Every material Form 8-K NewMarket filed with the SEC in 2025, read and summarized by AI: what happened, the key figures, whether it reads positive or negative for shareholders, and how big a deal it is (impact 1-5). Newest first; each brief links to its own page and to the filing on SEC.gov.
NewMarket Corporation (NEU) said director Bruce C. Gottwald notified the Board on December 9, 2025, that he is retiring effective immediately. The company stated the retirement is not due to any disagreement over its operations, policies or practices. The filing contains no replacement director and no financial figures.
Bruce C. Gottwald retires from the Board of Directors effective immediately
Notice given to the Board on December 9, 2025
Company states no disagreement with operations, policies or practices
Filing does not name a successor or report any financial impact
NewMarket said its Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, Ann P. Pietrantoni, is resigning to pursue other opportunities, with her last day set for November 26, 2025. The company said the resignation does not involve any dispute or disagreement over its operations, policies or practices. Chief Financial Officer Timothy K. Fitzgerald will serve as interim principal accounting officer, a change that bears on financial reporting oversight.
Ann P. Pietrantoni, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, gave notice on October 31, 2025
Her last day with the company will be November 26, 2025
Timothy K. Fitzgerald, Vice President and CFO, will become interim principal accounting officer
The filing states the resignation was not due to any disagreement on operations, policies or practices
NewMarket reported third-quarter 2025 net income of $100.3 million, or $10.67 per share, down from $132.3 million, or $13.79 per share, a year earlier, on net sales of $690.3 million versus $724.9 million. The board also raised the quarterly dividend 9% to $3.00 per share, payable January 2, 2026, while the company cited market softness and one-time charges in its petroleum additives segment.
Q3 net sales were $690.3 million, compared with $724.9 million in Q3 2024.
Petroleum additives Q3 operating profit was $131.3 million, down from $157.5 million; specialty materials operating profit was $6.0 million, down from $16.0 million.
Quarterly dividend raised 9% from $2.75 to $3.00 per share, payable January 2, 2026.
Acquisition of Calca Solutions, LLC closed October 1, 2025; nine-month net debt fell to $680.6 million.
NewMarket reported second-quarter 2025 net income of $111.2 million, or $11.84 per share, compared with $111.6 million, or $11.63 per share, a year earlier. Second-quarter net sales fell to $698.5 million from $710.2 million, and petroleum additives operating profit declined to $139.8 million from $147.8 million, so shareholders see higher per-share earnings on slightly lower profit and sales.
Q2 2025 net sales were $698.5 million versus $710.2 million in Q2 2024; petroleum additives operating profit was $139.8 million versus $147.8 million.
First-half 2025 net income was $237.2 million, or $25.11 per share, compared with $219.4 million, or $22.87 per share, in the first half of 2024.
The company repurchased $77.2 million of common stock in the first half of 2025 and reported Net Debt to EBITDA of 1.0 as of June 30, 2025.
A conference call to review results is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET on July 31, 2025.
NewMarket reported first quarter 2025 net income of $125.9 million, or $13.26 per share, up from $107.7 million, or $11.23 per share, a year earlier. Total net sales were $700.9 million, compared with $696.7 million, and the gain came mainly from the specialty materials segment, while petroleum additives operating profit declined.
Net income was $125.9 million, or $13.26 per share, versus $107.7 million, or $11.23 per share, in Q1 2024.
Petroleum additives operating profit was $142.1 million, down from $150.9 million, as shipments fell 7.2%.
Specialty materials operating profit was $23.2 million, compared with an operating loss of $5.0 million a year earlier.
The board is considering a capital investment of up to $100 million at the AMPAC Cedar City, Utah facility, subject to board approval.
NewMarket reported fourth quarter 2024 net income of $110.7 million, or $11.56 per share, up from $80.4 million, or $8.38 per share, a year earlier. Full-year net income was $462.4 million, or $48.22 per share, compared with $388.9 million, or $40.44 per share, in 2023, and the filing gives no outlook figures for 2025.
Q4 2024 net sales were $654.6 million, compared with $643.4 million in Q4 2023.
Q4 petroleum additives operating profit rose to $135.7 million from $110.4 million, driven mainly by lower operating costs, while petroleum additives sales fell to $626.1 million from $642.0 million.
Net debt to EBITDA was 1.2 as of December 31, 2024, below the company's target range of 1.5 to 2.0.
A conference call is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET on February 4, 2025.
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