Quaker Houghton (KWR) Stock Analysis | Price, Returns, Financials & Key Metrics

Price Point

High/Low

1Day

52 Week

Valuation

Technical

Day's Volume

CASH

83.22 k

Shareholding (Mar 2025)

FII

7.83%

Held by 119 FIIs

DII

43.09%

Held by 53 DIIs

Promoter

0.03%

How big is Quaker Houghton?

22-Jun-2025

As of Jun 18, Quaker Houghton has a market capitalization of 2,011.17 million, with net sales of 1,812.84 million and a net profit of 94.14 million for the latest four quarters.

What does Quaker Houghton do?

22-Jun-2025

Quaker Houghton is a small-cap provider of process fluids and chemical specialties in the specialty chemicals industry, with recent net sales of $443 million and a net profit of $13 million. Key metrics include a P/E ratio of 18.00, a dividend yield of 1.71%, and a market cap of $2.01 billion.

Who are in the management team of Quaker Houghton?

22-Jun-2025

As of March 2022, Quaker Houghton's management team includes Michael Barry as Chairman, President, and CEO, along with Directors Donald Caldwell, Charlotte Decker, Mark Douglas, Jeffry Frisby, and Sanjay Hinduja.

Is Quaker Houghton overvalued or undervalued?

20-Sep-2025

As of July 31, 2025, Quaker Houghton is considered overvalued with a P/E ratio of 18 compared to peers and has significantly underperformed the S&P 500, with a 1-year return of -15.41% and a 5-year return of -21.98%.

Is Quaker Houghton technically bullish or bearish?

05-Nov-2025

As of October 31, 2025, Quaker Houghton shows a mildly bullish technical trend, supported by daily moving averages, despite mixed signals from MACD and Bollinger Bands, and has underperformed the S&P 500 year-to-date and over the past year.

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Dashboard

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 8.80%

Flat results in Jun 25

Risky -

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Industry

Specialty Chemicals

Market cap

USD 2,503 Million (Small Cap)

P/E

18.00

Industry P/E

Dividend Yield

1.39%

Debt Equity

0.56

Return on Equity

7.64%

Price to Book

1.86

Revenue and Profits:

Net Sales:

483 Million

(Quarterly Results - Jun 2025)

Net Profit:

-66 Million

Total Returns

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

TimePeriod

Price Return

Dividend Return

Total Return

3 Months

-3.94%

6 Months

25.84%

1 Year

-14.03%

2 Years

-27.23%

3 Years

-29.91%

4 Years

-40.78%

5 Years

-44.89%

Quaker Houghton for the last several years.

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News & Corporate Actions

News

Is Quaker Houghton technically bullish or bearish?

As of 31 October 2025, the technical trend for Quaker Houghton has changed from sideways to mildly bullish. The weekly MACD is mildly bearish, while the monthly MACD indicates a mildly bullish stance. The daily moving averages are also mildly bullish, supporting the overall positive trend. However, the Bollinger Bands show a mixed signal with a mildly bullish weekly view but a bearish monthly perspective. The KST is mildly bearish on the weekly and bearish on the monthly, and there are no clear trends indicated by Dow Theory or OBV. In terms of performance, Quaker Houghton has underperformed against the S&P 500 across all periods, with a year-to-date return of -7.62% compared to the S&P 500's 16.30%, and a one-year return of -19.27% versus 19.89%. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bullish, but the strength is tempered by mixed signals from various indicators....

Is Quaker Houghton technically bullish or bearish?

As of 31 October 2025, the technical trend for Quaker Houghton has changed from sideways to mildly bullish. However, the weekly MACD is mildly bearish, while the monthly MACD is mildly bullish. The daily moving averages indicate a mildly bullish stance, but the Bollinger Bands show a mixed signal with the weekly being mildly bullish and the monthly bearish. The KST and Dow Theory indicate no clear trend on both weekly and monthly time frames. In terms of performance, Quaker Houghton has underperformed the S&P 500 across multiple periods, with a year-to-date return of -5.44% compared to the S&P 500's 16.30%, and a one-year return of -17.38% versus 19.89% for the benchmark. Overall, the current technical stance is mildly bullish, but the strength is tempered by mixed signals from various indicators....

