secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR)
CIK:        0000081362
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-30T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-028945
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026028945/0001628280-26-028945-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026028945/kwr-20260430.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-028945

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