NL
NL Industries, Inc.
NL lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now.
NL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
NL's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure.
NL PE Valuation
NL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NL Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for NL to show an outlook.
NL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.10 | -150% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.52 | -147% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.69 | -155% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.77 | -156% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.20 | -83% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.10 | +139% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.25 | +421% |
| Q4 2022 | $0.69 | -34% |
NL has swung to a loss: it lost $0.10 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
NL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.6M | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $40.6M | +0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.7M | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $40M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $40.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.3M | +6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $38.4M | -11% |
NL's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $44M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 7.1% | +2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | +7.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 10% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.6% | -80 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6% | -1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 6.9% | +4.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.8% | +4.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 88% | +77 points |
NL's operating margin was 7.1% last quarter, up 2.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
NL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.4M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.8M | +66% |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.9M | +$44.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.7M | -154% |
| Q3 2025 | $7M | +$13.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | -$48.3M | -850% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7M | -58% |
NL's free cash flow has turned positive again: $10M over the past year, against −$27M the year before.
NL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +18K shares |
| 1 year | +0.1% | +36K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +66K shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +104K shares |
| Available history | +0.3% | +154K shares |
NL has 49M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
NL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -5.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -6.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -7.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -3.9x | Net Cash |
NL has more cash than debt.
NL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 62.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 77.4 | Neutral |
NL's weekly RSI is 63 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 77 (neutral).
NL PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | NL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 24x | — |
NL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $6.97 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.62 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.26 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.58 | 10% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.44 | 13% above |
NL is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 13% above its 200-week average.
NL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.88 | $4.55 | +17% |
| 2021 | $4.55 | $7.09 | +56% |
| 2022 | $7.09 | $6.46 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | $6.46 | $5.61 | -13% |
| 2024 | $5.61 | $7.98 | +42% |
| 2025 | $7.98 | $5.46 | -32% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.46 | $7.26 | +33% |
NL is up 33% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.