Newmarket (NEU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)

Newmarket (NEU) reported Gross Margin of 32.98% for Q1 2026, down 69.0% on a YoY basis from 106.39% in Q1 2025, and up 9.85% sequentially from 30.02% in Q4 2025.

Newmarket (NEU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Newmarket (NEU) has 18 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 32.98% in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Gross Margin fell 69.0% year-over-year to 32.98%; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 31.26% (down 120.0% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 31.46%, down 35.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin improved to 32.98% in Q1 2026, from 30.02% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 33.67% in Q1 2025 to a low of 21.31% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 29.01% and a median of 30.23% in 2023 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin sank 513 bps in 2022 and jumped 893 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Tracing NEU's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 26.31% in 2022, then increased by 5 bps to 27.53% in 2023, then rose by 15 bps to 31.72% in 2024, then declined by 5 bps to 30.02% in 2025, then gained by 10 bps to 32.98% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows NEU's Gross Margin at 32.98% in Q1 2026, 30.02% in Q4 2025, and 30.37% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.95 Bn 233.99 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Sherwin Williams 78.17 Bn 77.95 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
3 Ecolab 76.02 Bn 75.37 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 66.38 Bn 65.43 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
5 Ppg Industries 26.02 Bn 24.40 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
6 LyondellBasell Industries 22.51 Bn 19.87 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
7 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 19.70 Bn 15.83 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.51 Bn 18.95 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.80 Bn 18.71 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Newmarket 7.27 Bn 7.19 Bn 220.88 Mn 32.98%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 32.98%
Dec 31, 2025 30.02%
Sep 30, 2025 30.37%
Jun 30, 2025 31.63%
Mar 31, 2025 33.67%
Dec 31, 2024 31.72%
Sep 30, 2024 33.64%
Jun 30, 2024 30.76%
Mar 31, 2024 31.05%
Dec 31, 2023 27.53%
Sep 30, 2023 30.23%
Jun 30, 2023 28.55%
Mar 31, 2023 28.18%
Dec 31, 2022 26.31%
Sep 30, 2022 21.31%
Jun 30, 2022 21.76%
Mar 31, 2022 23.42%
Dec 31, 2021 18.51%
Sep 30, 2021 22.21%
Jun 30, 2021 23.87%