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Quaker Chemical Corporation
KWR
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $2.8B
$159.94
▼ -0.81%
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Our plain-language verdict, the thesis, risk factors, and what is changing about the business.
View research view52-Week Range
$111.42 - $183.01
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Price chart
Up 30.8% 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
2 risks
- Average volatility.
- Premium valuation to Specialty Chemicals peers
Growth
Stable outlook
Expansion in Asia/Pacific markets driven by automotive and manufacturing growth
Value
Premium valuation to Specialty Chemicals peers
Momentum
Hot
+33.7% over 3m
Quality
Stable
Strong fundamentals
Dividend
Modest
1.25% 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
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Apr 29, 2026
APR 30, 2026
Reported EPS of $1.63 vs $1.66 consensus (-1.8% surprise). Revenue of $480.5M vs $463.7M expected (+3.6%).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
0 of 1 beats
Q2 26
-1.8%
Next: Apr 29, 2026
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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-5%
-6%
+4%
+7%
+5%
+8%
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
$463.6M
$462.3M
$444.1M
$442.9M
$483.4M
$493.8M
$468.5M
$480.5M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
—
Operating
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Profit
4.1%
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
$157.00
▼ -1.8% vs $159.94
Latest: RBC Capital · $157.00 · May 4, 2026
2 analysts covering