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VALHI INC /DE/ VHI

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

VALHI INC /DE/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$412.9M
P / S0.2×
P / B0.3×
Net margin-2.8%
FCF margin-4.0%
Return on capital2.9%

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 (%)
-1.00% 11.00% 14.40% 2.60% 3.00% 5.50% 3.90% -0.50% 5.10% -2.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
20.30% 32.60% 33.50% 22.90% 22.30% 25.30% 22.10% 12.80% 20.20% 14.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
7.80% 20.20% 20.40% 10.20% 10.10% 13.90% 10.80% 1.80% 10.00% 3.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
-3.60% 27.10% 26.50% 5.00% 5.50% 10.80% 6.60% -0.80% 7.80% -4.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
355.3M 355.3M 355.3M 29.6M 29.6M 29.6M 29.6M 29.6M 29.6M 29.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
-0.70% 7.10% 9.70% 1.80% 1.90% 4.20% 3.10% -0.40% 3.90% -2.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
1.40% 10.00% 5.70% 6.20% 4.70% 17.20% -1.50% -2.30% 0.60% -4.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.73 $1.94 $4.46 $3.06 -$0.35 $3.79 -$2.02 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

VALHI INC /DE/ trades at about 4.3× earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 5.5×–11.5×, median 8.3×).

4.3× 11.5×

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)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin14.2%20.2%12.8%22.1%25.3%22.3%22.9%33.5%32.6%20.3%
Operating margin3.0%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 ratio2.802.262.913.233.614.574.424.013.812.85

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