KRO
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
KRO lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now.
KRO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
KRO's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, but its profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
KRO PE Valuation
KRO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KRO Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for KRO to show an outlook.
KRO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.33 | +$0.02 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.95 | -261% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.16 | -238% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.96 | -228% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.35 | -143% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.59 | +5800% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.84 | +$1.07 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.75 | +$1.18 |
KRO lost $0.33 per share over the past year, about the same as its loss the year before.
KRO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $541.1M | +18% |
| Q2 2026 | $558.1M | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $509.8M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $418.3M | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $456.9M | -5.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $494.4M | -1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $489.8M | +2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $423.1M | +5.7% |
KRO's revenue is growing: $541M last quarter, up 18% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 11% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7% | +5.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.5% | -5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -15% | -22 points |
| Q3 2025 | -4.2% | -12 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1.5% | -5.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.8% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.8% | +8.2 points |
KRO's operating margin was 11% last quarter, up 15 points from the same quarter a year ago.
KRO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $52.9M | +$70.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $53.3M | +461% |
| Q1 2026 | -$51.3M | +$63.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $81.9M | +121% |
| Q3 2025 | -$17.4M | -191% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.5M | -73% |
| Q1 2025 | -$114.4M | -$66.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $37M | -37% |
KRO's free cash flow has turned positive again: $137M over the past year, against −$85M the year before.
KRO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +100K shares |
| 3 years | 0% | -- |
| 5 years | -0.3% | -400K shares |
| Available history | -0.6% | -700K shares |
KRO has 115M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $1.5M |
| Q1 2023 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2022 | $1.2M |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | $1.1M |
KRO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 17.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 21.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2x | Moderate |
| Q3 2024 | 3.1x | Elevated |
KRO's net debt is about 4.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.3 years a year ago.
KRO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 59.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 54.5 | Neutral |
KRO's weekly RSI is 59 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (neutral).
KRO PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | KRO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 19x | — |
KRO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KRO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.78 | 8.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $7.60 | 11% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.65 | 26% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.77 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $8.48 | 0.8% below |
KRO has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-, 20-, 50- and 100-week averages, but 0.8% below its 200-week average.
KRO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.4 | $15.0 | +13% |
| 2021 | $15.0 | $14.7 | -2.4% |
| 2022 | $14.7 | $9.48 | -35% |
| 2023 | $9.48 | $9.94 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | $9.94 | $9.64 | -3% |
| 2025 | $9.64 | $4.59 | -52% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.59 | $8.41 | +83% |
KRO is up 83% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in four of the previous six years.