Is Quaker Chemical (KWR) overvalued or fairly valued?

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Does Quaker Chemical's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (2.73×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Quaker Chemical's revenue?

Quaker Chemical reported revenue of $1.9B for FY2025, with net profit of $-2.5M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Quaker Chemical (KWR)?

Quaker Chemical last traded at $157.97 (+1.0% on the day), as of 10/20/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Quaker Chemical

KWR · NYSE · Materials · United States

Snapshot

TickerKWR

ExchangeNYSE

SectorMaterials

IndustrySpecialty Chemicals

CountryUnited States

Employees4,700

HeadquartersConshohocken, United States

Websitehome.quakerhoughton.com

Filings tracked15

About Quaker Chemical

Quaker Chemical Corporation, doing business as Quaker Houghton, provides industrial process fluids worldwide. The company develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products; and offers chemical management services for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging and hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, and rod and wire drawing fluids. The company serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies. Quaker Chemical Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.

Who owns it

Insiders22.2%
Institutions77.8%
Public & other0.0%

424 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.12.26%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC5.49%
Royce & Associates LP5.00%
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP4.51%
Wellington Management Group, LLP3.95%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC3.63%
Morgan Stanley3.33%
State Street Corporation3.32%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 5.9 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion2.73×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend5.8% → -0.1%

Margin has compressed by about 5.9 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Return on equity-0.2%

Latest ROE of -0.2% is on the low side — the business earns a modest return on shareholder capital.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $499.2M · EPS 1.80

Est. earnings growth +9.4%

Next fiscal year

Rev $2.1B · EPS 9.56

Est. earnings growth +21.6%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$1.9B

Net margin

-0.1%

ROE

-0.2%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

-1.7%

EPS (FY2025)

-0.14

Net profit (FY2025)

$-2.5M

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$1.9B	$-2.5M	-0.14	-0.1%	-0.2%
FY2024	$1.8B	$116.6M	6.51	6.3%	8.6%
FY2023	$2.0B	$112.7M	6.26	5.8%	8.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	EPS	Net margin
2026Q2	$532.5M	$26.8M	1.55	5.0%
2026Q1	$480.5M	$19.7M	1.13	4.1%
2025Q3	$493.8M	$30.5M	1.75	6.2%
2025Q2	$483.4M	$-66.6M	-3.78	-13.8%
2025Q1	$442.9M	$12.9M	0.73	2.9%
2024Q3	$462.3M	$32.3M	1.81	7.0%
2024Q2	$463.6M	$34.9M	1.94	7.5%
2024Q1	$469.8M	$35.2M	1.95	7.5%
2023Q3	$490.6M	$33.7M	1.87	6.9%
2023Q2	$495.4M	$29.3M	1.63	5.9%
2023Q1	$500.1M	$29.5M	1.64	5.9%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

8-K — Executive/director change, Exhibits
SEC9/8/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/30/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC7/30/2026
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC7/7/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change, Shareholder vote results, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/15/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC4/30/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC4/30/2026
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC4/14/2026material
8-K — Executive/director change
SEC3/12/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC2/23/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/23/2026

2025

8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC10/30/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC10/30/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC7/31/2025

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