Quaker Chemical (KWR) Operating Margin (2010 - 2026)
Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported Operating Margin of 6.99% for Q1 2026, up 75.0% year-over-year from 3.99% in Q1 2025, and up 4.86% on a QoQ basis from 6.67% in Q4 2025.
Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 17 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 6.99% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Operating Margin rose 75.0% year-over-year to 6.99% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 3.06% (down 614.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 2.81%, down 778.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin improved to 6.99% in Q1 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from 6.67% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 12.61% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 11.06% in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 9.06% (2022), against an average of 6.78%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Operating Margin surged 2139 bps; it then tumbled 2347 bps in 2025.
- Tracing KWR's Operating Margin over 5 years: stood at 11.06% in 2022, then surged by 193 bps to 10.33% in 2023, then plunged by 37 bps to 6.53% in 2024, then gained by 2 bps to 6.67% in 2025, then gained by 5 bps to 6.99% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest KWR Operating Margin figures stand at 6.99% (Q1 2026), 6.67% (Q4 2025), and 9.44% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 230.79 Bn | 226.84 Bn | 4.26 Bn | 27.78% |
| 2 | Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile | 127.66 Bn | 124.93 Bn | 778.60 Mn | 47.01% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 72.51 Bn | 72.30 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 14.31% |
| 4 | Ecolab | 70.96 Bn | 70.34 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 16.97% |
| 5 | Air Products & Chemicals | 62.15 Bn | 63.70 Bn | 987.40 Mn | 23.73% |
| 6 | Ppg Industries | 25.04 Bn | 23.57 Bn | 1.66 Bn | 14.05% |
| 7 | LyondellBasell Industries | 21.62 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 3.32% |
| 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 | 17.85% |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.48 Bn | 2.32 Bn | 176.74 Mn | 6.99% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 6.99% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 6.67% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 9.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -10.86% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.24% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.53% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 11.19% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.82% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.33% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.13% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.98% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.06% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.06% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.48% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.20% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.02% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.92% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 10.45% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 8.99% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 9.49% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.78% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | -4,093.42% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 5.18% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | -4.46% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 9.97% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.39% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 9.49% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 11.22% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 10.17% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 9.54% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 8.09% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 6.58% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 8.90% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 7.06% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 10.96% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 11.48% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 12.15% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 11.14% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 7.21% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 9.90% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 11.67% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 9.85% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 8.50% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 10.34% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 10.95% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 10.66% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 8.26% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 10.22% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 10.71% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 9.88% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 7.91% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 8.77% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 9.61% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 9.40% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 6.56% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 9.60% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 8.90% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 8.82% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 8.18% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 6.85% |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 9.86% |