 | QNST | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 6/9 | +1.00 | QNST | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 6.73% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 47.2 | +14.13 | QNST | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.46 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 22.8x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $980.8M | $2.63T | -$2.63T | AMZN | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QNST REV | AMZN REV | QNST GROSS % | AMZN GROSS % | QNST FCF | AMZN FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2026 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$46.89B |
| FY 2025 | $1.09B | $0 | 10.1% | — | $82.9M | $10.56B |
| FY 2024 | $613.5M | $0 | 7.5% | — | $6.7M | $42.95B |
| FY 2023 | $580.6M | $0 | — | — | $11.8M | $16.92B |
| FY 2022 | — | $0 | — | — | — | -$26.32B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
QNST // BETA —
AMZN // BETA 1.46