Quinstreet (QNST) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Douglas Valenti, Chairperson and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.8M in fiscal 2026, down 12% from $7.7M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 65:1.

Filed
September 16, 2026
Annual meeting
October 29, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2026
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$6.8M-12% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
65:1
CEO pay in equity
91%$6.2M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
97%of votes cast
CEO PSU maximum value
$3,078,000Highest-performance fiscal 2026 value
CFO total compensation
$2,913,000
CTO total compensation
$2,958,900
COO total compensation
$2,071,000

How Valenti was paid

$6.8M in total for fiscal 2026, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards91%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Douglas ValentiChairperson and Chief Executive Officer$6,760,750
Gregory WongChief Financial Officer$2,913,000
Nina BhanapChief Technology Officer and President, Product and Technology$2,958,900
Timothy StevensChief Operating Officer$2,071,000
Martin J. CollinsChief Legal and Privacy Officer$1,603,050

What changed and why

  • $6.8M$6,760,750 CEO total compensation in fiscal 2026, down from $7,692,200 in fiscal 2025.
  • $6.2M$6,156,000 CEO stock awards represented the CEO’s entire fiscal 2026 compensation beyond salary.
  • No cash bonuses were paid in fiscal 2026; executives instead received one-year vesting RSUs.
  • 52%52%-100% target bonus opportunities were tied to Adjusted EBITDA, individual achievement, and strategic objectives.
  • 100%100% of fiscal 2026 PSU shares vested after the Compensation Committee determined performance conditions were satisfied.
  • 97%97% of votes cast supported executive compensation at the 2025 annual meeting.

Other Quinstreet proxy statements

  • 2025 proxy statement

    Douglas Valenti paid $7.7M (+29% on the year), pay ratio 79:1.

    Filed Sep 16, 2025

About this page

The figures were read out of the DEF 14A proxy statement on EDGAR by a language model and every number was then checked against the filing text; a figure that could not be found there is left out rather than shown. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the filing for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.

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