15 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2025,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 6.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Operating margin has expanded, at 6.7% in the latest year.
Financial health
Operating income covered interest expense 14× in the latest year.
The company is unprofitable; at its current free-cash-flow burn it has roughly 2.8 years of cash runway.
Shareholder returns
Dividends have been paid for 6 consecutive years.
The dividend has grown 17.7% per year over the past 5 years.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2025
$158M
-$38M
30.4%
6.7%
-10.5%
-8.1%
-$40M
—
$111M
2024
$146M
$67M
28.3%
26.0%
16.9%
11.6%
$24M
—
$163M
2023
$161M
-$2M
30.5%
8.8%
-0.6%
-0.4%
$36M
—
$112M
2022
$167M
$34M
29.3%
8.2%
8.9%
5.5%
$23M
—
$69M
2021
$141M
$51M
30.4%
7.5%
14.1%
8.6%
$14M
—
$147M
2020
$115M
$15M
28.7%
2.1%
4.7%
2.7%
$17M
—
$137M
2019
$124M
$26M
31.4%
-1.3%
8.5%
4.6%
$24M
—
$130M
2018
$118M
-$41M
32.4%
-51.3%
-14.4%
-7.5%
$14M
—
$116M
2017
$112M
$116M
31.1%
1.5%
34.6%
21.0%
$16M
—
$98M
2016
$109M
$15M
32.3%
-0.7%
8.6%
4.0%
$24M
—
$93M
2015
—
-$24M
—
—
-15.9%
-6.8%
$24M
—
$96M
2014
—
$28M
—
—
12.0%
5.7%
$21M
—
$73M
2013
—
-$55M
—
—
-15.6%
-8.1%
$11M
$0
$53M
2012
—
$75M
—
—
19.9%
10.9%
$13M
$18M
-$78M
2011
—
$82M
—
—
19.7%
10.7%
$45M
$37M
$12M
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Return on equity & assets (ROE / ROA)
ROEROA
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
ROE
ROA
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Jun '26
$44M
$9M
35.6%
14.1%
2.5%
1.9%
$10M
—
$107M
Mar '26
$41M
$4M
32.7%
10.1%
1.2%
0.9%
-$4M
—
$102M
Dec '25
$38M
-$31M
32.1%
7.6%
-8.6%
-6.7%
-$5M
—
$111M
Sep '25
$40M
-$8M
27.6%
4.6%
-2.1%
-1.6%
$7M
—
$102M
Jun '25
$40M
$355000
31.9%
6.9%
0.1%
0.1%
$6M
—
$111M
Mar '25
$40M
$667000
30.2%
7.8%
0.2%
0.1%
-$48M
—
$110M
Dec '24
$38M
$17M
28.8%
87.7%
4.2%
2.9%
$9M
—
$163M
Sep '24
$34M
$36M
28.1%
6.0%
9.3%
6.1%
-$6M
—
$146M
Jun '24
$36M
$8M
31.1%
2.2%
2.1%
1.4%
$15M
—
$167M
Mar '24
$38M
$7M
25.5%
3.6%
1.9%
1.2%
$6M
—
$138M
Dec '23
$43M
$8M
31.6%
11.2%
2.1%
1.3%
$21M
—
$112M
Sep '23
$40M
-$69000
31.3%
9.1%
-0.0%
-0.0%
-$6M
—
$66M
Jun '23
$37M
-$3M
28.1%
3.9%
-0.8%
-0.5%
$13M
—
$59M
Mar '23
$41M
-$7M
30.9%
10.2%
-1.8%
-1.1%
$7M
—
$48M
Dec '22
$40M
-$6M
27.9%
6.1%
-1.6%
-1.0%
$14M
—
$69M
Sep '22
$43M
-$9M
27.8%
7.5%
-2.5%
-1.5%
-$2M
—
$128M
Jun '22
$42M
$30M
32.7%
10.1%
7.6%
4.7%
$10M
—
$151M
Mar '22
$42M
$19M
28.7%
9.2%
4.9%
3.0%
$1M
—
$145M
Dec '21
$34M
$15M
27.8%
4.0%
4.1%
2.5%
$6M
—
$147M
Sep '21
$35M
$10M
31.6%
6.6%
3.0%
1.8%
-$4M
—
$142M
Valuation over time
How the market has priced NL against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 8.7× (Mar '23) to 4.1× (Nov '25).
The price-to-sales ratio has risen from 1.8× (Mar '23) to 2.1× (Sep '26).
The dividend yield has risen from 4.7% (Mar '23) to 5.2% (Sep '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Dividend yield (%)
Dividend yield %
Frequently asked questions
Is NL growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, NL INDUSTRIES INC's revenue has grown 6.7% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does NL have?
As of FY2025, NL INDUSTRIES INC reported — of total debt against $111M of cash; operating income covered interest expense 14×.
What is NL's profit margin?
In FY2025, gross margin was 30.4%, operating margin 6.7%, and net margin -23.9%.
What is NL's P/E ratio?
As of Sep '26, NL INDUSTRIES INC traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 4.1× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S and dividend yield have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.