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KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC KRO

NYSE · stock · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals · website · IPO 2003-12-04 · LEI

KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$751.3M
P / S0.4×
P / B1.0×
Net margin-6.0%
FCF margin-2.2%
Net debt$524.2M
Net debt / EBITDA21.8×
Enterprise value USD$1.3B
EV / EBITDA53.1×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-2.9%
Return on capital-2.5%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
3.20% 20.50% 12.30% 5.00% 3.90% 5.80% 5.40% -2.90% 4.60% -6.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
19.40% 32.90% 33.80% 22.30% 21.40% 23.00% 20.30% 9.90% 19.00% 11.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
6.80% 20.10% 19.90% 8.40% 7.10% 9.60% 8.30% -3.40% 6.50% -2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
11.00% 47.00% 24.40% 10.70% 8.00% 13.00% 10.90% -6.10% 10.60% -14.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
115.8M 115.6M 115.5M 115.5M 115.1M 115.0M 115.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$152.5M $83.3M $54.7M $132.1M $45.2M $97.4M $246.2M $400.7M $524.2M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.70% 19.40% 10.80% 4.40% 3.10% 5.60% 5.40% -2.70% 4.50% -6.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2.70% 12.20% 8.00% 6.10% 2.40% 7.60% 1.00% -2.50% 2.30% -2.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.63× 0.54× 0.55× 0.61× 0.52× 0.44× 0.55× 0.62× 0.74× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.75 $0.55 $0.98 $0.90 -$0.43 $0.75 -$0.96 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC trades at about 10.5× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 12.8×–25.7×, median 14.5×).

10.5× 25.7×

Shaded band = 10-year range (12.8×–25.7×); dot = today's 10.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin11.5%19.0%9.9%20.3%23.0%21.4%22.3%33.8%32.9%19.4%
Operating margin-2.0%6.5%-3.4%8.3%9.6%7.1%8.4%19.9%20.1%6.8%
Net margin-6.0%4.6%-2.9%5.4%5.8%3.9%5.0%12.3%20.5%3.2%
FCF margin-2.2%2.3%-2.5%1.0%7.6%2.4%6.1%8.0%12.2%2.7%
Return on assets-6.1%4.5%-2.7%5.4%5.6%3.1%4.4%10.8%19.4%3.7%
Return on equity-14.8%10.6%-6.1%10.9%13.0%8.0%10.7%24.4%47.0%11.0%
Debt / equity0.74×0.62×0.55×0.44×0.52×0.61×0.55×0.54×0.63×
Current ratio2.702.323.013.804.364.684.515.154.593.57

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.