KWR
Quaker Chemical Corporation
KWR's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 5 points to 7.6% and it returned to profit, though free cash flow fell 59%. At 28x earnings, it's trading below its usual 32x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
KWR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure |
KWR's revenue and profitability are currently healthy, but its cash flow and balance sheet are under pressure.
KWR PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 17x | $154 | — |
| Cheap | 24x | $132 | -14% |
| Current | 28x | $154 | — |
| Fair | 31x | $175 | +14% |
| Expensive | 223x | $1,242 | +707% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KWR's PE is in its fair range at 28x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 17x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
KWR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for KWR, with profitability improving.
KWR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $8.86 | +59% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.57 | +$6.06 |
| Q2 2026 | $5.59 | +$6.02 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.26 | -95% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.14 | -102% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.49 | -107% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.43 | -106% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.29 | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.51 | +4% |
KWR has returned to profit: it earned $5.57 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
KWR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $544.5M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $532.6M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $480.5M | +8.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $468.5M | +5.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $493.8M | +6.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $483.4M | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $442.9M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $444.1M | -4.9% |
KWR's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $545M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.6% | +19 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7% | +0.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 6.7% | +0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9.4% | -1.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11% | -24 points |
| Q1 2025 | 6.2% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5% | -3.8 points |
KWR's operating margin was 9% last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
KWR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.9M | -92% |
| Q2 2026 | $19.1M | -43% |
| Q1 2026 | -$6.9M | +$8.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $24.3M | -40% |
| Q3 2025 | $38M | -36% |
| Q2 2025 | $33.6M | -15% |
| Q1 2025 | -$15.4M | -168% |
| Q4 2024 | $40.6M | -39% |
KWR still generates free cash flow, though less than at its 2023 peak: $39M over the past year.
KWR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.8% | +146K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -75.8K shares |
| 3 years | -3.2% | -576K shares |
| 5 years | -2.9% | -525K shares |
| Available history | +14% | +2.2M shares |
KWR has 17M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $5M |
| Q3 2025 | $3.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $26.3M |
| Q3 2024 | $15.1M |
KWR Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 5.5x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.8x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2020 | 6.0x | High |
| Q3 2020 | 6.6x | High |
KWR's net debt is about 3.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.2 years a year ago.
KWR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 19.1 | Oversold |
KWR's weekly RSI is 50 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).
KWR PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | KWR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 19x | 48% above |
| PE % | 33 | 40 | 7 pts below |
KWR is trading at 28x earnings, a 48% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x.
KWR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $156.0 | 1.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $158.1 | 2.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $149.6 | 2.8% above |
| 100 week MA | $138.4 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $160.2 | 4% below |
KWR's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 4% below its 200-week average.
KWR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $163.7 | $252.4 | +54% |
| 2021 | $252.4 | $233.1 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | $233.1 | $165.3 | -29% |
| 2023 | $165.3 | $213.4 | +29% |
| 2024 | $213.4 | $140.3 | -34% |
| 2025 | $140.3 | $144.6 | +3% |
| 2026 YTD | $144.6 | $153.8 | +6.4% |
KWR has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's up 6.4% so far in 2026.