Growth Metrics

Quaker Chemical (KWR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026)

Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported Operating Expenses of $143.1 million for Q1 2026, up 7.12% year-over-year from $133.6 million in Q1 2025, and up 6.59% on a QoQ basis from $134.3 million in Q4 2025.

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of Operating Expenses data on file, last reported at $143.1 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 7.12% year-over-year to $143.1 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $547.1 million (up 9.65% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $537.5 million, up 9.41% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses grew to $143.1 million in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from $134.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $143.1 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $112.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $123.8 million (2023), against an average of $125.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Operating Expenses rose 16.4%; it then decreased 3.0% in 2024.
  • Tracing KWR's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at $124.9 million in 2022, then dropped by 1.58% to $122.9 million in 2023, then climbed by 3.49% to $127.2 million in 2024, then advanced by 5.59% to $134.3 million in 2025, then advanced by 6.59% to $143.1 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KWR Operating Expenses figures stand at $143.1 million (Q1 2026), $134.3 million (Q4 2025), and $134.2 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 Bn 4.26 Bn 931.00 Mn
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn -48.90 Mn
3 Sherwin Williams 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn -
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
10 Quaker Chemical 2.48 Bn 2.32 Bn 176.74 Mn 143.15 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 143.15 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 134.29 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 134.22 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 135.39 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 133.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 127.19 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 120.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 117.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 126.04 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 122.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 123.83 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 120.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 123.52 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 124.87 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 114.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 117.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 112.62 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 107.28 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 103.34 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 115.34 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 105.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 81.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 98.42 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 94.66 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 100.42 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 104.17 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 95.51 Mn
Jun 30, 2019 54.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2019 51.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 50.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2018 53.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2018 58.37 Mn
Mar 31, 2018 55.22 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 26.99 Mn
Sep 30, 2017 60.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2017 53.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2017 57.13 Mn
Dec 31, 2016 47.35 Mn
Sep 30, 2016 49.03 Mn
Jun 30, 2016 48.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2016 48.14 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 46.15 Mn
Sep 30, 2015 52.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2015 49.17 Mn
Mar 31, 2015 48.46 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 53.09 Mn
Sep 30, 2014 49.75 Mn
Jun 30, 2014 47.27 Mn
Mar 31, 2014 45.74 Mn
Dec 31, 2013 49.93 Mn
Sep 30, 2013 47.18 Mn
Jun 30, 2013 47.52 Mn
Mar 31, 2013 45.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 45.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2012 43.26 Mn
Jun 30, 2012 43.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2012 43.09 Mn
Dec 31, 2011 45.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 41.98 Mn
Jun 30, 2011 38.83 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 38.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2010 35.72 Mn
Sep 30, 2010 34.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2010 35.12 Mn