How many employees does Quaker Houghton have?

Quaker Houghton reported 4,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 6.8% from a year earlier.

What is Quaker Houghton's revenue per employee?

Quaker Houghton brought in $1.89B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $402K per employee. That ranks 30 of 37 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $673K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Quaker Houghton employees and revenue per employee

KWR · Chemicals - Specialty · $2.69B market cap

Quaker Houghton had 4,700 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 6.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $1.89B, up 2.7% from a year earlier, or $402K per employee. Headcount grew faster than revenue.

Employees

4,700

+6.8% YoY

Revenue

$1.89B

+2.7% YoY

Revenue / employee

$402K

Peer median $673K

Rank in industry

30 of 37

Chemicals - Specialty

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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KWR employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	4,700	$1.89B	$402K	+6.8%	+2.7%
Dec 2024	4,400	$1.84B	$418K	+0.0%	-5.8%
Dec 2023	4,400	$1.95B	$444K	-4.3%	+0.5%
Dec 2022	4,600	$1.94B	$423K	-2.1%	+10.4%
Dec 2021	4,700	$1.76B	$375K	+11.9%	+24.2%
Dec 2020	4,200	$1.42B	$338K	-6.7%	+25.1%
Dec 2019	4,500	$1.13B	$252K	+108.3%	+30.7%
Dec 2018	2,160	$868M	$402K	+2.4%	+5.8%
Dec 2017	2,110	$820M	$389K	+4.5%	+9.8%
Dec 2016	2,020	$747M	$370K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Quaker Houghton against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Chemicals - Specialty.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
KOP Koppers Holdings Inc.	872	$1.88B	$2.16M	Contracting
SCL Stepan Co	2,328	$2.33B	$1.00M	Leaner
KRO Kronos Worldwide, Inc.	2,263	$1.86B	$822K	Contracting
IOSP Innospec Inc.	2,450	$1.78B	$726K	Contracting
ASH Ashland Inc.	2,900	$1.82B	$629K	Contracting
MTX Minerals Technologies Inc.	3,782	$2.07B	$548K	Contracting
KWR Quaker Houghton	4,700	$1.89B	$402K	Hiring ahead
MATV Mativ Holdings, Inc.	5,000	$1.99B	$397K	Leaner
SXT Sensient Technologies Corporation	4,070	$1.61B	$396K	Efficient growth

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Questions about Quaker Houghton

How many employees does Quaker Houghton have?: Quaker Houghton reported 4,700 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 23, 2026. That is up 6.8% from a year earlier.
What is Quaker Houghton's revenue per employee?: Quaker Houghton brought in $1.89B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $402K per employee. That ranks 30 of 37 companies we track in Chemicals - Specialty, where the median is $673K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Quaker Houghton's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 23, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell KWR.