Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
KRO
NYSE·Basic Materials·Chemicals - Specialty·Mkt cap $969.9M
$8.43
▼ -0.24%
P/E
-8.86
Mkt Cap
$969.9M
52-Wk Range
$4.08–$9.17
52-Week Range
$4.08 - $9.17
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Beta
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Avg Vol
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Price action
Price chart
Up 30.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
5 reasons
- Century-old brand heritage and operational expertise since 1916
- Diversified product portfolio reducing market concentration risk
- Global production and distribution network across Europe, North America, and Asia Pacific
- Integrated supply chain from raw materials to finished specialty chemicals
- Technical service capabilities supporting customer formulation and application needs
Bear Case
1 risk
- Average volatility.
Growth
Turning profitable
Rising global demand for TiO2 in emerging markets and developing economies
Value
Fairly valued vs Specialty Chemicals peers
Momentum
Hot
+29.5% over 3m
Quality
Thin
Solid business
Dividend
Solid
2.37% yield
Smart-money signal
Who's buying KRO right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Latest print - beat on both lines
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Nov 5, 2026
AUG 5, 2026
Reported EPS of $0.13 vs $0.07 consensus (+85.7% surprise). Revenue of $558.1M vs $484.5M expected (+15.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+85.7%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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+6%
+2%
-1%
-6%
-1%
+4%
+13%
Q3 24
Q4 24
Q1 25
Q2 25
Q3 25
Q4 25
Q1 26
Q2 26
$484.7M
$423.1M
$489.8M
$494.4M
$456.9M
$418.3M
$509.8M
$558.1M
Margins · last 8Q
Gross
18.4%
Operating
6.7%
Profit
2.7%
Wall Street consensus
2 analysts · 50% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
50%
Hold
0%
Sell
50%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Deutsche Bank · Aug 25, 2026
vs Industry
How KRO stacks vs Chemicals - Specialty
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
Industry comparison data unavailable for this stock.
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