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QNST vs MA // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
QuinStreet Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Mastercard Incorporated (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: QNST 2
— MA 9
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: MA
LAST: $17.14 (+4.83%) • MKT CAP: $980.8M
valuation
109.9x
LAST: $635.70 (+4.16%) • MKT CAP: $556.88B
valuation
29.2x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (QNST VS. MA)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | QNST | MA | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 10.10% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 2.60% | 33.50% | -30.90 | MA | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 109.9x | 29.2x | +80.70 | MA | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.45% | 3.08% | +5.37 | QNST | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 0.60% | 57.60% | -57.00 | MA | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.40% | 45.60% | -45.20 | MA | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 78.30% | 16.40% | +61.90 | QNST | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.49% | -0.49 | MA | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 5.24 | 11.17 | -5.93 | MA | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 8/9 | -1.00 | MA | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 61.3 | 68.8 | -7.47 | MA | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 0.90 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | — | 31.2x | — | TIE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $980.8M | $556.88B | -$555.90B | MA | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | QNST REV | MA REV | QNST GROSS % | MA GROSS % | QNST FCF | MA FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.09B | $32.79B | 10.1% | — | $82.9M | $17.16B |
| FY 2024 | $613.5M | $28.17B | 7.5% | — | $6.7M | $14.31B |
| FY 2023 | $580.6M | $25.10B | — | — | $11.8M | $10.85B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
QNST // BETA —
MA // BETA 0.90