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NEU Dividend History

NewMarket Corporation · every payment since 1985

As of Oct 12, 2026, NewMarket Corporation (NEU) has paid 144 dividends since 1985. The most recent was $3.0000 per share (ex-date Sep 15, 2026, paid Oct 1, 2026). Over the last 12 months NEU paid $12.0000 across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.34%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +0.0% versus the 2 before.

Latest dividend

$3.0000

Last ex-date

Sep 15, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$12.00

Trailing yield

1.34%

Frequency

Quarterly

Growth streak

7 yrs

Key facts: NEU dividend history

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • As of Oct 12, 2026, SmarterDividends has 144 dividend payments on record for NewMarket Corporation (NEU), going back to 1985.
  • NEU's most recent dividend was $3.00 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 15, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 1, 2026.
  • In the 12 months to Oct 12, 2026, NEU paid $12.00 per share in dividends across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.34%.
  • NEU's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Dec 15, 2025 ex-date, a 9.1% rise to $3.00 per share.
  • NEU's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Mar 14, 2006 ex-date, a 60.3% reduction to $0.13 per share.
  • NEU paid $11.25 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, up 12.5% from 2024.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "NEU Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Oct 12, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/NEU/dividend-history

Dividends versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

1.53%

of price a year ago

Price change

+14.0%

$783.65 → $893.36

Approx. total return

+15.5%

before taxes

Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

NEU dividends per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent dividend amounts

Last 24 regular payments, per share

NEU dividend history by year

YearPaymentsTotal per shareChange
2026year to date3$9.0000—
20254$11.2500+12.5%
20244$10.0000+13.0%
20234$8.8500+5.4%
20224$8.4000+5.0%
20214$8.0000+5.3%
20204$7.6000+4.1%
20194$7.3000+4.3%
20184$7.0000+0.0%
20174$7.0000+9.4%
20164$6.4000+10.3%
20154$5.8000+23.4%
20144$4.7000+23.7%
20134$3.8000+26.7%
20124$3.0000+25.5%
20114$2.3900+52.7%
20104$1.5650+45.6%
20094$1.0750+34.4%
20084$0.8000+39.1%
20074$0.5750+15.0%
20064$0.5000—
20002timing$0.6300-49.6%
19994$1.2500+0.8%
19984$1.2400-43.2%
19974$2.1850-12.6%
19964$2.5000+0.0%
19954$2.5000-93.2%
19945timing$36.8750+1375.0%
19934$2.5000+25.0%
19924$2.0000+0.0%
19914$2.0000+0.0%
19904$2.0000-70.1%
19894$6.7000+346.7%
19884$1.5000+12.5%
19874$1.3333+19.4%
19864$1.1167+131.0%
19852timing$0.4833—

