Analysts Issue Forecasts for Quaker Chemical Q1 Earnings

Quaker Chemical Co. (NYSE:KWR) – Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn issued their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Quaker Chemical in a research report issued on Monday, November 18th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst M. Harrison anticipates that the specialty chemicals company will post earnings of $2.33 per share for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Quaker Chemical’s current full-year earnings is $7.78 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Quaker Chemical’s Q2 2026 earnings at $2.57 EPS and Q3 2026 earnings at $2.59 EPS.

KWR has been the topic of a number of other reports. Royal Bank of Canada dropped their target price on shares of Quaker Chemical from $195.00 to $180.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $182.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, November 4th. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Quaker Chemical from $190.00 to $200.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded Quaker Chemical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, November 7th.

Quaker Chemical Stock Up 0.9 %

KWR stock opened at $166.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $2.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.41, a PEG ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.38. The company has a current ratio of 2.54, a quick ratio of 1.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. Quaker Chemical has a twelve month low of $151.31 and a twelve month high of $221.94. The company’s 50 day moving average is $163.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $170.25.

Quaker Chemical (NYSE:KWR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.89 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by ($0.19). The business had revenue of $462.27 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $469.17 million. Quaker Chemical had a net margin of 6.58% and a return on equity of 10.10%. The company’s revenue was down 5.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.05 EPS.

Quaker Chemical Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, January 17th will be issued a $0.485 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, January 17th. This represents a $1.94 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.17%. Quaker Chemical’s payout ratio is 28.45%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Quaker Chemical

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Quaker Chemical by 1.0% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 312,784 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $52,713,000 after purchasing an additional 3,118 shares during the last quarter. Barclays PLC increased its stake in Quaker Chemical by 284.2% in the 3rd quarter. Barclays PLC now owns 28,395 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $4,784,000 after buying an additional 21,004 shares during the period. iSAM Funds UK Ltd purchased a new position in Quaker Chemical during the 3rd quarter worth $208,000. EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Quaker Chemical in the 3rd quarter worth $239,000. Finally, State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Quaker Chemical by 3.8% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 554,612 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $93,447,000 after acquiring an additional 20,059 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 77.46% of the company’s stock.

About Quaker Chemical

Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals.