---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001282637-23-000002"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEU"
cik: "0001282637"
company_name: "NEWMARKET CORP"
filed_at: "2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-20T05:02:52.462122+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NewMarket FY2022 net income rises to $279.5M ($27.77 EPS) from $190.9M; Q4 net income $90.5M

## Summary
- Net income for FY2022 $279.5M ($27.77 EPS) vs $190.9M ($17.71 EPS) in 2021; Q4 net income $90.5M ($9.26 EPS).
- Petroleum additives sales $2.8B (+20% YoY), operating profit $378.2M vs $281.1M in 2021, driven by higher selling prices.
- Shipments declined 2.9% during 2022, primarily due to supply chain disruptions and Russia-Ukraine war sanctions.
- Returned $291.8M to shareholders: $84.3M dividends and $207.5M share repurchases (668,553 shares).
- Management expects inflationary pressures and rising costs to continue in 2023; prioritizes margin recovery and cost control.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001282637-23-000002
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEU
- cik: 0001282637
- company_name: NEWMARKET CORP
- filed_at: 2023-01-31T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263723000002/0001282637-23-000002-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263723000002/neu-20230131.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NEWMARKET CORP reported For the full year 2022 results: revenue $2.8 billion, net income $279.5 million, EPS $27.77 per share.
  - Period: For the full year 2022
  - Revenue: $2.8 billion
  - Net income: $279.5 million
  - EPS: $27.77 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net income for 2022 was $279.5 million, or $27.77 per share, compared to net income of $190.9 million, or $17.71 per share, for 2021. Petroleum additives sales for the fourth quarter were $680.3 million and reached $2.8 billion for 2022, compared to $2.3 billion for 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263723000002/0001282637-23-000002-index.htm
- Earnings Releases
  NEWMARKET CORP reported For the fourth quarter of 2022 results: revenue $680.3 million, net income $90.5 million, EPS $9.26 per share.
  - Period: For the fourth quarter of 2022
  - Revenue: $680.3 million
  - Net income: $90.5 million
  - EPS: $9.26 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $90.5 million, or $9.26 per share. Net income for 2022 was $279.5 million, or $27.77 per share, compared to net income of $190.9 million, or $17.71 per share, for 2021. Petroleum additives sales for the fourth quarter were $680.3 million and reached $2.8 billion for 2022, compared to $2.3 billion for 2021.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263723000002/0001282637-23-000002-index.htm

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