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NL Industries Q4 2025 earnings summary

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Q4 2025 earnings summary9 Mar, 2026

Executive summary

  • Reported net loss attributable to stockholders of $31.0 million ($0.63/share) in Q4 2025, versus net income of $16.5 million ($0.34/share) in Q4 2024.

  • Full-year 2025 net loss was $37.8 million ($0.77/share), compared to net income of $67.2 million ($1.38/share) in 2024.

  • Results impacted by unrealized losses on marketable equity securities and a $19.7 million loss from U.S. pension plan termination.

  • Prior year included $31.4 million income from environmental remediation settlement.

Financial highlights

  • Q4 2025 net sales: $37.7 million, down from $38.4 million in Q4 2024; full-year 2025 net sales: $158.3 million, up from $145.9 million in 2024.

  • Q4 2025 gross margin: $12.1 million (up from $11.0 million); full-year 2025 gross margin: $48.2 million (up from $41.3 million).

  • Q4 2025 income from operations: $2.9 million (down from $33.7 million); full-year 2025: $10.7 million (down from $37.9 million).

  • Equity in losses of Kronos: $25.3 million in Q4 2025 vs. $4.0 million in Q4 2024; $33.9 million loss for full-year 2025 vs. $26.4 million earnings in 2024.

  • Interest and dividend income declined by $1.7 million in Q4 and $4.0 million for the year.

Segment performance

  • CompX Q4 2025 net sales: $37.7 million (down from $38.4 million); full-year: $158.3 million (up from $145.9 million).

  • CompX segment profit: $5.6 million in Q4 2025 (up from $4.9 million); $22.6 million for 2025 (up from $17.0 million).

  • CompX sales decline in Q4 due to lower Security Products sales to healthcare, offset by higher Marine Components sales.

  • Kronos Q4 2025 net sales: $418.3 million (down 1%); full-year: $1.9 billion (down 1%).

  • Kronos Q4 2025 loss from operations: $63.1 million vs. income of $28.6 million in Q4 2024; full-year loss from operations: $36.5 million vs. income of $122.9 million in 2024.

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NL Industries Inc. is a holding company primarily engaged in the manufacture and sale of titanium dioxide pigments through its majority-owned subsidiary, Kronos Worldwide, Inc. Titanium dioxide is a white pigment used in a variety of applications, including coatings, plastics, paper, and other industrial and consumer products. The company also has operations in the environmental services sector, where it focuses on the management of closed environmental sites. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and its shares are listed on the NYSE.

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