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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-051098"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KWR"
cik: "0000081362"
company_name: "QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP"
filed_at: "2026-07-30T20:35:24+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-07-30T20:36:09.811796+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Quaker Houghton Q2 2026: net sales +10% to $532.6M, non-GAAP EPS $2.19 (+28% YoY)

## Summary
- Net sales $532.6M (+10% YoY); GAAP EPS $1.55 vs loss $3.78; non-GAAP EPS $2.19 (+28%).
- Adjusted EBITDA $85.2M (+13% YoY); volume growth 7% driven by new business wins across all segments.
- Quarterly dividend increased ~4.3%; repurchased $24.2M in shares; new $250M buyback program authorized.
- Segment sales: Americas +7%, EMEA +13%, Asia/Pacific +12%; all segments saw volume growth.
- Net debt $721M, leverage 2.3x; operating cash flow $33.2M YTD vs $38.5M prior year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-051098
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KWR
- cik: 0000081362
- company_name: QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP
- filed_at: 2026-07-30T20:35:24+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/81362/000162828026051098/0001628280-26-051098-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026051098/kwr-20260730.htm

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