---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072162-25-000009"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NL"
cik: "0000072162"
company_name: "NL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-25T08:12:08.766777+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NL Industries Q4 net income $16.5M ($0.34/sh) up from $7.6M; FY24 EPS $1.38 vs -$0.05

## Summary
- Q4 net income includes $24.8M net tax benefit from environmental remediation settlement; core earnings lower.
- CompX Q4 sales $38.4M, down 11% YoY; segment profit $4.9M, down 34% YoY due to lower Security Products sales.
- Kronos equity loss $4.0M in Q4 vs loss $1.6M; FY24 equity earnings $26.4M vs loss $15.0M.
- Kronos Q4 sales $423.1M, +6% YoY; full year $1.9B, +13%; production capacity utilization improved to 96% from 72%.
- Full year includes $9.8M unrealized gain on marketable securities vs $8.1M loss in 2023.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072162-25-000009
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NL
- cik: 0000072162
- company_name: NL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-03-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216225000009/0000072162-25-000009-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216225000009/nl-20250306x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000009.txt

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