NL NL INDUSTRIES INC
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Basic Materials · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals
NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL) is a basic materials company in the Industrial Inorganic Chemicals industry, with a market capitalization of $341 million. Shares last traded at $6.97, 19.0% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 15.2%. Net profit margin is -15.8%, below the peer median of -2.4%. Revenue grew 8.5% year over year. The shares yield 8.5% 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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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.
NL Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $18M | $0.36 | — |
| 2024-12-31 | $16M | $0.32 | 23% |
| 2023-12-31 | $14M | $0.28 | — |
| 2022-12-31 | $14M | $0.28 | 40% |
| 2021-12-31 | $12M | $0.24 | 23% |
| 2020-12-31 | $8M | $0.16 | 53% |
*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 |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | $0.09 | 2026-05-06 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | -$0.63 | 2026-03-09 |
| FY 2025 | -$0.77 | 2026-03-09 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.16 | 2025-11-06 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.01 | 2025-08-06 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.01 | 2025-05-07 |
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
NL vs 11 industry peers (Industrial Inorganic Chemicals), by market cap. Data as of close
| LIN | Linde | $234.8B | 33.51 | 6.48 | 19.3% | -1.59% |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals | $69.7B | — | 5.53 | -0.4% | -0.97% |
| MTX | Minerals Technologies Inc | $2.0B | — | 0.91 | -3.1% | -2.15% |
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | $864M | — | 0.44 | -5.6% | -1.18% |
| LXU | Lsb Industries, Inc. | $799M | 17.38 | 1.21 | 7.0% | +0.54% |
| TROX | Tronox Holdings Plc | $545M | — | 0.18 | -18.0% | -1.45% |
| LXFR | LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC | $460M | 74.24 | 1.27 | 1.7% | -0.12% |
| VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | $413M | — | 0.19 | -2.4% | -1.88% |
| NL | NL INDUSTRIES INC | $341M | — | 2.11 | -15.8% | +0.00% |
| LTBR | Lightbridge Corp | $179M | — | — | — | +2.91% |
| STDN | Standard Nuclear, Inc. | — | — | — | — | +5.51% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.