What is Quaker Houghton's inventories?

Quaker Houghton (KWR) reported inventories of $18.44M in Q1 2026.

How has Quaker Houghton's inventories changed year-over-year?

Quaker Houghton's inventories increased by 37.0% year-over-year, from $13.46M to $18.44M.

What is the long-term trend for Quaker Houghton's inventories?

Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Quaker Houghton's inventories has grown at a -10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $337.49M to $238.35M.

What does inventories mean?

Total inventory including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods, valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.

Quaker Houghton KWR Inventories

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$480.5M+8.5%

Gross profit$176.7M+9.6%

Operating income$33.6M+21.6%

Net income$19.7M+52.2%

EPS (diluted)$1.13+54.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$169.7M-8.9%

Total debt$947.3M+17.4%

Total equity$1.4B-0.7%

Total assets$2.8B+5.2%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$3.8M+224%

CapEx$10.7M-13.6%

Free cash flow-$6.9M+55.3%

Valuation

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Market cap$2.54B-1.4%

Enterprise value$3.32B+4.5%

P/S1.3×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin36.1%-0.6pp

Operating margin3.1%-6.1pp

Net margin-0.5%-7.1pp

FCF margin4.6%-2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-0.6%-9.4pp

Debt / equity0.7×+0.1×

Current ratio2.5×0.0×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Quaker Houghton in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:IncreaseDecreaseInInventories.

The official record: Quaker Houghton’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Quaker Houghton's inventories?: Quaker Houghton (KWR) reported inventories of $18.44M in Q1 2026.
How has Quaker Houghton's inventories changed year-over-year?: Quaker Houghton's inventories increased by 37.0% year-over-year, from $13.46M to $18.44M.
What is the long-term trend for Quaker Houghton's inventories?: Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Quaker Houghton's inventories has grown at a -10.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $337.49M to $238.35M.
What does inventories mean?: Total inventory including raw materials, work-in-progress, and finished goods, valued at the lower of cost or net realizable value.