Growth Metrics

Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2026)

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 16 consecutive years, with 0.02% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 5.0% year-over-year to 0.02%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.02%, down 5.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.02%, 6.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 0.02% in Q1 2026 for Quaker Chemical, up from 0.02% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 0.09% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.02% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.05%, with a median of 0.05% recorded in 2022.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed rose 7bps in 2023 and then decreased -7bps in 2025.
  • Quaker Chemical's Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.02% in 2022, then soared by 330bps to 0.09% in 2023, then decreased by -7bps to 0.08% in 2024, then tumbled by -74bps to 0.02% in 2025, then rose by 12bps to 0.02% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.02%, 0.02%, and 0.02% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.