secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP (KWR)
CIK:        0000081362
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-30T20:35:24+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-051098
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026051098/0001628280-26-051098-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/81362/000162828026051098/kwr-20260730.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-051098

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