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Kronos Worldwide, Inc.

$KRO·$949M·Chemicals - Specialty·Basic Materials
$7.68+0.5%YTD+70.8%1Y+33.3%
Price updated 12m ago·X counts updated 4d ago
KRKRO
$KROKronos Worldwide, Inc.
$7.69+0.46%2 posts
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2X posts · last 7 days
Sep 13Sep 27

AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

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Proven numbersAcceleratingAI verdict · as of 2026-09-30

The move is getting stronger, with heavier trading behind it.

TiO2 pigment cyclical grinding higher on demand recovery, +77% YTD without heavy chatter.

Kronos Worldwide is a titanium-dioxide pigment producer — a classic commodity chemicals cyclical where the equity moves with pigment prices and utilization.

  • Q2 (Aug 5) results and Zacks framing ("Kronos moves 6.3% higher", 200-DMA cross) describe a producer benefiting from tightening TiO2 markets — the Chinese producer overhang has eased and Western demand from coatings/paints has stabilized.
  • Stock at $7.92, +77% YTD, +38% over 12m; the up-move has been steady rather than parabolic and has moved through key moving averages.
  • No insider transactions in the window; balance sheet and margin profile favor operating leverage on any further pricing gains, though cyclicality means the trade only works while pigment prices firm.

Next earnings 2026-11-05 is the near-term read on Q3 pigment pricing and volumes.

What to watch: Nov 5 Q3 earnings: TiO2 pricing trajectory, capacity-utilization commentary, FY guide; any dividend or capital-return signal; Chinese import data.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 2026 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Major global producer of titanium dioxide pigments used in paints, coatings, plastics, and paper across Europe and North America.

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Where Chemicals - Specialty sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $KRO.

Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — PFAS litigation resolution at Chemours remains the balance-sheet de-risking event.

What this means for $KRO

Neutral — Major global producer of titanium dioxide pigments used in paints, coatings, plastics, and paper across Europe and North America.

Industry benchmark

16-name peer basket
+25.9%YTD
+15.9%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
-8.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
-1.9%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
-1.4%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
7.2%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-14.3%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
11.8%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.8Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.13$0.07+85.7%
Q1 2026May 6, 2026$-0.04$-0.33+87.9%
Q4 2025Mar 9, 2026$-0.72$-0.26-176.9%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$-0.32$-0.06-433.3%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.19

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$558.1M+12.9%18.4%6.7%$0.13$63.5M
Q1 FY26$509.8M+4.1%16.3%3.5%$-0.04$-61.5M
Q4 FY25$418.3M-1.1%-0.9%-15.6%$-0.72$83.4M
Q3 FY25$456.9M-5.7%10.3%-3.8%$-0.32$-17.4M

Forward consensus

3-year forecast · up to 2 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$2.1B$2.0B – $2.1B$0.40$0.39 – $0.411
FY27$2.1B$2.1B – $2.1B$0.61$0.61 – $0.621
FY28$2.2B$2.2B – $2.2B$0.63$0.62 – $0.642

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.1×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.70%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-3.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+16.4%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 21.5M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today2.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.065-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

BuyMay 18Kevin B KramerDirector14.6K sh$99K
+ 8 other (8 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KPress release / Reg FDAug 58-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
AI summary

KRONOS WORLDWIDE, INC. (KRO) reported Q2 2026 financial results on 2026-08-05, reporting results detailed in attached press release. The press release notes: mission shall not incorporate this information by reference,. Additional items: Item 7.01. Quarterly earnings are a material disclosure; investors should review the full press release for segment details and management commentary.

8-KShareholder voteMay 138-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 3 other (2 10-Qs · 1 earnings 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) Share Price Crosses Above 200-Day Moving Average – Should You Sell?defenseworld.net·8d agoKronos Worldwide (KRO) Moves 6.3% Higher: Will This Strength Last?zacks.com·8d agoHere's Why You Should Buy Kronos Worldwide Stock Right Nowzacks.com·9d agoWhy Kronos Worldwide (KRO) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Termzacks.com·15d agoCorteva (NYSE:CTVA) & Kronos Worldwide (NYSE:KRO) Financial Comparisondefenseworld.net·17d ago

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