KWR FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #4 of 7 in industry

Quaker Chemical Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $3.7M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $50,111 · Petroleum Refining.

Petroleum Refining peers All rankings
State
PA
Filing date
2026-03-31
Industry
Petroleum Refining
Industry rank
#4/7

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
74:1
Moderate (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$3.7M
Median worker
$50,111

Answer first

Quaker Chemical Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $3.7M ranks #1026 of 1,423 complete filings; its 74:1 pay ratio ranks #802. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $50,111. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-29 peer cohort (# 4 of 7, 57th percentile - above the industry median pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Petroleum Refining companies.

Dollar rank
#1026
$3.7M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#802
74:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
57th
above the industry median pay ratio

How Quaker Chemical Corp ranks nationally

Quaker Chemical Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$3,708,214 28th percentile higher than 28% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). This entry sits in this band. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Above this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Above this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Above this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Above this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Above this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Above this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Above this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Above this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Above this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Above this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Above this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Above this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Above this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Above this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). Above this entry. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Quaker Chemical Corp vs. Petroleum Refining peers

CEO total pay ($3.7M) against pay ratio (74:1) for Quaker Chemical Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Petroleum Refining industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both07040788.314081576.721122365.028163153.30:145.9:191.8:1137.7:1183.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Quaker Chemical Corp, CEO total pay: 3708214 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 74:1Quaker Chemical CorpCvr Energy Inc, CEO total pay: 8674534 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 59:1Cvr Energy IncDelek US Holdings, Inc., CEO total pay: 129974 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 59:1Delek US Holdings, Inc.Marathon Petroleum Corp, CEO total pay: 18985464 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 102:1Marathon Petroleum CorpCalumet, Inc. /DE, CEO total pay: 6799276 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 4:1Calumet, Inc. /DEChevron Corp, CEO total pay: 26828240 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 175:1Chevron Corp
Quaker Chemical Corp vs. Petroleum Refining peers, plotted against the industry's $8.7M median CEO total and 74:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Petroleum Refining peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 7 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 29. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Quaker Chemical Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Quaker Chemical Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
74:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-33:1
from FY2024 107:1
CEO $ YoY
-28%
$3.7M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Quaker Chemical Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $3.6M - $33,884 105:1 -
2023 $4.8M +36% $45,947 105:1 0:1
2024 $5.1M +6.1% $47,840 107:1 +2:1
2025 $3.7M -28% $50,111 74:1 -33:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 81362, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Petroleum Refining

This Company's Ratio
74:1
Industry Median Ratio
74:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.7M
This CEO's Pay
$3.7M
Companies in Industry
7
vs. Industry Median
Below
#4 of 7 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Petroleum Refining →

Quaker Chemical Corp: MODEST · MID$ pay ratio

Quaker Chemical Corp's FY2025 CEO total $3.7M ranks #1026 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). the CEO earned 74× the median employee ($50,111) in FY2025.

Median employee $50,111 (PAR-MED); MODEST · MID$ stamps put about 74 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$3.7M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, below median

Pay Ratio

74:1

Near industry median

Quaker Chemical Corp in the lower-dollar third

Quaker Chemical Corp's FY2025 CEO total $3.7M ranks #1026 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Petroleum Refining (SIC 29) median ratio is 74:1 across 7 FY2025 filers; Quaker Chemical Corp's $3.7M CEO total is at or below the $8.7M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #1026 and ratio rank #802 split - treat 74:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Petroleum Refining peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$3.7M
Median Employee Pay
$50,111
Pay Ratio
74:1
Filing Date
2026-03-31

Company Info

Ticker
KWR
CIK
81362
Industry
Petroleum Refining
SIC Code
2990
State
PA
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 81362, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Quaker Chemical Corp's FY2025 CEO total $3.7M ranks #1026 of 1,423 complete filings (lower third by dollars).

Read with Quaker Chemical Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.

Krispy Kreme, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $9K lighter vs Quaker Chemical Corp); MID · LOW-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Valhi Inc /de/ · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $9K lighter vs Quaker Chemical Corp); MODEST · HIGH-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
National Health Investors Inc · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $11K heavier vs Quaker Chemical Corp); FLOOR · ELITE-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Glacier Bancorp, Inc. · MID$

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $3.7M (Δ $15K lighter vs Quaker Chemical Corp); MODEST · PAR-MED vs this page's MODEST · MID$ · PAR-MED.
Cvr Energy Inc (SIC 29 pole)

Cvr Energy Inc stamps MODEST · HEAVY nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Quaker Chemical Corp's MODEST filing.
National dual ranks · #1026/#802

Quaker Chemical Corp's FY2025 package sits #1026 by CEO dollars and #802 by ratio under MID$ · MODEST.
Ratio primer · MODEST

Quaker Chemical Corp's MODEST stamp sits in the lower Item 402(u) band - start with how the ratio is disclosed before comparing peers.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Quaker Chemical Corp (CIK 81362), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.