Quaker Houghton (KWR)

Quaker Houghton's stock has experienced various movements, with a closing price of $169.94 as of February 5, 2026. The 52-week high is $174.60, and the 52-week low is $95.91. The stock was up 8.24% over the past 30 days and up 7.73% for the past 12 months as of January 26, 2026. Quaker Houghton announced its fourth-quarter and full-year 2024 results on February 24, 2025, reporting full-year net sales of $1.84 billion. On July 31, 2025, the company announced its second-quarter 2025 results, with net sales of $483.4 million, a 4% year-over-year increase, driven by a 2% increase in organic sales volumes and a 6% contribution from acquisitions. The company also reported a net loss of $66.6 million, which included an $88.8 million impairment charge, and raised its quarterly cash dividend by approximately 5%. In the fourth quarter of 2024, Quaker Houghton repurchased 174,909 shares for approximately $26.3 million, and for the full year 2024, it repurchased 312,997 shares for approximately $49.2 million. News events impacting the stock included ex-dividend reminders in January 2026 and October 2025, and earnings reports in October 2025. In November 2025, the stock broke below its 200-day moving average.

Demand for Quaker Houghton's products and services can be subject to seasonality. The company's net sales in the Americas segment reflected seasonally lower activity in the fourth quarter of 2023. Similarly, in the fourth quarter of 2024, net sales, sales volumes, and selling price and product mix all declined in the Americas and EMEA segments due to normal seasonal trends and a further softening of market conditions. The demand for the company's products is largely derived from the demand for its customers' products, making it susceptible to downturns in customer businesses and unanticipated production slowdowns or shutdowns.

Quaker Houghton is a global leader in industrial process fluids, operating within the Materials sector and the Specialty Chemicals industry. The company develops, produces, and markets a diverse range of formulated specialty chemical products and provides chemical management services for various heavy industrial and manufacturing applications. Its major products include 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. Quaker Houghton serves a wide array of industries, including steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, offshore, container, mining, and metalworking companies. The company was formed on August 1, 2019, through the combination of Quaker Chemical and Houghton International.

Quaker Houghton has a significant global presence, with operations in over 25 countries and 35 locations worldwide. More than 50% of its net sales are generated outside of the United States. The company's operational model is centered on a global, decentralized structure with a strong emphasis on local technical support, and it operates across three primary segments: Americas, Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA), and Asia/Pacific.

Quaker Houghton has maintained a positive brand reputation, particularly in the area of corporate responsibility. The company has been recognized by Newsweek and Statista as one of America's Most Responsible Companies for multiple consecutive years, including 2025. The company was named one of America's Most Responsible Companies for a third consecutive year as of December 8, 2025. They launched new automation technologies to transform fluid management in manufacturing operations. They formed a strategic partnership with PETRONAS Lubricants International (PLI) in India and Malaysia. They broke ground on a new manufacturing facility in China on July 11, 2024. They showcased new heavy-duty lubricants designed to eliminate chlorinated chemistries and offering a "zero discharge" process for surface finishing at FABTECH 2025.

Quaker Houghton is a publicly traded company on the NYSE under the ticker symbol KWR. Institutional investors hold a significant majority of the company's stock. As of July 30, 2025, institutional investors collectively owned 78.1% of the company's stock, while insiders held 21.9%. As of November 2025, institutional ownership was 84.73%, and insider ownership was 4.39%. Major institutional owners include BlackRock, Inc., Vanguard Group Inc, IJR - iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF, Morgan Stanley, Dimensional Fund Advisors Lp, Wellington Management Group Llp, Jpmorgan Chase & Co, Royce & Associates Lp, State Street Corp, and T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. The Hinduja Group of India, through its Gulf Oil subsidiary, is the largest shareholder in Quaker Houghton.