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Quaker Chemical Corporation

KWR

Basic Materials · 155.41 +0.2% today

Participation confirmed · construction unavailableMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Quaker Chemical Corporation's move is being confirmed by its market group.

No new filing conclusion is available. 17 of 18 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Company+0.2% todayVolume comparison unavailable
Market group17 of 18 activeBuilding Products & Specialty Chemicals · active
Disclosed network0 of 1 confirmingNo filing-linked name is confirming now
What would change this read
  • At least 12 of 18 members remain active in the next snapshot.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as NWL begins moving with the group.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 6 of 18 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

No new filing conclusion is available. 17 of 18 group members are active now; 0 filing-linked outsiders are moving with the group, and 0 of 1 directly disclosed connection is confirming.

Evidence that supports

No thresholded supportive filing evidence is available yet.

Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 12 of 18 members remain active in the next snapshot.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • A filing-linked outsider such as NWL begins moving with the group.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations320
Usable filing statements169
Verified relationships1
Evidence supporting the case
  • Credit and interest rates has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Operating margin changed -7.8 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Net margin changed -6.5 percentage points in the latest annual period.
  • Foreign exchange has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 4 filings.
Questions before a position
  • EV/sales is 32% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

155.41
6m+6.6%12m+6.9%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$1.8B+24.2%$6.77+0.6%
2022-12-31$1.9B+10.4%$-0.89+0.0%
2023-12-31$2.0B+0.5%$6.26+0.3%
2024-12-31$1.8B-5.8%$6.51-0.2%
2025-12-31$1.9B+2.7%$-0.14-2.2%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Credit and interest ratespositive · 4 filings
Non-GAAP net income is calculated as adjusted EBITDA, defined above, less depreciation and amortization, interest expense, and taxes on income before equity in net income of associated companies, in each case adjusted, as applicable, for any depreciation, amo…
10-Q · Apr 30, 2026
Foreign exchangemixed · 4 filings
The favorable foreign exchange impact was primarily due to the weakening of the U.S.
10-Q · Apr 30, 2026
Input and raw-material costsnegative · 4 filings
Gross profit wa s $176.7 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to $161.3 million in the first quarter of 2025, an increase of $15.4 million, or 10% primarily due to an increase in sales and a slight decrease in raw material costs.
10-Q · Apr 30, 2026
Restructuring and cost reductionsnegative · 4 filings
Operating expenses not directly attributable to the net sales of each respective segment, such as certain corporate and administrative costs and restructuring charges, are not included in segment operating earnings.
10-Q · Apr 30, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 1.4× · EV/sales 1.8×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

155.41+0.2% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for KWR. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Filing analysis

No comparable filing assessment is available yet

Jodie has not yet found a suitable current-versus-prior filing comparison for KWR. This does not mean the latest filing was neutral or immaterial.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind KWR

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

LILIFFiling-linked nameinvesteeOct 30, 2025

The Company holds a 32% investment in and has significant influence over Primex, and therefore accounts for this interest under the equity method of accounting.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

KWR is currently a Early Follower in the organic co-movement group Building Products & Specialty Chemicals. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 1 filing-linked name are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.