NL Industries Q2 net income plunges to $0.3M; declares $0.21 special dividend

NL INDUSTRIES INC

2025-Q2 EPS reported $0.02 revenue$80,638,000

Net income attributable to NL stockholders $0.3M ($0.01/share) in Q2 2025 vs $7.9M ($0.16) in Q2 2024.
Kronos equity swing to loss $2.8M in Q2 2025 from earnings $6.0M in Q2 2024; Kronos income from operations fell to $7.4M from $35.9M.
CompX segment net sales up 12% to $40.3M with segment profit up to $6.3M from $5.1M.
Board declared special cash dividend of $0.21/share payable Aug 28, 2025, plus quarterly dividend $0.09/share payable Sep 23, 2025.
Kronos operated at 81% capacity in Q2 2025 vs 99% in Q2 2024; unabsorbed fixed costs $20M.

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