Quad (QUAD) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)
Quarterly results put Return on Capital Employed at 13.83% for Q1 2026, up 714.0% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Mar 2026 was 13.83% (up 714.0% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was 14.88%, up 1216.0%.
Quad has reported Return on Capital Employed over the past 16 years, most recently at 13.83% for Q1 2026.
- Return on Capital Employed reached 13.83% in Q1 2026 per QUAD's latest filing, down from 15.25% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 15.25% in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 0.44% in Q3 2024.
- Median Return on Capital Employed over the past 5 years was 4.89% (2023), compared with a mean of 5.96%.
- The largest annual shift saw Return on Capital Employed tumbled -459bps in 2022 before it surged 1227bps in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 5.62% in 2022, then plummeted by -39bps to 3.43% in 2023, then fell by -13bps to 2.98% in 2024, then surged by 412bps to 15.25% in 2025, then dropped by -9bps to 13.83% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for QUAD at 13.83% in Q1 2026, 15.25% in Q4 2025, and 11.11% in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Relx | 81.40 Bn | 81.16 Bn | - | 47.48% |
| 2 | Rentokil Initial | 79.56 Bn | 78.10 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Cintas | 69.26 Bn | 69.08 Bn | 1.45 Bn | 30.25% |
| 4 | Copart | 33.09 Bn | 28.01 Bn | 971.24 Mn | 16.88% |
| 5 | UL Solutions | 20.56 Bn | 20.32 Bn | 381.00 Mn | 27.02% |
| 6 | Global Payments | 19.88 Bn | 14.69 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 3.08% |
| 7 | Rb Global | 19.08 Bn | 18.89 Bn | 869.50 Mn | 7.10% |
| 8 | Aramark | 13.57 Bn | 13.16 Bn | 426.35 Mn | 7.90% |
| 9 | Amentum Holdings | 5.65 Bn | 5.74 Bn | 345.00 Mn | 5.80% |
| 10 | Quad | 342.96 Mn | 335.96 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -2.39% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | -3.45% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 2.67% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.11% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.41% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.13% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.46% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 4.72% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 4.86% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 4.67% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 6.89% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.26% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.05% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 10.75% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 9.67% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.41% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 6.42% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 2.20% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | -40.41% |