secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR)
CIK:        0000081362
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-10-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-25-047569
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Quaker Houghton Q3 net sales +7% to $493.8M; adj. EPS $2.08 (+10% YoY); leverage reduced to 2.4x
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- Q3 net sales $493.8M (+7% YoY) driven by organic volume +3% and acquisitions +5%; price/mix -2%.
- GAAP EPS $1.75; non-GAAP EPS $2.08 (+10% YoY); adjusted EBITDA $82.9M (margin 16.8%).
- Operating cash flow YTD $89.9M (vs $141.5M); gross debt reduced $61.5M in Q3; share repurchases $3.8M.
- Asia/Pacific sales +18% YoY (organic volume +8%); Americas +1%; EMEA +7%.
- CEO expects Q4 YoY sales and earnings growth despite soft demand; building momentum for 2026.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828025047569/0001628280-25-047569-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828025047569/kwr-20251030.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-25-047569

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