Quad (QUAD) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quad (QUAD) reported Operating Margin of 3.05% for Q1 2026, down 7.0% on a YoY basis from 3.28% in Q1 2025, and down 48.5% sequentially from 5.92% in Q4 2025.
Quad (QUAD) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quad (QUAD) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 3.05% in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Operating Margin fell 7.0% year-over-year to 3.05%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 4.01% (up 214.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 4.01%, up 329.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin retreated to 3.05% in Q1 2026, from 5.92% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 5.92% in Q4 2025 to a low of 1.63% in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 1.88% and a median of 1.96% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin slumped 504 bps in 2022 and surged 522 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Tracing QUAD's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 0.98% in 2022, then plunged by 55 bps to 0.44% in 2023, then soared by 526 bps to 2.78% in 2024, then jumped by 113 bps to 5.92% in 2025, then sank by 48 bps to 3.05% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows QUAD's Operating Margin at 3.05% in Q1 2026, 5.92% in Q4 2025, and 4.49% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 81.31 Bn | 81.12 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 23.22% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 73.75 Bn | 71.25 Bn | - | 7.67% |
| 3 | Relx | 60.28 Bn | 60.04 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Thomson Reuters | 38.09 Bn | 37.23 Bn | - | 30.62% |
| 5 | Copart | 25.18 Bn | 21.85 Bn | 732.88 Mn | 37.53% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 21.29 Bn | 16.10 Bn | 1.70 Bn | -0.53% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 20.33 Bn | 20.14 Bn | 927.90 Mn | 17.62% |
| 8 | UL Solutions | 17.42 Bn | 17.18 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 18.21% |
| 9 | Aramark | 15.00 Bn | 14.59 Bn | 426.39 Mn | 4.48% |
| 10 | Quad | 394.96 Mn | 387.96 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% |