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How Quad/Graphics, Inc. stacks up
QUAD · against 2,439 other Industrials companies
Profitability
50/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #1,209 of 2,440 · scores higher than 50% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score244 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 · 2,323 reported | 14.7% | 7.1% | 77% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 2,434 reported | 4.1% | 7.7% | 29% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 2,336 reported | 2.6% | 3.1% | 45% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 2,300 reported | 29.5% | 8.0% | 94% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 2,460 reported | 21.6% | 25.8% | 39% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around QUAD| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14.9B CNY (≈$2.1B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 5.5B CNY (≈$769M) | 100 | 83 | |
| 1 | 13.8B HKD (≈$1.8B) | 100 | 89 | |
| 1 | 32.0B CNY (≈$4.5B) | 100 | 73 | |
| 1 | 51M MYR (≈$11M) | 100 | 71 | |
| 1,209 | 1.9B EUR (≈$2.1B) | 50 | 44 | |
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