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Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR)

Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Conshohocken, United States | NYSE
147.98 USD -0.19 (-0.128%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 147.98

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 3:51 a.m. EDT

Quaker Chemical presents a compelling turnaround narrative where the market is pricing in a massive earnings re-rating, evidenced by the stark contrast between the trailing earnings multiple of 548 and the forward multiple of 16.9. While the current return on equity is abysmal at 0.32%, the explosive expected earnings growth and strong analyst consensus suggest the business quality is improving. The stock trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, providing technical support, though the recent 25% annual decline tempers long-term enthusiasm. The dividend yield sits below inflation, making it a modest income play rather than a growth driver. For investors, the near-term outlook is cautiously optimistic due to the earnings gap and technical positioning, but the long-term investment case hinges entirely on the execution of the projected earnings surge.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.026503
AutoTheta0.039272
MSTL0.041810
AutoETS0.047003

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 1.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.586
Excess Kurtosis -0.17
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-07-16
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 65.946
Revenue per Share 110.735
Market Cap 2,569,886,208
Trailing P/E 548.07
Forward P/E 16.86
Beta 1.40
Profit Margins 0.22%
Website https://home.quakerhoughton.com

As of July 11, 2026, 3:51 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with elevated implied volatility on near-term calls (57% in July 2026) compared to puts. Open interest is skewed toward out-of-the-money contracts on both sides, indicating a bet on a significant price move rather than a directional trend. The dominance of OTM open interest suggests hedging or speculative bets on a breakout or breakdown.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.39% 1.50% 1.29% 1.15%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-16 0.508000 0.388528
2026-01-16 0.508000 0.321560
2025-10-17 0.508000 0.389212
2025-07-17 0.485000 0.398423
2025-04-16 0.485000 0.480626
2025-01-17 0.485000 0.355650
2024-10-17 0.485000 0.294118
2024-07-17 0.455000 0.236806
2024-04-15 0.455000 0.236905
2024-01-16 0.455000 0.230988
2023-10-16 0.455000 0.312029
2023-07-14 0.435000 0.220913
2023-04-13 0.435000 0.219697
2023-01-13 0.435000 0.224713
2022-10-14 0.435000 0.324288
2022-07-14 0.415000 0.311655
2022-04-13 0.415000 0.255243
2022-01-13 0.415000 0.187766
2021-10-14 0.415000 0.175833
2021-07-15 0.395000 0.171560
2021-04-15 0.395000 0.161773
2021-01-14 0.395000 0.141016
2020-10-15 0.395000 0.206731
2020-07-16 0.385000 0.189189
2020-04-15 0.385000 0.291755
2020-01-16 0.385000 0.227005
2019-10-16 0.385000 0.239860
2019-07-16 0.385000 0.207693
2019-04-15 0.370000 0.173954
2019-01-16 0.370000 0.196610
2018-10-16 0.370000 0.188525
2018-07-16 0.370000 0.235040
2018-04-13 0.355000 0.233907
2018-01-16 0.355000 0.231346
2017-10-16 0.355000 0.234711
2017-07-13 0.355000 0.240515
2017-04-11 0.345000 0.248452
2017-01-12 0.345000 0.268796
2016-10-13 0.345000 0.326581
2016-07-13 0.345000 0.361901
2016-04-13 0.320000 0.373657
2016-01-13 0.320000 0.457273
2015-10-14 0.320000 0.392061
2015-07-15 0.320000 0.376161
2015-04-14 0.300000 0.348635
2015-01-14 0.300000 0.360231
2014-10-15 0.300000 0.429246
2014-07-15 0.300000 0.403334
2014-04-14 0.250000 0.317945
2014-01-15 0.250000 0.332491
2013-10-15 0.250000 0.335031
2013-07-15 0.250000 0.374981
2013-04-12 0.245000 0.423582
2013-01-15 0.245000 0.419521
2012-10-15 0.245000 0.526655
2012-07-13 0.245000 0.534584
2012-04-12 0.240000 0.609601
2012-01-12 0.240000 0.558529
2011-10-13 0.240000 0.792341
2011-07-13 0.240000 0.541028
2011-04-13 0.235000 0.587500
2011-01-12 0.235000 0.542725
2010-10-13 0.235000 0.641726
2010-07-14 0.235000 0.788591
2010-04-14 0.230000 0.759076
