NYSE · Chemicals - Specialty

NEU (NEU) Stock

$775.04 -0.55% NYSE: NEU Basic Materials

Valuation

MetricValue
Price$775.04
Market Cap$7.13B
P/E Ratio15.73
P/B Ratio3.62
P/S Ratio2.39
EPS (TTM)$44.44
52-Week High$875.97
52-Week Low$580.03
Dividend Yield1.64%

Financials & Margins

MetricValue
ROE23.57%
ROA12.00%
ROCE30.60%
Gross Margin19.96%
Operating Margin19.96%
Net Margin15.25%
Debt/Equity0.59
Current Ratio2.53

Annual Financials (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Revenue$2.4B$2.8B$2.7B$2.8B$2.7B
Operating Profit$258.0M$355.0M$483.0M$590.0M$544.0M
Net Profit$191.0M$280.0M$389.0M$462.0M$419.0M
EPS$17.71$27.77$40.44$48.22$44.44
Op Margin10.9%12.8%17.9%21.2%19.9%

Balance Sheet (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Total Assets$2.6B$2.4B$2.3B$3.1B$3.5B
Total Liabilities$1.8B$1.6B$1.2B$1.7B$1.7B
Cash$83.0M$69.0M$112.0M$77.0M$78.0M
Borrowings$1.2B$1.1B$734.0M$1.1B$962.0M

Latest News

NEU: Lowering target price to $770.00 Argus Research · Jul 15, 2026 NewMarket Corporation Schedules Conference Call and Webcast to Review Second Quarter 2026 Results Business Wire · Jul 13, 2026 Who Is the Right Buyer for Specialty Chemicals Maker Innospec? Trefis · Jul 8, 2026 Assessing NewMarket (NEU) Valuation After Recent Share Price Momentum And Discounted P/E Ratio Simply Wall St. · Apr 28, 2026 NewMarket Corp (NEU) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Highlights: Navigating Challenges with Strategic ... GuruFocus.com · Apr 24, 2026

Cash Flow (USD)

Metric20212022202320242025
Operating Cash Flow$165.0M$109.0M$577.0M$520.0M$569.0M
Investing Cash Flow$-540.0M$260.0M$-97.0M$-796.0M$-369.0M
Financing Cash Flow$-202.0M$-211.0M$-42.0M$-43.0M$-84.0M
Net Cash Flow$-42.0M$-15.0M$43.0M$-34.0M$0
Free Cash Flow$86.0M$52.0M$529.0M$462.0M$491.0M

Valuation & Return Ratios

MetricValue
PEG Ratio—
EV / EBITDA10.98
FCF Yield7.52%
Quick Ratio2.55
Interest Coverage13.60
Return 1Y9.59%
Return 3Y88.24%
Return 5Y189.03%

Ownership

Insiders Held19.16%
Institutions Held66.89%
Institutions Float Held82.74%
Institutional HolderSharesReport Date
Blackrock Inc.716,6832026-03-31
LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA461,0272026-03-31
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC450,4802026-03-31
Vanguard Capital Management LLC354,2912026-03-31
LSV Asset Management266,3872026-03-31

Peer Comparison

TickerPriceChangeP/EMarket CapDiv Yield
AXTA $35.63 +5.60% 19.89 $7.63B 0.00%
BCPC $165.79 +0.61% 33.89 $5.33B 0.59%
EMN $73.35 -0.74% 21.97 $8.39B 4.41%
ESI $36.50 -3.54% 49.90 $8.90B 0.81%
EXP $222.05 +2.47% 15.16 $6.86B 0.47%

About NEU

NEU is led by CEO Thomas E. Gottwald, employs 2,050 people, headquartered in Richmond, US, publicly traded since 1980.

NEU stock trades at $775.04 with a market capitalization of $7.13B. The stock is valued at a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 15.73, price-to-book of 3.62, price-to-sales of 2.39. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $580.03 and $875.97, and currently trades 11.5% below its 52-week high. It pays a dividend yielding 1.64%.

On profitability, NEU generates a return on equity (ROE) of 23.57% — well above the market average, a sign of a high-quality business, return on capital employed of 30.60%, an operating margin of 19.96%, a net profit margin of 15.25%.

Related Basic Materials Stocks

LIN Chemicals - Specialty $511.17 +0.00% RIO Industrial Materials $93.66 +2.20% SCCO Copper $175.47 -1.95% NEM Gold $91.34 -0.20% FCX Copper $59.99 -2.68% SHW Chemicals - Specialty $343.88 -2.93% ECL Chemicals - Specialty $283.70 +0.28% AEM Gold $144.43 +0.50% CRH Construction Materials $99.71 -3.57% APD Chemicals - Specialty $294.27 +0.48% WPM Gold $134.20 +7.10% B Gold $36.36 -0.90%

Popular Stocks

Apple (AAPL)Microsoft (MSFT)NVIDIA (NVDA)Alphabet (GOOGL)Amazon (AMZN)Meta (META)Tesla (TSLA)Broadcom (AVGO)Eli Lilly (LLY)JPMorgan (JPM)

Screens featuring this stock

High ROE Basic Materials StocksLow P/E Basic Materials StocksHigh Net Margin Basic Materials StocksDividend Basic Materials StocksLow Debt Basic Materials StocksNYSE High ROE StocksAll stock screens
Run Stock Screener Investing Guides