Quaker Chemical/$KWR
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About Quaker Chemical
Quaker Houghton manufactures and sells a variety of industrial process fluids. The company's product portfolio includes metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals. The company's geographic segments include the Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific. The majority of the company's revenue is earned from the Americas.
- Ticker
- $KWR
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 4,700
- Headquarters
- Conshohocken, United States
- Website
- home.quakerhoughton.com
Quaker Chemical Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$2.6B
26.95
$5.60
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$2.05
1.40%
Price and volume
Market cap
$2.6B
52-week high
$183.01
52-week low
$112.18
Average daily volume
142K
Dividend rate
$2.05
Financial strength
Current ratio
2.465
Quick ratio
1.539
Long term debt to equity
0.64
Total debt to equity
0.655
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
36.20%
Interest coverage (TTM)
4.44%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
290.344
Gross margin (TTM)
35.78%
Net profit margin (TTM)
4.80%
Operating margin (TTM)
9.33%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
25.03%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$430,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
4.12%
Return on equity (TTM)
6.99%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
26.95
Price to revenue (TTM)
1.287
Price to book
1.84
Price to tangible book (TTM)
27.69
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
66.136
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
1.51%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
2.282
Dividend yield (TTM)
1.36%
Forward dividend yield
1.40%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
8.68%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-1,199.04%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
0.92%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
10.62%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
83.05%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
2.98%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
5.35%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
4.46%
What the Analysts think about Quaker Chemical
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Quaker Houghton is gaining share even as its end markets remain flat to slightly weaker: Q3 volumes rose 3% on new business wins, and management reported mid-single-digit net share gains across its regions. This sustained outperformance could support growth without relying on a broad industrial recovery. (Quaker Houghton)
Profitability is improving: Q3 adjusted EBITDA reached a second consecutive record of $89.8 million, up 8% year on year, while adjusted EPS rose 15%. Management expects full-year adjusted EBITDA to grow by a high-single-digit percentage against 2025. (Quaker Houghton)
Asia-Pacific sales grew 9% in Q3, and the new China plant adds local production capacity and an expanded product range. That investment, alongside continued volume growth in the region, gives the company a platform to pursue further customer wins. (Quaker Houghton, Quaker Houghton)
Higher raw-material costs are still squeezing profitability: Q3 non-GAAP gross margin fell 130 basis points year on year to 35.5%, despite pricing actions. Management expects further input-cost inflation in Q4 and says costs may not ease significantly until 2027. (Quaker Houghton)
Demand remains uneven, leaving sales exposed to industrial cycles: underlying end-market activity was flat to slightly lower in Q3, China was softening, and management expects seasonal demand to reduce Q4 revenue and adjusted EBITDA sequentially. A deeper slowdown could make share gains harder to translate into growth. (Quaker Houghton)
Cash generation weakened as working capital absorbed more funds: operating cash flow for the first nine months fell to $47.6 million from $89.9 million a year earlier. Net debt was about $728 million, or 2.3 times trailing adjusted EBITDA, which constrains financial flexibility if cash conversion stays weak. (Quaker Houghton)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 30 Oct 2026.
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Funds containing Quaker Chemical
AllUSDEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $KWR weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.12% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | $3.2B | 0.12% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap£R2SC | $5.3B | 0.07% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | $5.3B | 0.07% |
SPDR MSCI USA Small Cap Value Weighted$USSC | $1.1B | 0.04% |
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