stockrowThe Chemours Company (CC) vs Quaker Houghton (KWR)
- The Chemours Company CC 12.82 −7.03%
- Quaker Houghton KWR 152.46 −3.08%
The Chemours Company and Quaker Houghton are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Quaker Houghton is the larger, with a market value of $2.6B 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 27.2×. Quaker Houghton grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.68% against 0.10%. Quaker Houghton has the higher net margin (4.80% vs −2.64%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.50% vs 0.44%). Both pay a dividend; The Chemours Company yields more (2.73% vs 1.35%). Across the 21 metrics below, Quaker Houghton leads on 15 and The Chemours Company on 6.
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| Metric | CC | KWR | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 15.13% | 35.78% | 27.84% |
| Operating margin | 0.39% | 7.61% | 5.64% |
| Net margin | (2.64%) | 4.80% | 4.19% |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.49% | 1.95% | 3.49% |
| Return on equity | (67.54%) | 6.98% | 2.34% |
| Return on assets | (2.07%) | 3.39% | 0.45% |
| Return on invested capital | 0.44% | 4.50% | 3.21% |
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