Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) stock
KRONYSEIndustrial Inorganic ChemicalsFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 5, 2026Score 4/30134% above fair value
$8.41−0.09 (-1.06%)
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $967.97MP/E –Yield 2.38%
Kronos Worldwide statistics
91 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Mar 8, 2027 (estimated, during market hours)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Sep 3, 2026
- Fundamentals through
- Sep 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 12, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 1.24
- 2.29
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.58
- 12.93
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 0.73
- 2.60
- EV / EBIT
- 32.79
- 18.72
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 0.04%
- 10.9%
- Float
- 115M
- 49M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 0.21%
- 12.1%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 16.0%
- 56.4%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 1M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- -1.61%
- -0.76%
- Short % of Float
- 0.94%
- 9.04%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 0.94%
- 6.30%
- Days to Cover
- 3.32
- 5.13
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $9.17
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $4.29
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $7.69
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $7.88
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $6.98
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.40
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- 18.1%
- 1.51%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- 14.9%
- -2.35%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -0.71%
- -21.1%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- 15.0%
- -22.6%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 90.3%
- -22.6%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 75.6%
- -20.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- 2.94%
- -27.4%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -43.1%
- -77.3%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -20.4%
- -62.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 365,923
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 347,040
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 401,668
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.81
- 0.79
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 61.4
- 44.7
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 61.3%
- 80.4%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.19
- 1.07
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- -1.15%
- -11.8%
- EBITDA Margin
- 2.22%
- -27.7%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- -4.73%
- -51.2%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- -2.06%
- -40.6%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 2.65%
- -32.9%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 3.09%
- -38.0%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 3.30
- 3.30
- Quick Ratio
- 0.11
- 2.42
- Debt / Equity
- 0.69
- 0.49
- Debt / EBITDA
- 12.00
- 3.15
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 11.28
- 1.97
- Interest Coverage
- 0.80
- -6.35
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 8.75%
- 7.01%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- -1.24%
- 2.25%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.56%
- 6.41%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 1.11
- 0.40
- Inventory Turnover
- 3.01
- 2.73
- Revenue Per Employee
- $901.82K
- $429.29K
- Profits Per Employee
- -$16.73K
- -$683.67K
- Employee Count
- 2,248
- 75
- WACC
- 9.97%
- 10.1%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- -$23.40M
- -$13.23M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$507.80M
- $17.46M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$4.41
- $0.72
- Equity (Book Value)
- $784.10M
- $53.27M
- Book Value Per Share
- $6.81
- $1.50
- Tangible Book Value
- $781.50M
- $26.82M
- Working Capital
- $661.30M
- $79.47M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- -3.88%
- -20.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.38%
- 1.88%
- Shareholder Yield
- 2.38%
- 0.00%
- Dividend Per Share
- $0.20
- $0.83
- Dividend Growth (YoY)
- -58.3%
- 2.37%
- Years of Dividend Growth
- 0
- 0
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $56.40M
- $2.93M
- Income Tax
- $14.20M
- $74.00K
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Altman Z-Score
- 2.05
- 0.30
- Piotroski F-Score
- 4
- 4
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | KRO | S&P 500 | Difference | KRO per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +12.9% | -2.7% | +15.6 pts | ||
| 3 months | +7.6% | -1.7% | +9.4 pts | ||
| Year to date | +94.5% | +11.9% | +82.6 pts | ||
| 1 year | +79.7% | +12.0% | +67.7 pts | ||
| 3 years | +22.2% | +78.2% | −56.0 pts | +6.9% | +21.2% |
| 5 years | -26.7% | +73.2% | −100.0 pts | -6.0% | +11.6% |
| 10 years | +29.7% | +309.6% | −280.0 pts | +2.6% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
1M KRO shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, down 1.6% from the previous report, or 0.94% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 3.3 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.0% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,081,991 | -1.6% | 325,500 | 3.3 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,099,643 | +7.9% | 319,669 | 3.4 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,019,022 | -5.6% | 409,476 | 2.5 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 1,079,765 | +0.6% | 445,624 | 2.4 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 1,072,924 | +6.9% | 303,324 | 3.5 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,003,843 | -24.5% | 635,587 | 1.6 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,329,109 | -5.3% | 430,011 | 3.1 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,402,869 | +26.1% | 299,341 | 4.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,112,756 | -14.6% | 358,163 | 3.1 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1,303,548 | +0.7% | 216,099 | 6.0 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,295,126 | -14.3% | 278,820 | 4.7 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,510,749 | -16.4% | 346,118 | 4.4 |
Ratios use trailing-twelve-month results and the latest balance sheet. How we calculate.
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