---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000072162-26-000025"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "NL"
cik: "0000072162"
company_name: "NL INDUSTRIES INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:01:12.066754+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# NL Industries Q1 net income $4.3M ($0.09/sh) vs $0.7M; Kronos equity loss $1.5M

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000072162-26-000025
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: NL
- cik: 0000072162
- company_name: NL INDUSTRIES INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.6
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216226000025/0000072162-26-000025-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216226000025/nl-20260506x8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-26-000025
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000072162-26-000025.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d27714bd26a81184e0b754c5d1b94b7654f36410
  claim: NL INDUSTRIES INC reported first quarter of 2026 results: net income $4.3 million, EPS $.09 per share.
  evidence_excerpt: NL Industries, Inc. (NYSE: NL) today reported net income attributable to NL stockholders of $4.3 million, or $.09 per share, in the first quarter of 2026
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/72162/000007216226000025/0000072162-26-000025-index.htm

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