Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026)
Quaker Chemical's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 3.46% for Q2 2026, up 3.72 percentage points from -0.26% a year earlier and up 3.30 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Assets [ROA] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quaker Chemical's Return on Assets [ROA] was -0.09%, down 4.47 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] carries a five-year change of -1.47 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Assets [ROA] was 4.38% in FY2024 (+0.31 pp), 4.08% in FY2023 (+4.63 pp), -0.55% in FY2022 (-4.70 pp) and 4.15% in FY2021 (+2.77 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q1 2025.
- Year-over-year, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.31 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Assets [ROA] over five years came in Q3 2021 (a gain of 4.92 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a drop of 4.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows KWR's Return on Assets [ROA] at 0.16% (Q1 2026), -0.09% (Q4 2025) and -0.32% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.79 Bn | 217.37 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 8.44% |
| 2 | Corning | 106.66 Bn | 99.23 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 6.46% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 84.26 Bn | 83.30 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 10.08% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.55 Bn | 63.74 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.01% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.27 Bn | 31.78 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -1.01% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.55 Bn | 30.38 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 4.48% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 25.18 Bn | 17.84 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 7.08% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.86 Bn | 21.52 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 1.17% |
| 9 | Dow | 22.91 Bn | 6.41 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -1.64% |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.68 Bn | 2.00 Bn | 189.20 Mn | 3.46% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.46% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.16% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.09% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.32% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.26% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.58% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.37% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 4.37% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.14% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.60% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.44% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -0.09% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.43% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.82% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.79% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.45% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.12% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 5.16% |
Quaker Chemical Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KWR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "KWR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=KWR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();