Innospec vs Quaker Chemical
IOSP and KWR side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IOSP and KWR compare
Innospec and Quaker Chemical are about the same size, with market caps of $2.5B and $2.6B.
Quaker Chemical grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.7% versus 2.9% for Innospec).
Both pay dividends: Innospec yields 1.8% and Quaker Chemical 1.4%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IOSP | KWR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.5B | $2.6B |
| Share price | $99.89 | $150.95 |
| Change, 1 year | 35.9% | 15.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 6.4% | −44.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.82 | 1.44 |
| Employees | 2,450 | 4,700 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 11 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 26.9× |
| P/S | 1.3× | 1.3× (better) |
| P/B | 1.8× (better) | 1.8× |
| EV/EBITDA | 13.0× (better) | 14.8× |
| P/FCF | – | 65.9× |
| FCF yield | – | 1.5% |
| Fair value | $95.48 | $155.70 |
| Margin of safety | −4.6% | 3.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2.9% | 8.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.3% (better) | 5.9% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 32.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.5% | 35.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 7.0% | 7.6% (better) |
| Net margin | – | 4.8% |
| FCF margin | – | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | – | 7.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.4% (better) | 5.2% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.63 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 3.23 |
| Interest coverage | – | 3.8× |
| Current ratio | 2.78 (better) | 2.47 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.50 (better) | 2.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 5 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.8% (better) | 1.4% |
| Payout ratio | – | 36.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 12 | 16 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 10.5% (better) | 5.0% |
| Buyback yield | 0.98% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.8% (better) | 1.4% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 101% | 91.9% |
| Held by insiders | 1.6% | 22.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$877K | −$208K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.0% | 13.1% |
Go deeper
- IOSP stock overview
- IOSP income statement
- IOSP valuation and score
- KWR stock overview
- KWR income statement
- KWR valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.