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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| Newmarket Corp.NEU · chemicals | |
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| Grade |  Astrongest fifth of 331 graded peers; percentile 14.5, sampling error 2.7 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 44 of 331 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 45.4 |
| Solvency | Bpercentile 28.1 |
| Growth and financing | Bpercentile 36.3 |
| Reliability | 0.94 AUCfailure model, filers with over $2.67B assets; 95% interval 0.88 to 0.97; 61 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 0.52% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | over $2.67B assetstotal assets $3.5B[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none activenot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 13 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 12, 2026239 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $905.182026-10-08; market equity $8.3B; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 12, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
NewMarket Corporation (NewMarket) (NYSE: NEU) is a holding company and is the parent company of Afton Chemical Corporation (Afton), Ethyl Corporation (Ethyl), American Pacific Corporation (AMPAC), Calca Solutions, LLC (Calca), NewMarket Services Corporation (NewMarket Services), and NewMarket Development Corporation (NewMarket Development). We acquired Calca on October 1, 2025. Each of our subsidiaries manages its own assets and liabilities. Afton manufactures and sells petroleum additives, while Ethyl markets antiknock compounds in North America and performs contracted manufacturing and related services.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profitability, sleeve percentile 45.4 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 24.5% | [1,3] | 21.3% | 35.8 | 359 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Return on invested capital | 16.4% | [4-12] | 9.5% | 24.4 | 124 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Accruals ratio | (4.5%) | [1,13-15] | (4.2%) | 47.1 | 400 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | 3.8 pts | [2-3,16-23] | 2.2 pts | 74.3 | 301 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 28.1 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.05% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 4.90 | [1,4,8,24-27] | 3.41 | 28.3 | 301 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 1.21x | [4,7,9,28] | 1.88x | 30.2 | 150 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Interest coverage | 13.70x | [4,29] | 4.16x | 16.1 | 88 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Current ratio | 2.53x | [24-25] | 2.20x | 37.9 | 423 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 36.3 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (0.5%) | [2,17,19,21] | 1.2% | 57.9 | 350 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | 110.8% | [14,30-36] | 12.6% | 2.8 | 179 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Reinvestment rate | (14.6%) | [4-6,24-25,28,30,37-38] | 24.3% | 73.4 | 170 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Asset growth, three years | 13.2% | [1,15,39-40] | 2.9% | 18.5 | 369 | 2025-12-31 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (1.3%) | [41-42] | 0.0% | 28.7 | 321 | 2026-01-31 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.285; sampling error 2.7 percentile points on 331 peers.
Among 331 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Cummins Inc. (CMI) Cummins Inc. (CMI) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.4 NYSE · Engines & Turbines market equity $71.6B; last close $520.36 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 13.4 | A | |
| 40 | Weatherford International plc (WFRD) Weatherford International plc (WFRD) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.8 Nasdaq · Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment market equity $5.5B; last close $76.89 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 13.8 | A | |
| 41 | Colgate Palmolive Co. (CL) Colgate Palmolive Co. (CL) Astrongest fifth; percentile 13.9 NYSE · Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations market equity $70.2B; last close $88.12 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 13.9 | A | |
| 42 | Lennox International Inc. (LII) Lennox International Inc. (LII) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.2 NYSE · Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip market equity $12.6B; last close $361.63 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 14.2 | A | |
| 43 | Innospec Inc. (IOSP) Innospec Inc. (IOSP) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.2 Nasdaq · Chemicals & Allied Products market equity $2.4B; last close $97.81 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 8 of 14 inputs | 14.2 | A | fortress balance sheet |
| 44 | Newmarket Corp. (NEU) Newmarket Corp. (NEU) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.5 NYSE · Industrial Organic Chemicals market equity $8.3B; last close $905.18 No active warnings; 13 of 14 inputs | 14.5 | A | |
| 45 | Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE) Park Aerospace Corp. (PKE) Astrongest fifth; percentile 14.6 NYSE · Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, NEC market equity $645.1M; last close $29.74 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 14.6 | A | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| 46 | Kadant Inc. (KAI) Kadant Inc. (KAI) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.0 NYSE · Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) market equity $3.1B; last close $260.43 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.0 | A | |
| 47 | Nwpx Infrastructure, Inc. (NWPX) Nwpx Infrastructure, Inc. (NWPX) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.4 Nasdaq · Steel Pipe & Tubes market equity $970.8M; last close $100.64 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 15.4 | A | |
| 48 | Axcelis Technologies Inc. (ACLS) Axcelis Technologies Inc. (ACLS) Astrongest fifth; percentile 15.7 Nasdaq · Special Industry Machinery, NEC market equity $4.1B; last close $133.67 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 15.7 | A | |
