Quaker Chemical (KWR) Change in Inventory (2010 - 2026)
Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported Change in Inventory of $18.4 million for Q1 2026, up 37.01% year-over-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) has 17 years of Change in Inventory data on file, last reported at $18.4 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Inventory rose 37.01% year-over-year to $18.4 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $17.2 million (up 70.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $12.2 million, up 277.28% from the prior year.
- Change in Inventory grew to $18.4 million in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from -$4.2 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Inventory topped out at $33.9 million in Q1 2022 and bottomed at -$42.5 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Change in Inventory is $2.6 million (2024), against an average of $825117.6.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Change in Inventory slumped 470.91%; it then soared 167.99% in 2025.
- Tracing KWR's Change in Inventory over 5 years: stood at -$42.5 million in 2022, then soared by 54.98% to -$19.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 60.14% to -$7.6 million in 2024, then soared by 44.52% to -$4.2 million in 2025, then surged by 535.45% to $18.4 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KWR Change in Inventory figures stand at $18.4 million (Q1 2026), -$4.2 million (Q4 2025), and $4.6 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Inventory (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 48.00 Mn |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | - |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | - |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | -74.00 Mn |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | -16.00 Mn |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 156.00 Mn |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 96.00 Mn |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | - |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 176.74 Mn | 18.44 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.86 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -18.86 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -17.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -17.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.79 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.79 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -42.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -42.53 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.96 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.96 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.87 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 33.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.94 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 15.94 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 32.03 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 32.03 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 24.99 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 24.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 5.99 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -5.83 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | -5.83 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -6.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | -6.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.16 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -9.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | -9.47 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.63 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -1.63 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 1.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -946,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -946,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -2.17 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | -2.17 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.42 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 1.42 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.54 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.76 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 7.76 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -3.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -3.14 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 1.39 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -939,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -939,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.82 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 8.82 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -1.87 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | -1.87 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 1.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 587,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 587,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 1.80 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.32 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | -2.32 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -965,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | -965,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -591,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | -591,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.58 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 2.58 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -3.66 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | -3.66 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.58 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 1.58 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.18 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 1.18 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.39 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 6.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.98 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | -4.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.30 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 2.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 432,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 432,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.84 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 1.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -4.10 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -4.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -3.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | -3.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.22 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 4.22 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -352,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | -352,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -7.05 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -7.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.35 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 2.35 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.68 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 5.68 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 8.31 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 8.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -1.49 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -1.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.46 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 1.46 Mn |