---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-028945"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T01:22:33.858431+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quaker Houghton Q1 net sales up 8% to $480.5M; non-GAAP EPS $1.63, up 3% Y/Y

## Summary
- Net sales $480.5M (+8% Y/Y); organic volumes up 3% driven by ~4% new business wins.
- GAAP diluted EPS $1.13 (net income $19.7M) vs $0.73; non-GAAP diluted EPS $1.63 vs $1.58.
- Adjusted EBITDA $72.5M (+5% Y/Y); segment earnings up in EMEA and Asia/Pacific, down in Americas.
- Amended credit agreement extends nearest maturity to 2031; new cost program targets $20-30M savings by 2028.
- Expects raw material inflation in Q2, temporary margin impact; reaffirms 2026 revenue/EBITDA growth barring end-market deterioration.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-028945
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- 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/81362/000162828026028945/0001628280-26-028945-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026028945/kwr-20260430.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $480.5 million, net income $19.7 million, EPS $1.13.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $480.5 million
  - Net income: $19.7 million
  - EPS: $1.13
  - Result: reported results
  source text: • Q1’26 net sales of $480.5 million , an increase of 8% Y/Y, net income of $19.7 million and earnings per diluted share of $1.13
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026028945/0001628280-26-028945-index.htm

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