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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
July 30, 2026
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number 001-12019

Pennsylvania | 23-0993790
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

901 E. Hector Street
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(610) 832-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class |  | Trading Symbol(s) |  | Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $1 par value |  | KWR |  | New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company o
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On July 30, 2026, Quaker Chemical Corporation announced its results of operations for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 in a press release, the text of which is included as Exhibit 99.1 hereto. Supplemental information related to the same period is also included as Exhibit 99.2 hereto.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
The following exhibits are included as part of this report:

Exhibit No. |  | Description
99.1 |  | Press Release of Quaker Chemical Corporation dated July 30, 2026 (furnished herewith).
99.2 |  | Supplemental Information related to the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (furnished herewith).
104 |  | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

| QUAKER CHEMICAL CORPORATION
Date: July 30, 2026 | By: | /s/ Thomas Coler
|  | Thomas Coler
|  | Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

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