Basic Materials
NewMarket Corporation(NEU)
Live Price
Offline$833.33
-0.82% today
1Y Change
+17.36%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
- Market Cap
- $6.15B
- Revenue Growth
- -2.2%
- EPS Growth
- -7.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.7%
Coverage: 250 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
NewMarket Corporation (NEU) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $6.15B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $833.33 and up 17.4% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 24, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -2.2%, EPS growth of -7.8%, a dividend yield of 1.7%. What stands out right now is revenue -2.2%, EPS -7.8%, free cash flow +6.3% with operating margin 19.6% and ROIC 12.7%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 15.3 and price/sales 2.3. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines NEU price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Below sector median
-2.2% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+19.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -2.2% and EPS is at -7.8%, with operating margin around 19.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.7%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.2% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | โ | +6.5% | +4.2% | +10.4% |
2026 Feb 11, 2026 | โ | -14.4% | -13.0% | -15.7% |
2025 Oct 30, 2025 | โ | +2.7% | +2.1% | +2.1% |
Benchmark Edge
NEU vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
NEU Max Drawdown
-33.04%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for NEU and SPY.
Company Overview
NewMarket Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
NewMarket Corporation, through its subsidiaries, engages in the petroleum additives business. The company offers lubricant additives for use in various vehicle and industrial applications, including engine oils, transmission fluids, off-road powertrain and hydraulic systems, gear oils, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and other applications where metal-to-metal moving parts are utilized; engine oil additives designed for passenger cars, motorcycles, on and off-road heavy duty commercial equipment, locomotives, and engines in ocean-going vessels; driveline additives designed for products, such as transmission fluids, axle fluids, and off-road powertrain fluids; and industrial additives designed for products for industrial applications consisting of hydraulic fluids, grease, industrial gear fluids, and industrial specialty applications, such as turbine oils. It also provides fuel additives that are used to enhance the oil refining process and the performance of gasoline, diesel, biofuels, and other fuels to industry, government, original equipment manufacturers, and individual customers. In addition, the company engages in the antiknock compounds business, as well as contracted manufacturing and services activities; and owns and manages a real property in Virginia. It operates in North America, Latin America, the Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. NewMarket Corporation was founded in 1887 and is headquartered in Richmond, Virginia.
- Leadership
- Thomas E. Gottwald
- IPO Date
- Mar 17, 1980
- Employees
- 2.1k
- Street Address
- 330 South Fourth Street
- Mailing
- Richmond, VA, 23219-4350
- Region
- Richmond, VA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 804 788 5000
- Last Updated
- May 2, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 15.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 10.4
- Price/Sales
- 2.3
- Price/Book
- 3.6
Growth
- Revenue
- -2.2%
- EPS
- -7.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +6.3%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 31.3%
- Operating Margin
- 19.6%
- Net Margin
- 15.3%
- ROE
- 24.1%
- ROIC
- 12.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.59
- Current Ratio
- 2.55
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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