The Chemours Company (CC) vs Quaker Houghton (KWR)
- The Chemours Company CC 12.66 −1.94%
- Quaker Houghton KWR 156.96 −1.00%
The Chemours Company and Quaker Houghton are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Quaker Houghton is the larger, with a market value of $2.7B against $1.9B — 1.4× the size. The Chemours Company has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Quaker Houghton trades at 27.9×. Quaker Houghton grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 7.79% against −0.89%. Quaker Houghton has the higher net margin (4.94% vs −5.24%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.53% vs −2.22%). Both pay a dividend; The Chemours Company yields more (2.76% vs 1.63%). Across the 20 metrics below, Quaker Houghton leads on 14 and The Chemours Company on 6.
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| Metric | CC | KWR | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 15.28% | 36.06% | 29.23% |
| Operating margin | (1.93%) | 7.70% | 3.63% |
| Net margin | (5.24%) | 4.94% | 2.89% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.76% | 3.78% | 3.76% |
| Return on equity | (318.32%) | 7.17% | 3.62% |
| Return on assets | (4.15%) | 3.43% | 0.35% |
| Return on invested capital | (2.22%) | 4.53% | 2.75% |
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