Quaker Chemical (KWR) FCF Payout Ratio (2010 - 2026)
Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.28 for Q1 2026, down 129.94% year-over-year from 4.28 in Q1 2025, and down 444.62% on a QoQ basis from 0.37 in Q4 2025.
Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.28 in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 129.94% year-over-year to 1.28 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.39 (up 44.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.43, up 110.84% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio slipped to 1.28 in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from 0.37 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 0.37 in Q4 2025 and bottomed at 1.28 in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.13 (2022), against an average of 0.06.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when FCF Payout Ratio jumped 150.4%; it then slumped 255.05% in 2025.
- Tracing KWR's FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years: stood at 0.13 in 2022, then slipped by 1.35% to 0.13 in 2023, then surged by 65.41% to 0.21 in 2024, then soared by 74.65% to 0.37 in 2025, then plunged by 444.62% to 1.28 in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KWR FCF Payout Ratio figures stand at 1.28 (Q1 2026), 0.37 (Q4 2025), and 0.23 (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 0.83 |
| 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 | 246.38 |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 0.36 |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | -8.37 |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | -0.42 |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 0.15 |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 0.63 |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 176.74 Mn | -1.28 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.28 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.25 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.56 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.14 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.25 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.13 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.88 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 1.19 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 706.20 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.11 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.31 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.45 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.09 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.80 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.21 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | -6.72 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.88 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | -0.47 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 0.79 |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 0.30 |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.24 |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 0.20 |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 0.70 |
| Sep 30, 2014 | -0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 0.44 |
| Mar 31, 2014 | -0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 0.44 |
| Jun 30, 2013 | -0.23 |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -1.12 |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 0.12 |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 0.26 |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 0.87 |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 0.08 |
| Jun 30, 2011 | -0.66 |
| Mar 31, 2011 | -0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2010 | -0.45 |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 0.41 |