Quad (QUAD) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026)
Quad (QUAD) recorded Cost of Revenue of $456.1 million in Q2 2026, up 1.8% from $448.1 million a year earlier but down 0.4% from the prior quarter.
Quad (QUAD) Cost of Revenue (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Quad's Cost of Revenue came in at $1.86 billion as of Jun 30, 2026, down 8.0% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.9 billion, down 9.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Cost of Revenue has declined for three straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -4.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Cost of Revenue came in at $2.09 billion in FY2024 (-12.1%), $2.38 billion in FY2023 (-9.1%), $2.62 billion in FY2022 (+9.6%) and $2.39 billion in FY2021 (+2.4%).
- Quarterly Cost of Revenue has ranged from $448.1 million in Q2 2025 to $707.6 million in Q4 2022 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Cost of Revenue rose in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 7.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Cost of Revenue in the last five years was growth of 17.3% in Q3 2022, against a decline of 16.7% in Q3 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $458.1 million (Q1 2026), $494.4 million (Q4 2025) and $454.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cost of Rev (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.60 Bn | 63.26 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 4.62 Bn |
| 2 | Fox | 26.84 Bn | 12.75 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.35 Bn | 3.05 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 5.26 Bn |
| 4 | News | 15.97 Bn | 8.16 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 10.53 Bn | 8.45 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Pearson | 10.25 Bn | 7.39 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | New York Times | 10.06 Bn | 7.55 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 367.84 Mn |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.67 Bn | 8.25 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 722.00 Mn |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.97 Bn | 5.91 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Quad | 529.22 Mn | 445.32 Mn | 121.40 Mn | 456.10 Mn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 456.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 458.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 494.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 454.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 448.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 500.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 549.40 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 527.60 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 493.90 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 521.30 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 633.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 560.80 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 569.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 617.50 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 707.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 673.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 618.10 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 619.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 701.80 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 574.10 Mn |
Quad Cost of Revenue API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cost-of-revenue", "ticker": "QUAD", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cost-of-revenue&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();