VALHI INC /DE/ VHI
VALHI INC /DE/ statistics & valuation
Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.
Profitability & efficiency
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
VALHI INC /DE/ trades at about 4.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.5×–11.5×, median 8.3×).
Shaded band = 10-year range (5.5×–11.5×); dot = today's 4.3×.
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)
| Ratio | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 | FY2018 | FY2017 | FY2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 14.2% | 20.2% | 12.8% | 22.1% | 25.3% | 22.3% | 22.9% | 33.5% | 32.6% | 20.3% |
| Operating margin | 3.0% | 10.0% | 1.8% | 10.8% | 13.9% | 10.1% | 10.2% | 20.4% | 20.2% | 7.8% |
| Net margin | -2.8% | 5.1% | -0.5% | 3.9% | 5.5% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 14.4% | 11.0% | -1.0% |
| FCF margin | -4.0% | 0.6% | -2.3% | -1.5% | 17.2% | 4.7% | 6.2% | 5.7% | 10.0% | 1.4% |
| Return on assets | -2.2% | 3.9% | -0.4% | 3.1% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1.8% | 9.7% | 7.1% | -0.7% |
| Return on equity | -4.2% | 7.8% | -0.8% | 6.6% | 10.8% | 5.5% | 5.0% | 26.5% | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| Current ratio | 2.80 | 2.26 | 2.91 | 3.23 | 3.61 | 4.57 | 4.42 | 4.01 | 3.81 | 2.85 |
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.