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

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DateValue
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%