KRO KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
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Basic Materials · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO) is a basic materials company in the Industrial Inorganic Chemicals industry, with a market capitalization of $875 million. Shares last traded at $7.60, 16.9% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 58.3%. Net profit margin is -5.6%, below the peer median of -2.4%. Revenue declined 1.5% year over year. The shares yield 2.6% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-06-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
KRO Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $23M | $0.20 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $55M | $0.48 | 64% |
| 2023-12-31 | $88M | $0.76 | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $88M | $0.76 | 84% |
| 2021-12-31 | $83M | $0.72 | 74% |
| 2020-12-31 | $83M | $0.72 | 130% |
| 2019-12-31 | $83M | $0.72 | 96% |
| 2018-12-31 | $79M | — | 38% |
| 2017-12-31 | $70M | — | 20% |
| 2016-12-31 | $70M | — | 161% |
| 2015-12-31 | $70M | — | — |
| 2014-12-31 | $70M | — | 70% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0.13 | 2026-08-05 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.04 | 2026-05-06 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$0.72 | 2026-03-09 |
| FY 2025 | -$0.96 | 2026-03-09 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.32 | 2025-11-06 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.08 | 2025-08-06 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Industrial Inorganic Chemicals peers
KRO vs 11 industry peers (Industrial Inorganic Chemicals), by market cap. Data as of close
| LIN | Linde | $238.6B | 34.05 | 6.58 | 19.3% | +1.06% |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals | $70.3B | — | 5.58 | -0.4% | -0.13% |
| MTX | Minerals Technologies Inc | $2.0B | — | 0.93 | -3.1% | +3.40% |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | $875M | — | 0.45 | -5.6% | +1.33% |
| LXU | Lsb Industries, Inc. | $795M | 17.29 | 1.20 | 7.0% | -4.21% |
| TROX | Tronox Holdings Plc | $553M | — | 0.18 | -18.0% | -3.89% |
| LXFR | LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC | $461M | 74.32 | 1.27 | 1.7% | -0.12% |
| VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | $421M | — | 0.19 | -2.4% | +5.31% |
| NL | NL INDUSTRIES INC | $341M | — | 2.11 | -15.8% | -1.83% |
| LTBR | Lightbridge Corp | $174M | — | — | — | -8.83% |
| STDN | Standard Nuclear, Inc. | — | — | — | — | -2.52% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.