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QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR) filed its fiscal 2025 10-K annual report with the SEC on Feb 23, 2026. It reported revenue of $1.9B (+2.7% year over year) and net income of −$2M.
- Top risk flagged: No cybersecurity incidents materially affecting business as of report date
FY2025 key financial metrics · XBRL
- Revenue
- $1.9B
- +2.7% YoY
- Net income
- −$2M
- −102.1% YoY
- Operating margin
- 2.8%
- −7.8 pp YoY
- Gross margin
- 36.0%
- −1.3 pp YoY
- EPS (diluted)
- −$0.14
- −102.2% YoY
- ROE
- -0.2%
- −8.8 pp YoY
- Operating cash flow
- $136M
- −33.3% YoY
Source: XBRL data from the QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR) FY2025 10-K on SEC EDGAR. USD.
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP FY2025 10-K analysis
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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
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