Basic Materials
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.(KRO)
Live Price
Offline$7.04
+3.23% today
1Y Change
+9.27%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $890.00M
- Revenue Growth
- -1.5%
- EPS Growth
- -228.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.6%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $890.00M and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $7.04 and up 9.3% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of -1.5%, EPS growth of -228.0%, a dividend yield of 2.6%. What stands out right now is revenue -1.5%, EPS -228.0%, free cash flow -194.0% with operating margin -1.7% and ROIC -2.2%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 2.6%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 0.5. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines KRO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
-1.5% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Below sector median
-1.7% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report landed above expectations
2026 was reported on May 6, 2026 with an EPS surprise of +87.9% and a revenue surprise of -2.7%.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at -1.5% and EPS is at -228.0%, with operating margin around -1.7%.
The next real check-in already has a date
The next earnings event is scheduled for Aug 5, 2026, which is the clearest near-term catalyst for confirming whether the current trend is holding up.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -2.7% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 6, 2026 | +87.9% | -6.9% | -4.6% | -9.4% |
2026 Mar 9, 2026 | -176.9% | -3.3% | -5.7% | +18.6% |
2025 Nov 6, 2025 | -200.0% | -6.8% | +2.1% | +0.2% |
Benchmark Edge
KRO vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
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Normalized return
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Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
KRO Max Drawdown
-34.98%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for KRO and SPY.
Company Overview
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company produces TiO2 in two crystalline forms, rutile and anatase to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability for various products, including paints, coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics, as well as for various specialty products, such as inks, foods, and cosmetics. It also produces ilmenite, a raw material used directly as a feedstock by sulfate-process TiO2 plants; iron-based chemicals, which are used as treatment and conditioning agents for industrial effluents and municipal wastewater, as well as in the manufacture of iron pigments, cement, and agricultural products; specialty chemicals for use in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, and production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones and other electronic devices, as well as for use in pearlescent pigments, natural gas pipe, and other specialty applications. In addition, the company provides technical services for its products. It sells its products under the KRONOS brand through agents and distributors to paint, plastics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.
- Leadership
- Brian W. Christian
- IPO Date
- Dec 9, 2003
- Employees
- 2.5k
- Street Address
- 5430 LBJ Freeway
- Mailing
- Dallas, TX, 75240-2620
- Region
- Dallas, TX, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 972 233 1700
- Last Updated
- May 1, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
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- EV/EBITDA
- 37.7
- Price/Sales
- 0.5
- Price/Book
- 1.2
Growth
- Revenue
- -1.5%
- EPS
- -228.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- -194.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 11.5%
- Operating Margin
- -1.7%
- Net Margin
- -6.0%
- ROE
- -13.7%
- ROIC
- -2.2%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.77
- Current Ratio
- 2.70
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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