KWR Stock Analysis: Quaker Chemical | NYSE

Metalworking Fluids, Cleaning Fluids, Corrosion Inhibitors, Specialty Greases

Total Rating 56

Safety 81

Buy Signal 0.17

Specialty Chemicals
Industry Rotation: +1.7

Market Cap: 2.94B
Avg Turnover: 26.2M

Risk 3d forecast

Volatility35.2%

VaR 5^th Pctl5.95%

VaR vs Median2.51%

Reward TTM

Sharpe Ratio0.57

Rel. Str. IBD58.8

Rel. Str. Peer Group44.9

Character TTM

Beta1.523

Beta Downside1.447

Hurst Exponent0.573

Drawdowns 3y

Max DD55.31%

CAGR/Max DD0.02

CAGR/Mean DD0.04

EPS (Earnings per Share)

EPS CAGR: -3.61%
EPS Trend: -49.0%

Last SUE: 3.24
Qual. Beats: 1

Revenue

Rev. CAGR: -0.51%
Rev. Trend: -15.8%

Last SUE: 1.54
Qual. Beats: 2

Warnings

Below Avwap Earnings

Tailwinds

Confidence

Seasonality 11.6 years of data

Jan -0.1% 5

Feb -0.8% 5

Mar -5.7% 20

Apr -1.4% 10

May +0.3% 10

Jun +0.6% 20

Jul +4.2% 32

Aug -1.9% 12

Sep -1.9% 6

Oct -0.3% 0

Nov +9.1% 39

Dec -2.2% 24

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: KWR Quaker Chemical

Quaker Chemical Corporation (NYSE: KWR), operating as Quaker Houghton, is a global specialty chemicals company headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1918, the firm develops, produces, and markets formulated specialty chemical products-primarily industrial process fluids-and offers chemical management services to heavy industrial and manufacturing customers. Operating within the GICS Materials sector (Specialty Chemicals sub-industry), the company is classified as a mid-cap stock with a market capitalization of approximately $2.6 billion.

The companys product portfolio spans 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. These offerings serve a diverse base of steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking customers.

Quaker Houghton combines a specialty chemicals manufacturing model with a service-oriented chemical management business, supplying consumable inputs that are critical to its customers production processes rather than being part of the final product. This positioning typically ties the companys revenue closely to global industrial activity and metalworking demand.

Headlines to Watch Out For

Global industrial slowdown pressures metalworking fluid volumes
Petroleum-based raw material costs compress specialty chemical margins
M&A integration and pricing actions support margin recovery

Piotroski VR-10 (Strict) 4.5

Net Income: 97.7m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue
FCF/TA: 0.03 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -2.20 > 1.0
NWC/Revenue: 29.75% < 20% (prev 32.41%; Δ -2.67% < -1%)
CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 131.2m > Net Income 97.7m
Net Debt (793.6m) to EBITDA (260.1m): 3.05 < 3
Current Ratio: 2.46 > 1.5 & < 3
Outstanding Shares: last quarter (17.3m) vs 12m ago -1.67% < -2%
Gross Margin: 34.41% > 18% (prev 36.11%; Δ -1.70% > 0.5%)
Asset Turnover: 69.31% > 50% (prev 64.33%; Δ 4.98% > 0%)
Interest Coverage Ratio: 3.76 > 6 (EBIT TTM 160.3m / Interest Expense TTM 42.7m)

Altman Z'' 3.43

A: 0.21 (Total Current Assets 991.0m - Total Current Liabilities 403.4m) / Total Assets 2.85b
B: 0.22 (Retained Earnings 625.6m / Total Assets 2.85b)
C: 0.06 (EBIT TTM 160.3m / Avg Total Assets 2.85b)
D: 0.94 (Book Value of Equity 1.38b / Total Liabilities 1.47b)
Altman-Z'' = 3.43 = A

Beneish M -2.96

DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 463.6m/437.4m, Revenue 1.98b/1.83b)
GMI: 1.05 (GM 36.11% / 34.41%)
AQI: 0.96 (AQ_t 0.52 / AQ_t-1 0.54)
SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 1.98b / 1.83b)
TATA: -0.01 (NI 97.7m - CFO 131.2m) / TA 2.85b)
Beneish M = -2.96 (Cap -4..+1) = A

What is the price of KWR shares?

