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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · QuinStreet (QNST)

QuinStreet Q2 revenue rises 2% to record $288 million; tax benefit lifts net income

Positive Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

QuinStreet reported fiscal second-quarter results for the period ended December 31, 2025, with revenue of $287.8 million, up 2% year over year, and adjusted EBITDA of $21.0 million, up 8%. GAAP net income of $50.2 million, or $0.87 per diluted share, was driven largely by a $48.9 million income tax benefit, including a $48.3 million release of a tax valuation allowance. The company also issued fiscal third-quarter and full-year fiscal 2026 revenue and adjusted EBITDA guidance that includes its January acquisition of HomeBuddy.

Key points

  • Q2 revenue of $287.8 million, up 2% from $282.6 million a year earlier; Home Services revenue rose to $71.0 million from $62.7 million
  • GAAP net income of $50.2 million ($0.87 diluted EPS) versus a net loss of $1.5 million a year earlier; adjusted net income was $13.9 million ($0.24 per share)
  • Fiscal Q3 outlook: revenue of $330 million to $340 million and adjusted EBITDA of $26.5 million to $30.5 million
  • Full fiscal 2026 outlook (ends June): revenue of $1.25 billion to $1.3 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $110 million to $115 million

The filing

CompanyQuinStreet (QNST)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 5, 2026, 4:08 PM ET
Accession number0001193125-26-039381

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:59 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 05, 2026.

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