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LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. LXU
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. (LXU) earns a Piotroski F-score of 8/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $615.2M at a 4.0% 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.
Beneish M-score: -2.36 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
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 · 8/9 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 · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.16 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.198 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.049 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.796 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| LTBR | LIGHTBRIDGE Corp | 3/9 | — | — | — |
| 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% |
About LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.
LSB Industries, Inc. manufactures, markets, and sells chemical products in the United States. The company offers ammonia and urea ammonia nitrate for agricultural applications. It also provides high purity and commercial grade ammonia, high purity ammonium nitrate, sulfuric acids, concentrated, blended and regular nitric acid, mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, industrial grade ammonium nitrate, and ammonium nitrate for industrial applications. It sells its products to farmers, ranchers, fertilizer dealers, and distributors primarily in the ranch land and grain production markets, as well as industrial users of acids and explosive manufacturers. LSB Industries, Inc. was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
FAQ
Is LXU financially healthy?
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 8/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does LXU pay a dividend?
No, LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. does not currently pay a dividend.
How profitable is LXU?
In FY2025, LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. had a net margin of 4.0% and a return on equity of 4.7%.
Is LXU overvalued or undervalued?
LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. trades at about 29.0× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.6×–28.3×, median 12.8×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for LXU?
The average Wall-Street price target for LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. is $14.90, about 51.0% above the recent price, from 5 analysts.
Is LXU a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on LSB INDUSTRIES, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 8/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 31.7×. 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.