Quad (QUAD) Operating Margin (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put Operating Margin at 3.05% for Q1 2026, down 7.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 4.01% (up 214.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 4.01%, up 329.0%.
Quad has reported Operating Margin over the past 17 years, most recently at 3.05% for Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin reached 3.05% in Q1 2026 per QUAD's latest filing, down from 5.92% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 5.92% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 1.63% in Q1 2024.
- Median Operating Margin over the past 5 years was 1.96% (2023), compared with a mean of 1.88%.
- The largest annual shift saw Operating Margin plummeted -504bps in 2022 before it surged 522bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 0.98% in 2022, then plummeted by -55bps to 0.44% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 526bps to 2.78% in 2024, then surged by 113bps to 5.92% in 2025, then tumbled by -48bps to 3.05% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Operating Margin for QUAD at 3.05% in Q1 2026, 5.92% in Q4 2025, and 4.49% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 34.65% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 4.48% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 4.34% |
| 10 | Quad | 342.96 Mn | 335.96 Mn | 122.90 Mn | 3.05% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.49% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.97% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.92% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 2.98% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -6.46% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.93% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -0.48% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.61% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.71% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -3.12% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.97% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 1.71% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.19% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 4.83% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 2.06% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 4.27% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 1.28% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 31.52% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 3.13% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 5.97% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 4.77% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 3.74% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.50% |