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NYSE:KWR

Quaker Houghton (KWR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$141.72 +2.59 (+1.86%)
Closing price 05/22/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$141.63 -0.09 (-0.06%)
As of 05/22/2026 07:47 PM Eastern
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About Quaker Houghton Stock (NYSE:KWR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$137.83
$142.49
50-Day Range
$114.70
$147.50
52-Week Range
$103.36
$183.01
Volume
117,867 shs
Average Volume
166,710 shs
Market Capitalization
$2.46 billion
P/E Ratio
506.15
Dividend Yield
1.43%
Price Target
$166.00
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Quaker Houghton Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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77th Percentile Overall Score

KWR MarketRank™: 

Quaker Houghton scored higher than 77% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 40th out of 181 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Quaker Houghton has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.40, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.

  • Upside Potential

    Quaker Houghton has a consensus price target of $166.00, representing about 17.1% upside from its current price of $141.72.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Quaker Houghton has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Quaker Houghton's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Quaker Houghton are expected to grow by 26.01% in the coming year, from $7.19 to $9.06 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Quaker Houghton is 506.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.79.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Quaker Houghton is 506.15, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.99.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Quaker Houghton has a PEG Ratio of 1.08. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Quaker Houghton has a P/B Ratio of 1.78. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Quaker Houghton's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    10.86% of the float of Quaker Houghton has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Quaker Houghton has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 10.41, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Quaker Houghton has recently decreased by 0.10%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Quaker Houghton pays a meaningful dividend of 1.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Quaker Houghton has been increasing its dividend for 17 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Quaker Houghton is 725.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Quaker Houghton will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.41% next year. This indicates that Quaker Houghton will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Quaker Houghton's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Quaker Houghton has a news sentiment score of 1.18. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.57 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Quaker Houghton this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for KWR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Quaker Houghton insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    1.00% of the stock of Quaker Houghton is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    77.46% of the stock of Quaker Houghton is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Quaker Houghton's insider trading history.
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KWR Stock News Headlines

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KWR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Quaker Houghton's stock was trading at $137.05 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, KWR shares have increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $141.7160.

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April, 30th. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.66 by $0.03. Quaker Houghton's revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis.
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Quaker Houghton's Board of Directors initiated a share repurchase plan on Wednesday, May 13th 2026, which permits the company to repurchase $250,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 10.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Quaker Houghton: Baron Industries, Grindaix-GmbH, Coral, Houghton International, Lubricor Inc, Verkol SAU, Binol AB, and more.

Top institutional investors of Quaker Houghton include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.32%), Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC (1.88%), Deprince Race & Zollo Inc. (1.58%) and Copeland Capital Management LLC (1.53%). Insiders that own company stock include Jeewat Bijlani, Melissa Leneis and David Slinkman.
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Shares of KWR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Quaker Houghton investors own include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Tesla (TSLA), Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Visa (V) and Netflix (NFLX).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/30 Dividend
4/16/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/30 Dividend
4/16/2026
Last Earnings
4/30/2026
Dividend Payable
4/30/2026
Today
5/24/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
CHEM - SPECIALTY
Sub-Industry
Specialty Chemicals
Current Symbol
NYSE:KWR
CIK
81362
Employees
4,700
Year Founded
1918

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$175.00
Low Price Target
$157.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+17.1%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.40
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$0.28
Trailing P/E Ratio
506.15
Forward P/E Ratio
19.71
P/E Growth
1.08
Net Income
-$2.49 million
Net Margins
0.22%
Pretax Margin
0.69%
Return on Equity
9.03%
Return on Assets
4.39%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.61
Current Ratio
2.45
Quick Ratio
1.72

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$1.89 billion
Price / Sales
1.30
Cash Flow
$12.82 per share
Price / Cash Flow
11.05
Book Value
$79.42 per share
Price / Book
1.78

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
17,370,000
Free Float
17,192,000
Market Cap
$2.46 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.42

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This page (NYSE:KWR) was last updated on 5/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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