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KWR (Quaker Houghton) EV-to-EBITDA : 9.83 (As of May. 18, 2025)


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What is Quaker Houghton EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Quaker Houghton's enterprise value is $2,461 Mil. Quaker Houghton's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $250 Mil. Therefore, Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA for today is 9.83.

The historical rank and industry rank for Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

KWR' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 9.46   Med: 19.69   Max: 86.33
Current: 9.83

During the past 13 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Quaker Houghton was 86.33. The lowest was 9.46. And the median was 19.69.

KWR's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked better than
62.27% of 1275 companies
in the Chemicals industry
Industry Median: 13.51 vs KWR: 9.83

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2025-05-18), Quaker Houghton's stock price is $106.86. Quaker Houghton's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 was $5.280. Therefore, Quaker Houghton's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is 20.24.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio (TTM).


Quaker Houghton EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Quaker Houghton EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Quaker Houghton Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 38.46 19.13 31.68 15.52 10.84

Quaker Houghton Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
EV-to-EBITDA Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.52 11.99 11.94 10.84 11.01

Competitive Comparison of Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Specialty Chemicals subindustry, Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Chemicals Industry

For the Chemicals industry and Basic Materials sector, Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.


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Quaker Houghton EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Quaker Houghton's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=2460.937/250.285
=9.83

Quaker Houghton's current Enterprise Value is $2,461 Mil.
Quaker Houghton's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $250 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Quaker Houghton  (NYSE:KWR) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio (TTM) to determine the fair market value of a company.

Quaker Houghton's PE Ratio (TTM) for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio (TTM)=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=106.86/5.280
=20.24

Quaker Houghton's share price for today is $106.86.
Quaker Houghton's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2025 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $5.280.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio (TTM).

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Quaker Houghton Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
901 East Hector Street, Conshohocken, PA, USA, 19428-2380
Quaker Houghton manufactures and sells a variety of industrial process fluids. The product portfolio of the company includes metal removal fluids, cleaning fluids, corrosion inhibitors, metal drawing and forming fluids, die-cast mold releases, heat treatment and quenchants, metal forging fluids, hydraulic fluids, specialty greases, offshore sub-sea energy control fluids, rolling lubricants, rod and wire drawing fluids and surface treatment chemicals. The geographic segments of the company include America, EMEA, Asia/Pacific, and Global Specialty Businesses. The majority of the revenue is earned from America.
Executives
David Slinkman officer: SVP - Chief Technology Officer QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Jeewat Bijlani officer: SVP - Managing Director, Ams. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
William H Osborne director 1415 WEST 22ND STREET, SUITE 1100, OAK BROOK IL 60523
Melissa Leneis officer: SVP, CHRO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Charlotte C. Decker director QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Anna Ransley officer: SVP, CDIO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Russell Shaller director 6555 WEST GOOD HOPE RD, MILWAUKEE WI 53223
Jeffry D Frisby director C/O QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428
Joseph A Berquist officer: VP & Managing Director - NA QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Robert T Traub officer: SVP, GC & Corp. Sec. QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
David Will other: VP, Global Controller & PAO QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380
Michael F Barry officer: VP & CFO & Treasurer ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 HECTOR ST, CONSHOHOCHEN PA 19428
Jeffrey L Fleck officer: SVP, Chief GSCO 1310 SEABOARD INDUSTRIAL BLVD, ATLANTA X1 30318
L Wilbert Platzer officer: VP - WWO
Dieter Laininger officer: Vice President - Global Steel QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION, ONE QUAKER PARK, 901 E. HECTOR STREET, CONSHOHOCKEN PA 19428-2380