# Quaker Houghton

> Quaker Houghton supplies industrial process fluids, application expertise, equipment and fluid management services to manufacturers. Its customers make steel, aluminum, vehicles, aircraft and other industrial products. The company combines chemical formulation with support inside customer plants and reported $1.889 billion in 2025 net sales.

- **Founded:** 1918
- **Headquarters:** Conshohocken, United States
- **Founders:** Edwin F. Houghton (Founder of predecessor E. F. Houghton & Co. in 1865)
- **Products:** HOCUT 4260, QUAKERCOOL, QUAKEROL, QUINTOLUBRIC, QH FLUIDCARE
- **Notable:** Combined Quaker Chemical and Houghton International on August 1, 2019., Reported $1.889 billion in 2025 net sales., Reported Q2 2026 sales of $532.6 million, up 10% year over year.

## Products & services

- **HOCUT 4260** — Multi-metal machining coolant used in aerospace and precision engineering; public case studies document long sump life and waste reduction.
- **QUAKERCOOL** — Water-miscible metal removal fluids for machining and grinding.
- **QUAKEROL** — Rolling lubricants used in steel and non-ferrous metal processing.
- **QUINTOLUBRIC** — Fire-resistant hydraulic fluids for industrial applications.
- **QH FLUIDCARE** — Chemical management services, including on-site fluid support and management of selected third-party supplies.
- **QH FLUID INTELLIGENCE** — Process fluids, application expertise, sensors, equipment and software for measuring and controlling fluid performance.
- **Surface treatment and metal protection** — Cleaners, corrosion preventives, coatings and finishing technologies for manufacturing.

## Achievements

- Combined Quaker Chemical and Houghton International on August 1, 2019.
- Reported $1.889 billion in 2025 net sales.
- Reported Q2 2026 sales of $532.6 million, up 10% year over year.
- Company aerospace materials report more than 100 aerospace and defense approvals.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Investor website lists an October 1 announcement of a leverage-neutral Term Loan B refinancing.
- **2026-10** — Announced the Q3 2026 earnings call; investor site schedules it for October 30, 2026.
- **2026-07** — Q2 sales reached $532.6 million; net income was $26.8 million and adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP measure, was $85.2 million.
- **2026-02** — Full-year 2025 net sales were $1.889 billion; adjusted EBITDA was $299.2 million, a non-GAAP measure. GAAP net loss was $2.5 million, including $88.8 million in impairment charges and $35.1 million in restructuring charges.

## Links

- Website: https://quakerhoughton.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/quakerhoughton/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/quakerhoughton
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGnJDDwxt9iBBVi3CQ-5bSg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/QuakerHoughton/

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