2010-01-13 0.230000 1.060396
2009-10-14 0.230000 1.102060
2009-07-15 0.230000 1.582932
2009-04-14 0.230000 2.475780
2009-01-14 0.230000 1.921470
2008-10-15 0.230000 1.425915
2008-07-15 0.230000 0.840951
2008-04-14 0.230000 0.754841
2008-01-15 0.215000 1.179375
2007-10-15 0.215000 0.938455
2007-07-13 0.215000 0.884774
2007-04-12 0.215000 0.918803
2007-01-12 0.215000 1.004673
2006-10-13 0.215000 1.108819
2006-07-13 0.215000 1.155914
2006-04-11 0.215000 1.085859
2006-01-12 0.215000 1.085859
2005-10-13 0.215000 1.312576
2005-07-13 0.215000 1.165944
2005-04-13 0.215000 1.012241
2005-01-12 0.215000 0.939275
2004-10-13 0.215000 0.917235
2004-07-14 0.215000 0.821238
2004-04-14 0.215000 0.835600
2004-01-14 0.210000 0.731707
2003-10-15 0.210000 0.843374
2003-07-15 0.210000 0.779221
2003-04-14 0.210000 0.948510
2003-01-15 0.210000 0.949796
2002-10-15 0.210000 1.076923
2002-07-15 0.210000 0.945946
2002-04-12 0.210000 0.871369
2002-01-15 0.205000 1.000488
2001-10-15 0.205000 1.108108
2001-07-13 0.205000 1.058338
2001-04-11 0.205000 1.161473
2001-01-12 0.205000 1.131034
2000-10-13 0.205000 1.205882
2000-07-13 0.195000 1.172932
2000-04-12 0.195000 1.164179
2000-01-12 0.195000 1.322034
1999-10-13 0.195000 1.181818
1999-07-14 0.190000 1.151515
1999-04-14 0.190000 1.388128
1999-01-13 0.190000 1.256198
1998-10-14 0.190000 1.375566
1998-07-15 0.180000 0.947368
1998-04-15 0.180000 0.900000
1998-01-14 0.180000 1.010526
1997-10-15 0.180000 0.993103
1997-07-16 0.175000 1.033210
1997-04-16 0.175000 1.068702
1997-01-15 0.175000 1.052632
1996-10-16 0.175000 1.147541
1996-07-18 0.170000 1.416667
1996-06-24 0.068000 0.533333
1996-04-17 0.170000 1.214286
1996-01-10 0.170000 1.283019
1995-10-11 0.170000 0.985507
1995-07-12 0.170000 1.096774
1995-04-07 0.170000 1.046154
1995-01-09 0.170000 0.931507
1994-10-07 0.155000 0.885714
1994-07-11 0.155000 0.849315
1994-04-11 0.155000 0.898551
1994-01-10 0.155000 1.000000
1993-10-08 0.150000 0.923077
1993-07-12 0.150000 0.833333
1993-04-12 0.150000 0.705882
1993-01-11 0.150000 0.697674
1992-07-13 0.140000 0.571429
1992-04-10 0.140000 0.658824
1992-01-13 0.140000 0.658824
1991-10-11 0.130000 0.634146
1991-07-15 0.130000 0.641975
1991-04-15 0.130000 0.650000
1991-01-14 0.130000 0.852459
1990-10-15 0.115000 0.836364
1990-07-17 0.114667 0.637039
1990-04-16 0.113333 0.764043
1990-01-12 0.113333 0.839504
1989-10-06 0.100000 0.689655
1989-07-10 0.100000 0.722892
1989-04-10 0.100000 0.750000
1989-01-13 0.100000 0.731707
1988-10-07 0.090000 0.729730
1988-07-11 0.090000 0.586957
1988-04-11 0.090000 0.565445
1988-01-11 0.090000 0.692308
1987-10-09 0.083333 0.505048
1987-07-13 0.083333 0.549448
1987-04-10 0.083333 0.684929
1987-01-12 0.083333 0.724635
Additional Data
dividendRate 2.03
dividendYield 1.37
exDividendDate 2026-07-17
trailingAnnualDividendRate 2.013
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013585746
lastDividendValue 0.508
lastDividendDate 2026-04-16
dividendDate 2026-07-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.17250931
Address1 One Quaker Park
Address2 901 East Hector Street
All Time High 301.99
All Time Low 4.166667
Ask 236.92
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 230,790
Average Daily Volume3 Month 170,988
Average Volume 170,988
Average Volume10Days 230,790
Beta 1.4
Bid 59.24
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 7
Book Value 79.219
City Conshohocken
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 147.98
Current Ratio 2.452
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 150.06
Day Low 147.02
Debt To Equity 65.946
Display Name Quaker Chemical
Dividend Date 1,785,456,000
Dividend Rate 2.03
Dividend Yield 1.37
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,638,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,638,600
Earnings Growth 0.548
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.522
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,441,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,441,600
Ebitda 288,152,000
Ebitda Margins 0.1496
Enterprise To Ebitda 11.498
Enterprise To Revenue 1.72
Enterprise Value 3,313,124,352
Eps Current Year 7.0156
Eps Forward 8.77482
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.27
