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% on a QoQ basis from 35.33% in Q4 2025.
Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 36.78% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Gross Margin rose 37.0% year-over-year to 36.78% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 36.07% (down 65.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 35.97%, down 132.0% from the prior year.
- Gross Margin grew to 36.78% in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from 35.33% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 38.65% in Q1 2024 and bottomed at 30.38% in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 35.87% (2023), against an average of 35.32%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Gross Margin sank 554 bps; it then jumped 549 bps in 2023.
- Tracing KWR's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 32.23% in 2022, then increased by 14 bps to 36.64% in 2023, then dropped by 4 bps to 35.17% in 2024, then gained by 0 bps to 35.33% in 2025, then grew by 4 bps to 36.78% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KWR Gross Margin figures stand at 36.78% (Q1 2026), 35.33% (Q4 2025), and 36.62% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 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 | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 49.07% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 44.03% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 31.13% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 42.11% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 9.74% |
| 8 | Albemarle | 20.26 Bn | 19.42 Bn | 500.97 Mn | 35.06% |
| 9 | DuPont de Nemours | 19.45 Bn | 19.56 Bn | 602.00 Mn | 35.81% |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 176.74 Mn | 36.78% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 36.34% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 36.81% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 38.18% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 34.05% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 44,029.93% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 34.79% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 32.31% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 36.51% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 35.87% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 35.39% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 36.52% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 36.46% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 35.58% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 35.06% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 35.12% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 35.71% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 36.37% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 36.51% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 37.23% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 38.20% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 38.18% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 37.91% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 37.70% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 38.44% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 36.58% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 35.86% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 35.35% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 35.66% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 35.84% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 35.36% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 35.85% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 36.42% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 35.53% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 34.22% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 32.68% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 34.30% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 33.66% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 32.70% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 32.63% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 32.04% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 32.99% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 33.71% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 35.61% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 35.69% |