| KWR price | $167.81 at the August 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT market close, up 7.29 or 4.54% from the $160.52 July 31 close, after opening at $165.00 and trading in a session range of $165.00 to $173.77, with the daily history table confirming the $167.81 close on volume near 155,000 shares | StockAnalysis.com real-time quote and daily price history | August 4, 2026 |
| Market capitalization | Near $2.89 billion, reported by StockAnalysis.com at the August 3 market close and matching the $167.81 price times 17.21 million shares outstanding, with the Q2 2026 Form 10-Q cover listing 17,207,702 shares as of July 27, 2026 | StockAnalysis.com quote and statistics, Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Q2 2026 net sales | $532.6 million, up 10% year over year from $483.4 million, with sales volumes up 7%, selling price and product mix up 1%, and favorable foreign currency up 2% | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Q2 2026 GAAP results | Net income of $26.8 million, or $1.55 per diluted share, versus a net loss of $66.6 million, or $3.78 loss per diluted share, in Q2 2025 | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Q2 2026 non-GAAP results | Non-GAAP net income of $37.9 million, non-GAAP diluted EPS of $2.19 up 28% from $1.71, and adjusted EBITDA of $85.2 million up 13% from $75.5 million at a 16% margin, the highest quarterly adjusted EBITDA in company history | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and earnings call | August 4, 2026 |
| Q2 2026 segment results | Americas net sales $236.5 million up 7% with 4% volume growth, EMEA $158.4 million up 13% with 7% volume growth, and Asia Pacific $137.6 million up 12% with 10% volume growth, with segment operating earnings of $57.2 million, $32.7 million, and $36.6 million respectively | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Gross margin and raw materials | Gross margin declined to 35.5% on a year-over-year and sequential basis due to higher raw material costs from the Strait of Hormuz conflict, down 130 basis points sequentially but less than the 200 to 300 basis point impact initially modeled, with the company expecting Q3 gross margin near Q2 levels and a return above 36% by year end | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings call | August 4, 2026 |
| First-half 2026 results | Net sales of $1,013 million up about 9% from $926.3 million, net income of $46.5 million or $2.68 per diluted share, non-GAAP EPS of $3.82 up from $3.29, and adjusted EBITDA of $157.7 million up from $144.5 million | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Cash flow and capex | Q2 operating cash flow of $29 million and capital expenditures of $10 million, H1 operating cash flow of $33.2 million, and 2026 capital expenditures expected at about 2.5% to 3% of sales | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Balance sheet and leverage | Cash and cash equivalents of $155.1 million, gross debt of $876.1 million, long-term debt of $857.8 million, net debt of about $721.0 million, and net debt divided by trailing twelve months adjusted EBITDA of about 2.3x as of June 30, 2026 | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Refinancing and cost of debt | The company completed a credit facility refinancing, lowering the cost of debt to approximately 4.4%, with interest expense of $10 million in Q2 2026 and a weighted average variable rate near 4.6% | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings call and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Capital returns and buyback | A new $250 million share repurchase program approved May 13, 2026 replaced the 2024 plan and has no expiration date; in Q2 the company repurchased 170,568 shares for approximately $24.2 million at an average near $141.74 and returned about $33 million including dividends | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and Q2 2026 Form 10-Q | August 4, 2026 |
| Dividend increase | Quarterly dividend raised 4.3% to $0.53 per share on July 29, 2026, the 17th consecutive annual dividend increase and the 50th dividend increase since the company went public, with an ex-dividend date of October 16, 2026 | Quaker Houghton press release and StockAnalysis.com dividend history | August 4, 2026 |
| Transformation program | Actions implemented in Q2 are expected to deliver approximately $10 million of run rate savings, with benefits already reflected in Q2 results, and the company targets adjusted EBITDA margins above 18% over time | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings call | August 4, 2026 |
| 2026 outlook | Management expects end markets to be flat to modestly positive in the second half, gross margin to stabilize in Q3 near Q2 levels and return above 36% by year end, Q3 performance near Q2 levels, and mid-to-high single digit adjusted EBITDA growth for full-year 2026 | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings release and earnings call | August 4, 2026 |
