Quaker Chemical KWR
NYSE KWR
$163.02 -1.81 (-1.10%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Quaker Chemical (KWR) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q2 2026, up 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q2 2025, and up 349.96% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q1 2026.

Quaker Chemical (KWR) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Quaker Chemical (KWR) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Return on Invested Capital rose 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.01% (up 1.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.04%, down 8.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.01% in Q2 2026 per KWR's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.02% in Q4 2023 and bottomed at 0.01% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.0% across 5 years, with a median of 0.01% in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital grew 3 bps — and 2025, when it declined 3 bps.
  • Quaker Chemical's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.01% in 2022, then jumped by 277 bps to 0.02% in 2023, then plunged by 40 bps to 0.01% in 2024, then plunged by 187 bps to 0.01% in 2025, then jumped by 191 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KWR's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q2 2026, 0.0% in Q1 2026, and 0.01% in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.00%
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn 0.00%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00%
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.00%
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Quaker Chemical 2.79 Bn 2.64 Bn 189.20 Mn 0.01%

Historic Data

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Jun 30, 2026 0.01%
Mar 31, 2026 0.00%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2025 -0.01%
Jun 30, 2025 -0.01%
Mar 31, 2025 0.01%
Dec 31, 2024 0.01%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.01%
Mar 31, 2024 0.02%
Dec 31, 2023 0.02%
Sep 30, 2023 0.00%
Jun 30, 2023 0.00%
Mar 31, 2023 0.00%
Dec 31, 2022 -0.01%
Sep 30, 2022 0.01%
Jun 30, 2022 0.01%
Mar 31, 2022 0.01%
Dec 31, 2021 0.01%
Sep 30, 2021 0.01%