Quad (QUAD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Quad's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 2.57% for Q2 2026, up 3.72 percentage points from -1.15% a year earlier and up 0.36 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quad (QUAD) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quad's Return on Assets [ROA] was 2.12%, up 5.74 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of +8.03 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was -3.62% in FY2024 (-0.17 pp), -3.45% in FY2023 (-3.97 pp), 0.52% in FY2022 (-1.46 pp) and 1.98% in FY2021 (+7.90 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q3 2018.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.86 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 8.40 percentage points), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a drop of 4.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows QUAD's Return on Assets [ROA] at 2.21% (Q1 2026), 2.14% (Q4 2025) and 1.64% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 77.62 Bn | 63.29 Bn | 4.10 Bn | -3.21% |
| 2 | Fox | 27.00 Bn | 12.91 Bn | - | 7.80% |
| 3 | Omnicom | 20.21 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 0.97% |
| 4 | News | 15.94 Bn | 8.14 Bn | - | 4.78% |
| 5 | Paramount Skydance | 11.45 Bn | 9.37 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | New York Times | 10.22 Bn | 7.71 Bn | 394.61 Mn | 13.44% |
| 7 | Pearson | 10.20 Bn | 7.34 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 8.72 Bn | 8.30 Bn | 1.44 Bn | 3.24% |
| 9 | 36Kr Holdings | 5.91 Bn | 5.85 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Quad | 520.21 Mn | 436.31 Mn | 121.40 Mn | 2.57% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.57% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.21% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.64% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.15% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.34% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -3.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -5.63% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -3.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -4.02% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -3.60% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -2.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.62% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.53% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.18% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.03% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.93% |
API Access
Quad Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();