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Quaker Chemical Corp
$153.41 -6.02 (-3.78%) At close · Jul 7
Market Cap
$2.58B
Shares
17,366,444

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$153.41 Open$158.38 Day$152.88–159.36 52W$110.64–183.01 Avg vol 30d165K Short int1.7M · 10.0% float · 12.1d Short vol67% Last earningsApr 30, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 30
Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Neutral
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
Market backdrop VIX 16.9 · calm Equity put/call 0.86
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg +9%
above
Price vs 50-day avg +6%
above
RSI (14) 54
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 59%
mid-range
Volume (OBV) Confirms
volume backs price
Momentum
relative strength
Strong
1-month return +9%
trailing
6-month return +2%
trailing
YTD return +12%
this year
Relative strength −6%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $145 › 200d $141 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Distributing
6 of 286 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -174 sh shares · +1 new
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$106.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
10.00% of float · ▼ -3.7% MoM · 12.1 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Steady
286 holders — mid 3-yr range
Squeeze score 72
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Fair
Revenue growth +3%
Y/Y
Gross margin 36%
contracting
EPS growth −102%
Y/Y
Free cash flow $80.6M
Valuation P/E 572
rich
Buyback $59.2M
remaining
Balance sheet $725.6M
net debt
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Moderate
Volatility 40%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −36%
past year
ATR 3.6%
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.

Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 3 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 30, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

      Guidance & track record
      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Apr 30, 2026
      Annualized cost savings · by 2028 Initiated $20M – $30M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      0 · 4 · 3
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +9% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +6% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      54 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      59% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $145 › 200d $141 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      6 of 286 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -174 sh shares · +1 new
      Insider flow Distributing
      Net -$106.6K over 90 days · 100% sells
      Short interest Falling
      10.00% of float · ▼ -3.7% MoM · 12.1 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      286 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $111 Now $153 · 59% 52-wk high $183
      vs 200-day avg +9% vs 50-day avg +6%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Net debt $705.3M Q1 2026
      Organic sales volumes 3% Q1 2026
      adjusted EBITDA growth non-GAAP 5% first quarter call
      end markets decline -1% first quarter call
      net share gains 4% first quarter call
      organic volumes 3% first quarter call
      Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $299.2M Full Year 2025
      Capital returned for share repurchases $41.5M Full Year 2025
      Capital returned to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases $75.9M Full Year 2025
      Operating cash flow $136.5M Full Year 2025
      Shares repurchased 364,797 Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Specialty Chemicals — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KWR
      Quaker Chemical Corp
      this stock
      $2.58B +12.1% +2.7% 572.0 10.0%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $248.98B +26.7% +3.0% 35.7 1.6%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $126.34B +5.8% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $81.53B +2.5% +26.4% 31.8 3.7%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $79.67B +8.1% +2.2% 38.3 1.3%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      287
      % held
      85.9%
      Reported
      6 of 286
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      314
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.7M
      Days to cover
      12.1d
      Change
      -67.6K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      67%
      As of
      Jul 8, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      4.6K
      Value
      $664.8K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.6%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$106.6K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 1
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $-2.5M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.14
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $150.0M
      Remaining
      $59.2M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 7, 2026
      This year
      9
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.9M
      Shares
      13.9K
      Filed
      Nov 25, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 30, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KWR -2.1% +9.0% +1.9% -3.4% +12.1%
      SPY +0.9% +1.4% +7.6% +0.1% +9.7%
      vs SPY -3.0% +7.7% -5.7% -3.6% +2.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.508 / share · ex Apr 16, 2026
      Raised 4.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.009 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.31%
      Buyback program · as of Dec 31, 2025
      Authorized
      $150.00M
      Spent (derived)
      $90.80M
      Remaining
      $59.20M
      Spent 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) 6 filings 6 filers Visit website Investor relations