| Asia Pacific and China expansion | Asia Pacific posted a second consecutive quarter of double-digit volume growth, and the company started up a new manufacturing facility in Zhangjiagang, China in June 2026 to support the local for local model | Quaker Houghton Q2 2026 earnings call and press release | August 4, 2026 |
| Gulf share-sale registration | On July 31, 2026, Gulf Hungary Holding filed an S-3ASR registering up to 3,640,129 shares of common stock for possible sale by the selling security holder, about 21.0% of voting power, with no proceeds to the company and 5,017 shares held in escrow | SEC EDGAR S-3ASR filed by Gulf Hungary Holding, July 31, 2026 | August 4, 2026 |
| Controlling shareholder structure | Gulf Hungary Holding, an affiliate of Gulf Oil International owned by Amas Holding SPF, which is beneficially owned by multiple Hinduja family members, reported approximately 21.0% ownership of Quaker Chemical common stock in a Schedule 13D/A filed May 28, 2026, with the right to nominate Gulf designees to the board, currently Nandita Bakhshi, Lucrèce Foufopoulos-De Ridder, and Sanjay Hinduja | SEC EDGAR Schedule 13D/A, May 28, 2026 | August 4, 2026 |
| TTM revenue and profit | Revenue of $1.98 billion over the trailing twelve months ended June 30, 2026, up 7.8%, with gross profit of $712.33 million at a 36.06% margin, operating income of $186.77 million, net income of $97.45 million, and EBITDA of $252.25 million | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Trailing valuation | 29.79x trailing GAAP EPS, 1.46x sales, 2.10x book value, 38.71x free cash flow, and 2.58% FCF yield | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Forward valuation | 19.70x forward PE, 1.38x forward PS, 14.49x EV/EBITDA, 49.02x EV/FCF, and a PEG ratio of 1.33 | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Analyst consensus | Strong Buy with an average target of $182.43 across 7 analysts, low $165, median $180, and high $200, about 8.7% above the $167.81 price | StockAnalysis.com forecast | August 4, 2026 |
| Analyst rating mix, August 2026 | 5 Strong Buy and 2 Buy out of 7 analysts | StockAnalysis.com forecast recommendation trends | August 4, 2026 |
| Recent analyst target updates | Truist raised to $190 from $172 on August 3, RBC Capital raised to $198 from $177 on August 3, Jefferies moved to $180 from $175 on June 26, Seaport Global upgraded to Buy with $175 on April 17, and Deutsche Bank moved to $170 from $160 on February 27 | StockAnalysis.com forecast and ratings | August 4, 2026 |
| 2026 and 2027 consensus estimates | FY2026 revenue estimate $2.00 billion with adjusted EPS of $7.30, FY2027 revenue estimate $2.09 billion with adjusted EPS of $8.98, and 3-year EPS growth forecast near 16% | StockAnalysis.com forecast financial forecast | August 4, 2026 |
| Share count and float | 17.21 million shares outstanding, down 2.20% year over year, with a float of 13.37 million shares, insider ownership near 1.11%, and institutional ownership near 94.12% | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Short interest | 1.83 million shares short, 10.61% of shares outstanding, 13.65% of float, and 10.21 days to cover, up from 1.74 million the prior month | StockAnalysis.com statistics short selling | August 4, 2026 |
| Trailing cash flow | Operating cash flow of $131.17 million, capital expenditures of $56.59 million, and free cash flow of $74.59 million over the trailing twelve months | StockAnalysis.com statistics and cash flow statement | August 4, 2026 |
| Dividend | Annual dividend of $2.12 per share with a 1.26% yield, quarterly dividend raised 4.3% to $0.53, payout ratio of 37.64%, dividend growth of 4.64% over one year, 18 years of dividend growth, and the 17th consecutive annual increase | StockAnalysis.com dividend history and Quaker Houghton press release | August 4, 2026 |
| 52-week range and performance | 52-week range $112.18 to $183.01, up 42.32% over the trailing 52 weeks, with a 5-year beta of 1.39 | StockAnalysis.com quote and statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Technical snapshot | 5-day moving average near $157.21 and 20-day moving average near $152.04 computed from StockAnalysis.com daily price history, 50-day moving average near $149.72 and 200-day moving average near $142.90 on StockAnalysis.com statistics, 14-day RSI near 67.27, and 20-day average volume near 144,862 shares | StockAnalysis.com statistics and daily price history | August 4, 2026 |
| Financial strength | Current ratio of 2.46, quick ratio of 1.53, debt to equity of 0.67, interest coverage of 3.66, Altman Z-Score of 2.45, and Piotroski F-Score of 6 | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |
| Efficiency ratios | Return on equity of 7.18%, return on assets of 4.10%, return on invested capital of 6.70%, and a 23.42% effective tax rate over the trailing twelve months | StockAnalysis.com statistics | August 4, 2026 |