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Quad/Graphics Executive Compensation (FY25)

QUAD · Executive and director compensation, fiscal 2025 only

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Chief executive, fiscal 2025
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J. Joel Quadracci
Latest say-on-pay support
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May 20, 2026
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Who is Quad/Graphics' chief executive and what were they paid?
Total compensation for J. Joel Quadracci, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, came to $7,910,526 in fiscal 2025.
What was Quad/Graphics' say-on-pay result?
Shareholders recorded 98.0% support for the say-on-pay proposal at the meeting held May 20, 2026 for fiscal 2025.
Which companies are in Quad/Graphics' peer group?
Companies named in the disclosed peer group include ACCO Brands Corporation, Advantage Solutions, Brady Corporation, Cimpress N.V. and Clear Channel Outdoor, among others.

Executive compensation

Every element reported for each named executive officer, by fiscal year.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerSalaryBonusStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
J. Joel Quadracci
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
David Honan
President and Chief Operating Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Anthony Staniak
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Kelly Vanderboom
Executive Vice President and Head of Agency Operations
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
Dana Gruen
General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, and Chief Risk & Compliance Officer
◇—◇—◇—◇◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. A negative change in pension value is shown but, as the company reports it, not included in the total.

Equity awards granted

Individual awards as disclosed: type, date, unit counts at each level, and grant date value.
Fiscal 2025
OfficerAwardGrant dateThreshold unitsTarget unitsUnits grantedMaximum unitsExercise priceGrant date fair value
Anthony C. StaniakRSU———◇——◇
Dana B. GruenRSU———◇——◇
David J. HonanRSU———◇——◇
J. Joel QuadracciRSU———◇——◇
Kelly A. VanderboomRSU———◇——◇
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero. Threshold, target and maximum apply only to performance awards and are never shown for time-based or option awards.

Outstanding awards

Awards still held at fiscal year end.
As disclosed at fiscal 2025 year end
OfficerAwardUnvested unitsMarket value of unvested unitsExercise priceExpires
J. QuadracciRSU◇◇——
David HonanRSU◇◇——
Dana GruenRSU◇◇——
Kelly VanderboomRSU◇◇——
Anthony StaniakRSU◇◇——
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director compensation

What each non-employee director was paid.
Fiscal 2025
DirectorFees earned in cashStock awardsOption awardsNon-equity incentivePension and deferred earningsAll other compensationTotal
Douglas P. Buth
◇◇———◇◇
Jay O. Rothman
◇◇———◇◇
Christopher B. Harned
◇◇———◇◇
John C. Fowler
◇◇———◇◇
Beth-Ann Eason
◇◇———◇◇
Melanie A. Huet
◇◇———◇◇
Stephen M. Fuller
◇◇———◇◇
Kathryn Quadracci Flores
◇◇———◇◇
John S. Shiely
◇—————◇
J. Joel Quadracci served on the board in fiscal 2025 and received no compensation for board service. Executive directors are typically paid through their executive roles, shown above.
A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. $0 is shown only where the filing prints a zero.

Director fee schedule

The standing retainers and premiums the board pays, as published.
Board cash retainer◇
Board equity retainer◇
Total board retainer◇
Board chair premium◇
Audit committee chair◇
Compensation committee chair◇

Disclosed peer group

The companies this board named as its compensation comparison group. The list is disclosure; the comparison is analysis.
Fiscal 2025
  • ACCO Brands Corporation ACCO
  • Advantage Solutions ADV
  • Brady Corporation BRC
  • Cimpress N.V. CMPR
  • Clear Channel Outdoor CCO
  • Conduent Inc. CNDT
  • Deluxe Corporation DLX
  • Gannett Co., Inc. symbol not shown
  • Interpublic Group of Cos. IPG
  • John Wiley & Sons, Inc. WLY
  • Matthews International Corporation MATW
  • Maximus Inc. MMS
  • Omnicom Group OMC
  • Pitney Bowes Inc. PBI
  • Sonoco Products Company SON
  • Stagwell STGW
  • Steelcase SCS
  • The NY Times Company NYT
  • Thryv Holdings Inc. THRY
  • Ziff Davis ZD

Say-on-pay history

Shareholder support for the compensation program, by year.
YearMeetingSupportVotes forVotes againstAbstentions
2025May 20, 2026=◇◇◇
2022May 22, 2023=◇◇◇
2019May 18, 2020=◇◇◇
2016May 15, 2017=◇◇◇
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101 figures on this page: 97 cited to the filing that reported them, 4 calculated from figures it prints.
97 cited to the filing
4 calculated from the filing

Documents cited

  1. 0001481792-26-000123
  2. 0001481792-26-000082
    2025 SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE · DIRECTOR COMPENSATION · GRANTS OF PLAN BASED AWARDS IN 2025 · OUTSTANDING EQUITY AWARDS AT DECEMBER 31, 2025
  3. 0001481792-23-000032
  4. 0001481792-20-000030
    Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
  5. 0001481792-17-000014
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Peers Quad/Graphics discloses

The companies named in QUAD's own disclosed peer group.

ACCO Brands CorporationBrady CorporationCimpress N.V.Clear Channel OutdoorConduent Inc.Deluxe CorporationInterpublic Group of Cos.Matthews International CorporationMaximus Inc.Omnicom GroupPitney Bowes Inc.Sonoco Products CompanyStagwellSteelcaseThe NY Times CompanyThryv Holdings Inc.Ziff Davis

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Velarion Company Intelligence. (2026). Velarion database: executive and board compensation data (Version 2026Q3) [Data set]. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854
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@misc{velarionData2026,
  author = {{Velarion Company Intelligence}},
  title = {Velarion database: executive and board compensation data},
  year = {2026},
  version = {2026Q3},
  doi = {10.5281/zenodo.22283854},
  publisher = {Zenodo},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22283854}
}
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