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Quadient SAQDT.PACompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

France · EUR·Information Technology›Packaged Software
Momentum leader 90
Mkt cap
$560M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
64%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$747,591
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
8.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-1.9 pp
WACC 7.1%
Hurdle
-3 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
143 days
29 Mar 2027
Close · EUR€14.74
1D-2.0%
1W+2.1%
1M-1.5%
3M+13.4%
6M+24.1%
YTD+1.8%
1Y+0.6%
ATR %2.9%
52w lowhigh12.1% off high

What Quadient does

Employees: 4,603

Quadient at a glance

Size Quadient (QDT.PA) is a France Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $560M, the 168th largest of 206 France companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €14.74 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 24.1%, against -23.5% for the median peer and -0.4% for the France market (cap-weighted) — highest of 19 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 10.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.3%); the operating margin is 11.9% (peer median -6.5%).

Valuation It trades at 8.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 21.8× (cheapest of 9).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is 0%, so the hurdle is -3 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.9 points below its cost of capital (7.1% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 29 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026QDT.PA 123Peer median 76
Six months, rebased to 100: Quadient against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Quadient financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2026-01-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€966M€1.04B€1.09B€1.06B€1.07B
Revenue growth—-5%+3%-1%—
Gross profit€731M€771M€818M€788M€785M
EBITDA€200M€215M€242M€242M€228M
Net income-€79.8M-€68.0M€66.3M€68.7M€9.90M
Free cash flow€132M€83.8M€108M€99.6M€109M
Capital expenditure€68.2M€85.5M€98.0M€101M€87.3M
Total debtn/a€797M€1.11B€827M€894M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Quadient competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%-50%-25%0%603869603258GNSATO0068STYLRZLV300518002148445680688588367307772718688489002912600212QDT.PA6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Quadient is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-10%0%+10%+20%0×50×100×603258STYL36730777688489002912603918600212QDT.PARevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Quadient is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%STYL68858836730777600212QDT.PAGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Quadient is the large dot.

Quadient competitors and peer comparison

How Quadient compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Quadient against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureQDT.PAPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-1.5%-10.9%4th highest of 20
6-month return+24.1%-23.5%highest of 19
Distance from 52-week high-12.1%-48.6%highest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)-10.2%+6.3%5th lowest of 21
Operating margin11.9%-6.5%6th highest of 21
Forward P/E8.1×21.8×cheapest of 9
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-2.4%12.2%2nd least demanding of 6
Growth delivered (Del g)+0.1%+7.9%3rd lowest of 6
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-2.5 pp+4.3 pp3rd least demanding of 6
ROIC minus cost of capital-1.9 pp-10.1 pp6th highest of 19
EV / EBITDA5.9×7.6×3rd cheapest of 5
Net debt / EBITDA3.4×-0.8×most indebted of 7

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Quadient QDT.PAFrance$560M+24%-10%12%8.1×-2.4%+0.1%
ENC Digital Technology 603869.SSChina$559M-26%-10%-8%n/an/an/a
Hangzhou Electronic Soul Network Technology 603258.SSChina$562M-7%-9%-79%10.2×n/an/a
Niewiadow Polish Military Group Joint Stock GNS.WAPoland$557M-22%+490%-73%n/an/an/a
Atos ATO.PAFrance$555M-35%-14%6%n/an/an/a
Manycore Tech 0068.HKHong Kong$567M-90%+9%0%n/an/an/a
Seshaasai Technologies STYL.NSIndia$554M+20%-2%23%19.0×12.2%+7.9%
Rezolve AI RZLVUnited States$550M-45%+2,224%-94%n/an/an/a
Guangxi Xinxunda Technology 300518.SZChina$571M-20%-35%-105%n/an/an/a
Elice 0158S0.KSSouth Korea$572Mn/a+14%14%n/an/an/a
Beijing Bewinner Communications 002148.SZChina$573M-25%+5%-3%n/an/an/a
Curiox Biosystems 445680.KSSouth Korea$577M-55%+37%-245%n/an/an/a
Linkage Software 688588.SSChina$541M-21%-10%12%n/a17.6%+10.8%
Broadleaf 3673.TJapan$534M0%+12%13%27.0×6.4%-0.3%
NetDragon Websoft 0777.HKHong Kong$534M-13%-16%13%9.7×-14.5%-6.8%
Mininglamp Technology 2718.HKHong Kong$533M-89%+9%-6%n/an/an/a
Sansec Technology 688489.SSChina$590M-13%+18%-7%112.0×n/an/a
Shenzhen Sinovatio Technology 002912.SZChina$592M-2%+7%-10%24.7×n/an/a
Shanghai Golden Bridge Info Tech 603918.SSChina$530M-27%-15%-9%36.1×n/an/a
UISEE Technologies (Beijing) 1511.HKHong Kong$593Mn/a+24%-71%n/an/an/a
Gresgying Digital Energy Technology 600212.SSChina$594M-34%-8%-6%12.5×23.5%+38.2%

Questions

Which companies are Quadient's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: ENC Digital Technology (603869.SS), Hangzhou Electronic Soul Network Technology (603258.SS), Niewiadow Polish Military Group Joint Stock (GNS.WA), Atos (ATO.PA), Manycore Tech (0068.HK), Seshaasai Technologies (STYL.NS), Rezolve AI (RZLV), Guangxi Xinxunda Technology (300518.SZ).
Is Quadient expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 8.1× against a peer median of 21.8×, cheapest of 9 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is 0%, so the hurdle is -3 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Quadient stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +24.1% against -23.5% for the median peer; over one year +0.6%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.