NewMarket (NEU) reported second-quarter 2026 net income of $133.8 million, or $14.54 per share, compared with $111.2 million, or $11.84 per share, a year earlier. Total net sales were $747.1 million, up from $698.5 million in the second quarter of 2025.
For the first half of 2026, net income was $251.8 million, or $27.14 per share, compared with $237.2 million, or $25.11 per share, in the same period last year. The company said operations generated solid cash flow during the first half while funding capital expenditures, dividends and share repurchases.
- Petroleum additives sales were $675.6 million in the second quarter, compared with $653.9 million a year earlier.
- Specialty materials sales were $67.2 million in the second quarter, compared with $42.0 million in the second quarter of 2025.
- First-half segment operating profit was $319 million.
- First-half cash uses included $51.7 million for capital expenditures, $55.6 million for dividends and $126.4 million for common stock repurchases.
- NewMarket scheduled a conference call and webcast for July 30, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. ET.
$NEU Insider Trading Activity
$NEU insiders have traded $NEU stock on the open market 1 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 1 have been purchases and 0 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $NEU stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- TING XU purchased 400 shares for an estimated $247,684
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$NEU Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 186 institutional investors add shares of $NEU stock to their portfolio, and 193 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ removed 918,978 shares (-94.8%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $589,018,949
- BOSTON PARTNERS added 251,122 shares (+inf%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $160,956,645
- UBS GROUP AG added 87,099 shares (+741.3%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $55,826,104
- CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC removed 74,386 shares (-98.2%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $47,677,706
- BLACKROCK, INC. added 56,592 shares (+8.6%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $36,272,642
- MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC added 52,515 shares (+156.7%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $33,659,489
- ARROWSTREET CAPITAL, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP added 51,749 shares (+1807.5%) to their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $33,168,521
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard. You can access data on hedge funds moves and 13F filings through the Quiver Quantitative API 13F endpoint.
