Newmarket (NEU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026)
Newmarket's Gross Margin came in at 32.45% for Q2 2026, up 0.82 percentage points from 31.63% a year earlier but down 0.53 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Newmarket (NEU) Gross Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Newmarket reported Gross Margin of 31.49%, down 1.20 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 31.46%, down 0.35 percentage points from FY2024.
- Gross Margin carries a five-year change of +1.87 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Gross Margin was 31.81% in FY2024 (+3.18 pp), 28.63% in FY2023 (+5.46 pp), 23.17% in FY2022 (-0.08 pp) and 23.25% in FY2021 (-6.34 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Gross Margin is 18.51% (Q4 2021) to 33.67% (Q1 2025).
- Year-over-year, Gross Margin increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.78 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Gross Margin over five years came in Q3 2023 (a gain of 8.93 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2021 (a drop of 10.27 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows NEU's Gross Margin at 32.98% (Q1 2026), 30.02% (Q4 2025) and 30.37% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Gross Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 239.54 Bn | 223.24 Bn | 4.44 Bn | 47.24% |
| 2 | Corning | 96.61 Bn | 88.91 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 37.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 85.84 Bn | 84.86 Bn | 3.28 Bn | 47.77% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 69.53 Bn | 72.40 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 39.13 Bn | 27.31 Bn | 1.50 Bn | 17.60% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 34.78 Bn | 31.35 Bn | 1.86 Bn | 30.67% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 27.48 Bn | 20.55 Bn | 1.76 Bn | 40.52% |
| 8 | Qnity Electronics | 25.83 Bn | 22.27 Bn | 743.00 Mn | 47.75% |
| 9 | Ati | 24.82 Bn | 22.90 Bn | 380.20 Mn | 26.71% |
| 10 | Newmarket | 6.40 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 222.36 Mn | 31.03% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 31.03% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 32.45% |
| 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% |
API Access
Newmarket Gross Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=NEU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "gross-margin", "ticker": "NEU", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=gross-margin&ticker=NEU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();