Quaker Houghton (KWR) Expected to Announce Earnings on Thursday

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) is projected to release its Q3 2025 results after the market closes on Thursday, October 30th. Analysts expect Quaker Houghton to post earnings of $2.06 per share and revenue of $475.0560 million for the quarter. Interested persons may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.82 by ($0.11). Quaker Houghton had a positive return on equity of 8.35% and a negative net margin of 0.39%.The firm had revenue of $483.40 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $463.57 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned $2.13 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect Quaker Houghton to post $8 EPS for the current fiscal year and $8 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Quaker Houghton Stock Performance

Quaker Houghton stock opened at $133.31 on Tuesday. Quaker Houghton has a 12-month low of $95.91 and a 12-month high of $180.96. The company has a market capitalization of $2.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -310.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a current ratio of 2.56 and a quick ratio of 1.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $136.57 and its 200 day moving average price is $122.16.

Quaker Houghton Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 31st. Investors of record on Friday, October 17th will be paid a $0.508 dividend. This represents a $2.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.5%. This is a positive change from Quaker Houghton’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.49. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 17th. Quaker Houghton’s payout ratio is presently -472.09%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in KWR. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Quaker Houghton by 284.8% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 304 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the period. Osaic Holdings Inc. grew its position in Quaker Houghton by 54.4% in the 2nd quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 673 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $76,000 after buying an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Quaker Houghton during the 2nd quarter worth about $78,000. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of Quaker Houghton by 7.1% in the 1st quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 1,650 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $204,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Quaker Houghton in the second quarter valued at approximately $269,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.46% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently commented on KWR. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quaker Houghton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Quaker Houghton in a research note on Wednesday, August 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $135.00 target price on Quaker Houghton and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Quaker Houghton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $150.75.

Quaker Houghton Company Profile

Quaker Chemical Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, produces, and markets various formulated specialty chemical products for a range of heavy industrial and manufacturing applications in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It offers metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids, and surface treatment chemicals.