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LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. LXU

NYSE · stock · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals · website · IPO 1999-07-08 · LEI

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. statistics & valuation

Market cap$781.3M
P / E31.7×
P / S1.3×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF43.3×
Net margin4.0%
Return on equity4.7%
FCF margin2.9%
Net debt$421.5M
Net debt / EBITDA3×
Enterprise value USD$1.2B
EV / EBITDA8.6×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.8%
Return on capital5.4%
Graham number -24.9%$7.41

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($7.41); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
29.90% -6.80% -19.10% -17.40% -17.60% 7.80% 25.50% 4.70% -3.70% 4.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
-13.20% 1.30% 4.20% 1.40% 4.90% 25.00% 38.60% 14.50% 9.10% 17.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-24.10% -8.00% -6.10% -10.70% -4.40% 18.20% 34.20% 8.70% -1.10% 9.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
22.80% -6.70% -21.10% -25.60% -41.40% 9.50% 44.70% 5.40% -3.90% 4.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
25.5M 36.7M 54.4M 86.0M 75.1M 72.0M 72.4M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$360.2M $375.8M $399.2M $436.3M $467.9M $445.5M $648.5M $483.2M $465.0M $421.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
8.80% -2.50% -6.30% -5.80% -5.90% 3.80% 16.00% 2.20% -1.60% 2.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-62.60% -7.80% -5.10% -9.30% -9.40% 9.40% 33.30% 11.80% -1.10% 2.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.85× 0.93× 1.24× 1.86× 3.24× 1.15× 1.38× 1.12× 0.99× 0.85× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$2.54 -$2.18 -$2.71 -$4.40 $2.68 $0.37 -$0.27 $0.34 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

LSB INDUSTRIES, INC. trades at about 29× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.6×–28.3×, median 12.8×).

2.6× 29×

Shaded band = 10-year range (2.6×–28.3×); dot = today's 29×.

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 margin17.0%9.1%14.5%38.6%25.0%4.9%1.4%4.2%1.3%-13.2%
Operating margin9.3%-1.1%8.7%34.2%18.2%-4.4%-10.7%-6.1%-8.0%-24.1%
Net margin4.0%-3.7%4.7%25.5%7.8%-17.6%-17.4%-19.1%-6.8%29.9%
FCF margin2.9%-1.1%11.8%33.3%9.4%-9.4%-9.3%-5.1%-7.8%-62.6%
Return on assets2.1%-1.6%2.2%16.0%3.8%-5.9%-5.8%-6.3%-2.5%8.8%
Return on equity4.7%-3.9%5.4%44.7%9.5%-41.4%-25.6%-21.1%-6.7%22.8%
Debt / equity0.85×0.99×1.12×1.38×1.15×3.24×1.86×1.24×0.93×0.85×
Current ratio2.782.283.683.982.321.211.271.321.501.51

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