Quaker Houghton (KWR) Projected to Post Earnings on Thursday

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) will likely be releasing 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. Individuals can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Friday, October 31, 2025 at 8:30 AM ET.

Quaker Houghton (NYSE:KWR) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The specialty chemicals company reported $1.71 earnings per share 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 company had revenue of $483.40 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $463.57 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.13 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 Trading Down 0.1%

Shares of KWR stock opened at $133.02 on Wednesday. Quaker Houghton has a 12 month low of $95.91 and a 12 month high of $180.96. The company has a market cap of $2.31 billion, a PE ratio of -309.33, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.71 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a quick ratio of 1.87, a current ratio of 2.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67. The business’s 50 day moving average is $136.48 and its two-hundred day moving average is $122.37.

Analyst Ratings Changes

KWR has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Quaker Houghton from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $135.00 price target on Quaker Houghton and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Quaker Houghton in a research report on Wednesday, August 13th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Quaker Houghton in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Quaker Houghton has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $150.75.

Institutional Trading of Quaker Houghton

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of KWR. Scopus Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Quaker Houghton during the second quarter valued at approximately $9,353,000. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Quaker Houghton by 9.2% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 596,618 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock worth $66,785,000 after buying an additional 50,264 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Quaker Houghton by 114.3% in the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 49,586 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $5,551,000 after buying an additional 26,447 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Quaker Houghton by 29.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 95,751 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $11,836,000 after buying an additional 21,665 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Quaker Houghton by 24.8% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 31,506 shares of the specialty chemicals company’s stock valued at $3,527,000 after acquiring an additional 6,266 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.46% of the company’s stock.

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.