Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) Key Metrics
KWR valuation today
Trailing 12 months · as of October 18, 2026- Market cap
- $2.70B
- Enterprise value
- $3.49B
- P/E (TTM)
- 28.0 10-yr median 36.9
- Forward P/E
- 16.9
- PEG ratio
- 1.86
- Price / sales
- 1.4 10-yr median 2.2
- Price / book
- 2.0 10-yr median 2.9
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8 10-yr median 19.0
- Dividend yield
- 1.35% $2.12 a year
- Beta
- 1.40
KWR key metrics, 2016–2025
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2025 · U.S. dollarsKWR valuation Price multiples at each fiscal year-end price.
KWR returns How much profit the business earns on the capital it uses.
KWR per-share figures Results divided by the shares outstanding at year-end.
KWR financial health Debt, liquidity and how easily interest is covered.
KWR efficiency & capital use Working capital cycle and where the cash goes.
KWR valuation history
KWR returns on capital
Net income (ROE, ROA) or after-tax operating income (ROIC) divided by the average of the opening and closing balance.
KWR debt vs cash
Debt includes short- and long-term borrowings and, where reported, lease liabilities.
KWR cash returned to shareholders
KWR price vs earnings per share
KWR key metrics
2016–2025| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valuation | ||||||||||
| Market capitalization | $2.40B | $2.51B | $3.82B | $2.98B | $4.12B | $4.50B | $2.49B | $2.36B | $2.00B | $1.68B |
| Enterprise value | $3.15B | $3.06B | $4.42B | $3.79B | $4.89B | $5.24B | $3.33B | $2.30B | $1.97B | $1.66B |
| P/E ratio | — | 21.5 | 33.9 | — | 34.0 | 113.4 | 78.9 | 39.8 | 98.5 | 27.4 |
| Price / sales | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.3 |
| Price / book | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.2 |
| Price / free cash flow | 29.8 | 11.6 | 15.9 | 224.8 | 150.0 | 28.0 | 37.3 | 35.9 | 37.1 | 26.4 |
| Price / operating cash flow | 17.6 | 12.3 | 13.7 | 71.3 | 84.2 | 25.2 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.8 | 22.8 |
| EV / sales | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.8 | 10.9 | 15.5 | 31.5 | 19.1 | 36.3 | 36.7 | 18.8 | 18.2 | 16.0 |
| EV / free cash flow | 39.1 | 14.2 | 18.4 | 286.0 | 177.8 | 32.7 | 49.9 | 34.9 | 36.6 | 26.0 |
| Earnings yield | −0.1% | 4.7% | 2.9% | −0.5% | 2.9% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 1.0% | 3.6% |
| Free cash flow yield | 3.4% | 8.6% | 6.3% | 0.4% | 0.7% | 3.6% | 2.7% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 3.8% |
| Dividend yield | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Shareholder yield (dividends + buybacks) | 3.2% | 3.3% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.9% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.4% |
| Share price at fiscal year-end | $137.31 | $140.76 | $213.42 | $166.90 | $230.78 | $253.39 | $164.52 | $177.71 | $150.79 | $127.94 |
| Per share | ||||||||||
| Revenue per share | $108.09 | $103.27 | $109.03 | $108.84 | $98.64 | $79.87 | $74.75 | $65.20 | $61.91 | $56.74 |
| Earnings per share | −$0.14 | $6.55 | $6.29 | −$0.89 | $6.80 | $2.23 | $2.09 | $4.47 | $1.53 | $4.67 |
| Operating cash flow per share | $7.81 | $11.48 | $15.57 | $2.34 | $2.74 | $10.05 | $5.43 | $5.92 | $4.89 | $5.60 |
| Free cash flow per share | $4.61 | $12.12 | $13.41 | $0.74 | $1.54 | $9.04 | $4.41 | $4.95 | $4.07 | $4.85 |
| Cash per share | $10.29 | $10.60 | $10.86 | $10.13 | $9.25 | $10.24 | $8.15 | $7.83 | $6.79 | $6.75 |
| Book value per share | $78.59 | $75.98 | $77.27 | $71.57 | $77.70 | $74.38 | $81.83 | $32.70 | $30.78 | $30.60 |
| Tangible book value per share | −$0.12 | $0.43 | −$1.39 | −$10.08 | −$15.22 | −$22.10 | −$32.20 | $21.66 | $18.88 | $18.91 |
| Dividends per share | $1.97 | $1.86 | $1.77 | $1.69 | $1.60 | $1.55 | $1.44 | $1.45 | $1.41 | $1.34 |
| Capex per share | $3.20 | $0.63 | $2.17 | $1.60 | $1.20 | $1.01 | $1.03 | $0.97 | $0.82 | $0.76 |
| Debt per share | $53.15 | $41.42 | $44.04 | $55.54 | $52.07 | $52.17 | $63.52 | $2.75 | $5.04 | $5.05 |
