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How Quad/Graphics, Inc. stacks up
QUAD · against 811 other Industrials companies of similar size
Profitability
50/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #298 of 812 · scores higher than 62% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score80 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including QUAD · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 50?
Weighted metrics compared with all Industrials companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital, but weaker operating margin than most Industrials peers.
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 71% of peers. Operating margin: 4.1% vs peer median 7.7%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.6% vs peer median 3.1%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 77% of peers. Return on invested capital: 14.7% vs peer median 7.1%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = QUAD, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | QUAD | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 778 reported | 14.7% | 4.5% | 86% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 806 reported | 4.1% | 5.7% | 40% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 787 reported | 2.6% | 1.7% | 59% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 775 reported | 29.5% | 4.5% | 98% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 816 reported | 21.6% | 23.0% | 45% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around QUAD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49.7B JPY (≈$338M) | 100 | 67 | |
| 1 | 536M USD | 100 | 80 | |
| 3 | 19.4B TWD (≈$600M) | 99 | 68 | |
| 3 | 112.4B JPY (≈$764M) | 99 | 81 | |
| 5 | 3.6B BRL (≈$650M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 298 | 4.4B CNY (≈$615M) | 50 | 56 | |
| 298 | 2.2B MYR (≈$490M) | 50 | 45 | |
| 298 | 5.2B CNY (≈$724M) | 50 | 43 | |
| 298 | 5.2B CNY (≈$732M) | 50 | 47 | |
| 298 | 384M USD | 50 | 48 | |
| 298 | 25.2B INR (≈$303M) | 50 | 74 | |
| 309 | 4.3B CNY (≈$603M) | 49 | 41 | |
| 309 | 51.9B JPY (≈$353M) | 49 | 52 | |
| 309 | 1.4B SAR (≈$387M) | 49 | 54 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score