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Quad/Graphics, Inc. QUAD

· Communication · Commercial Printing

FY2025 10-K, filed 2026-02-18
SEC EDGAR

Filing evidence summary

Mixed evidenceCoverage 5/5 core metrics

Latest reported annual revenue changed -9.4% from the prior reported annual observation.

Backward-looking filed evidence under visible rules - not a rating, forecast or investment advice. Missing data is never scored.

Evidence signals

  • Revenue contracted

    Latest reported annual revenue changed -9.4% from the prior reported annual observation.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: above +2% constructive; below -2% caution; otherwise monitor. This is not labeled one-year growth when filing periods have a gap. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Shareholders' equity was non-positive

    Debt/equity is shown as not meaningful rather than as a negative leverage ratio.

    Why this surfaced

    Same-period reported shareholders' equity was zero or negative; review the balance sheet and capital structure. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • 4 filing risk checks flagged

    Flagged areas: Earnings quality, Solvency & liquidity.

    Why this surfaced

    The full financial analysis shows each value, threshold, and sector limitation.

  • Operating margin improved

    Operating margin changed +3.3 percentage points from the prior annual period.

    Why this surfaced

    Direction threshold: more than +1 percentage point constructive; below -1 point caution. Period end 2025-12-31.

  • Free cash flow was positive

    Latest reported free cash flow was $51M.

    Why this surfaced

    Free cash flow = operating cash flow minus capital expenditures; positive is supporting evidence, not a valuation conclusion. Period end 2025-12-31.

Core trend metrics

Latest annual revenue growth
-9.4%
as of 2025-12-31
Latest annual operating margin
4.0%
as of 2025-12-31
Free cash flow
$51M
as of 2025-12-31
Debt / equity
N/M
as of 2025-12-31
ROIC snapshot
15.0%
period varies

Hover a tile for its exact definition; the Statements tab carries per-cell filing citations.

Where to look next

Risk checks

4of 10 rule-based checks flagged
  • Earnings quality
  • Solvency & liquidity

Financial movement

  • Cash→ flat
  • Long-term debt→ flat
  • Inventory→ flat
  • Receivables→ flat
  • Current assets→ flat

Source & freshness

Source
SEC EDGAR XBRL
Fetched
2026-09-06
Latest period end
2025-12-31
Filings
EDGAR ↗

Reported segment mix

figures as filed · share of the filed sum · change vs the prior period in the same filing
Fiscal year ending 2025-12-3110-K filed 2026-02-18prior period 2024-12-31 from the same filingView filing
By business segment
Revenue
  • United States Printand Related Services$2.21B
    91.5%
    -4.9% yoy
  • International$206M
    8.5%
    -40.0% yoy

Members sum to the consolidated $2.42B for this period.

By product or service
Revenue
  • Total Products$1.89B
    share n/a
    -9.9% yoy
  • Product$1.89B
    share n/a
    -9.9% yoy
  • Catalog Publications Retail Inserts Books And Directories$1.26B
    share n/a
    -15.0% yoy
  • Direct Mail And Other Printed Products$625M
    share n/a
    +2.5% yoy
  • Service$529M
    share n/a
    -7.7% yoy
  • Total Services$529M
    share n/a
    -7.7% yoy
  • Imaging Marketing Services And Other Services$302M
    share n/a
    -2.1% yoy
  • Logistic Services$226M
    share n/a
    -14.4% yoy
  • +1 more member in the filing

member sum exceeds the consolidated figure: this axis carries more than one breakdown, so shares are not computed.

Latest quarter
Quarter ending 2026-06-3010-Q filed 2026-07-29prior period 2026-03-31 from the same filingView filing
  • United States Printand Related Services$526M
    91.1%
    no prior
  • International$51.5M
    8.9%
    no prior

Change is against the same quarter a year earlier, as reported in the same 10-Q.

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets. Dimensional XBRL facts on the business-segment, product/service and geographic axes; the engine keeps the accession of every figure. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