| Shares outstanding | 17.5M | 17.8M | 17.9M | 17.9M | 17.9M | 17.8M | 15.2M | 13.3M | 13.2M | 13.2M |
| Change in shares outstanding | −1.9% | −0.6% | +0.3% | +0.0% | +0.6% | +17.1% | +14.0% | +0.4% | +0.6% | −0.4% |
| Returns & profitability | ||||||||||
| Return on equity (ROE) | −0.2% | 8.5% | 8.5% | −1.2% | 9.0% | 3.1% | 3.8% | 14.1% | 5.0% | 15.8% |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 4.4% | 7.1% | 7.1% | 1.2% | 5.5% | 6.6% | 3.5% | 16.3% | 8.2% | 15.9% |
| Return on assets (ROA) | −0.1% | 4.4% | 4.1% | −0.6% | 4.2% | 1.4% | 1.8% | 8.3% | 2.9% | 8.9% |
| Return on tangible assets | −0.2% | 9.2% | 8.6% | −1.2% | 9.4% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 10.6% | 3.6% | 11.4% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.3% | 11.7% | 12.3% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 11.3% | 5.9% | 7.6% | 6.6% | 8.5% |
| Income quality (OCF / net income) | — | 1.75 | 2.47 | — | 0.40 | 4.50 | 2.60 | 1.32 | 3.19 | 1.20 |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Total debt | $928.6M | $737.8M | $789.0M | $991.8M | $929.7M | $926.0M | $963.2M | $36.6M | $66.8M | $66.5M |
| Cash & short-term investments | $179.8M | $188.9M | $194.5M | $181.0M | $165.2M | $181.8M | $123.5M | $104.1M | $89.9M | $88.8M |
| Net debt | $748.8M | $548.9M | $594.4M | $810.8M | $764.5M | $744.2M | $839.7M | −$67.5M | −$23.1M | −$22.3M |
| Debt / equity | 0.68 | 0.55 | 0.57 | 0.78 | 0.67 | 0.70 | 0.78 | 0.08 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| Debt / assets | 0.33 | 0.28 | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.31 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.05 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 5.18 | 1.96 | 2.08 | 6.75 | 2.99 | 5.16 | 9.25 | −0.55 | −0.21 | −0.22 |
| Current ratio | 2.42 | 2.31 | 2.52 | 2.80 | 2.14 | 2.07 | 1.99 | 2.76 | 2.63 | 2.95 |
| Quick ratio | 1.72 | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.00 | 1.52 | 1.58 | 1.50 | 2.14 | 2.06 | 2.35 |
| Interest coverage | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 1.6 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 14.3 | 16.1 | 28.7 |
| Working capital | $541.0M | $496.6M | $560.4M | $639.4M | $489.8M | $409.8M | $356.0M | $267.0M | $251.8M | $249.1M |
| Invested capital | $2.12B | $1.90B | $1.98B | $2.09B | $2.15B | $2.06B | $2.08B | $367.5M | $384.6M | $380.4M |
| Tangible asset value | $1.2M | $8.2M | −$24.3M | −$179.3M | −$271.1M | −$391.7M | −$486.6M | $289.5M | $252.0M | $258.7M |
| Net current asset value | −$500.2M | −$380.0M | −$401.4M | −$548.9M | −$647.6M | −$778.2M | −$892.0M | $145.2M | $94.1M | $97.0M |
| Graham number | — | $105.80 | $104.60 | — | $109.01 | $61.15 | $61.96 | $57.35 | $32.56 | $56.68 |
| Graham net-net per share | −$45.55 | −$36.70 | −$38.19 | −$48.44 | −$53.06 | −$57.21 | −$73.53 | $2.22 | −$1.72 | −$0.43 |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Dividends paid | $34.4M | $33.2M | $31.6M | $30.1M | $28.6M | $27.6M | $21.8M | $19.3M | $18.6M | $17.6M |
| Share buybacks (net) | $41.5M | $49.2M | $2.7M | $378,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $5.9M | $5.9M |
| Dividend payout ratio | — | 28.4% | 28.1% | — | 23.6% | 69.5% | 69.0% | 32.5% | 91.8% | 28.7% |
| Dividends + buybacks / free cash flow | 94.2% | 38.2% | 14.3% | 230.0% | 104.1% | 17.2% | 32.7% | 29.3% | 45.4% | 36.8% |
| Capex / revenue | 3.0% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 1.5% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.3% |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 40.9% | 5.5% | 13.9% | 68.3% | 43.8% | 10.0% | 18.9% | 16.4% | 16.8% | 13.5% |
| Capex / depreciation | 0.60 | 0.13 | 0.47 | 0.35 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.35 | 0.65 | 0.54 | 0.51 |
| Stock-based compensation / revenue | 0.7% | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| R&D / revenue | 3.2% | — | 2.6% | 2.4% | 2.5% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 3.0% |
| SG&A / revenue | 26.6% | 26.4% | 24.8% | 24.0% | 23.8% | 26.9% | 25.0% | 24.0% | 24.2% | 26.4% |