Every NEU dividend

26 raises · 3 cuts · 2 specials
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountChangeType
Sep 15, 2026Oct 1, 2026$3.0000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 15, 2026Jul 1, 2026$3.0000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 16, 2026Apr 1, 2026$3.0000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 15, 2025Jan 2, 2026$3.0000+9.1%Raise
Sep 15, 2025Oct 1, 2025$2.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 16, 2025Jul 1, 2025$2.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 17, 2025Apr 1, 2025$2.7500+10.0%Raise
Dec 16, 2024Jan 2, 2025$2.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 16, 2024Oct 1, 2024$2.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 14, 2024Jul 1, 2024$2.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2024Apr 1, 2024$2.5000+11.1%Raise
Dec 14, 2023Jan 2, 2024$2.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2023Oct 2, 2023$2.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 14, 2023Jul 3, 2023$2.2500+7.1%Raise
Mar 14, 2023Apr 3, 2023$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2022Jan 3, 2023$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2022Oct 3, 2022$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 14, 2022Jul 1, 2022$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2022Apr 1, 2022$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2021Jan 3, 2022$2.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2021Oct 1, 2021$2.1000+10.5%Raise
Jun 14, 2021Jul 1, 2021$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2021Apr 1, 2021$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2020Jan 4, 2021$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2020Oct 1, 2020$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 2020Jul 1, 2020$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2020Apr 1, 2020$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2019Jan 2, 2020$1.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2019Oct 1, 2019$1.9000+8.6%Raise
Jun 14, 2019Jul 1, 2019$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2019Apr 1, 2019$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2018Jan 2, 2019$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2018Oct 1, 2018$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 14, 2018Jul 2, 2018$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2018Apr 2, 2018$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 14, 2017Jan 2, 2018$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 14, 2017Oct 2, 2017$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2017Jul 3, 2017$1.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2017Apr 3, 2017$1.7500+9.4%Raise
Dec 13, 2016Jan 2, 2017$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2016Oct 1, 2016$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2016Jul 1, 2016$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 2016Apr 1, 2016$1.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2015Jan 1, 2016$1.6000+14.3%Raise
Sep 11, 2015Oct 1, 2015$1.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2015Jul 1, 2015$1.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2015Apr 1, 2015$1.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2014Jan 1, 2015$1.4000+27.3%Raise
Sep 11, 2014Oct 1, 2014$1.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 2014Jul 1, 2014$1.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2014Apr 1, 2014$1.1000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2013Jan 1, 2014$1.1000+22.2%Raise
Sep 12, 2013Oct 1, 2013$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2013Jul 1, 2013$0.9000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2013Apr 1, 2013$0.9000+20.0%Raise
Dec 5, 2012Dec 21, 2012$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2012Oct 1, 2012$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2012Jul 2, 2012$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2012Apr 2, 2012$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2011Jan 1, 2012$0.7500+25.0%Raise
Sep 13, 2011Oct 1, 2011$0.6000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2011Jul 1, 2011$0.6000+36.4%Raise
Mar 11, 2011Apr 1, 2011$0.4400+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2010Jan 1, 2011$0.4400+17.3%Raise
Sep 13, 2010Oct 1, 2010$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2010Jul 1, 2010$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 2010Apr 1, 2010$0.3750+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2009Jan 1, 2010$0.3750+50.0%Raise
Sep 11, 2009Oct 1, 2009$0.2500+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2009Jul 1, 2009$0.2500+25.0%Raise
Mar 12, 2009Apr 1, 2009$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 2008Jan 1, 2009$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 2008Oct 1, 2008$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 2008Jul 1, 2008$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 2008Apr 1, 2008$0.2000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 2007Jan 1, 2008$0.2000+60.0%Raise
Sep 12, 2007Oct 1, 2007$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2007Jul 1, 2007$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2007Apr 1, 2007$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 2006Jan 1, 2007$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 2006Oct 1, 2006$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 2006Jul 1, 2006$0.1250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 14, 2006Apr 3, 2006$0.1250-60.3%Cut
Jun 13, 2000Jul 1, 2000$0.3150+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 2000Apr 1, 2000$0.3150+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 1999Jan 1, 2000$0.3150+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 1999Oct 1, 1999$0.3150+1.6%Raise
Jun 11, 1999Jul 1, 1999$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 1999Apr 1, 1999$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 1998Jan 4, 1999$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 11, 1998Oct 1, 1998$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 1998Jul 1, 1998$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 12, 1998Apr 1, 1998$0.3100+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 11, 1997Jan 1, 1998$0.3100-50.4%Cut
Sep 11, 1997Oct 1, 1997$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 1997Jul 1, 1997$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 7, 1997Apr 1, 1997$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 12, 1996Jan 1, 1997$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 12, 1996Oct 1, 1996$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 12, 1996Jul 1, 1996$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 13, 1996Apr 1, 1996$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 13, 1995Jan 1, 1996$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 13, 1995Oct 1, 1995$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 13, 1995Jul 1, 1995$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 1995Apr 1, 1995$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1994Jan 1, 1995$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 1994Oct 1, 1994$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1994Jul 1, 1994$0.6250+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 17, 1994Apr 1, 1994$0.6250-16.7%Cut
Mar 11, 1994—$34.3750—Special
Dec 9, 1993Jan 1, 1994$0.7500+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 1993Oct 1, 1993$0.7500+50.0%Raise
Jun 7, 1993Jul 1, 1993$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 1993Apr 1, 1993$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1992Jan 1, 1993$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 9, 1992Oct 1, 1992$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1992Jul 1, 1992$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 1992Apr 1, 1992$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 1991Jan 1, 1992$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 1991Oct 1, 1991$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 10, 1991Jul 1, 1991$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 11, 1991Apr 1, 1991$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 10, 1990Jan 1, 1991$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 10, 1990Oct 1, 1990$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 11, 1990Jul 1, 1990$0.5000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 1990Apr 1, 1990$0.5000+25.0%Raise
Dec 11, 1989Jan 1, 1990$5.5000—Special
Sep 11, 1989Oct 1, 1989$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1989—$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 9, 1989Apr 1, 1989$0.4000+0.0%Unchanged
Dec 9, 1988Jan 1, 1989$0.4000+9.1%Raise
Sep 8, 1988Oct 1, 1988$0.3667+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1988Jul 1, 1988$0.3667+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 8, 1988Apr 1, 1988$0.3667+10.0%Raise
Dec 8, 1987Jan 1, 1988$0.3333+0.0%Unchanged
Sep 8, 1987Oct 1, 1987$0.3333+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 9, 1987Jul 1, 1987$0.3333+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 1987Apr 1, 1987$0.3333+5.3%Raise
Dec 9, 1986Jan 1, 1987$0.3167+18.7%Raise
Sep 9, 1986—$0.2667+0.0%Unchanged
Jun 10, 1986—$0.2667+0.0%Unchanged
Mar 10, 1986—$0.2667+6.7%Raise
Dec 10, 1985—$0.2500+7.1%Raise
Sep 10, 1985—$0.2333—First

NEU dividend history — FAQ

How much is NEU's dividend?

As of Oct 12, 2026, NEU's most recent dividend was $3.0000 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 15, 2026 and a pay date of Oct 1, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $12.0000 per share across 4 payments, a trailing yield of 1.34%.

How often does NEU pay a dividend?

NewMarket Corporation pays on a quarterly schedule. It made 4 payments in the last 12 months and 4 in 2025.

When is NEU's next dividend?

NEU's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its quarterly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has NEU ever cut its dividend?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 3 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2006.

How much did NEU pay in dividends in 2025?

NEU paid $11.2500 per share across 4 payments in 2025, up 12.5% from 2024.

What was NEU's total return including dividends over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Oct 12, 2026, NEU paid $12.0000 per share, 1.53% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +14.0%. That is an approximate total return of +15.5% before taxes and reinvestment.

Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to NEU