CLMT vs NEU vs Q Stock Comparison

Calumet, Newmarket and Qnity Electronics Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLMT Calumet, Inc. /DE
$49.31 -9.3% 1M +146.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$4.59B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins
NEU Newmarket Corp
$870.81 -2.2% 1M +15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.07B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.01%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
7 wins
Q Qnity Electronics, Inc.
$109.85 -11.8% 1M
Market cap
$23.93B
P/E
40.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.21B
Div. yield
0.00%
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmarket leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Newmarket 7, Calumet 3, Qnity Electronics 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLMTNEUQLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.57B $8.07B $23.93B Q
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -33.4x 18.6x 40.8x NEU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.5x 25.3x NEU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.8% -1.3% +14.8% Q
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 15.8% 11.2% NEU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 2.0% 15.5% 8.3% NEU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -12.3x 1.1x 1.8x CLMT
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% NEU
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +146.7% +15.0% — CLMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +34.9%/yr +18.4%/yr — CLMT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.3% 31.7% 55.2% NEU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 71/100 61/100 NEU

Percentile Scorecard

CLMTNEUQ

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCLMTNEUQ
Valuation 33 #63 of 94 51 #47 of 94 39 #58 of 94
Growth 97 #4 of 92 50 #47 of 92 52 #45 of 92
Profitability 36 #57 of 89 96 #5 of 89 88 #12 of 89
Financial Health 6 #91 of 97 73 #27 of 97 68 #32 of 97
Shareholder Returns – 86 #11 of 70 58 #30 of 70
Overall 43 71 61
  • CLMT ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEU ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • Q ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCLMTNEUQSPY
1 month -9.3%-2.2%-11.8% -1.0%
3 months +18.3%+11.8%-18.7% +2.9%
6 months +61.2%+25.0%-24.0% +6.4%
Year to date +148.2%+26.7%+34.5% +11.4%
1 year +146.7%+15.0%— +13.1%
3 years +216.3%+96.0%— +79.4%
3 years, per year +46.8%+25.2%— +21.5%
5 years +345.8%+132.2%— +67.7%
5 years, per year +34.9%+18.4%— +10.9%
10 years +1,102.7%+117.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +28.2%+8.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLMTNEUQSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.3%31.7%55.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.8%35.2%58.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.090.682.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.390.47— 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-33.0%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.5%-9.5%-37.5% -2.5%
52-week high $59.05$961.92$175.64 $779.14
52-week low $18.22$584.66$73.54 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCLMTNEUQ
P/E now vs peer median -31.6xmedian 21.5x 18.4xmedian 21.5x 39.3xmedian 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.4x 2.9xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -37.0xmedian 12.4x 13.0xmedian 12.4x 15.1xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 58.9xmedian 15.5x 16.9xmedian 15.5x 27.9xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median -3.8xmedian 1.6x 4.4xmedian 1.6x 3.0xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.70 2.07median 1.70 —median 1.70

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCLMTNEUQ
Revenue $4.59B $2.74B $5.21B
Gross profit $301.50M $863.73M $2.41B
Operating income $47.10M $547.60M $1.34B
Net income -$136.80M $433.37M $630.00M
Free cash flow $73.50M $473.66M $825.00M
R&D – $128.57M $374.00M
EPS (diluted) $-1.56 $47.32 $2.79
Cash & equivalents $109.80M $93.60M $961.00M
Total debt $2.26B $854.83M $9.77B
Shares (diluted) 87.59M 9.16M 210.20M
Enterprise value $4.10B $7.72B $21.07B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCLMTNEUQ
P/E -31.6x 18.4x 39.3x
P/FCF 58.9x 16.9x 27.9x
P/Operating cash flow 29.6x 14.0x 19.7x
P/S 0.9x 2.9x 4.4x
P/B -3.8x 4.4x 3.0x
P/Tangible book -3.8x 4.4x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA -37.0x 13.0x 15.1x
EV/EBIT 137.6x 16.0x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.2x 5.0x
EV/FCF 88.2x 18.5x 31.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 44.4x 15.3x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLMTNEUQ
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.8% -1.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 926.0% -4.9% 13.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 6.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 125.6% -9.5% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 69.7% -9.8% -23.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) 70.0% -7.8% -26.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 8.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 392.2% -1.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 159.8% -9.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLMTNEUQ
Gross margin 6.6% 31.5% 46.2%
EBITDA margin -3.8% 24.7% 33.0%
Operating margin 1.0% 20.0% 25.6%
Pretax margin -5.9% 20.8% 16.9%
Net margin -3.0% 15.8% 11.2%
FCF margin 1.6% 17.3% 15.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.2% 20.9% 22.4%
Return on equity – 24.3% 8.4%
Return on assets -4.9% 12.2% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 2.0% 15.5% 8.3%
Return on capital employed 3.0% 17.9% 10.5%
Asset turnover 1.7x 0.8x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.1x 1.3x 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLMTNEUQ
Debt / assets 80.6% 23.6% 28.1%
Debt / equity -2.0x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -12.3x 1.1x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 30.7x 1.8x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 140.6% 49.2% 47.3%
Equity / assets -40.6% 50.8% 52.7%
Interest coverage 0.2x 15.3x 7.1x
Current ratio 0.8x 2.3x 2.0x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.7x
Altman Z-score 1.28 4.84 2.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLMTNEUQ
Dividend yield – 1.4% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – 1.6% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 25.3% 5.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 23.1% 4.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.6% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCLMTNEUQ
Forward P/E – 19.5xFY2027 25.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.13FY2026 $44.59FY2027 $4.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +0.3%FY2027 +29.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +21.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.66BFY2026 $2.30BFY2026 $5.34BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.5%FY2026 -15.7%FY2026 +12.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.4% +20.6% +23.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLMTNEUQ
Held by institutions 52.3% 65.3% –
Institutions holding 188 422 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +3.9% –
Institutions buying 110 218 –
Institutions selling 54 138 –
Buyers to sellers 2.04 1.58 –

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CLMTNEUQ
CLMT 1.00 0.09 0.01
NEU 0.09 1.00 0.19
Q 0.01 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLMT, NEU and Q?

Qnity Electronics (Q) is the largest by market capitalisation: Calumet (CLMT) $4.57B, Newmarket (NEU) $8.07B, Qnity Electronics (Q) $23.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLMT, NEU and Q?

Newmarket (NEU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Calumet (CLMT) -33.4x, Newmarket (NEU) 18.6x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 40.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmarket (NEU) is cheapest (Newmarket (NEU) 19.5x, Qnity Electronics (Q) 25.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Qnity Electronics (Q) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Calumet (CLMT) +12.8%, Newmarket (NEU) -1.3%, Qnity Electronics (Q) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest net margin (Calumet (CLMT) -3.0%, Newmarket (NEU) 15.8%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 11.2%). On return on invested capital, Newmarket (NEU) leads (Calumet (CLMT) 2.0%, Newmarket (NEU) 15.5%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Calumet (CLMT) returned the most: Calumet (CLMT) +146.7%, Newmarket (NEU) +15.0%. Over five years, Calumet (CLMT) compounded fastest (Calumet (CLMT) +34.9%/yr, Newmarket (NEU) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmarket (NEU) has the highest dividend yield: Calumet (CLMT) 0.00%, Newmarket (NEU) 0.01%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 0.00%. Calumet (CLMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmarket (NEU) has been the steadiest (Calumet (CLMT) 43.3%, Newmarket (NEU) 31.7%, Qnity Electronics (Q) 55.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLMT, NEU and Q?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmarket (NEU) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.