Quaker Chemical (KWR) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)

Quaker Chemical's (KWR) quarterly Change in Inventory came in at $18.4 million in Q1 2026, up 37.01% year-on-year from $13.5 million in Q1 2025, and up 535.45% on a QoQ basis from -$4.2 million in Q4 2025.

Quaker Chemical (KWR) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $18.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Change in Inventory rose 37.01% year-over-year to $18.4 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $17.2 million, a 70.06% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $12.2 million, up 277.28% from the prior year.
  • Change in Inventory for Q1 2026 stood at $18.4 million, up from -$4.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Change in Inventory for KWR reached as high as $33.9 million in Q1 2022 and fell as low as -$42.5 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Change in Inventory has averaged $825117.6 across 5 years, with a median of $2.6 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Change in Inventory slumped 470.91% in 2022 and soared 167.99% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Change in Inventory stood at -$42.5 million in 2022, then surged by 54.98% to -$19.1 million in 2023, then soared by 60.14% to -$7.6 million in 2024, then surged by 44.52% to -$4.2 million in 2025, then jumped by 535.45% to $18.4 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Change in Inventory figures were $18.4 million in Q1 2026, -$4.2 million in Q4 2025, and $4.6 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Change in Inventory (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.00 Mn
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn -
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn -74.00 Mn
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn -16.00 Mn
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 156.00 Mn
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 96.00 Mn
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn -
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 33.00 Mn
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn -
10 Quaker Chemical 2.61 Bn 2.44 Bn 176.74 Mn 18.44 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 18.44 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 18.44 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.23 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -4.23 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.65 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 4.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.63 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -1.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.46 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 13.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -7.63 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.73 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.73 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.57 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 2.57 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.58 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.58 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -19.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -19.14 Mn