Quaker Chemical (KWR) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported Gross Margin of 36.78% for Q1 2026, up 37.0% year-over-year from 26.85% in Q1 2025, and up 4.11% quarter-over-quarter from 35.33% in Q4 2025.

Quaker Chemical (KWR) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 36.78% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 36.78%, up 37.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 36.07% (down 65.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 35.97%, down 132.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin rose to 36.78% in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from 35.33% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 38.65% in Q1 2024 and troughed at 30.38% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 35.32% and a median of 35.87% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Gross Margin tumbled 554 bps in 2022, then soared 549 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 32.23% in 2022, then gained by 14 bps to 36.64% in 2023, then fell by 4 bps to 35.17% in 2024, then climbed by 0 bps to 35.33% in 2025, then rose by 4 bps to 36.78% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KWR's Gross Margin at 36.78% in Q1 2026, 35.33% in Q4 2025, and 36.62% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
10 Quaker Chemical 2.59 Bn 2.43 Bn 176.74 Mn 36.78%

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 36.78%
Dec 31, 2025 35.33%
Sep 30, 2025 36.62%
Jun 30, 2025 35.52%
Mar 31, 2025 36.41%
Dec 31, 2024 35.17%
Sep 30, 2024 37.33%
Jun 30, 2024 37.91%
Mar 31, 2024 38.65%
Dec 31, 2023 36.64%
Sep 30, 2023 37.37%
Jun 30, 2023 35.87%
Mar 31, 2023 34.68%
Dec 31, 2022 32.23%
Sep 30, 2022 32.66%
Jun 30, 2022 30.38%
Mar 31, 2022 30.81%
Dec 31, 2021 31.06%
Sep 30, 2021 32.32%
Jun 30, 2021 35.48%