Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Quaker Chemical (KWR) posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 6.28% for Q2 2026, up 3.93 percentage points from 2.35% a year earlier and up 3.83 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Quaker Chemical's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 2.28%, down 6.25 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] shows a five-year change of -0.11 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Quaker Chemical's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 8.53% in FY2024 (-0.41 pp), 8.94% in FY2023 (+6.87 pp), 2.06% in FY2022 (-3.97 pp) and 6.03% in FY2021 (+3.65 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -2.45 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 6.99 percentage points; the weakest was Q2 2025, with a drop of 7.11 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] for the three prior quarters was 2.44% (Q1 2026), 2.18% (Q4 2025) and 2.07% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.70 Bn | 217.28 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 13.17% |
| 2 | Corning | 108.32 Bn | 100.89 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 9.96% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.88 Bn | 81.92 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 23.44% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.58 Bn | 63.77 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -1.63% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.35 Bn | 31.85 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 3.55% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.79 Bn | 30.61 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.61 Bn | 17.26 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 13.38% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.87 Bn | 21.53 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 3.64% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.17 Bn | 6.66 Bn | 2.17 Bn | 0.24% |
| 10 | Quaker Chemical | 2.64 Bn | 1.96 Bn | 189.20 Mn | 6.28% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 6.28% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.44% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.18% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.07% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.35% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.49% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 9.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.46% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.31% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.10% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.95% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.12% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 4.96% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.35% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.10% |
API Access
Quaker Chemical Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KWR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=KWR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();