KWR PEER ANALYSIS

Quaker Chemical Corporation — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KWRQuaker Chemical Corporation

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KWRIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KWR	SASA	DNL	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
P/E	655.36	—	—	22.68●	44.81	35.56	27.62
P/B	2.04	0.61●	1.75	2.42	3.01	1.81	1.81
EV/EBITDA	20.95	25.90	12.79	12.28	9.81	9.29●	12.43
P/S	1.46	1.75	1.90	1.03	1.39	0.55●	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	KWR	SASA	DNL	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.45●	0.63	1.27	1.73	1.31	1.74	1.87
Debt/Equity	65.2%	83.7%	39.7%●	83.4%	86.9%	75.4%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.31	14.70	2.15	2.81	1.77●	2.31	2.15

Profitability
Metric	KWR	SASA	DNL	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.2%	-36.0%	4.5%	4.5%●	3.1%	1.5%	3.5%
ROE	0.3%	-14.4%	3.8%	10.2%●	6.1%	5.0%	4.4%
ROA	0.2%	-7.1%	2.2%	4.6%●	2.5%	2.0%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	8.8%	15.6%	17.8%●	10.9%	17.3%	7.9%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KWR	SASA	DNL	IMCD	ORI	BNR	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.3%●	4.0%	-16.6%	1.2%	1.8%	-9.5%	1.2%
NI Growth	-95.5%	—	—	-21.8%	155.6%●	-56.9%	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.3%	0.0%	3.6%●	2.2%	2.5%	3.4%	1.5%
Payout	813.0%	0.0%	126.7%	58.4%	107.9%	132.9%	9.1%

Valuation
Metric	KWR	CC	HWKN	NGVT	ASH	FUL	Ind. Median
P/E	655.36	—	35.44	—	—	17.35●	27.62
P/B	2.04	13.31	5.41	67.09	1.65	1.55●	1.81
EV/EBITDA	20.95	50.68	17.95	219.82	—	10.12●	12.43
P/S	1.46	0.49●	2.67	2.15	1.70	0.92	1.70

Financial Health
Metric	KWR	CC	HWKN	NGVT	ASH	FUL	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	2.45	1.82	2.21	1.42	3.06●	1.80	1.87
Debt/Equity	65.2%	2,042.3%	49.0%●	3,199.7%	79.2%	99.5%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	4.31	29.00	1.47	67.21	-3.86●	3.83	2.15

Profitability
Metric	KWR	CC	HWKN	NGVT	ASH	FUL	Ind. Median
Net Margin	0.2%	-7.1%	7.5%●	-10.6%	-39.0%	5.3%	3.5%
ROE	0.3%	-103.5%	16.4%●	-93.5%	-31.9%	9.4%	4.4%
ROA	0.2%	-5.6%	9.2%●	-6.9%	-14.5%	3.6%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	8.8%	2.3%	16.2%●	1.4%	-16.3%	14.6%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KWR	CC	HWKN	NGVT	ASH	FUL	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	6.3%	0.1%	11.2%●	-10.3%	-7.2%	-0.6%	1.2%
NI Growth	-95.5%	—	-3.3%	—	—	80.2%●	-4.8%
Div. Yield	1.3%	1.7%	0.5%	—	2.5%●	1.7%	1.5%
Payout	813.0%	-13.1%	19.2%	—	-10.8%	27.7%	9.1%

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