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KWR · Quaker Chemical Corp

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$170.72 -0.71 (-0.41%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$2.94B
Shares
17.21M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$170.72 Open$169.98 Day$167.83–172.61 52W close$114.74–180.57 Avg vol 30d152K Short int1.8M · 10.3% float · 12.6d Short vol68% Last earningsJul 31, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 30

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 30, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 30, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

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    Bearish

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

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Strong Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Strong Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +18%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +10%
      above
      RSI (14) 63
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 85%
      near high
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +13%
      trailing
      6-month return 0%
      trailing
      YTD return +24%
      this year
      Relative strength −13%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $155 › 200d $145 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +56 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
      310 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 75
      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 30.5
      in line
      Buyback $250.0M
      authorized
      Balance sheet $690.7M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 39%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −36%
      past year
      ATR 3.8%
      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 Strong Buy
      0 · 3 · 4
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +18% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +10% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      63 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      85% Bullish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $155 › 200d $145 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +8% holders QoQ · +56 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
      310 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $115 Now $171 · 85% Range high $181
      vs 200-day avg +18% vs 50-day avg +10%

      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
      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
      Trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $312.4M twelve months ended June 30, 2026
      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

      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
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      KWR
      Quaker Chemical Corp
      this stock
      $2.94B +24.3% +2.7% 30.5 10.3%
      LIN
      Linde PLC
      $222.53B +13.2% +3.0% 31.1 1.2%
      AIQUF
      L Air Liquide SA /Fi
      $126.61B +4.0% 0.0%
      SHW
      Sherwin Williams Co
      $87.17B +10.8% +2.1% 33.1 2.6%
      ECL
      Ecolab Inc.
      $77.40B +5.2% +2.2% 37.1 1.1%

      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
      310
      % held
      89.4%
      Net QoQ
      -473.8K sh
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      322
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      1.8M
      Days to cover
      12.6d
      Change
      -49.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      68%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      522
      Value
      $82.9K
      As of
      Jul 1, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      37.5%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Insider Trades Net selling
      Net (90d)
      -$207.5K
      Buyers / Sellers
      0 / 2
      Buyers Sellers
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.9B
      Net income (FY)
      $-2.5M
      EPS diluted
      $-0.14
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $250.0M
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 30, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.9M
      Shares
      13.9K
      Filed
      Nov 25, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 31, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      KWR +0.5% +13.4% +0.4% +6.4% +24.3%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY +0.1% +8.9% -13.3% +2.4% +10.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.508 / share · ex Jul 17, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.53 / share · ex Oct 16, 2026
      Raised 4.7%
      Paid (TTM)
      $2.032 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      1.19%
      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) 287 filings 286 filers Visit website Investor relations