---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001140361-23-049587"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "TROX"
cik: "0001530804"
company_name: "Tronox Holdings plc"
filed_at: "2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T08:30:18.430291+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Tronox Q3 net loss $14M, revenue down 26%; Co-CEO Turgeon retiring, Romano to lead

## Summary
- Q3 revenue $662M, down 26% YoY; GAAP diluted EPS -$0.09, adjusted EPS -$0.08.
- Adjusted EBITDA $116M (guidance $115-135M) with 17.5% margin; Q4 guidance $105-125M.
- Co-CEO Jean-Francois Turgeon to retire effective April 1, 2024; remains on Board. John Romano becomes sole CEO.
- Raised $350M incremental term loan in August; net debt $2.6B, leverage ratio 4.8x, no major maturities until 2028.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001140361-23-049587
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: TROX
- cik: 0001530804
- company_name: Tronox Holdings plc
- filed_at: 2023-10-26T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530804/000114036123049587/0001140361-23-049587-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530804/000114036123049587/ef20013165_8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Tronox Holdings plc reported third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $662 million, net income net loss of $14 million, EPS $(0.09).
  - Period: third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $662 million
  - Net income: net loss of $14 million
  - EPS: $(0.09)
  - Result: reported results
  source text: ("TiO 2 ") pigment, today reported its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2023, as follows: Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights : • Produced revenue of $662 million, a 17% decrease compared to the prior quarter, or a 26% decrease compared to the prior year • Generated income from operations of $32 million , and a net loss of $14 million ;
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530804/000114036123049587/0001140361-23-049587-index.htm
- Executive change
  John Romano changed role as Sole Chief Executive Officer at Tronox Holdings plc.
  - Action: become
  - Role: Sole Chief Executive Officer
  source text: upon Mr. Turgeon’s retirement on April 1, 2024, Mr. John Romano, currently the Company’s Co-CEO, will become the Company’s sole CEO.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530804/000114036123049587/0001140361-23-049587-index.htm
- Executive change
  Jean-Francois Turgeon departed as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Tronox Holdings plc.
  - Action: retire
  - Role: Co-Chief Executive Officer
  source text: Jean-Francois Turgeon, the Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officer, will retire from the Company effective on April 1, 2024.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1530804/000114036123049587/0001140361-23-049587-index.htm

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