KWR · Quaker Chemical Corp
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Q2 FY26 earnings call · Jul 31, 2026TL;DR. Quaker Houghton posted Q2 2026 net sales up 10% Y/Y to $532.6M with record adjusted EBITDA of $85.2M (+13% Y/Y) on volume growth from new business wins, while management reaffirmed tracking to mid- to high-single-digit full-year EBITDA growth and announced a new $250M share repurchase authorization.
- + Q2 2026 net sales rose 10% Y/Y to $532.6M, with sales volumes up 7% on new business wins across all segments
- + Adjusted EBITDA hit a record $85.2M, up 13% Y/Y, with adjusted EBITDA margin expanding to 16.0%
- + Announced new $250M share repurchase authorization and raised quarterly dividend by ~4.3% while repurchasing $24.2M in Q2
- − Americas segment operating earnings declined to $57.2M from $59.0M on higher raw material costs and SG&A expenses
- − YTD operating cash flow fell to $33.2M from $38.5M on higher working capital outflows
- − Q2 included $4.1M of business transformation costs and $1.7M of debt modification and extinguishment costs, with management citing heightened volatility and the Strait of Hormuz conflict as headwinds
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Versus peers
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KWR
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$2.81B | +14.9% | +2.7% | 29.2 | 10.5% |
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$79.89B | -0.2% | +2.1% | 30.4 | 2.6% |
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$78.35B | +4.6% | +2.2% | 37.5 | 1.9% |
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At a glance
key data from every sectionPerformance
| 5D | 20D | 120D | MTD | YTD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KWR | -0.7% | -2.7% | +21.0% | -4.9% | +14.9% |
| SPY | -0.7% | +0.1% | +12.2% | -0.6% | +11.8% |
| vs SPY | 0.0% | -2.9% | +8.8% | -4.3% | +3.1% |
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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.