Newmarket (NEU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026)
Newmarket's Return on Equity [ROE] was 24.27% in Q2 2026, down 6.40 percentage points from 30.68% a year earlier but up 0.87 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Newmarket (NEU) Return on Equity [ROE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Newmarket came in at 25.85%, down 10.58 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -11.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 36.43% in FY2024 (-5.85 pp), 42.28% in FY2023 (+5.61 pp), 36.67% in FY2022 (+11.58 pp) and 25.09% in FY2021 (-12.42 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] has moved between 23.41% (Q1 2026) and 42.79% (Q3 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] has declined for 11 straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -6.50 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q1 2023 (a gain of 16.40 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2021 (a drop of 11.61 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, NEU's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 23.41% (Q1 2026), 24.14% (Q4 2025) and 27.15% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 235.70 Bn | 217.28 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.28% |
| 2 | Corning | 108.49 Bn | 101.06 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 16.28% |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.68 Bn | 81.72 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 64.89% |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.50 Bn | 63.69 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 0.02% |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 42.24 Bn | 31.75 Bn | 2.04 Bn | -3.34% |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.78 Bn | 30.61 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 9.43% |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.57 Bn | 17.23 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 18.77% |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.82 Bn | 21.47 Bn | 853.00 Mn | 2.08% |
| 9 | Dow | 23.07 Bn | 6.56 Bn | 2.17 Bn | -5.84% |
| 10 | Newmarket | 7.96 Bn | 7.61 Bn | 242.43 Mn | 24.27% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.27% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 24.14% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 27.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 30.68% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 32.25% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 32.73% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 33.24% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 34.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 35.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.96% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.79% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.94% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.12% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 39.10% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 29.70% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 26.33% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.72% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.88% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 29.67% |
API Access
Newmarket Return on Equity [ROE] 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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NEU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "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=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=NEU&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();