Basic Materials
Quaker Chemical Corporation(KWR)
Live Price
Offline$150.24
+0.04% today
1Y Change
+34.45%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $2.49B
- Revenue Growth
- +2.7%
- EPS Growth
- -102.2%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.4%
Coverage: 251 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $2.49B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $150.24 and up 34.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +2.7%, EPS growth of -102.2%, a dividend yield of 1.4%. What stands out right now is revenue +2.7%, EPS -102.2%, free cash flow -62.7% with operating margin 3.7% and ROIC 0.5%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.4%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 584.6 and price/sales 1.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KWR price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+2.7% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
+3.7% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +2.7% and EPS is at -102.2%, with operating margin around 3.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.4%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -3.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | +3.2% | -0.2% | -1.6% |
2026 Feb 23, 2026 | -3.5% | -6.9% | -14.2% | -30.4% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | +7.2% | +10.5% | +4.9% | +9.6% |
Benchmark Edge
KWR vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KWR Max Drawdown
-36.46%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KWR and SPY.
Company Overview
Quaker Chemical Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Quaker Chemical Corporation develops, produces, and markets various formulated chemical specialty products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. The company operates through four segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Asia/Pacific; and Global Specialty Businesses. It offers 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, metal finishing fluids, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals. The company also provides chemical management services. It serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, can, mining, and metalworking companies. The company was formerly known as Quaker Chemical Products Corporation and changed its name to Quaker Chemical Corporation in August 1962. Quaker Chemical Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
- Leadership
- Joseph A. Berquist
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 4.4k
- Street Address
- One Quaker Park
- Mailing
- Conshohocken, PA, 19428-2380
- Region
- Conshohocken, PA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 610 832 4000
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 584.6
- EV/EBITDA
- 24.3
- Price/Sales
- 1.3
- Price/Book
- 1.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +2.7%
- EPS
- -102.2%
- Free Cash Flow
- -62.7%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 35.2%
- Operating Margin
- 3.7%
- Net Margin
- 0.2%
- ROE
- 0.3%
- ROIC
- 0.5%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.65
- Current Ratio
- 2.45
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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