KWR · Quaker Chemical Corp
$167.05
+2.16 (+1.31%)
At close · Aug 19
Market Cap
$2.92B
Shares
17.21M
Price & Indicators
20d MA
50d MA
200d MA
Earnings
Filing
Insider
Congress
Investor day
Close$167.05
Open$167.49
Day$164.69–171.30
52W close$114.74–180.57
Avg vol 30d147K
Short int1.8M · 10.3% float · 12.6d
Short vol83%
Last earningsJul 31, 2026
DataJan 2020–Aug 2026
Filing10-Q · Jul 30
Up next
Next earnings call
Oct 31, 2026
Est · unconfirmed
· in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026
Est
filed Jul 30, 2026
AI Brief
TL;DR.
Bullish
Bearish
From the call
AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice
Ask ALVIS about this →Equibles Rating
blended score · not investment adviceOverall
Buy
SellHoldBuy
Technical
Neutral
Momentum
Very Strong
Sentiment
Bullish
Fundamentals
Fair
Quant / Vol
Moderate
Market backdrop
VIX 14.9 · calm
Equity put/call 0.52
Technical
price trend
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Price vs 200-day avg
+15%
above
Price vs 50-day avg
+7%
above
RSI (14)
56
neutral
MACD trend
Negative
52-week position
79%
mid-range
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
1-month return
+10%
trailing
6-month return
+13%
trailing
YTD return
+22%
this year
Relative strength
+1%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $156 › 200d $145 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +57 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$207.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
10.32% of float · ▼ -2.7% MoM · 12.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
312 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score
76
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Revenue growth
+3%
Y/Y
Gross margin
36%
contracting
EPS growth
−102%
Y/Y
Free cash flow
$80.6M
Valuation
P/E 30.4
in line
Buyback
$250.0M
authorized
Balance sheet
$690.7M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Volatility
39%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown
−36%
past year
ATR
3.9%
of price · 14-day
Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.
Guidance & track record
Latest guidance
· from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2026
EBITDA growth
· full year
0.05% – 0.09%
Prior guidance
period ended
· from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
Cost savings
· second half of 2025
$5M – $8M
Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.
Technicals
trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
50 / 200-day cross
No cross
Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
+15%
Bullish
Price vs 50-day avg
+7%
Bullish
RSI (14)
56
Neutral
MACD trend
Negative
Bearish
52-week position
79%
Neutral
Volume (OBV)
Confirms
Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross)
No cross
50d $156 › 200d $145 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow
Accumulating
+9% holders QoQ · +57 funds added
Insider flow
Distributing
Net -$207.5K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest
Falling
10.32% of float · ▼ -2.7% MoM · 12.6 days cover
Volume signal
Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth
Multi-yr high
312 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $115
Now $167 · 79%
Range high $181
vs 200-day avg +15%
vs 50-day avg +7%
Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.
Key metrics
the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings| Metric | Latest | Period | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adjusted EBITDA margin (%) non-GAAP | 15.6% | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| employees | 4,700 | current | — |
| Non-GAAP earnings per diluted share non-GAAP | $3.82 | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP gross margin (%) non-GAAP | 36.1% | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Non-GAAP operating margin (%) non-GAAP | 9.9% | Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Operating Cash Flow | $33M | Q2 2026 YTD 2026 | — |
| Share Repurchases | $24M | YTD 2026 | — |
| trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $312.4M | twelve-month period ended June 30, 2026 | — |
| Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP | $72.5M | first quarter of 2026 | — |
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GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP EBITDA 62.56M
-607K Equity income in a captive insurance company
+7.38M Restructuring and related charges, net
+715K Acquisition-related expenses
+1.66M Business transformation costs
+251K Pension and postretirement benefit costs, non-service components
+171K Currency conversion impacts of hyper-inflationary economies
+0K Loss on acquisition-related hedges
+0K Gain on sale of assets
+397K Other charges
= Adjusted EBITDA 72.53M
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| Capital returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases | $75.9M | Full year 2025 | — |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | $136.5M | Full year 2025 | — |
| Non-GAAP net income non-GAAP | $123.2M | Full year 2025 | — |
GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliationGAAP Adjusted EBITDA 299.24M
-94.4M Less: Depreciation and amortization (a)
-44.05M Less: Interest expense
-42.61M Less: Taxes on income before equity in net income of associated companies - adjusted (b)
+4.98M Plus: Acquisition-related depreciation and amortization
= Non-GAAP net income 123.16M
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Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period
Versus peers
Specialty Chemicals — same industry group| Company | Mkt cap | YTD | Rev growth Y/Y | P/E | Short % shares |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
KWR
this stock
Quaker Chemical Corp
|
$2.92B | +21.7% | +2.7% | 30.4 | 10.3% |
|
LIN
Linde PLC
|
$218.66B | +12.8% | +3.0% | 30.6 | 1.2% |
|
AIQUF
L Air Liquide SA /Fi
|
$122.12B | +4.3% | — | — | 0.0% |
|
SHW
Sherwin Williams Co
|
$84.62B | +9.1% | +2.1% | 32.2 | 2.6% |
|
ECL
Ecolab Inc.
|
$79.62B | +8.8% | +2.2% | 38.1 | 1.1% |
Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding
At a glance
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Financials
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Performance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWR | -1.1% | +9.8% | +12.8% | +4.1% | +21.7% |
| SPY | -0.4% | +2.9% | +11.6% | +3.0% | +12.8% |
| vs SPY | -0.6% | +6.9% | +1.2% | +1.1% | +8.9% |
Capital returns
Latest dividend
$0.508
/ share · ex Jul 17, 2026
Declared · upcoming
$0.53
/ share · ex Oct 16, 2026
Paid (TTM)
$2.032
/ share · 4 payouts
Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
1.22%
Buyback program
· as of Jul 30, 2026
Authorized
$250.00M
Spent (derived)
—
Remaining
—
Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.
Key facts
CIK
81362
CUSIP
747316107
13F (30d)
277 filings
274 filers
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