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QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP KWR

NYSE · stock · Miscellaneous Products of Petroleum & Coal · website · IPO 1980-03-17 · LEI

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP statistics & valuation

Market cap$2.8B
P / S1.5×
P / B2.0×
P / FCF34.6×
Dividend yield1.23%
Net margin-0.1%
Return on equity-0.2%
FCF margin4.3%
Net debt$690.0M
Net debt / EBITDA5.8×
Enterprise value USD$3.5B
EV / EBITDA29.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.5%
Return on capital2.2%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
8.20% 2.50% 6.90% 2.80% 2.80% 6.90% -0.80% 5.80% 6.30% -0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
35.50% 36.00% 34.60% 36.20% 33.80% 31.50% 36.10% 37.30% 36.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
11.40% 7.70% 10.10% 4.10% 4.20% 8.50% 2.70% 11.00% 10.60% 2.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
14.90% 5.00% 13.60% 2.50% 3.00% 8.70% -1.20% 8.10% 8.60% -0.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
13.2M 13.2M 13.3M 15.2M 17.9M 17.9M 18.0M 18.0M 17.9M 17.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$23.0M -$28.8M -$68.2M $758.9M $667.2M $671.2M $763.3M $560.5M $518.3M $690.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
8.90% 2.80% 8.40% 1.10% 1.40% 4.10% -0.60% 4.20% 4.50% -0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
8.50% 6.60% 7.60% 5.90% 11.30% 1.60% 0.70% 12.30% 8.80% 4.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.16× 0.15× 0.08× 0.71× 0.64× 0.60× 0.74× 0.55× 0.52× 0.63× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.63 $1.52 $4.45 $2.08 $2.22 $6.77 -$0.89 $6.26 $6.51 -$0.14 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP trades at about 25.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 18.5×–118.1×, median 30.9×).

18.5× 118.1×

Shaded band = 10-year range (18.5×–118.1×); dot = today's 25.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin36.0%37.3%36.1%31.5%33.8%36.2%34.6%36.0%35.5%—
Operating margin2.8%10.6%11.0%2.7%8.5%4.2%4.1%10.1%7.7%11.4%
Net margin-0.1%6.3%5.8%-0.8%6.9%2.8%2.8%6.9%2.5%8.2%
FCF margin4.3%8.8%12.3%0.7%1.6%11.3%5.9%7.6%6.6%8.5%
Return on assets-0.1%4.5%4.2%-0.6%4.1%1.4%1.1%8.4%2.8%8.9%
Return on equity-0.2%8.6%8.1%-1.2%8.7%3.0%2.5%13.6%5.0%14.9%
Debt / equity0.63×0.52×0.55×0.74×0.60×0.64×0.71×0.08×0.15×0.16×
Current ratio2.422.312.522.802.142.071.992.762.632.95

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.