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,784,246,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 145.5912
Fifty Day Average Change 2.388794
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.016407544
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.25093
Fifty Two Week High 183.01
Fifty Two Week High Change -35.03
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.1914103
Fifty Two Week Low 111.42
Fifty Two Week Low Change 36.559998
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.3281278
Fifty Two Week Range 111.42 - 183.01
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.09
Float Shares 13,532,107
Forward Eps 8.77482
Forward P E 16.864162
Free Cashflow 108,362,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,700
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.36386
Gross Profits 700,868,992
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.21967
Held Percent Institutions 0.93117994
Implied Shares Outstanding 17,366,444
Industry Specialty Chemicals
Industry Disp Specialty Chemicals
Industry Key specialty-chemicals
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=80927&p=irol-IRHome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,297,600
Last Dividend Value 0.508
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 649,382,400
Last Split Factor 3:2
Long Business Summary Quaker Chemical Corporation, doing business as Quaker Houghton, provides industrial process fluids worldwide. The company develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products; and offers chemical management services for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. It offers 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. The company serves steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies. Quaker Chemical Corporation was founded in 1918 and is headquartered in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania.
Long Name Quaker Chemical Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 2,569,886,208
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_298843
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 4,291,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 2,573,186,007
Number Of Analyst Opinions 7
Open 148.7
Operating Cashflow 143,288,992
Operating Margins 0.08623
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 7.6384997
Peg Ratio 1.86
Phone 610 832 4000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 147.98
Post Market Time 1,783,981,116
Previous Close 148.17
Price Eps Current Year 21.09299
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.8679861
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.3341748
Profit Margins 0.00221
Quick Ratio 1.572
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.190002
Regular Market Change Percent -0.128233
Regular Market Day High 150.06
Regular Market Day Low 147.02
Regular Market Day Range 147.02 - 150.06
Regular Market Open 148.7
Regular Market Previous Close 148.17
Regular Market Price 147.98
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,802
Regular Market Volume 96,929
Return On Assets 0.043369997
Return On Equity 0.0032
Revenue Growth 0.085
Revenue Per Share 110.735
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 17,366,444
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1069
Shares Short 1,857,166
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 1,804,316
Short Name Quaker Houghton
Short Percent Of Float 0.1609
Short Ratio 10.54
Source Interval 15
State PA
Symbol KWR
Target High Price 180.0
Target Low Price 157.0
Target Mean Price 170.57143
Target Median Price 172.0
Total Cash 169,728,000
Total Cash Per Share 9.773
Total Debt 909,497,984
Total Revenue 1,926,199,040
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 2.013
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013585746
Trailing Eps 0.27
Trailing P E 548.07404
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 141.1851
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.7948914
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.048127536
Type Disp Equity
Volume 96,929
Website https://home.quakerhoughton.com
Zip 19,428-2380