secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     VALHI INC /DE/ (VHI)
CIK:        0000059255
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-10T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000059255-26-000007
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Valhi Q4 2025 net loss of $53.2M vs year-ago profit; Chem segment operating loss of $60.1M
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- Net loss of $1.86 per share in Q4 2025 vs net income of $0.80 per share in Q4 2024.
- Chemicals Segment operating loss of $60.1M in Q4 2025 vs operating income of $32.6M in Q4 2024.
- Full-year 2025 net loss of $57.6M ($2.02 per share) vs net income of $108.0M ($3.79 per share) in 2024.
- TiO2 capacity utilization fell to 55% in Q4 2025 from 97% in Q4 2024; included $10.3M workforce reduction costs.
- Recorded a $28.7M pension settlement loss ($17.6M net of tax and noncontrolling interest) in Q4 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59255/000005925526000007/0000059255-26-000007-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/59255/000005925526000007/vhl-20260310x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000059255-26-000007

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