KWR

Quaker Houghton Common Stock (KWR)

Stock · NYSE · Industrials

$157.2as of 10/16/2026

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October 11, 2026

KWR Highlights Dividend Status and Refinances Term Loan B. Quaker Houghton was featured in Seeking Alpha’s weekly dividend champion, contender and challenger roundup, noting its dividend yield of about 1%. The company also completed a refinancing of its Term Loan B, which the Yahoo report says strengthens its capital structure. These developments may be relevant for investors focused on income and balance‑sheet stability.

Active signals

High Beta25.4%
Support level
$152.84
Industry
Major Chemicals

What KWR's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike36-0.9%44%
Bollinger Band Breakout24-1.7%46%
Bollinger Band Breakdown18+0.9%56%
200-Day Moving Average Touch17-4.8%47%
Any 20-session window (baseline)+0.4%51%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About KWR

Quaker Chemical Corporation, doing business as Quaker Houghton, provides industrial process fluids worldwide. The company develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products; and offers chemical management services for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die cast mol…

Sector
Industrials
Industry
Major Chemicals
Employees
4,700

Fundamentals

1-day range
$155.96$160.99
Market cap
$2.88B
P/E (trailing)
28.06
P/E (forward)
16.58
EPS (trailing)
$5.63
Dividend yield
1.03%
Beta
1.44
Avg. volume
147.0K
Ex-dividend date
October 16, 2026
Dividend pay date
October 30, 2026
52-week range
$112.18$183.01
Next earnings: October 29, 2026 · EPS estimate $2.10confirmed

How Quaker Houghton Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$1.89BCost of Revenue$1.21B (64%)SG&A$502.42M (27%)Other$152.35M (8%)Tax$24.61M (1%)KWR

Source: 10-K filed Feb 23, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$679.37M(36%)
Operating Income$52.99M(3%)

Forecasts

7 analyst ratings

Buy 91%
Hold 9%
Sell 0%
1-year price forecast
High
$202
+28.5%
Median
$195
+24.0%
Low
$180
+14.5%

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Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
8.8K
Disposed
5.7K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
14.44M
Total value held
$1.71B
Institutional holders
278
Top holders this quarter
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