NewMarket Corporation (NEU)
NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-11-05
$693.08-4.42%
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NYSEMaterialsChemicals - SpecialtySnapshot 2026-11-05
QuarterlyIQ Insights · NEU
How strong the business is — where it ranks within its sector on capital efficiency and cash generation, and how well management has been executing.
How this business ranks within materials on a research-validated quality screen. As of 2026-11-05.
The screen ranks NEU against its sector on four durable signals: share dilution, return on capital, free-cash-flow yield, and FCF margin. Historically the highest-quality names tended toward better typical outcomes and fewer bad years over multi-year holds (strongest at three years, modest at one), and that pattern showed up even before the price moved. It characterizes business quality, not price direction.
Each leg is a sector-relative percentile (higher is better); 4 of 4 legs were available for this name. The composite is built from these four; the raw value follows each percentile for context.
A forward quality tilt, not a price prediction, and context for your own research rather than a recommendation. Not investment advice.
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 2 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Materials names rated strong grew net income 63% of the time over the next year (vs 47% for the rest of the cohort, n=1960).
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “Our continued focus on operational efficiency helped sustain strong operating profit margins in the quarter.” “Comparing the first nine months of 2026 to the same period in 2025, shipments fell 6%, driven by the first half effects of our strategic decision to examine and reduce low-margin business and the current quarter market softness.” Operating income was $142.944 million in 2026-Q3.
“We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more…”
“We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more…”
“We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to build a global manufacturing network that will enable more…”
We continue to be pleased with the performance of our Specialty Materials segment and look forward to the capacity expansion projects for both ammonium perchlorate and high-purity hydrazine being com…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “We continue to be pleased with the performance of our Specialty Materials segment and look forward to the capacity expansion projects for both ammonium perchlorate and high-purity hydrazine being completed by the end of 2026.” “Through our acquisitions of AMPAC and Calca and our investments to expand capacity at both operations, we have committed approximately $1 billion to this resilient, high-technology specialty materials segment.”
We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more efficient product delivery to our customers in the years ahead.” “We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to build a global manufacturing network that will enable more efficient product delivery to our customers in the years ahead.”
The cash flow generated by operations enables us to continue to provide value to our customers and shareholders through reinvestment in our businesses for growth and efficiency, acquisitions, dividen…
Stated in 3 of 4 supplied quarters. Management reported: “The cash flow generated by operations enables us to continue to provide value to our customers and shareholders through reinvestment in our businesses for growth and efficiency, acquisitions, dividends and share repurchases.” “The cash flows generated by operations enable us to continue to provide value to our shareholders through reinvestment in our businesses for growth and efficiency, acquisitions, share repurchases, and dividends.”
Expand production capacity for ammonium perchlorate and high-purity hydrazine for aerospace and defense chemicals.
Over the trailing year it converted 1.20x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Materials names rated neutral grew net income 50% of the time over the next year (vs 51% for the rest of the cohort, n=1899).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, Fed net liquidity, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, long-term interest rates (low R² over the window).
14 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Materials names rated neutral grew net income 50% of the time over the next year (vs 55% for the rest of the cohort, n=2453).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-11-05.
“We continue to be pleased with the performance of our Specialty Materials segment and look forward to the capacity expansion projects for both ammonium perchlorate and high-purity hydrazine being com…”
“We are especially pleased with the performance of our Specialty Materials segment and we are also excited about our investments to expand production capacity for both ammonium perchlorates and high p…”
“We are also excited about expanding production in the specialty materials segment to provide more capacity and a stronger supply chain for our customers, and we expect to see that capacity come onlin…”
“We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more…”
“We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to strengthen our global manufacturing network to enable more…”
“We will continue to invest in technology to serve our customers, focus on cost control and margin management, and advance our initiatives to build a global manufacturing network that will enable more…”
“The cash flow generated by operations enables us to continue to provide value to our customers and shareholders through reinvestment in our businesses for growth and efficiency, acquisitions, dividen…”
“The cash flow generated by operations enables us to continue to provide value to our customers and shareholders through reinvestment in our businesses for growth and efficiency, acquisitions, dividen…”
“The cash flows generated by operations enable us to continue to provide value to our shareholders through reinvestment in our businesses for growth and efficiency, acquisitions, share repurchases, an…”