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Side-by-side financial comparison of NEWMARKET CORP (NEU) and PLEXUS CORP (PLXS). Click either name above to swap in a different company.
PLEXUS CORP is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($1.2B vs $669.7M, roughly 1.7× NEWMARKET CORP). NEWMARKET CORP runs the higher net margin — 17.6% vs 4.3%, a 13.4% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, PLEXUS CORP posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (18.7% vs -4.5%). Over the past eight quarters, PLEXUS CORP's revenue compounded faster (7.2% CAGR vs -2.9%).
NewMarket Corporation, is a publicly traded American company that primarily serves the petroleum additives industry. The company is based in Richmond, Virginia, and has operations in North America, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. The company's predecessor, the Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Company, was founded in 1887.
Plex Systems, Inc. is an American software company based in Troy, Michigan. The company develops and markets the Plex Manufacturing Cloud, a software as a service (SaaS) or cloud computing ERP for manufacturing.
NEU vs PLXS — Head-to-Head
Income Statement — Q1 FY2026 vs Q2 FY2026
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $669.7M | $1.2B |
| Net Profit | $118.1M | $49.8M |
| Gross Margin | 33.0% | 10.2% |
| Operating Margin | 21.4% | 5.3% |
| Net Margin | 17.6% | 4.3% |
| Revenue YoY | -4.5% | 18.7% |
| Net Profit YoY | -6.3% | 27.5% |
| EPS (diluted) | $12.62 | $1.82 |
Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.
8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend
Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.
| Q1 26 | $669.7M | $1.1B | ||
| Q4 25 | $635.4M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $690.3M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $698.5M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $700.9M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $654.6M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $724.9M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $710.2M | — |
| Q1 26 | $118.1M | $41.2M | ||
| Q4 25 | $81.3M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $100.3M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $111.2M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $125.9M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $110.7M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $132.3M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $111.6M | — |
| Q1 26 | 33.0% | 9.9% | ||
| Q4 25 | 30.0% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 30.4% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 31.6% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 33.7% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 31.7% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 33.6% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 30.8% | — |
| Q1 26 | 21.4% | 5.1% | ||
| Q4 25 | 17.3% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 18.9% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 20.5% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 22.8% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 20.3% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 23.4% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 20.7% | — |
| Q1 26 | 17.6% | 3.8% | ||
| Q4 25 | 12.8% | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 14.5% | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 15.9% | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 18.0% | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 16.9% | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 18.3% | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 15.7% | — |
| Q1 26 | $12.62 | $1.51 | ||
| Q4 25 | $8.67 | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $10.67 | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $11.84 | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $13.26 | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $11.57 | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $13.79 | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $11.63 | — |
Balance Sheet & Financial Strength
Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.
| Metric | | |
|---|---|---|
| Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand | $73.2M | $303.1M |
| Total DebtLower is stronger | $939.6M | — |
| Stockholders' EquityBook value | $1.7B | $1.5B |
| Total Assets | $3.5B | $3.4B |
| Debt / EquityLower = less leverage | 0.54× | — |
8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.
| Q1 26 | $73.2M | $248.8M | ||
| Q4 25 | $77.6M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $102.5M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $70.3M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $118.3M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $77.5M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $80.3M | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $87.6M | — |
| Q1 26 | $939.6M | — | ||
| Q4 25 | $883.4M | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $783.1M | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $841.8M | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $990.6M | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $971.3M | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.1B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.2B | — |
| Q1 26 | $1.7B | $1.5B | ||
| Q4 25 | $1.8B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $1.7B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $1.6B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $1.5B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $1.5B | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $1.4B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $1.2B | — |
| Q1 26 | $3.5B | $3.2B | ||
| Q4 25 | $3.5B | — | ||
| Q3 25 | $3.2B | — | ||
| Q2 25 | $3.2B | — | ||
| Q1 25 | $3.2B | — | ||
| Q4 24 | $3.1B | — | ||
| Q3 24 | $3.2B | — | ||
| Q2 24 | $3.2B | — |
| Q1 26 | 0.54× | — | ||
| Q4 25 | 0.50× | — | ||
| Q3 25 | 0.46× | — | ||
| Q2 25 | 0.52× | — | ||
| Q1 25 | 0.65× | — | ||
| Q4 24 | 0.66× | — | ||
| Q3 24 | 0.80× | — | ||
| Q2 24 | 0.95× | — |
Financial Flow Comparison
Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.
Revenue Breakdown by Segment
NEU
Segment breakdown not available.
PLXS
| Asia-Pacific | $652.0M | 56% |
| Americas | $397.0M | 34% |
| Europe, Middle East and Africa | $116.0M | 10% |
