QUAD
Quad/Graphics, Inc.
QUAD's fundamentals are mixed: earnings per share grew 23%, but free cash flow fell 39%. At 14x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 14x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
QUAD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable |
QUAD's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue and balance sheet are stable, but its cash flow is under pressure.
QUAD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 5.7x | $7.54 | — |
| Cheap | 9.2x | $4.86 | -36% |
| Fair | 14x | $7.20 | -4.5% |
| Current | 14x | $7.54 | — |
| Expensive | 16x | $8.49 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
QUAD's PE is in its fair range at 14x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 5.7x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
QUAD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect QUAD's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
QUAD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.32 | +148% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.53 | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.63 | +$0.93 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.56 | +$0.92 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.54 | +$1.61 |
| Q3 2025 | $0.43 | +$2.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.88 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.36 | +$0.88 |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.07 | +$0.07 |
QUAD's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.53 over the past year, against $0.71 in late 2021.
QUAD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $586.7M | -0.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $577.5M | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $581M | -7.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $630.6M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $588M | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $571.9M | -9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $629.4M | -3.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $708.4M | -10% |
QUAD's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: $587M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.4% | -2.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.6% | +0.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 3% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.9% | +3.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5% | +5.2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.4% | 0 points |
| Q1 2025 | 3.1% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.8% | +2.3 points |
QUAD's operating margin was 2.4% last quarter, down 2.1 points from the same quarter a year ago.
QUAD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$33.8M | -$13.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $40.8M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | -$107M | -$6.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $137.2M | -6.9% |
| Q3 2025 | -$20.6M | -$10.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $34.4M | +$46.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$100.3M | -$30.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $147.3M | +55% |
QUAD usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$34M, but it generated $37M over the past year.
QUAD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +400K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +700K shares |
| 3 years | +5% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -2.7M shares |
| Available history | +0.8% | +400K shares |
QUAD has 50M diluted shares, up 1.4% from a year ago, despite $9M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $5.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $200,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $200,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $4.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $3.3M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
QUAD spent $9M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 10% from the year before.
QUAD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2022 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q4 2021 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2021 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2021 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2021 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 6.4x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2020 | 4.9x | High |
QUAD's net debt is about 2.9 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 5.5 years a year ago.
QUAD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.1 | Oversold |
QUAD's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
QUAD PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | QUAD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 24x | 41% below |
| PE % | 55 | 58 | 3 pts below |
QUAD is trading at 14x earnings, a 41% discount to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
QUAD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.68 | 13% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.21 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.84 | 3.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.90 | 9.3% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.95 | 27% above |
QUAD has pulled back, but its long-term trend is still up: it's below its 8-, 20- and 50-week averages, but 27% above its 200-week average.
QUAD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.41 | $3.52 | -20% |
| 2021 | $3.52 | $3.97 | +13% |
| 2022 | $3.97 | $3.71 | -6.5% |
| 2023 | $3.71 | $5.42 | +46% |
| 2024 | $5.42 | $7.05 | +30% |
| 2025 | $7.05 | $6.37 | -9.6% |
| 2026 YTD | $6.37 | $7.54 | +18% |
QUAD has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 18% so far in 2026.