---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001257640-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KRO"
cik: "0001257640"
company_name: "KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:32:57.728696+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "negative"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Kronos reports Q1 net loss of $4.8M versus net income of $18.1M a year ago

## Summary
- Net loss of $4.8M ($0.04/share) vs net income of $18.1M ($0.16/share) in Q1 2025.
- Net sales $509.8M, up 4% YoY, driven by higher volumes in North America, Latin America and export markets.
- TiO2 segment profit fell to $15.1M from $41.6M, primarily on lower selling prices and production volumes.
- EBITDA dropped to $27.7M from $51.2M; management cites cost reduction initiatives as partially offsetting.
- Recognized $2.0M income tax expense for an uncertain tax position from a German tax audit.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001257640-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KRO
- cik: 0001257640
- company_name: KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: negative
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000023/0001257640-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000023/kro-20260506x8k.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001257640-26-000023.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 01572041cd56df8ce4c215df4b20e2443d6e4678
  claim: KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $509.8 million, net income net loss of $4.8 million, or $.04 per share, EPS $.04 per share.
  evidence_excerpt: our operations, as well as lower raw material and energy costs. Comparability of our results was also impacted by the effects of changes in currency exchange rates. Net sales of $509.8 million in the first quarter of 2026 were $20.0 million, or 4%, higher than in the first quarter of 2025. Net sales increased in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the first quarter
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1257640/000125764026000023/0001257640-26-000023-index.htm

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