H.B. Fuller vs NewMarket
H.B. Fuller reported revenue of $3.5 billion in fiscal 2025, 1.3 times NewMarket's $2.7 billion in fiscal 2025. H.B. Fuller's revenue fell 2.7% in its latest year, and NewMarket's fell 2.2%. Free cash flow was $121 million at H.B. Fuller and $491 million at NewMarket. Their fiscal years end in different months (November 29 and December 31), so the periods don't line up exactly.
Side by side
| H.B. Fuller | NewMarket | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Nov 29, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $3.5B | $2.7B |
| Revenue growth | −2.7% | −2.2% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 4.5% | 6.3% |
| Gross margin | 31.1% | 31.5% |
| Operating margin | — | 19.9% |
| Net margin | 4.4% | 15.4% |
| Free cash flow | $121M | $491M |
| Free cash flow margin | 3.5% | 18.0% |
| Return on capital | 6.3% | 16.3% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 3.6x | 1.2x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $111M | $183M |
| Change in diluted share count | −2.2% | −1.8% |
| Last close | $49.13 | $878.03 |
| P/E at the last close | 13.7× | 18.9× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | bought $794,178, sold $1.9 million | bought $247,684, sold $0 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 of 9 | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the H.B. Fuller and NewMarket pages.