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% quarter-over-quarter from $134.3 million in Q4 2025.

Quaker Chemical (KWR) Operating Expenses (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

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

  • Operating Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $143.1 million, up 7.12% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $547.1 million (up 9.65% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $537.5 million, up 9.41% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses rose to $143.1 million in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from $134.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $143.1 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $112.6 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $125.4 million and a median of $123.8 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Expenses advanced 16.4% in 2022, then dropped 3.0% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $124.9 million in 2022, then fell by 1.58% to $122.9 million in 2023, then increased by 3.49% to $127.2 million in 2024, then grew by 5.59% to $134.3 million in 2025, then grew by 6.59% to $143.1 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KWR's Operating Expenses at $143.1 million in Q1 2026, $134.3 million in Q4 2025, and $134.2 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 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 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 1.97 Bn
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 1.08 Bn
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 248.80 Mn
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 1.10 Bn
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 599.00 Mn
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 302.00 Mn
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 6.96 Bn
10 Quaker Chemical 2.59 Bn 2.43 Bn 176.74 Mn 143.15 Mn

Historic Data

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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