Quad (QUAD) Gross Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put Gross Margin at 21.15% for Q1 2026, up 59.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 21.79% (up 3.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 21.62%, down 8.0%.
Quad has reported Gross Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 21.15% for Q1 2026.
- Gross Margin reached 21.15% in Q1 2026 per QUAD's latest filing, down from 21.6% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 22.77% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 16.74% in Q1 2022.
- Median Gross Margin over the past 5 years was 20.39% (2024), compared with a mean of 20.38%.
- The largest annual shift saw Gross Margin tumbled -394bps in 2022 before it skyrocketed 316bps in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Gross Margin stood at 20.06% in 2022, then fell by -2bps to 19.65% in 2023, then increased by 14bps to 22.44% in 2024, then decreased by -4bps to 21.6% in 2025, then dropped by -2bps to 21.15% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for QUAD at 21.15% in Q1 2026, 21.6% in Q4 2025, and 22.77% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 50.98% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 86.59% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 50.26% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 57.11% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 70.43% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 8.69% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 9.92% |
| 10 | Quad | 342.96 Mn | 335.96 Mn | 122.90 Mn | 21.15% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 20.13% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 20.69% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 19.02% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 20.02% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 21.15% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 21.25% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 18.88% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 18.98% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 18.70% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 17.97% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 18.47% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 20.18% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 18.59% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 23.56% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 20.75% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 28.82% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 20.58% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 20.12% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 243.57% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 88.30% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 7.48% |