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