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NL INDUSTRIES INC NL

NYSE · stock · Industrial Inorganic Chemicals · website · IPO 1980-03-17

NL INDUSTRIES INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$286.3M
P / S1.8×
P / B0.8×
Dividend yield9.73%
Net margin-23.9%
Return on equity-10.0%
FCF margin-25.4%
Return on capital2.4%

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 (%)
14.10% 103.60% -34.70% 20.80% 12.80% 36.40% 20.30% -1.40% 46.10% -23.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
32.30% 31.10% 32.40% 31.40% 28.70% 30.40% 29.30% 30.50% 28.30% 30.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
-0.70% 1.50% -51.30% -1.30% 2.10% 7.50% 8.20% 8.80% 26.00% 6.70% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
7.90% 32.90% -13.50% 7.90% 4.40% 13.30% 8.40% -0.60% 16.20% -10.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
48.7M 48.7M 48.7M 48.8M 48.8M 48.8M 48.8M 48.8M 48.8M 48.9M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
4.00% 21.00% -7.50% 4.60% 2.70% 8.60% 5.50% -0.40% 11.60% -8.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
22.50% 14.10% 11.80% 19.50% 15.10% 9.60% 14.00% 22.20% 16.50% -25.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.53 $0.30 $1.05 $0.69 -$0.05 $1.38 -$0.77 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

NL INDUSTRIES INC trades at about 4.9× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.6×–15×, median 6.3×).

4.9× 15×

Shaded band = 10-year range (5.6×–15×); dot = today's 4.9×.

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 margin30.4%28.3%30.5%29.3%30.4%28.7%31.4%32.4%31.1%32.3%
Operating margin6.7%26.0%8.8%8.2%7.5%2.1%-1.3%-51.3%1.5%-0.7%
Net margin-23.9%46.1%-1.4%20.3%36.4%12.8%20.8%-34.7%103.6%14.1%
FCF margin-25.4%16.5%22.2%14.0%9.6%15.1%19.5%11.8%14.1%22.5%
Return on assets-8.1%11.6%-0.4%5.5%8.6%2.7%4.6%-7.5%21.0%4.0%
Return on equity-10.0%16.2%-0.6%8.4%13.3%4.4%7.9%-13.5%32.9%7.9%
Current ratio7.772.617.176.056.336.225.522.056.674.02

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