Quaker Chemical vs Minerals Technologies
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The short version
- Minerals Technologies is the larger business, with $2.1B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $1.9B for Quaker Chemical.
- Quaker Chemical grew revenue faster (2.7%, against −2.2%).
- Quaker Chemical kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (2.8% operating margin, against 2.3%).
| Latest fiscal year | KWR · FY25 | MTX · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.7B | $2.0B |
| Revenue | $1.9B | $2.1B |
| Free cash flow | $80.6M | $86.6M |
| Net income | −$2.5M | −$18.4M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 2.7% | −2.2% |
| 5-year growth | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Share count change | −2.2% | −2.8% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 36.0% | 25.0% |
| Operating margin | 2.8% | 2.3% |
| Net margin | −0.1% | −0.9% |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | 4.2% |
| Return on capital | 1.3% | 1.6% |
| Return on equity | −0.2% | −1.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $726M | $629M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.1x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $75.9M | $72.7M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 27.8x | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 4 |
Revenue
FY16
KWR $747M
MTX $1.6B
FY17
KWR $820M
MTX $1.7B
FY18
KWR $868M
MTX $1.8B
FY19
KWR $1.1B
MTX $1.8B
FY20
KWR $1.4B
MTX $1.6B
FY21
KWR $1.8B
MTX $1.9B
FY22
KWR $1.9B
MTX $2.1B
FY23
KWR $2.0B
MTX $2.2B
FY24
KWR $1.8B
MTX $2.1B
FY25
KWR $1.9B
MTX $2.1B
KWR
MTX
Operating margin
FY16
KWR 11.4%
MTX 13.7%
FY17
KWR 7.7%
MTX 14.6%
FY18
KWR 10.1%
MTX 14.2%
FY19
KWR 4.1%
MTX 11.7%
FY20
KWR 4.2%
MTX 11.8%
FY21
KWR 8.5%
MTX 12.7%
FY22
KWR 2.7%
MTX 10.1%
FY23
KWR 11.0%
MTX 7.9%
FY24
KWR 10.6%
MTX 13.5%
FY25
KWR 2.8%
MTX 2.3%
KWR
MTX
Free cash flow
FY16
KWR $63.8M
MTX $163M
FY17
KWR $53.9M
MTX $131M
FY18
KWR $65.9M
MTX $128M
FY19
KWR $66.8M
MTX $173M
FY20
KWR $160M
MTX $174M
FY21
KWR $27.5M
MTX $146M
FY22
KWR $13.3M
MTX $23.4M
FY23
KWR $240M
MTX $140M
FY24
KWR $163M
MTX $147M
FY25
KWR $80.6M
MTX $86.6M
KWR
MTX
Return on capital
FY16
KWR 16.0%
MTX 9.1%
FY17
KWR 8.1%
MTX 12.4%
FY18
KWR 16.4%
MTX 10.1%
FY19
KWR 3.6%
MTX 8.3%
FY20
KWR 2.9%
MTX 7.4%
FY21
KWR 5.5%
MTX 8.9%
FY22
KWR 1.3%
MTX 7.3%
FY23
KWR 6.8%
MTX 5.6%
FY24
KWR 6.9%
MTX 8.8%
FY25
KWR 1.3%
MTX 1.6%
KWR
MTX
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.