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KWR Quaker Chemical (KWR) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Energy · Miscellaneous products of petroleum & coal · CIK 0000081362
SEC filings
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
0
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
21
Codes C/M, not in net · $99.9K priced

What the filings say about KWR

Insiders, 180 days
-$207.5K net sold
2 sellers · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan

Quaker Chemical insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, QUAKER CHEMICAL CORP insiders sold a net $207.5K of stock across 98 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-08-06 SECtraded 2026-08-04
600
$101.0K
-8.9%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Aug 9, 2024.
  • The trade is 97.4% of the 616 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: Director Osborne William H sold about $101.0K of KWR on Aug 4, 2026.
EVP, Glob. Spec. & CGO
SELL
2026-05-28 SECtraded 2026-05-26
731
$106.6K
+8.3%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Nov 22, 2024.
  • The trade is 10.8% of the 6,748 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: EVP, Glob. Spec. & CGO Bijlani Jeewat sold about $106.6K of KWR on May 26, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2024.
CEO and President
BUY
2025-05-13 SECtraded 2025-05-09
482
$49.9K
+46.8%
Context
  • 10 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (10 sales), the last on Nov 13, 2023.
  • The trade is 3.9% of the 12,243 shares held after it.
  • No other insider bought within 30 days.
Insider activity: CEO and President BERQUIST JOSEPH A bought about $49.9K of KWR on May 9, 2025, the largest insider purchase at the company since 2022.
VP, Chief Accounting Officer
SELL
2025-03-03 SECtraded 2025-02-28
251
$35.1K
+19.1%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 67.1% of the 374 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: VP, Chief Accounting Officer Kutz Jeffrey sold about $35.1K of KWR on Feb 28, 2025.
SVP - Chief Technology Officer
SELL
2024-11-26 SECtraded 2024-11-25
1,700
$285.3K
+2.1%
Context
  • 3 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (3 sales), the last on May 15, 2023.
  • The trade is 60.2% of the 2,825 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
Insider activity: SVP - Chief Technology Officer Slinkman David sold about $285.3K of KWR on Nov 25, 2024; 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
98 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$207.5K over 180 days
-$101.0K over 90 days
more than 55% of Energy
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
under five funds report holding it
Revenue
+2.7% year over year
more than 56% of Energy
Margin
-0.1% net margin
below 65% of Energy
Buybacks
$24.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
more than 52% of Energy
Short interest
12.9% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 13.1 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
more than 81% of Energy
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+16.2%12M
-15%+2%+18%+35%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-05-26 · Bijlani Jeewat sold $106.6K2026-08-04 · Osborne William H sold $101.0K
Insider sell
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Who owns KWR: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
SEC 13F
No reported 13F holders

No fund above the reporting threshold listed this stock last quarter. That is a fact, not missing data.

Congress trades in KWR

No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

KWR planned insider sales (Form 144)

No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
Executive pay vs shareholder return · Tometich
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2023
$4.8M
$5.1M
$1.8M
-13%
+24%
2022
$3.6M
$2.6M
$1.4M
-33%
+11%
2020
$7.0M
$10.8M
$1.2M
+55%
+18%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
The complete filing record, in one place.
The record shows a net $207.5K sold by insiders over 180 days. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
Same sector, ranked by filing activity
Sector by SEC SIC code

KWR financials

Revenue growth
+2.7%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-0.1%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.0B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+4.9%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
$74.6M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Debt to equity
0.63x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30; equity 2026-06-30
Cash flow to debt
0.15x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
+7.2%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets
+3.4%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+5.4%
operating income after a 27.1% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+6.2%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
27.61x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$3.4B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-27 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
+2.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-26
PEG, trailing
n/a
prior-year trailing EPS was a loss, growth undefined
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$1.9B$1.8B$2.0B$1.9B
Gross profit$679.4M$686.0M$705.6M$612.7M
Operating income$53.0M$194.7M$214.5M$52.3M
Net income-$2.5M$116.6M$112.7M-$15.9M
EPS (diluted)-0.146.516.26-0.89
Operating cash flow$136.5M$204.6M$279.0M$41.8M
Cash$179.8M$188.9M$194.5M$181.0M
Long-term debt$834.9M$669.6M$730.6M$933.6M
Buybacks$41.5M$49.2M$0$0
Dividends paid$34.4M$33.2M$31.6M$30.1M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

KWR Stock Sonar score 5/7 axes

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KWR ranks highest on risk and compliance (58th percentile) and growth (56th), and lowest on insider conviction (28th), among Energy peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersRisk
Profitability
44
Inputs
  • Return on equity+7.2% · 52 pct, sector of 109
  • Return on assets+3.4% · 56 pct, sector of 129
  • Return on invested capital+5.4% · 16 pct, sector of 39
  • Return on capital employed+6.2% · 50 pct, sector of 110
Financial health
28
Inputs
  • Debt to equity0.63x · 33 pct, sector of 111
  • Cash flow to debt0.15x · 23 pct, sector of 115
Growth
56
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+2.7% · 56 pct, sector of 141
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
28
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$208K · 55 pct, sector of 95
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 95
Risk and compliance
58
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+12.9% · 17 pct, sector of 168
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5y0.00 per $1B · 100 pct, sector of 109
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+9.2% · 57 pct, sector of 120
2 not measured: Institutional and government, US patents
  • Institutional and government needs 1 of 4 inputs, 0 present: fewer than five funds report holding it; no Congress trades in 365 days; no federal contracts in 180 days; no lobbying filings in the last four quarters
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

5 of 7 axes scored. Each is a percentile against sector peers (all companies when the sector is thin); higher is better. An unscored axis is unmeasured, not low. How it is scored

KWR filings, in plain words

Are Quaker Chemical insiders buying or selling KWR?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Quaker Chemical insiders were net sellers, a net $207.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 2 sellers.

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In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Quaker Chemical insiders were net sellers of KWR, a net $207.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 2 sellers. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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