Quaker Chemical's Q4 adjusted profit misses estimates after organic sales dip
Overview
Industrial process fluids leader's Q4 revenue slightly beat analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS for Q4 missed analyst expectations
Company completed three strategic acquisitions and returned $75.9 mln to shareholders
Outlook
Company expects revenue and adjusted EBITDA growth in 2026
Quaker Chemical forecasts improved gross margins in Q1 2026
Result Drivers
ACQUISITIONS - Acquisitions contributed 6% to Q4 2025 revenue growth, positively impacting results
FOREIGN CURRENCY - Favorable foreign currency translation contributed 2% to Q4 2025 revenue growth
ORGANIC VOLUME DECLINE - Organic sales volumes declined 1% in Q4 2025 due to soft market conditions in Americas and EMEA
Company press release: ID:nPnb1qlHXa
Key Details
Metric | Beat/Miss | Actual | Consensus Estimate |
Q4 Sales | Slight Beat* | $468.48 mln | $466.08 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q4 Adjusted EPS | Miss | $1.65 | $1.77 (5 Analysts) |
Q4 Adjusted Net Income | Miss | $28.86 mln | $30.13 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q4 Net Income |
| $20.70 mln |
|
Q4 Adjusted EBITDA | Miss | $71.86 mln | $72.84 mln (5 Analysts) |
*Applies to a deviation of less than 1%; not applicable for per-share numbers.
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 4 "strong buy" or "buy", 1 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the commodity chemicals peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Quaker Chemical Corp is $167.50, about 4% below its February 20 closing price of $174.44
The stock recently traded at 21 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 17 three months ago
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