Quaker Chemical Corporation

DB:QUC Stock Report

Market Cap: €2.8b

Quaker Chemical Valuation

Is QUC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of QUC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: QUC (€157) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€278.02)

Significantly Below Fair Value: QUC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for QUC?

Key metric: As QUC is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for QUC. This is calculated by dividing QUC's market cap by their current earnings.
What is QUC's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio24.3x
EarningsUS$122.21m
Market CapUS$2.98b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does QUC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for QUC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average28.5x
WCH Wacker Chemie
29.4x38.0%€3.6b
EVK Evonik Industries
35.9x33.1%€8.2b
ACT AlzChem Group
11.7x12.6%€586.2m
SY1 Symrise
36.9x12.6%€14.5b
QUC Quaker Chemical
24.3x18.3%€3.0b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: QUC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.3x) compared to the peer average (28.5x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does QUC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Chemicals Industry?

2 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
QUC 24.3xIndustry Avg. 17.1xNo. of Companies11PE01224364860+
2 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: QUC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.3x) compared to the European Chemicals industry average (17.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is QUC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

QUC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio24.3x
Fair PE Ratio16.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: QUC is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (24.3x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (16.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst QUC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€157.00
€177.74
+13.2%
7.0%€191.27€159.54n/a6
Nov ’25€138.00
€179.02
+29.7%
7.4%€203.02€165.18n/a6
Oct ’25€150.00
€180.27
+20.2%
7.8%€199.30€162.16n/a6
Sep ’25€151.00
€182.27
+20.7%
8.2%€196.57€159.94n/a6
Aug ’25€167.00
€202.03
+21.0%
7.7%€220.90€170.27n/a6
Jul ’25€156.00
€204.91
+31.4%
7.7%€223.54€172.31n/a6
Jun ’25€164.00
€213.46
+30.2%
9.2%€257.63€192.30n/a7
May ’25€176.00
€217.38
+23.5%
8.5%€256.99€204.48n/a6
Apr ’25€191.00
€217.38
+13.8%
8.5%€256.99€204.48n/a6
Mar ’25€185.00
€214.24
+15.8%
11.3%€257.46€184.56n/a6
Feb ’25€175.00
€207.49
+18.6%
8.2%€227.44€182.68n/a6
Jan ’25€197.00
€203.43
+3.3%
8.6%€230.60€185.22n/a6
Dec ’24€163.00
€197.69
+21.3%
11.1%€228.96€166.43n/a6
Nov ’24€134.00
€211.22
+57.6%
5.0%€229.92€200.73€138.006
Oct ’24€153.00
€211.22
+38.1%
5.0%€229.92€200.73€150.006
Sep ’24€162.00
€211.22
+30.4%
5.0%€229.92€200.73€151.006
Aug ’24€181.00
€213.30
+17.8%
5.5%€232.35€195.17€167.006
Jul ’24€177.00
€213.30
+20.5%
5.5%€232.35€195.17€156.006
Jun ’24€176.00
€213.30
+21.2%
5.5%€232.35€195.17€164.006
May ’24€166.00
€188.75
+13.7%
5.0%€200.02€177.29€176.005
Apr ’24€176.00
€194.71
+10.6%
5.0%€206.34€182.89€191.005
Mar ’24€184.00
€194.71
+5.8%
5.0%€206.34€182.89€185.005
Feb ’24€180.00
€183.62
+2.0%
7.6%€202.18€158.99€175.005
Jan ’24€156.00
€188.96
+21.1%
5.5%€196.22€169.73€197.005
Dec ’23€187.00
€188.96
+1.0%
5.5%€196.22€169.73€163.005
Nov ’23€164.00
€183.84
+12.1%
12.5%€200.70€140.49€134.005

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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