Quad (QUAD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026)
Quad's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 13.99% for Q2 2026, up 5.22 percentage points from 8.77% a year earlier but down 0.66 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quad (QUAD) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quad's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 17.41%, up 12.75 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year change of +21.33 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 4.66% in FY2024 (+0.14 pp), 4.52% in FY2023 (+1.17 pp), 3.35% in FY2022 (-4.26 pp) and 7.61% in FY2021 (+11.52 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] is 0.00% (Q2 2022) to 15.13% (Q4 2025).
- Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +5.07 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 11.96 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a drop of 6.09 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows QUAD's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 14.66% (Q1 2026), 15.13% (Q4 2025) and 11.82% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 11.06% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 3.96% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 6.61% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | - |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 5.77% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 7.73% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Quad | 359.97 Mn | 259.47 Mn | 127.80 Mn | 13.26% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 13.26% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.99% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.66% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 15.13% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 11.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 8.77% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 10.07% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.92% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.51% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.89% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.57% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.15% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.49% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.00% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.50% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.09% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.78% |
API Access
Quad Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();