---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001282637-26-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NEU"
cik: "0001282637"
company_name: "NEWMARKET CORP"
filed_at: "2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T04:51:03.937089+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NewMarket Q1 2026 EPS $12.62 vs $13.26 YoY; petroleum additives shipments slip 7%

## Summary
- Net income $118.1M ($12.62 EPS) vs $125.9M ($13.26 EPS) in Q1 2025.
- Petroleum additives sales $609.8M, op. profit $135.0M; shipments down 7% on softness and low-margin pruning.
- Specialty materials sales $58.1M (+8.2% YoY via Calca acquisition); op. profit $12.4M vs $23.2M on AMPAC mix shift.
- Repurchased 200k+ shares for $125.6M; paid $28.0M dividends; capex $24.4M.
- Adjusting prices for raw material cost escalation; rebalancing global production; positive shipment trends at Q1 end.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001282637-26-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NEU
- cik: 0001282637
- company_name: NEWMARKET CORP
- filed_at: 2026-04-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263726000008/0001282637-26-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263726000008/neu-20260422.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  NEWMARKET CORP reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: revenue $609.8 million, net income $118.1 million, EPS $12.62 per share.
  - Period: first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Revenue: $609.8 million
  - Net income: $118.1 million
  - EPS: $12.62 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: or $12.62 per share, compared to net income of $125.9 million, or $13.26 per share, for the first quarter of 2025. Petroleum additives sales for the first quarter of 2026 were $609.8 million, compared to $645.6 million for the same period in 2025. Petroleum additives operating profit for the first quarter of 2026 was $135.0 million, compared to $142.1 million for the
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1282637/000128263726000008/0001282637-26-000008-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.