NLI Holdings, Inc. (NL) company profile

NL Industries, Inc. is a holding company that operates primarily through interests in component products and chemicals businesses. Through its majority-owned subsidiary, CompX International Inc., the company manufactures engineered components, such as mechanical and electronic cabinet locking mechanisms, as well as marine hardware, exhaust systems, gauges, and wake enhancement devices. CompX serves original equipment manufacturers, distributors, locksmiths, and diverse sectors such as postal, recreational transportation, office furniture, healthcare, and gas station security. Through its noncontrolling interest in Kronos Worldwide, Inc., the company participates in the production and marketing of titanium dioxide pigments and related chemicals for manufacturers of coatings, plastics, paper, inks, and cosmetics.

CompX operates three production facilities in the United States, situated in South Carolina, Illinois, and Wisconsin. Kronos produces materials across facilities in North America and Europe, including sites in the United States, Canada, Germany, Belgium, and Norway, selling to roughly 3,000 customers in 100 countries. NL Industries maintains its principal executive offices in Dallas, Texas.

Summary of the business section of NLI's latest annual report, written by StockData.

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

“As of December 31, 2025, CompX employed 549 people, all in the United States.”