KWR vs VVV
Quaker Chemical Corp. and Valvoline Inc., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | KWR | VVV |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.7B |
| Net income | $-2.5M | $210.7M |
| Gross margin | 36.0% | 38.5% |
| Net margin | −0.1% | 12.3% |
| Return on equity | −0.2% | 80.4% |
| Diluted EPS | −$0.14 | $1.64 |
| Dividend / share | $1.99 | · |
| Payout ratio | −1382.4% | 0.0% |
| Free cash flow | $80.6M | $38.0M |
| Equity | $1.4B | $338.5M |
| Net debt / equity | 0.50× | 3.02× |
| Current ratio | 2.42× | 0.70× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.9% | 18.7% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | −7.8% |
KWR and VVV book revenue within 15% of each other, and KWR closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | KWR | VVV |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.9B | $1.7B |
| FY2024 | $1.8B | $1.6B |
| FY2023 | $2.0B | $1.4B |
| FY2022 | $1.9B | $1.2B |
| FY2021 | $1.8B | $1.0B |
| FY2020 | $1.4B | $727.0M |
| FY2019 | $1.1B | $2.4B |
| FY2018 | $867.5M | $2.3B |
| FY2017 | $820.1M | $2.1B |
| FY2016 | $746.7M | $1.9B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | KWR | VVV |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $-2.5M | $210.7M |
| FY2024 | $116.6M | $211.5M |
| FY2023 | $112.7M | $1.4B |
| FY2022 | $-15.9M | $424.3M |
| FY2021 | $121.4M | $420.3M |
| FY2020 | $39.7M | $316.6M |
| FY2019 | $31.6M | $208.0M |
| FY2018 | $59.5M | $166.0M |
| FY2017 | $20.3M | $304.0M |
| FY2016 | $61.4M | $273.0M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$178,334,000 | KWR |
| FY2024 | +$220,686,000 | KWR |
| FY2023 | +$509,813,000 | KWR |
| FY2022 | +$707,485,000 | KWR |
| FY2021 | +$723,958,000 | KWR |
| FY2020 | +$690,677,000 | KWR |
| FY2019 | −$1,256,497,000 | VVV |
| FY2018 | −$1,417,480,000 | VVV |
| FY2017 | −$1,263,918,000 | VVV |
| FY2016 | −$1,182,335,000 | VVV |
| FY2015 | −$1,229,445,000 | VVV |
The higher-revenue side has changed between KWR and VVV over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −12.4 pp | VVV |
| FY2024 | −6.7 pp | VVV |
| FY2023 | −92.6 pp | VVV |
| FY2022 | −35.1 pp | VVV |
| FY2021 | −33.6 pp | VVV |
| FY2020 | −40.7 pp | VVV |
| FY2019 | −5.9 pp | VVV |
| FY2018 | −0.4 pp | VVV |
| FY2017 | −11.9 pp | VVV |
| FY2016 | −5.7 pp | VVV |
| FY2015 | −2.8 pp | VVV |
VVV has kept the higher net margin in every one of these 11 fiscal years.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VVV's net margin has been more volatile than KWR's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 25.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 3.0.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VVV led in net margin in every one of the 11 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VVV's return on equity has been more volatile than KWR's over the 5 comparable fiscal years — 189.2 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.8.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
VVV led in return on equity in every one of the 5 comparable fiscal years — a structural lead, not a recent swing.
5 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.