earnings
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.60
NL Industries Q1 net income $4.3M ($0.09/sh) vs $0.7M; Kronos equity loss $1.5M
NL INDUSTRIES INC
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$0.09
revenue$40,569,000
- Net income attributable to NL stockholders $4.3M ($0.09/sh) vs $0.7M ($0.01/sh) in Q1 2025; includes $2.7M unrealized gain on marketable securities.
- CompX net sales $40.6M (flat YoY); segment profit rose to $7.1M from $5.9M on favorable product mix at Security Products.
- NL recognized $1.5M equity loss from Kronos vs $5.5M equity earnings in prior year; Kronos income from operations fell to $12.6M from $38.4M.
- Kronos net sales $509.8M (+4% YoY) from higher volumes and FX; average TiO2 selling prices increased 2% sequentially in Q1 2026.