Quaker Houghton Hits Day High with 10.46% Surge in Strong Intraday Performance

Quaker Houghton, a small-cap specialty chemicals company, saw a notable increase in stock performance today, reaching an intraday high. While it has outperformed the S&P 500 in recent weeks, its year-to-date and one-year performance remains negative, reflecting ongoing financial challenges despite a solid market capitalization and dividend yield.

No announcement available

Corporate Actions

No corporate action available

Key Factors

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

5.82%

EBIT Growth (5y)

10.49%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

5.07

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.66

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.41

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.87

Tax Ratio

35.01%

Dividend Payout Ratio

28.89%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

91.61%

ROCE (avg)

8.80%

ROE (avg)

8.58%

Valuation key factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.40

EV to EBIT

13.44

EV to EBITDA

9.24

EV to Capital Employed

1.28

EV to Sales

1.38

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

1.77%

ROCE (Latest)

9.55%

ROE (Latest)

7.65%

Technicals key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Shareholding

Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2025

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Majority shareholders

Domestic Funds

Held in 82 Schemes (48.98%)

Foreign Institutions

Held by 119 Foreign Institutions (7.83%)

Strategic Entities with highest holding

Highest Public shareholder

Financial

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Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - QoQ

Jun'25

Mar'25

Change(%)

Net Sales

483.40

442.90

9.14%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

69.00

63.00

9.52%

Interest

14.00

10.10

38.61%

Exceptional Items

-98.00

-14.60

-571.23%

Consolidate Net Profit

-66.50

12.90

-615.50%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

93.30%

95.30%

-0.20%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is 9.14% vs -0.27% in Mar 2025

Consolidated Net Profit

QoQ Growth in quarter ended Jun 2025 is -615.50% vs -9.15% in Mar 2025

All Quarterly Results

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24

Dec'24

Dec'23

Change(%)

Net Sales

1,839.70

1,953.30

-5.82%

Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income

285.40

304.10

-6.15%

Interest

45.80

55.00

-16.73%

Exceptional Items

-8.60

-5.40

-59.26%

Consolidate Net Profit

116.40

112.30

3.65%

Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)

109.40%

113.70%

-0.43%

USD in Million.

Compare with Peers

Net Sales

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is -5.82% vs 0.50% in Dec 2023

Consolidated Net Profit

YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2024 is 3.65% vs 815.29% in Dec 2023

All Annual Results

Company CV

About Quaker Houghton

Quaker Houghton

Specialty Chemicals

Quaker Chemical Corporation is a provider of process fluids, chemical specialties, and technical expertise to a range of industries, including steel, aluminum, mining, aerospace, tube and pipe, cans and others. The Company's segments include North America, Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), Asia/Pacific and South America. It develops, produces, and markets a range of formulated chemical specialty products and offers chemical management services. Its products and services include rolling lubricants (used by manufacturers of steel in the hot and cold rolling of steel and by manufacturers of aluminum in the hot rolling of aluminum); machining and grinding compounds (used by metalworking customers in cutting, shaping, and grinding metal parts, which require special treatment to enable them to tolerate the manufacturing process, achieve closer tolerance, and improve tool life), and hydraulic fluids (used by steel, metalworking, and other customers to operate hydraulic equipment).

Company Coordinates

Company Details

901 E Hector St , CONSHOHOCKEN PA : 19428-2307

Tel: 1 610 83240001 610 8324246

https://www.quakerchem.com/

Registrar Details

Quaker Houghton

1Day

52 Week

CASH

FII

DII

Promoter

How big is Quaker Houghton?

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What does Quaker Houghton do?

Who are in the management team of Quaker Houghton?

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Is Quaker Houghton technically bullish or bearish?

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Dashboard

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) of 8.80%

Flat results in Jun 25

Risky -

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Mojo Parameters

Stock DNA

Total Returns (Price + Dividend)

Risk Adjusted Returns v/s

News

Is Quaker Houghton technically bullish or bearish?

Is Quaker Houghton technically bullish or bearish?

Quaker Houghton Hits Day High with 10.46% Surge in Strong Intraday Performance

Announcements

Corporate Actions

Quality key factors

Valuation key factors

Technicals key factors

Shareholding Snapshot : Mar 2025

Shareholding Compare (%holding)

Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Jun'25 - QoQ

Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'24

About Quaker Houghton

Company Coordinates