| Efficiency | ||||||||||
| Days sales outstanding | 79.0 | 83.8 | 85.8 | 84.8 | 83.3 | 96.4 | 93.1 | 86.4 | 89.8 | 93.7 |
| Days of inventory on hand | 74.4 | 73.0 | 75.9 | 75.3 | 70.8 | 73.2 | 66.2 | 59.6 | 56.7 | 59.5 |
| Days payables outstanding | 59.9 | 60.6 | 55.4 | 57.7 | 65.5 | 71.8 | 62.0 | 59.4 | 58.9 | 56.6 |
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 93.5 | 96.2 | 106.2 | 102.5 | 88.6 | 97.8 | 97.3 | 86.5 | 87.6 | 96.6 |
| Receivables turnover | 4.62 | 4.35 | 4.26 | 4.30 | 4.38 | 3.79 | 3.92 | 4.23 | 4.06 | 3.89 |
| Payables turnover | 6.09 | 6.03 | 6.59 | 6.33 | 5.58 | 5.08 | 5.89 | 6.14 | 6.20 | 6.45 |
| Inventory turnover | 4.90 | 5.00 | 4.81 | 4.85 | 5.16 | 4.99 | 5.51 | 6.12 | 6.43 | 6.14 |
| Asset turnover | 0.70 | 0.69 | 0.71 | 0.67 | 0.60 | 0.49 | 0.64 | 1.21 | 1.16 | 1.08 |
| Average receivables | $408.6M | $422.5M | $458.9M | $451.8M | $401.8M | $374.5M | $289.1M | $205.2M | $201.8M | $191.8M |
| Average payables | $198.5M | $191.5M | $189.4M | $210.3M | $209.2M | $178.0M | $126.0M | $90.4M | $85.3M | $72.4M |
| Average inventory | $246.6M | $230.7M | $259.4M | $274.7M | $226.1M | $181.4M | $134.5M | $90.7M | $82.2M | $76.1M |
| Intangibles / total assets | 49.2% | 51.6% | 51.9% | 51.7% | 56.1% | 59.2% | 60.7% | 20.7% | 21.8% | 22.2% |
Computed from KWR's annual financial statements (latest annual report filed February 23, 2026) and the closing share price on each fiscal year-end, adjusted for stock splits. Figures in U.S. dollars; data from EODHD. Averages use the opening and closing balance of each year.
KWR valuation and financial ratios
Based on the latest twelve months, the trailing P/E is 28.0 and the forward P/E is 16.9. Quaker Chemical earned a return on equity of −0.2% and a return on invested capital of 4.4% in fiscal 2025. It ended the year with $928.6 million of debt and $179.8 million in cash and short-term investments, net debt of $748.8 million. It returned $75.9 million to shareholders: $34.4 million in dividends and $41.5 million in share buybacks, 94% of free cash flow. The share count rose 32.8% from 13.2M to 17.5M over 9 years.
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KWR key metrics FAQ
What is Quaker Chemical's P/E ratio?
Quaker Chemical's trailing P/E ratio is 28.0 based on the last twelve months of earnings (as of October 18, 2026), and its forward P/E is 16.9. At the end of fiscal 2025 it was —, compared with a 10-year median of 36.9.
What is Quaker Chemical's EV/EBITDA?
Quaker Chemical's enterprise value was 21.8 times EBITDA at the end of fiscal 2025 (enterprise value $3.1 billion, EBITDA $144.5 million); the current EV/EBITDA is 13.8.
What is Quaker Chemical's return on equity?
Quaker Chemical's return on equity (ROE) was −0.2% in fiscal 2025: net income of -$2.5 million on average shareholders' equity of $1.4 billion.
What is Quaker Chemical's ROIC?
Quaker Chemical's return on invested capital was 4.4% in fiscal 2025, using after-tax operating income divided by average debt plus equity minus cash.
How much debt does Quaker Chemical have?
Quaker Chemical had total debt of $928.6 million at the end of fiscal 2025, a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.68 and $748.8 million of net debt (5.18 times EBITDA).
What is Quaker Chemical's dividend yield?
Quaker Chemical's forward dividend yield is 1.35%. Quaker Chemical paid $34.4 million in dividends in fiscal 2025 ($1.97 per share), a payout ratio of —.
Does Quaker Chemical buy back its shares?
Yes. Quaker Chemical spent $41.5 million on net share repurchases in fiscal 2025 Shares outstanding changed −1.9% over the year, to 17.5M..
What is Quaker Chemical's free cash flow yield?
Quaker Chemical generated $80.6 million of free cash flow in fiscal 2025, a free cash flow yield of 3.4% on its market value at year-end ($2.4 billion).
What is Quaker Chemical's current ratio?
Quaker Chemical's current ratio was 2.42 at the end of fiscal 2025: current assets were 2.42 times current liabilities.