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accession: "0001628280-26-010689"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T01:19:39.321464+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quaker Houghton reports Q4 net sales $468.5M (+6% Y/Y); FY2025 net loss $2.5M due to impairment

## Summary
- Q4 net income $20.7M ($1.18 diluted EPS); non-GAAP EPS $1.65, up 24% Y/Y.
- Full year net sales $1.89B; net loss $2.5M ($0.14 loss per share) includes $88.8M impairment and $35.1M restructuring.
- Adjusted EBITDA Q4 $71.9M (+11% Y/Y); full year $299.2M.
- Asia/Pacific segment net sales up 15% in Q4; Americas flat, EMEA up 7%.
- Generated $136.5M operating cash flow in 2025; returned $75.9M to shareholders via dividends and buybacks.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-010689
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-02-23T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- 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/81362/000162828026010689/0001628280-26-010689-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026010689/kwr-20260223.htm

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