Growth Metrics

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

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has disclosed Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.03% as the latest value for Q1 2026.

  • For Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 9.0% year-over-year to 0.03%; the TTM value through Mar 2026 reached 0.03%, down 9.0%, while the annual FY2025 figure was 0.06%, 12.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital hit 0.03% in Q1 2026 for Quaker Chemical, up from 0.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.1% in Q2 2024 and bottomed at 0.16% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Invested Capital over 5 years is 0.02%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2025.
  • Year-over-year, Return on Invested Capital increased 15bps in 2023 and then decreased -25bps in 2025.
  • Quaker Chemical's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.07% in 2022, then surged by 206bps to 0.08% in 2023, then dropped by -4bps to 0.07% in 2024, then tumbled by -197bps to 0.07% in 2025, then surged by 64bps to 0.03% in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Invested Capital over the past three periods came in at 0.03%, 0.07%, and 0.16% for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.