---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001104659-22-114440"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-22T10:32:46.087417+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quaker Houghton Q3 GAAP EPS $1.44, down from $1.73; net sales up 10% to $492M

## Summary
- GAAP net income $25.9M ($1.44 diluted EPS) vs $31.1M ($1.73) in Q3 2021.
- Non-GAAP EPS $1.74 vs $1.63; adjusted EBITDA $70.3M, up 6% YoY.
- Net sales $492.2M, up 10% on 25% pricing gains; organic volumes down 9%.
- Americas operating earnings $45.0M (up from $31.3M); EMEA fell to $9.9M from $20.2M.
- Net operating cash outflow $17.9M in Q3; net debt $815.2M, leverage 3.3x trailing EBITDA.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001104659-22-114440
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2022-11-03T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922114440/0001104659-22-114440-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922114440/tm2229610d1_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP reported third quarter ended September 30, 2022 results: revenue $492.2 million, net income $25.9 million, EPS $1.44 per diluted share.
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2022
  - Revenue: $492.2 million
  - Net income: $25.9 million
  - EPS: $1.44 per diluted share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Senior Director, Investor Relations investor@quakerhoughton.com T. 1.610.832.4087 For Release: Immediate QUAKER HOUGHTON ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2022 RESULTS · Net sales of $492.2 million increased 10% compared to Q3’21 driven by higher selling prices · Reported net income of $25.9 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.44 · Non-GAAP net income of $31.2
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000110465922114440/0001104659-22-114440-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.