Quad Graphics (QUAD) Q3 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- $0.35
- Estimate
- $0.38
- Surprise
- -7.9%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 5.9/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Quad Graphics (QUAD) missed the $0.38 estimate with adjusted EPS of $0.35 — a clear 7.9% shortfall. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.0/10) to Sell at 5.9/10 after the report.
Coverage in the report window
- Quad/Graphics Q3 Adj. EPS $0.35 Misses $0.38 Estimate, Sales $586.700M Beat $583.367M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-10-28
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates QUAD Sell at 5.9/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -7.9% surprise compares with a +8.7% four-quarter average.
What supports the rating
- Attractive valuation
- Margin of safety: 43%
What argues against it
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=4.6)
- Sector modifier (Industrials): -0.7
- Leverage penalty (D/E 3.8): -1.5
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $9.40
- Price target
- $11.19
- Stop
- $8.84
- Upside to target
- +19.0%
- Reward-to-risk
- 3.2:1
The stock trades at 14.2× trailing but 6.3× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-10-29 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
QUAD at TrendMatrix's latest read
Industrial quarters are order-book stories — backlog and book-to-bill color how the market reads the reported number.
- Industry
- Specialty Business Services
- Market cap
- $483.7M
- P/E (fwd)
- 6.3
- P/E (ttm)
- 14.2
- 52-week range
- $5.12–$11.15
- Off 52-week high
- 15.7%
- RSI (14)
- 48
- Volume vs avg
- 1.07×
- Score today
- 5.9/10