Quad (QUAD) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quad's Gross Margin was 21.02% in Q2 2026, down 0.63 percentage points from 21.65% a year earlier and down 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quad (QUAD) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Quad's Gross Margin was 21.64% through Jun 30, 2026, unchanged year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 21.62%, down 0.08 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin shows a five-year change of +1.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Gross Margin was 21.70% in FY2024 (+2.21 pp), 19.49% in FY2023 (+0.90 pp), 18.59% in FY2022 (-0.68 pp) and 19.27% in FY2021 (-1.03 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the lowest quarterly Gross Margin since Q1 2025.
- Compared with a year earlier, Gross Margin was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.56 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Gross Margin over five years was Q2 2024 (a gain of 3.16 percentage points); the worst was Q1 2022 (a drop of 3.94 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, QUAD's Gross Margin in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 21.15% (Q1 2026), 21.60% (Q4 2025) and 22.77% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.50 Bn | 63.16 Bn | 4.10 Bn | 46.99% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.18 Bn | 13.09 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.60 Bn | 3.30 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 19.78% |
| 4 | News | 16.19 Bn | 8.39 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.39 Bn | 9.31 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.30 Bn | 7.79 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 51.76% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.14 Bn | 7.28 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.74 Bn | 8.32 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 66.57% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 6.25 Bn | 6.19 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Quad | 529.22 Mn | 445.32 Mn | 121.40 Mn | 21.02% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 21.02% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 21.15% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 21.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 22.77% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 21.65% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 20.56% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 22.44% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 21.81% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.12% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 20.39% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.65% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 19.91% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 19.44% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 20.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 18.85% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.42% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 16.74% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 18.69% |
API Access
Quad Gross Margin API
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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=gross-margin&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "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=gross-margin&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();