---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072162-25-000016"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NL"
cik: "0000072162"
company_name: "NL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-07T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T09:46:24.903399+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NL Q1 net income falls to $0.7M from $6.8M, hurt by $8.5M unrealized loss

## Summary
- Net income of $0.7M ($0.01 per share), down from $6.8M ($0.14) YoY.
- CompX sales rose to $40.3M (+6%) and segment profit to $5.9M from $3.7M.
- Kronos net sales $489.8M (+2%), income from operations $38.4M (vs $19.5M).
- NL equity in Kronos earnings increased to $5.5M from $2.5M.
- Corporate expenses rose $0.3M on higher remediation and G&A costs.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072162-25-000016
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NL
- cik: 0000072162
- company_name: NL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-07T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- 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/72162/000007216225000016/0000072162-25-000016-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216225000016/nl-20250507x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000016
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000016.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-25-000016.txt

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.