Quad (QUAD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)
Quad's (QUAD) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.83% in Q1 2026, up 714.0% year-on-year from 1.7% in Q1 2025, and down 9.29% quarter-over-quarter from 15.25% in Q4 2025.
Quad (QUAD) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Quad has disclosed Return on Capital Employed across 16 years of filings, most recently posting 13.83% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.83%, up 714.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.83% (up 714.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 14.88%, up 1216.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed came in at 13.83% for Q1 2026 at Quad, down from 15.25% in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 15.25% in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.44% in Q3 2024.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 4.89% (2023), against an average of 5.96%.
- Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed sank 459 bps in 2022 and surged 1227 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Quad's Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.62% in 2022, then sank by 39 bps to 3.43% in 2023, then fell by 13 bps to 2.98% in 2024, then surged by 412 bps to 15.25% in 2025, then dropped by 9 bps to 13.83% in 2026.
- The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 13.83% (Q1 2026), 15.25% (Q4 2025), and 11.11% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cintas | 70.95 Bn | 70.77 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 2 | Copart | 29.43 Bn | 26.09 Bn | 1.08 Bn | 17.98% |
| 3 | Rb Global | 20.04 Bn | 19.85 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 4 | UL Solutions | 19.54 Bn | 19.30 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 5 | Global Payments | 18.52 Bn | 13.33 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 6 | Aramark | 14.28 Bn | 13.87 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 7 | Relx | 11.84 Bn | 11.60 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Amentum Holdings | 5.58 Bn | 5.67 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 9 | Dolby Laboratories | 5.00 Bn | 4.42 Bn | 350.90 Mn | 9.19% |
| 10 | Quad | 360.37 Mn | 353.37 Mn | 122.90 Mn | 13.83% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 13.83% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.25% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.11% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.78% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.44% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.76% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.78% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.43% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.02% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.89% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.33% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.62% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.09% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.08% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.23% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 10.21% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 4.48% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.11% |