QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR) FY2025 10-K Annual Report

Filed: Feb 23, 2026
Energy
Miscellaneous Products of Petroleum & CoalSEC EDGAR

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR) 10-K annual report for fiscal year 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Feb 23, 2026. This page provides AI-powered analysis including business overview, management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factors, and key financial data such as revenue, net income, gross margin, operating margin, and return on equity (ROE) extracted from XBRL.

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP FY2025 10-K Analysis

Business Overview

  • Core business: Global leader in industrial process fluids serving steel, aluminum, automotive, aerospace, and metalworking sectors through chemical formulations and Fluidcare™ services
  • New emphasis on Surface solutions segment rising to 10.9% of net sales in 2025 from ~5% in prior two years
  • Geographic segment reporting maintained with Americas, EMEA, and Asia/Pacific divisions, no strategic restructuring disclosed
  • Notable sales metric: five largest customers accounted for 11% of net sales in 2025, largest customer 3%
  • Raw materials cost volatility from oil, natural gas derivatives impacted earnings in 2024 and 2025

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Operating earnings: Asia/Pacific up on sales and acquisitions despite lower margins; EMEA and Americas down due to margin declines, Americas also down on sales
  • Operating cash flow $136.5M in 2025 vs $204.6M in 2024; cash used in investing $214.1M vs $76.4M; financing cash provided $61.8M vs used $122.7M
  • Share repurchases $41.5M in 2025 with $59.2M capacity remaining under $150M 2024 program
  • Recorded $88.8M pre-tax goodwill impairment charge in EMEA segment due to lower earnings and increased cost of capital
  • Management expects sufficient liquidity to fund operations, dividends, buybacks, capex, and acquisitions; evaluating tax law impacts for 2026-27

Risk Factors

  • No cybersecurity incidents materially affecting business as of report date
  • Quarterly cybersecurity risk updates to Board via Audit Committee
  • Global Cyber Security team led by Senior Director with certified expertise
  • Cybersecurity risk management follows NIST framework categories
  • 24/7 monitoring via Company and third-party Cybersecurity Operations Centers

QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP FY2025 Key Financial Metrics
XBRL

Revenue

$1.9B

+2.7% YoY

Net Income

-$2M

-102.1% YoY

Gross Margin

36.0%

-132bp YoY

Operating Margin

2.8%

-778bp YoY

Net Margin

-0.1%

-647bp YoY

ROE

-0.2%

-880bp YoY

Total Assets

$2.8B

+7.2% YoY

EPS (Diluted)

$-0.14

-102.2% YoY

Operating Cash Flow

$136M

-33.3% YoY

Source: XBRL data from QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP FY2025 10-K filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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