Quad (QUAD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Quad's Return on Sales [ROS] was 2.58% in Q2 2026, up 0.18 percentage points from 2.40% a year earlier but down 0.47 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quad (QUAD) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Quad's Return on Sales [ROS] was 4.05% through Jun 30, 2026, up 2.19 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.01%, up 3.29 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +5.58 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.72% in FY2024 (-0.15 pp), 0.87% in FY2023 (-0.79 pp), 1.66% in FY2022 (-1.47 pp) and 3.13% in FY2021 (+4.70 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between -1.63% (Q1 2024) and 5.92% (Q4 2025) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] was higher in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +1.61 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 5.97 percentage points); the worst was Q2 2022 (a drop of 5.04 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, QUAD's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 3.05% (Q1 2026), 5.92% (Q4 2025) and 4.49% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fox | 28.62 Bn | 14.26 Bn | - | 28.07% |
| 2 | Omnicom | 24.31 Bn | 6.01 Bn | 1.36 Bn | 15.44% |
| 3 | News | 14.78 Bn | 6.26 Bn | - | 11.90% |
| 4 | New York Times | 11.62 Bn | 9.04 Bn | 395.07 Mn | 15.87% |
| 5 | Pearson | 11.19 Bn | 8.30 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Sirius Xm Holdings | 11.05 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 1.43 Bn | 22.25% |
| 7 | Skydance | 9.62 Bn | 9.62 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Nexstar Media | 6.22 Bn | 4.84 Bn | 1.20 Bn | 24.94% |
| 9 | Wpp | 5.99 Bn | -6.05 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Quad | 359.97 Mn | 259.47 Mn | 127.80 Mn | 2.37% |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.37% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.58% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.92% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.49% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.40% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.78% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.73% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.63% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.96% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.19% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.98% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.04% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.87% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.73% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.49% |
API Access
Quad Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=QUAD&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();