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How Quaker Chemical Corporation stacks up
KWR · against 355 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
51/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #206 of 356 · scores higher than 41% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score42 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including KWR · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 51?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Its metrics sit close to the Basic Materials norm.
- Return on invested capital is close to the peer norm. Return on invested capital: 5.7% vs peer median 6.7%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 7.7% vs peer median 7.6%
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 3.4% vs peer median 2.5%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KWR, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KWR | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 340 reported | 5.7% | 8.9% | 32% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 351 reported | 7.7% | 9.2% | 41% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 331 reported | 3.4% | 3.3% | 50% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 328 reported | 7.2% | 8.2% | 44% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 360 reported | 36.1% | 25.2% | 70% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KWR| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 2 | 29.0B CNY (≈$4.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 2 | 73.0B MXN (≈$3.9B) | 98 | 82 | |
| 2 | 2.0B USD | 98 | 89 | |
| 2 | 2.0B AUD (≈$1.3B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 200 | 232.2B JPY (≈$1.6B) | 52 | 62 | |
| 200 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 206 | 370.5B JPY (≈$2.5B) | 51 | 46 | |
| 206 | 13.0B CNY (≈$1.8B) | 51 | 51 | |
| 206 | 2.6B USD | 51 | 51 | |
| 206 | 2.0B AUD (≈$1.3B) | 51 | 52 | |
| 206 | 2.5B AUD (≈$1.7B) | 51 | 54 | |
| 211 | 14.4B CNY (≈$2.0B) | 50 | 54 | |
| 211 | 35.8B CNY (≈$5.0B) | 50 | 36 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score