# Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Chemicals. Price $8.43, market value $970 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): n/a** (negative earnings). Kronos Worldwide Inc reported negative earnings over the last twelve months, so the P/E is not meaningful; use price-to-sales, EV/EBITDA and free-cash-flow yield instead.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.3×**. The shares trade at 1.3× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 48.8×**. Enterprise value is 48.8× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 11.8%**. Kronos Worldwide Inc keeps 11.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: -1.7%**. Operating margin is negative: the business loses money before interest and tax.
- **Net margin: -6.0%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -14.8%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: -2.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is -2.0%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: -6.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces -6.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -1.5%** (3-yr -1.2%/yr, 5-yr 2.6%/yr). Revenue fell 1.5% over the last year, against 2.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -228.0%**. Earnings per share fell 228.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.74**. Debt is 0.74 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 17.1×**. It would take 17.1 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 4/9**. 4 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.37%** ($0.20 per share, trailing). Kronos Worldwide Inc yields 2.37%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -22.6%/yr** (1-yr -58.3%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (2 analysts). 2 analysts cover Kronos Worldwide Inc; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $8.50 (+1% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 42.8%** (YTD 93.9%, 3-mo 31.1%). The shares are up 42.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.1%** (106.6% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.38** (volatility 61%). Beta of 1.38 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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