Quaker Houghton
KWR
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $2.9B
$165.91
▲ +0.97%
P/E
29.52
Mkt Cap
$2.9B
52-Wk Range
$112.18–$183.01
52-Week Range
$112.18 - $183.01
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Price action
Price chart
Up 17.5% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- 100+ year heritage and deep industry expertise in specialty chemical formulations
- Diversified customer base across steel, automotive, aerospace, and offshore sectors reducing concentration risk
- Integrated chemical management services creating sticky customer relationships and recurring revenue
- Global manufacturing and distribution network enabling local market responsiveness
- Proprietary formulations and technical know-how providing product differentiation
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Stable outlook
Expansion in Asia/Pacific markets driven by automotive and manufacturing growth
Value
Fairly valued vs Specialty Chemicals peers
Momentum
Strong
+15.6% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Excellent business quality
Dividend
Modest
1.22% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying KWR right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 29, 2026
JUL 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $2.19 vs $1.66 consensus (+31.9% surprise). Revenue of $532.5M vs $504.6M expected (+5.5%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+31.9%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-5%
-6%
+4%
+7%
+5%
+8%
+10%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$462.3M
$444.1M
$442.9M
$483.4M
$493.8M
$468.5M
$480.5M
$532.5M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
35.5%
Operating
7.6%
Profit
5.0%
Wall Street consensus
4 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Deutsche Bank · Aug 25, 2026
vs Industry
How KWR stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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