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KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC KRO
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC (KRO) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.06% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $1.9B at a -6.0% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · grey zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.344 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.19 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.02 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.705 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KRO | KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC | 5/9 | 2.25 | — | -1.5% |
| MTX | MINERALS TECHNOLOGIES INC | 4/9 | 4.63 | — | -2.2% |
| VHI | VALHI INC /DE/ | 4/9 | 3.94 | — | -1.3% |
| TROX | Tronox Holdings plc | 2/9 | 1.48 | — | -5.7% |
| LXU | LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. | 8/9 | 2.86 | 31.7 | +17.8% |
| LXFR | LUXFER HOLDINGS PLC | 6/9 | 4.17 | 65.1 | -1.9% |
| NL | NL INDUSTRIES INC | 4/9 | 8.4 | — | +8.5% |
About KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers TiO2 in two crystalline forms comprising 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, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It also produces and sells 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; and 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 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. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.
FAQ
Is KRO financially healthy?
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.
Does KRO pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC pays a dividend yielding about 3.06% with a -20.7% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is KRO?
In FY2025, KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC had a net margin of -6.0% and a return on equity of -14.8%.
Is KRO overvalued or undervalued?
KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC trades at about 10.5× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.8×–25.7×, median 14.5×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for KRO?
The average Wall-Street price target for KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC is $6.50, about 17.3% below the recent price, from 2 analysts (consensus: hold).
Is KRO a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 3.06%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.