For the quarter ended March 2025, Quaker Chemical (KWR) reported revenue of $442.91 million, down 5.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.58, compared to $2.09 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.90% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $456.15 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.52, the EPS surprise was +3.95%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Quaker Chemical performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Geographic Revenue- Americas: $213.71 million versus $219.54 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -7% change.
- Geographic Revenue- Asia/Pacific: $99.93 million compared to the $105.48 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -1.6% year over year.
- Geographic Revenue- EMEA: $129.28 million compared to the $132.47 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -6.6% year over year.
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Shares of Quaker Chemical have returned -14.8% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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