Peer percentiles

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · among 4,122 US-listed filers · 130 in Communication
MetricValuevs all filersvs sector
Revenue
latest fiscal-year revenue as filed
$2.4B
69thof 3,301
top third
70thof 124
top third
Revenue growth
latest fiscal-year revenue vs the prior fiscal year
-9.4%
13thof 3,135
bottom third
13thof 119
bottom third
Operating margin
operating income ÷ revenue
4.0%
53rdof 2,819
middle third
56thof 117
middle third
Free-cash-flow margin
(operating cash flow − |capex|) ÷ revenue
2.1%
40thof 2,679
middle third
41stof 105
middle third
Interest coverage
operating income ÷ interest expense (interest expense > 0)
1.9×
54thof 819
middle third
74thof 40
top third
Stock comp ÷ revenue
stock-based compensation ÷ revenue · lower is ranked higher
0.3%
94thof 2,895
top third
96thof 110
top third
Days sales outstanding
receivables ÷ revenue × 365 · lower is ranked higher
44 days
56thof 2,398
middle third
44thof 107
middle third
Net debt ÷ operating cash flow
net debt ÷ operating cash flow (OCF > 0) · lower is ranked higher
2.7×
44thof 1,547
middle third
63rdof 63
middle third
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets · lower is ranked higher
4.8%
49thof 3,059
middle third
36thof 87
middle third

Each filer's latest fiscal year as stored by the nightly crawl; fiscal year ends differ across the universe. A metric ranks only filers for which it is computable from filed facts. Ties split; a rank reads "better than N% of filers" in the metric's own direction. Descriptive and educational, not a rating.

Earnings quality

latest fiscal year ending 2025-12-31 · accruals and cash conversion as filed
Cash conversion
-
operating cash flow ÷ net income, latest fiscal year
Cash-flow accrual ratio
-
(net income − operating cash flow) ÷ average total assets
Balance-sheet accrual ratio
4.9%
change in net operating assets ÷ average net operating assets
Cash-backed years
1 of 1
fiscal years where operating cash flow met or exceeded net income
Mean cash conversion
3.61×
across the stored fiscal years with positive net income

Per fiscal year from filed facts: cash conversion = operating cash flow / net income (net income > 0); cash-flow accrual ratio = (net income - operating cash flow) / average total assets; balance-sheet accrual ratio = change in net operating assets / average net operating assets, NOA = (assets - cash) - (liabilities - debt). Descriptive; a missing input yields a missing ratio. High accrual ratios and cash conversion well below one are the measures the accruals literature associates with less persistent earnings; they are screens to read the cash-flow statement with, not conclusions. The per-year series is part of Pro risk analysis.

Point-in-time ledger

first-reported vs latest filing · periods since 2020-01-01 · 2 changed periods
Line itemPeriodFirst reportedLatest filingChangeFilings
Stockholders' equity
StockholdersEquity
balance at 2025-12-31-$59.5M
10-K 2026-02-18
$129M
10-Q 2026-04-29
+316.1%first · latest
Stockholders' equity
StockholdersEquity
balance at 2023-12-31$120M
10-Q 2024-05-01
-$118M
10-K 2026-02-18
-198.4%first · latest · 7 filings carry it

First filing reporting each period vs the latest filing carrying it (10-K and 10-Q only, periods since 2020, the extractor's winning tag per concept); a change under 0.5% is treated as rounding. A change can be a restatement, a reclassification or a re-tagging in a later comparative column; the two filings are linked so the reader can see which. Descriptive, not a verdict.

Notes by disclosure type

debt, leases, revenue, segments, contingencies, taxes and more · the filer's own words
Latest quarterly report10-Q FY2026 Q2 · filed 20260729View filing
Commitments and contingencies · 1,204 characters as filed

Commitments and Contingencies Litigation The Company is named as a defendant in various lawsuits in which claims are asserted against the Company in the normal course of business. The liabilities, if any, which ultimately result from such lawsuits are not expected by management to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Company. Environmental Reserves The Company is subject to various laws, regulations and government policies relating to health and safety, to the generation, storage, transportation, and disposal of hazardous substances, and to environmental protection in general. The Company provides for expenses associated with environmental remediation obligations when such amounts are probable and can be reasonably estimated. Such reserves are adjusted as new information develops or as circumstances change. The environmental reserves are not discounted. The Company believes it is in compliance with such laws, regulations and government policies in all material respects. Furthermore, the Company does not anticipate that maintaining compliance with such environmental statutes will have a material impact upon the Companys consolidated financial position.

CommitmentsAndContingenciesDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Revenue disaggregation · 1,809 characters as filed

The following tables provide information about disaggregated revenue by the Companys operating segments and major products and services offerings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025: United States Print and Related Services International Total Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 256.5 $ 27.9 $ 284.4 Direct mail and other printed products 138.6 23.6 162.2 Other 5.2 5.2 Total products 400.3 51.5 451.8 Logistics services 56.5 56.5 Marketing services and medical services 69.2 69.2 Total services 125.7 125.7 Total net sales $ 526.0 $ 51.5 $ 577.5 Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 266.3 $ 24.9 $ 291.2 Direct mail and other printed products 132.0 22.5 154.5 Other 2.3 2.3 Total products 400.6 47.4 448.0 Logistics services 50.4 50.4 Marketing services and medical services 73.5 73.5 Total services 123.9 123.9 Total net sales $ 524.5 $ 47.4 $ 571.9 United States Print and Related Services International Total Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 527.3 $ 54.1 $ 581.4 Direct mail and other printed products 270.9 47.4 318.3 Other 8.3 8.3 Total products 806.5 101.5 908.0 Logistics services 113.3 113.3 Marketing services and medical services 137.2 137.2 Total services 250.5 250.5 Total net sales $ 1,057.0 $ 101.5 $ 1,158.5 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 560.3 $

DisaggregationOfRevenueTableTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Share-based compensation · 2,066 characters as filed

Equity Incentive Programs Equity Incentive Compensation Expense Equity incentive compensation expense was recorded primarily in selling, general and administrative expenses in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. The total compensation expense recognized related to all equity incentive programs for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, was as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Restricted Stock (RS) and Restricted Stock Units (RSU) equity awards expense $ 1.7 $ 1.2 $ 3.0 $ 2.8 Deferred Stock Units (DSU) awards expense 1.2 1.0 1.2 1.0 Total equity incentive compensation expense $ 2.9 $ 2.2 $ 4.2 $ 3.8 Total future compensation expense related to all equity incentive programs granted as of June 30, 2026, was estimated to be $13.1 million, which consists entirely of expense for RS and RSU awards. Estimated future compensation expense is $3.5 million for the remainder of 2026, $5.4 million for 2027, $3.6 million for 2028 and $0.6 million for 2029. Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Units The following table is a summary of RS and RSU award activity for the six months ended June 30, 2026: Restricted Stock Restricted Stock Units Shares Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Share Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) Units Weighted- Average Grant Date Fair Value Per Unit Weighted- Average Remaining Contractual Term (years) Nonvested at December 31, 2025 3,418,940 $ 5.23 1.0 123,04

DisclosureOfCompensationRelatedCostsShareBasedPaymentsTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Income taxes · 2,861 characters as filed

Income Taxes The Company records income tax expense on an interim basis. The estimated annual effective income tax rate is adjusted quarterly. For the six months ended June 30, 2026, the estimated annual effective income tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate primarily due to net decreases in valuation allowance reserves and non-deductible expenses. For the six months ended June 30, 2025, the estimated annual effective income tax rate differs from the statutory tax rate primarily due to net decreases in valuation allowance reserves. The Company currently has various open tax audits in multiple jurisdictions. From time to time, the Company will receive tax assessments as part of the process. During the three months ended June 30, 2026, the Company received a final decision on outstanding income tax and value-added tax litigation related to the 2011 audit assessment of a Mexican subsidiary. Based on the information available as of June 30, 2026, the Company has adjusted its best estimate of the potential settlement of the Mexico tax litigation to $17.4 million, of which $12.1 million is for income tax and related interest and $5.3 million is for value-added tax and related interest. As of December 31, 2025, the reserve for the Mexico tax litigation was $17.5 million, of which $10.6 million was for income tax and related interest and $6.9 million was for value-added tax and related interest. The Company has also recorded its best estimate of the potential settlement of oth

IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Pensions and post-retirement benefits · 2,386 characters as filed

Employee Retirement Plans Pension Plans The Company assumed various funded and unfunded frozen pension plans for a portion of its full-time employees in the United States as part of the acquisition of World Color Press Inc. (World Color Press) in 2010. Benefits are generally based upon years of service and compensation. These plans are funded in conformity with the applicable government regulations. The Company funds at least the minimum amount required for all qualified plans using actuarial cost methods and assumptions acceptable under government regulations. The components of net pension income (expense) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025, were as follows: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Interest cost $ (2.1) $ (3.8) $ (4.2) $ (7.6) Expected return on plan assets 2.4 3.7 4.8 7.4 Net periodic pension income (expense) 0.3 (0.1) 0.6 (0.2) Amortization of actuarial loss (0.1) (0.2) (0.2) (0.5) Net pension income (expense) $ 0.2 $ (0.3) $ 0.4 $ (0.7) The Company made $0.3 million in benefit payments to its non-qualified defined benefit pension plans and made no contributions to its qualified defined benefit pension plans during the six months ended June 30, 2026. Multiemployer Pension Plans (MEPPs) The Company has withdrawn from all significant MEPPs and replaced these union sponsored promise to pay in the future defined benefit plans with a Company sponsored pay as you go defined contribution plan. As a result of

PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Revenue recognition · 3,665 characters as filed

Revenue Recognition Revenue Disaggregation The following tables provide information about disaggregated revenue by the Companys operating segments and major products and services offerings for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025: United States Print and Related Services International Total Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 256.5 $ 27.9 $ 284.4 Direct mail and other printed products 138.6 23.6 162.2 Other 5.2 5.2 Total products 400.3 51.5 451.8 Logistics services 56.5 56.5 Marketing services and medical services 69.2 69.2 Total services 125.7 125.7 Total net sales $ 526.0 $ 51.5 $ 577.5 Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 266.3 $ 24.9 $ 291.2 Direct mail and other printed products 132.0 22.5 154.5 Other 2.3 2.3 Total products 400.6 47.4 448.0 Logistics services 50.4 50.4 Marketing services and medical services 73.5 73.5 Total services 123.9 123.9 Total net sales $ 524.5 $ 47.4 $ 571.9 United States Print and Related Services International Total Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 Catalog, publications, retail inserts and directories $ 527.3 $ 54.1 $ 581.4 Direct mail and other printed products 270.9 47.4 318.3 Other 8.3 8.3 Total products 806.5 101.5 908.0 Logistics services 113.3 113.3 Marketing services and medical services 137.2 137.2 Total services 250.5 250.5 Total net sales $ 1,057.0 $ 101.5 $ 1,158.5 Six Months Ended June 30, 2025 Catalog, publication

RevenueFromContractWithCustomerTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Segment reporting · 5,591 characters as filed

Segment Information The Companys operating and reportable segments are aligned with how the chief operating decision-maker of the Company currently manages the business. The Companys operating and reportable segments, including their product and service offerings, and a Corporate category, are summarized below. Intercompany transactions, including sales between the Companys operating and reportable segments, have been eliminated in consolidation. United States Print and Related Services The United States Print and Related Services segment is predominantly comprised of the Companys United States printing operations, managed as one integrated platform, and marketing and other complementary services. The printing operations include print execution and logistics for retail inserts, catalogs, long-run publications, special interest publications, journals, direct mail, directories, in-store marketing and promotion, packaging, custom print products, as well as other commercial and specialty printed products, along with global paper procurement and the manufacture of ink. Marketing and other complementary services include data intelligence and analytics, technology solutions, media planning, placement and optimization, creative strategy and content creation, as well as execution in non-print channels (e.g., digital and broadcast). This segment also includes medical services. International The International segment consists of the Companys printing operations in Latin America, includi

SegmentReportingDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Stockholders' equity · 2,257 characters as filed

Shareholders Equity The Company has three classes of common stock as follows (share data in millions): Issued Common Stock Authorized Shares Outstanding Treasury Total Issued Shares Class A stock ($0.025 par value) June 30, 2026 105.0 38.2 4.3 42.5 December 31, 2025 105.0 37.6 4.9 42.5 Class B stock ($0.025 par value) June 30, 2026 80.0 13.3 13.3 December 31, 2025 80.0 13.3 13.3 Class C stock ($0.025 par value) June 30, 2026 20.0 0.5 0.5 December 31, 2025 20.0 0.5 0.5 In accordance with the Articles of Incorporation, each class A common share has one vote per share and each class B and class C common share has ten votes per share on all matters voted upon by the Companys shareholders. Liquidation rights are the same for all three classes of common stock. The Company also has 0.5 million shares of $0.01 par value preferred stock authorized, of which none were issued at June 30, 2026, and December 31, 2025. The Company has no present plans to issue any preferred stock. On July 30, 2018, the Companys Board of Directors authorized a share repurchase program of up to $100.0 million of the Companys outstanding class A common stock. The following repurchases occurred during the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025: Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 Shares of Class A common stock 277,774 832,439 445,111 1,396,655 Weighted average price per share $ 7.41 $ 5.11 $ 7.05 $ 5.41 Total repurchases during the period $ 2.1 $ 4.3 $ 3.2 $ 7.6

StockholdersEquityNoteDisclosureTextBlock · excerpt; the full note is in the filing

Subsequent events · 221 characters as filed

Subsequent Events Declaration of Quarterly Dividend On July 20, 2026, the Company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.10 per share, which will be paid on September 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of August 17, 2026.

SubsequentEventsTextBlock

Source: SEC DERA Financial Statement and Notes data sets (txt.tsv), excerpts of the filer's own note text; the full note is in the linked filing. Excerpts are the first part of each note exactly as tagged in the filing; open the filing for the full text and the tables. Descriptive and educational, not advice.

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