Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has 16 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 2.44% in Q1 2026.

• On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed fell 492.0% year-over-year to 2.44% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 2.44%, a 492.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.28%, down 625.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 stood at 2.44%, up from 2.18% in the prior quarter.
• Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for KWR reached as high as 9.46% in Q2 2024 and fell as low as 2.07% in Q3 2025.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 5.37% across 5 years, with a median of 4.96% in 2022.
• Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed surged 699 bps in 2023 and slumped 711 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
• Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 2.12% in 2022, then soared by 330 bps to 9.1% in 2023, then declined by 7 bps to 8.49% in 2024, then slumped by 74 bps to 2.18% in 2025, then grew by 12 bps to 2.44% in 2026.
• Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Capital Employed figures were 2.44% in Q1 2026, 2.18% in Q4 2025, and 2.07% in Q3 2025.