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Quaker Houghton KWR Operating margin

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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
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

Calculated from Quaker Houghton’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

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 operating margin?
Quaker Houghton (KWR) reported operating margin of 3.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Quaker Houghton's operating margin changed year-over-year?
Quaker Houghton's operating margin decreased by 66.7% year-over-year, from 9.2% to 3.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Quaker Houghton's operating margin?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Quaker Houghton's operating margin has grown at a -9.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 4.2% to 2.8%.
What does operating margin mean?
Operating income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). Captures profitability from core operations after both cost of revenue and operating expenses, but before interest and taxes.