Quad (QUAD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Quad (QUAD) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.03% in Q2 2026, up 8.25 percentage points from 6.78% a year earlier and up 1.20 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quad (QUAD) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quad reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 14.88%, up 12.16 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +17.97 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.72% in FY2024 (-0.43 pp), 3.15% in FY2023 (-2.19 pp), 5.35% in FY2022 (-4.40 pp) and 9.75% in FY2021 (+12.84 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has ranged from 0.44% in Q3 2024 to 15.25% in Q4 2025 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.40 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 13.66 percentage points in Q4 2021, against a drop of 4.59 percentage points in Q4 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 13.83% (Q1 2026), 15.25% (Q4 2025) and 11.11% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 13.57% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 6.52% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 8.19% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 21.26% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 6.94% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 8.76% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Quad | 359.97 Mn | 259.47 Mn | 127.80 Mn | 13.22% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.22% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.03% |
| 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% |
API Access
Quad Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] 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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();