QUAD vs WPP vs TJGC Stock Comparison

Quad, Wpp and Tjgc Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
QUAD Quad/Graphics, Inc.
$9.39 -0.1% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$528.66M
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.38B
Div. yield
3.99%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
4 wins
WPP WPP plc
$25.82 +0.9% 1M +7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$5.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
3.87%
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win
TJGC TJGC GROUP Ltd
$31.89 +21.5% 1M +884.3% 1Y
Market cap
$162.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Advertising Agencies Communication Services
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Quad leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Quad 4, Wpp 1, Tjgc 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionQUADWPPTJGCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $528.66M $5.57B $162.64M WPP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x — -54.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 7.6x — QUAD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.9% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.99% 3.87% — QUAD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +54.7% +7.3% +884.3% TJGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.0%/yr -18.6%/yr — QUAD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.8% 55.7% 210.0% QUAD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

QUADWPPTJGC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisQUADWPPTJGC
Valuation 85 #9 of 53 – 0 #53 of 53
Growth 54 #21 of 44 – –
Profitability 95 #3 of 42 – –
Financial Health 17 #51 of 61 25 #46 of 61 28 #44 of 61
Shareholder Returns 60 #11 of 26 56 #12 of 26 –
Overall 62 – –
  • QUAD ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • WPP ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media
  • TJGC ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodQUADWPPTJGCSPY
1 month -0.1%+0.9%+21.5% +0.9%
3 months +1.3%+19.5%+519.2% +5.9%
6 months +34.0%+42.4%+699.2% +8.5%
Year to date +49.8%+15.0%+1,063.9% +13.3%
1 year +54.7%+7.3%+884.3% +12.4%
3 years +98.5%-38.6%— +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.7%-15.0%— +23.5%
5 years +138.3%-64.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +19.0%-18.6%— +11.0%
10 years -60.4%-75.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -8.8%-13.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureQUADWPPTJGCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.8%55.7%210.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%54.4%227.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.431.12-0.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.280.134.21 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.4%-81.8%-98.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-6.3%-8.3% -0.9%
52-week high $10.85$27.56$34.79 $779.14
52-week low $5.18$15.11$1.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleQUADWPPTJGC
P/E now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 18.7x —median 18.7x -54.2xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.2xmedian 0.6x —median 0.6x 44.4xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 10.6x —median 10.6x —median 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 8.9x —median 8.9x -43.0xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 1.6x 1.5xmedian 1.6x 206.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.49 —median 0.49 —median 0.49

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsQUADWPPTJGC
Revenue $2.38B – –
Operating income $83.80M – –
Net income $26.50M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.53 – –
Cash & equivalents $22.80M $3.13B $331.13K
Total debt – $26.45B $4.02M
Shares (diluted) 50.00M 215.20M 5.10M
Enterprise value $528.66M -$6.22B $158.16M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricQUADWPPTJGC
P/E 17.0x – -54.2x
P/FCF 10.4x – -43.0x
P/Operating cash flow 6.3x – –
P/S 0.2x – 44.4x
P/B 4.4x 1.5x 206.0x
P/Tangible book 4.8x 2.1x 206.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 0.2x – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricQUADWPPTJGC
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.9% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.0% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 39.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 38.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.9% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricQUADWPPTJGC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% – –
Return on equity 21.6% – –
Return on assets 2.2% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 1.9x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricQUADWPPTJGC
Debt / assets – 22.7% 44.5%
Debt / equity – 1.9x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 90.4% 88.2% 82.3%
Equity / assets 9.6% 11.8% 17.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricQUADWPPTJGC
Dividend yield 4.0% 3.9% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.0% 3.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusQUADWPPTJGC
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 7.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.27FY2026 $3.38FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 -20.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.4% +5.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.24BFY2026 $12.28BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -7.3%FY2026 -10.7%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -3.6% +9.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersQUADWPPTJGC
Held by institutions 41.0% 11.5% –
Institutions holding 146 141 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -0.4% –
Institutions buying 83 81 –
Institutions selling 40 35 –
Buyers to sellers 2.08 2.31 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

QUADWPPTJGC
QUAD 1.00 0.05 -0.03
WPP 0.05 1.00 -0.02
TJGC -0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, QUAD, WPP and TJGC?

Wpp (WPP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Quad (QUAD) $528.66M, Wpp (WPP) $5.57B, Tjgc (TJGC) $162.64M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tjgc (TJGC) returned the most: Quad (QUAD) +54.7%, Wpp (WPP) +7.3%, Tjgc (TJGC) +884.3%. Over five years, Quad (QUAD) compounded fastest (Quad (QUAD) +19.0%/yr, Wpp (WPP) -18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Quad (QUAD) has the highest dividend yield: Quad (QUAD) 3.99%, Wpp (WPP) 3.87%. Tjgc (TJGC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Quad (QUAD) has been the steadiest (Quad (QUAD) 42.8%, Wpp (WPP) 55.7%, Tjgc (TJGC) 210.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, QUAD, WPP and TJGC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Quad (QUAD) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.