Quad/Graphics, Inc. operates as a marketing experience company that combines commercial printing, media services, creative agency work and data-driven audience strategy for clients in commerce, financial services and health. Company news commonly covers quarterly results, guidance, dividend actions and capital allocation, alongside updates on manufacturing productivity, cost structure, automation and responses to postage-cost pressure through optimization services such as co-mailing.
Updates also track Quad’s marketing-services portfolio, including the full-service media agency Rise, the creative agency Betty, direct marketing services, its proprietary household-based data stack, AI-enabled tools and client agency-of-record assignments. Corporate news may include executive leadership changes, investor conference participation and the continuing shift from traditional print operations toward integrated marketing solutions.
Quad (QUAD) reported third-quarter net sales of $587 million and improved its full-year sales outlook despite lower quarterly earnings. Diluted earnings per share fell to $0.11 from $0.21 a year earlier. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP earnings measure, declined to $51 million from $53 million, while adjusted diluted earnings per share rose 13% to $0.35.
Quad now expects adjusted annual sales to decline 1% to 3%, versus 1% to 5% previously. It narrowed adjusted EBITDA guidance to $185 million–$195 million and free cash flow guidance to $45 million–$55 million. Nine-month free cash flow was negative $100 million, versus negative $87 million a year earlier. Net debt reached $422 million, up from $308 million at year-end but below $465 million a year earlier. Shareholders received $23 million through dividends and repurchases year-to-date. In-Store Connect signed its first national retailer.
Quad/Graphics (QUAD) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly common-stock dividend of $0.10 per share. The dividend is payable on December 4, 2026, to shareholders of record as of November 17, 2026.
Quad/Graphics (NYSE: QUAD) and The Harris Poll released a study examining how digital fatigue shapes Americans’ preferences for brand experiences. “Return of Touch: The Human Advantage” surveyed 2,004 U.S. adults and found that 75% view a simpler relationship with technology as a lifestyle upgrade rather than a sacrifice.
Among Gen Z respondents, 49% said social scrolling leaves them drained, while 82% reported improved mental health from social media breaks, up six percentage points from last year. Across Americans surveyed, 64% would pay a premium for products guaranteed to be human-designed or handcrafted. Print can influence website purchases for 68%, while 72% said mail, print materials or catalogs make them likely to visit a physical store. Among Gen Z and Millennials, 78% prefer retailers that encourage them to stay and explore. These findings describe consumer preferences, not Quad’s financial results.
Quad/Graphics (QUAD) will release third-quarter and year-to-date 2026 financial results after regular market trading closes on October 28, 2026.
A webcast and conference call will follow on October 29 at 8:30 a.m. ET. Joel Quadracci and Tony Staniak will attend the Baird Global Industrial Conference in Chicago on November 12. Staniak will also host investor meetings at the virtual NYSE Industrials Investor Access Day on November 18.
Quad (NYSE: QUAD) announced that its Betty and Rise agencies won a Jay Chiat Silver Award for their CLR Brands campaign. The 2026 Brand Transformation Strategy award recognized their collaboration on "So Clean. So Hot.", which reframed household cleaning as an act of care and connection.
Betty developed the creative campaign, while Rise handled media planning, strategy and execution. The campaign previously earned Betty a Bronze Effie Award earlier this year, with Rise recognized as a contributor for its leadership of the integrated media plan.
Quad (QUAD) is expanding its In-Store Connect retail media network through a new partnership with Chedraui USA to install digital screens in 25 Smart & Final stores in California this fall.
The deployment will use strategically located digital signage to deliver timely, relevant content and create new retail media opportunities for consumer packaged goods brands at the point of purchase. It extends Quad’s existing Smart & Final relationship, adding digital retail media to current print and production support for weekly circulars.
Quad (QUAD), through its subsidiary QuadMed, announced the opening of QuadMed Naples, its first Florida health center, dedicated to Collier County employees, eligible spouses, and covered dependents.
The center offers coordinated, whole-person care including primary and preventive care, same-day treatment, chronic condition management, onsite lab, diagnostic and pharmacy services, virtual care with 24/7 nurse support, and health coaching. Staffed by a physician medical director, advanced practice providers, and clinical support professionals, it is designed to improve employee experience, encourage earlier intervention, and support Collier County’s long-term health and benefit cost management. QuadMed Naples will operate Monday through Friday and is powered by QuadMed MyChart on the Epic platform, giving patients 24/7 access to health information and care team communication.
QuadMed (NYSE: QUAD) announced it has earned one of Epic's highest distinctions in the 2026 Gold Stars program, reflecting its adoption and use of Epic's electronic health record capabilities in employer-sponsored primary care. QuadMed received a 10/10 Configuration score and 9/10 Usage score, placing it in the top 8% worldwide of Epic organizations for configuration and the top 1% for usage, and was one of only eight organizations to earn a 9 Usage score. According to QuadMed, this recognition independently validates its long-term strategy to build a single, highly connected digital foundation for whole-person, employer-sponsored primary care, integrating occupational health, referrals, nationwide record exchange, claims-clinical data connection, and insights from Epic Cosmos into everyday clinical practice.
QuadMed, a subsidiary of Quad (NYSE: QUAD), announced an enhanced AI-enabled, text-first messaging experience that integrates standard SMS with a secure, HIPAA-supporting platform to help patients access care before, after, and between visits. The system is backed by a HITRUST i1 Certified security program.
According to QuadMed, patients can use SMS for routine tasks like managing appointments and preventive care, then seamlessly shift confidential conversations into authenticated secure messaging connected to the electronic health record. The company plans additional AI-driven, privacy-by-design tools, including a personalized intelligent assistant to support self-service and care navigation.
Quad (NYSE: QUAD) has launched Direct, a Quad Agency, a new full-service direct marketing agency headquartered in Sussex, Wisconsin, aimed at helping brands capitalize on renewed interest in physical brand experiences.
Direct unifies strategy and planning, audience intelligence powered by Quad’s proprietary household data stack reaching 97% of U.S. adults, pre-market creative validation via the AMI platform, in-house production and direct mail automation through At-Home Connect, postal optimization and logistics technology, and end-to-end analytics. According to Quad, this connected offering is designed to improve response rates, lower print and postal costs, and make campaigns more memorable. Carl Fischer, Vice President of Direct Marketing with more than 25 years of industry experience and a background at Realyze and CFM Direct, will lead the agency amid projected growth in U.S. addressable direct marketing from $525 billion in 2026 to about $700 billion by 2029.