| 49 | Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC) Gencor Industries Inc. (GENC) Astrongest fifth; percentile 16.1 NYSE · Construction Machinery & Equip last close $18.01 Warnings: late filer, fortress balance sheet; 10 of 14 inputs | 16.1 | A | late filer, fortress balance sheet |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | A/B | 20.5 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | A | 14.5 | 331 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | A | 17.8 | 984 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | A | 13.3 | 331 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 331 graded peers, about 66 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | 9.4% | 13.8% | 44 | hotter than 44 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (6.1%) | (24.2%) | 93 | closer to its high than 93 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | 6.0% | 3.9% | 71 | pricier than 29 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 5.9% | 3.2% | 77 | pricier than 23 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 0.22 | 0.39 | 26 | pricier than 74 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 0.33 | 0.57 | 30 | pricier than 70 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | (28.7%) | (9.9%) | 13 | more equity-funded than 13 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.08) | (0.02) | 41 | ahead of 41 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $8.3B; EBIT $543.7M; free cash flow $491.3M; book equity $1.8B; sales $2.7B; debt $854.8M; cash $93.6M[43].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 5 of 9, period end 2025-12-31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Return on assets above zero | 13.4% | ✓ pass[13,15] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $569.0M | ✓ pass[14] |
| Return on assets improved | (6.6 pts) | ✗ fail[13,15,39,44] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $150.2M | ✓ pass[13-14] |
| Long-term leverage fell | (9.0 pts) | ✓ pass[1,15,39,45-46] |
| Current ratio improved | (22.2 pts) | ✗ fail[24-25,37-38] |
| No new shares issued | (1.3%) | ✓ pass[41-42] |
| Gross margin improved | (0.3 pts) | ✗ fail[2-3,16-17] |
| Asset turnover improved | (33.6 pts) | ✗ fail[2,15,17,39] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $93.6M[47] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $573.7M[14,47-51] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 71 |
| 10-Q received Jul 30, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $109.8M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 239 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.5B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $857.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | $543.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | pretax income | us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest | $560.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | income tax | us-gaap:IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | $141.8M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $883.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.8B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $77.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $971.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $1.5B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $77.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $418.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $569.0M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $3.1B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $886.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.8B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $772.5M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.7B | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $640.5M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.8B | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | gross profit | us-gaap:GrossProfit | $547.7M | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-15 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $2.4B | 2021-12-31 | 2024-02-15 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.1B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $419.3M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $1.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $1.7B | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | depreciation amortization | us-gaap:DepreciationDepletionAndAmortization | $122.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | interest expense | us-gaap:InterestExpense | $39.7M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $77.6M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $519.6M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $57.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $576.8M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 34 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $48.3M | 2023-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 35 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $108.6M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 36 | capital expenditure | us-gaap:PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment | $56.2M | 2022-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 37 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $1.0B | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 38 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $374.5M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 39 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.3B | 2023-12-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 40 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $2.4B | 2022-12-31 | 2024-02-15 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 41 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 9,397,364 | 2026-01-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 42 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 9,524,789 | 2025-01-31 | 2025-02-14 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 43 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 9,196,406 | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 44 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | $462.4M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 45 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $883.4M | 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 46 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $971.3M | 2024-12-31 | 2026-02-12 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 47 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $93.6M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 48 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $286.2M | 2026-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 49 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $124.0M | 2026-03-31 | 2026-04-23 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 50 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $423.8M | 2025-09-30 | 2025-10-31 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 51 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $281.4M | 2025-06-30 | 2026-07-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 14.5 is 5.5 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.7 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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