As of August 23, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 163.02 with a total of 118,939 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -4.51%, over one month by +8.02%, over three months by +17.56% and over the past year by +20.78%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 154.80 (which is 5% or 1.3 ATR below the current price).

Is KWR a buy, sell or hold?

Quaker Chemical has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.67. Therefore, it is recommended to buy KWR.

StrongBuy: 4
Buy: 2
Hold: 0
Sell: 0
StrongSell: 0

What are the forecasts/targets for the KWR price?

Analysts Target Price	189.7	16.4%

Quaker Chemical (KWR) - Fundamental Data Overview as of 17 August 2026

Market Cap USD = 2.94b (2.94b USD * 1.0 USD.USD)
P/E Trailing = 30.595
P/E Forward = 23.0415
P/S = 1.4872
P/B = 2.1331
P/EG = 1.8561
Revenue TTM = 1.98b USD
EBIT TTM = 160.3m USD
EBITDA TTM = 260.1m USD
Long Term Debt = 857.8m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 15.7m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 948.7m USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 37.6m
Net Debt = 793.6m USD (calculated: Debt 948.7m - CCE 155.1m)
Enterprise Value = 3.73b USD (2.94b + Debt 948.7m - CCE 155.1m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 3.76 (Ebit TTM 160.3m / Interest Expense TTM 42.7m)
EV/FCF = 41.30x (Enterprise Value 3.73b / FCF TTM 90.3m)
FCF Yield = 2.42% (FCF TTM 90.3m / Enterprise Value 3.73b)
FCF Margin = 4.57% (FCF TTM 90.3m / Revenue TTM 1.98b)
Net Margin = 4.94% (Net Income TTM 97.7m / Revenue TTM 1.98b)
Gross Margin = 34.41% ((Revenue TTM 1.98b - Cost of Revenue TTM 1.30b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 35.53% (prev 36.78%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.31 (Enterprise Value 3.73b / Total Assets 2.85b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.50% (Interest Expense 42.7m / Debt 948.7m)
Taxrate = 23.42% (29.9m / 127.7m)
NOPAT = 122.8m (EBIT 160.3m * (1 - 23.42%))
Current Ratio = 2.46 (Total Current Assets 991.0m / Total Current Liabilities 403.4m)
Debt / Equity = 0.69 (Debt 948.7m / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 1.38b)
Debt / EBITDA = 3.05 (Net Debt 793.6m / EBITDA 260.1m)
Debt / FCF = 8.78 (Net Debt 793.6m / FCF TTM 90.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 1.37b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 3.43% (Net Income 97.7m / Total Assets 2.85b)
RoE = 7.12% (Net Income TTM 97.7m / Total Stockholder Equity 1.37b)
RoCE = 7.19% (EBIT 160.3m / Capital Employed (Equity 1.37b + L.T.Debt 857.8m))
RoIC = 5.19% (NOPAT 122.8m / Invested Capital 2.36b)
WACC = 9.41% (E(2.94b)/V(3.89b) * Re(11.34%) + D(948.7m)/V(3.89b) * Rd(4.50%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 11.34% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -97.37 | Cagr: -1.60%
[DCF] Terminal Value 69.22% ; FCFF base≈115.3m ; Y1≈101.1m ; Y5≈81.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 18.76 (EV 1.12b - Net Debt 793.6m = Equity 322.8m / Shares 17.2m; r=9.41% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -48.97 | EPS CAGR: -3.61% | SUE: 3.24 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: -15.79 | Revenue CAGR: -0.51% | SUE: 1.54 | # QB: 2
EPS current Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=2.13 | Chg30d=+9.55% | Revisions=+57% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=7.83 | Chg30d=+11.61% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+11.5% | GrowthRev=+7.5%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=9.41 | Chg30d=+7.26% | Revisions=+62% | GrowthEPS=+20.2% | GrowthRev=+4.2%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +82% (up=14, down=0)