---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000081362-24-000132"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T07:49:57.548578+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quaker Houghton Q3 net sales down 6% to $462.3M; non-GAAP EPS $1.89 vs $2.05

## Summary
- Net sales $462.3M, down 6% YoY; net income $32.3M ($1.81 diluted EPS) from $33.7M ($1.87).
- Non-GAAP net income $34.0M, non-GAAP EPS $1.89 vs $2.05; adjusted EBITDA $78.6M (17.0% margin).
- Americas net sales $220.3M (-10% YoY) driven by volume and pricing headwinds; EMEA $134.1M (-4%); Asia/Pacific $107.9M (+3%).
- Management expects soft market conditions to persist through year-end; focusing on cost discipline and new business wins.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000081362-24-000132
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-10-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136224000132/0000081362-24-000132-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000008136224000132/kwr-20241031.htm

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