Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

Quaker Chemical Corporation (KWR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 31, 2026 8:00 AM EDT Company Participants John Dalhoff Joseph Berquist - CEO, President & Director Tom Coler - Executive VP, CFO & Principal Accounting Officer Conference Call Participants Michael Harrison - Seaport Research Partners Peter Osterland - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Daniel Rizzo - Jefferies LLC, Research Division Jonathan Tanwanteng - CJS Securities, Inc. David Silver - Prime Executions, Inc., Research Division Adam Hamilton - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Presentation Operator Greetings, and welcome to the Quaker Houghton Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference is being recorded. I would now like to turn the call over to John Dalhoff, Director of Investor Relations. Mr. Dalhoff, you may begin. John Dalhoff Thank you. Good morning, and welcome to Quaker Houghton's Second Quarter 2026 Earnings Conference Call. Joining us on the call today are Joe Berquist, our President and Chief Executive Officer; Tom Coler, our Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer; and Robert Traub, our General Counsel. Our comments relate to the financial information released after the close of the U.S. markets yesterday, July 30, 2026. Our press release and accompanying slides can be found on our Investor Relations website. Both the prepared commentary and discussion during this call may contain forward-looking statements, reflecting the company's current view of future events and their potential effect on Quaker Houghton's operating and financial performance. These statements involve uncertainties and risks, which may cause actual results to differ. The company is under no obligation to provide subsequent updates to these forward-looking statements. This presentation also contains certain non-GAAP financial measures, and the company has provided reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures in the appendix of the presentation materials, which are available on our website. For additional information, please refer to our