Quad/Graphics, Inc. (QUAD)
NYSEIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-29
$7.20-6.49%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEIndustrialsSpecialty Business ServicesSnapshot 2026-10-29
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
A booming industry is a tailwind for the names in it; a contracting one is a headwind. Companies in the same industry tend to rise and fall together with the cycle, the way a tide lifts and lowers every boat in the harbor at once, so a large part of a stock’s swing can come from where its industry sits rather than from the company itself. It’s context for reading the company’s results, not a buy/sell call. Full explanation →
Diversified Support Services is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar under pressure — Capital expenditures between $55M and $65M in 2026: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 5% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack management execution.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 29% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskQUAD depends on growth-oriented offerings and a larger packaging business to support its valuation. Revenue grew 1% year over year in Q2; Q3 revenue beat expectations. Q3 non-GAAP earnings per share missed consensus by 2.8%. QUAD trades at 7× P/E versus peers’ 23× median. The price reflects less growth than our forecast. Our model puts the next-quarter miss probability at 40%. Capital spending guidance of $55M to $65M needs review. Peer multiples imply a price about 45% above where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. QUAD is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 3 analysts currently covering QUAD (as of Oct 2026).
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A consensus fair price across 9 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Diversified Support Services — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Advances: Invest in growth-oriented offerings and expand Packaging footprint
Expands growth-oriented offerings in retail packaging.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Bottom 25% on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Invest in growth-oriented offerings and expand Packaging footprint
Focus on growth-oriented offerings aligns with management's objectives.
