Quaker Chemical (KWR) FCF Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported FCF Margin of 1.43% for Q1 2026, up 204.0% year-over-year from 0.47% in Q1 2025, and down 127.55% on a QoQ basis from 5.19% in Q4 2025.
Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of FCF Margin data on file, last reported at 1.43% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Margin rose 204.0% year-over-year to 1.43% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 4.63% (down 225.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.27%, down 458.0% from the prior year.
- FCF Margin slipped to 1.43% in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from 5.19% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 15.22% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 4.67% in Q3 2022.
- The 5-year median for FCF Margin is 6.95% (2025), against an average of 6.03%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Margin jumped 1988 bps; it then sank 832 bps in 2025.
- Tracing KWR's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 12.33% in 2022, then rose by 16 bps to 14.25% in 2023, then slumped by 36 bps to 9.14% in 2024, then plunged by 43 bps to 5.19% in 2025, then tumbled by 128 bps to 1.43% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KWR FCF Margin figures stand at 1.43% (Q1 2026), 5.19% (Q4 2025), and 7.7% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 10.23% |
| 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 | 0.01% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 18.06% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 34.80% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -0.48% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -7.48% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 17.33% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 7.73% |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 176.74 Mn | -1.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.43% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.19% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.95% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -3.47% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.14% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.93% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.55% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.85% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.25% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 15.22% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.60% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 6.32% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.33% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.71% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -3.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.45% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.39% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.00% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -3.85% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 15.71% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 17.08% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 7.62% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 5,041.78% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 14.06% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 2.61% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.41% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | -1.19% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 11.26% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 12.60% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 6.67% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.01% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 8.07% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 4.87% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 2.97% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 13.97% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 7.89% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.28% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 4.89% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 9.65% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 11.45% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 9.45% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 3.13% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 6.17% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 13.54% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 3.97% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 15.13% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 12.13% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 7.42% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 4.87% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 4.85% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 14.51% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 6.77% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 2.00% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.89% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 1.15% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 2.44% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -6.61% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 10.52% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 4.67% |