What is NewMarket's earnings yield?

NewMarket (NEU) reported earnings yield of 6.8% in Q1 2026.

How has NewMarket's earnings yield changed year-over-year?

NewMarket's earnings yield decreased by 23.7% year-over-year, from 8.9% to 6.8%.

What is the long-term trend for NewMarket's earnings yield?

Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), NewMarket's earnings yield has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2% to 6.5%.

What does earnings yield mean?

Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.

NewMarket NEU Earnings yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$669.7M-4.5%

Gross profit$220.9M-6.4%

Operating income$143.2M-10.4%

Net income$118.1M-6.3%

EPS (diluted)$12.62-4.8%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$73.2M-38.1%

Total debt$1.0B-4.2%

Total equity$1.7B+14.0%

Total assets$3.5B+8.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$124.0M+3.1%

CapEx$24.4M+87.1%

Free cash flow$99.7M-7.1%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.18B+12.1%

Enterprise value$8.12B+10.3%

P/E17.5×+4.1×

P/S2.7×+0.4×

Profitability

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Gross margin31.3%-1.2pp

Operating margin19.6%-2.3pp

Net margin15.3%-2.0pp

FCF margin18%+0.7pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.3%-10.7pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.1×

Current ratio2.6×-0.3×

Where this comes from

Calculated from NewMarket’s reported figures.

net income/market cap=6.8%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: NewMarket’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is NewMarket's earnings yield?: NewMarket (NEU) reported earnings yield of 6.8% in Q1 2026.
How has NewMarket's earnings yield changed year-over-year?: NewMarket's earnings yield decreased by 23.7% year-over-year, from 8.9% to 6.8%.
What is the long-term trend for NewMarket's earnings yield?: Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), NewMarket's earnings yield has grown at a 0.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 6.2% to 6.5%.
What does earnings yield mean?: Trailing-twelve-month net income divided by market capitalization at the quarter end — the inverse of the P/E ratio, expressed as a percentage.