Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO)Basic Materials | Specialty Chemicals | Dallas, United States | NYSE
6.32 USD
-0.01
(-0.158%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 6.32 Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:28 p.m. EDT
Kronos Worldwide (KRO) appears to be a volatile stock with a high short interest and negative profit margins. The recent price history shows some short-term fluctuations, but the overall trend is mixed. The dividend yield is relatively high, but the company's fundamentals are weak, with negative earnings and high debt. The options activity suggests a cautious outlook, with both bullish and bearish positions present. For short-term traders, the stock could be a potential buy-the-dip opportunity, but the long-term outlook is not promising. Investors should be cautious and consider the risks associated with this stock. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.102704 |
| AutoETS | 0.106194 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.106195 |
| AutoTheta | 0.110440 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 60% |
| H-stat | 2.03 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.160 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.09 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2026-03-09 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2026-03-09 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 76.861 |
| Revenue per Share | 16.169 |
| Market Cap | 727,135,744 |
| Forward P/E | 15.05 |
| Beta | 0.97 |
| Profit Margins | -5.96% |
| Website | https://www.kronosww.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 3:28 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing a mixed sentiment. Calls have higher open interest and volume for strikes above the current price, suggesting some bullish speculation, but puts are also showing significant open interest for strikes below the current price, indicating bearish sentiment. The ATM IV for puts is higher, which could indicate more fear of further declines. The overall options activity suggests a cautious outlook, with both bullish and bearish positions present.
| Last Yield | 1yr Yield | 3yr Avg | 5yr Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.95% | 3.67% | 5.48% | 6.09% |
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-10 | 0.050 | 0.954199 |
| 2025-11-21 | 0.050 | 1.111576 |
| 2025-09-05 | 0.050 | 0.823469 |
| 2025-06-09 | 0.050 | 0.781118 |
| 2025-03-11 | 0.050 | 0.681585 |
| 2024-11-29 | 0.050 | 0.461737 |
| 2024-09-06 | 0.050 | 0.485210 |
| 2024-06-10 | 0.190 | 1.478663 |
| 2024-03-04 | 0.190 | 2.300131 |
| 2023-11-30 | 0.190 | 2.375592 |
| 2023-08-31 | 0.190 | 2.523656 |
| 2023-06-02 | 0.190 | 2.457847 |
| 2023-03-06 | 0.190 | 2.012529 |
| 2022-11-30 | 0.190 | 2.447552 |
| 2022-08-31 | 0.190 | 1.785415 |
| 2022-06-03 | 0.190 | 1.227320 |
| 2022-03-07 | 0.190 | 1.722547 |
| 2021-12-01 | 0.180 | 1.624759 |
| 2021-09-01 | 0.180 | 1.774788 |
| 2021-06-04 | 0.180 | 1.422201 |
| 2021-03-08 | 0.180 | 1.550979 |
| 2020-11-30 | 0.180 | 1.726706 |
| 2020-08-31 | 0.180 | 1.925355 |
| 2020-06-08 | 0.180 | 2.198481 |
| 2020-03-02 | 0.180 | 2.542041 |
| 2019-12-02 | 0.180 | 1.864082 |
| 2019-09-04 | 0.180 | 2.359222 |
| 2019-06-03 | 0.180 | 2.017549 |
| 2019-03-04 | 0.180 | 1.726623 |
| 2018-12-03 | 0.170 | 1.969837 |
| 2018-08-31 | 0.170 | 1.270008 |
| 2018-06-04 | 0.170 | 1.030465 |
| 2018-03-05 | 0.170 | 1.154787 |
| 2017-12-05 | 0.150 | 0.846622 |
| 2017-08-31 | 0.150 | 1.108797 |
| 2017-06-02 | 0.150 | 1.280474 |
| 2017-03-03 | 0.150 | 1.708610 |
| 2016-12-02 | 0.150 | 2.025183 |
| 2016-09-01 | 0.150 | 2.780400 |
| 2016-06-02 | 0.150 | 4.132671 |
| 2016-03-03 | 0.150 | 3.849280 |
| 2015-12-01 | 0.150 | 4.217505 |
| 2015-09-01 | 0.150 | 3.806719 |
| 2015-06-04 | 0.150 | 2.274123 |
| 2015-03-05 | 0.150 | 2.247136 |
| 2014-12-02 | 0.150 | 2.230855 |
| 2014-09-02 | 0.150 | 1.768707 |
| 2014-06-05 | 0.150 | 1.973086 |
| 2014-03-06 | 0.150 | 1.849994 |
| 2013-12-03 | 0.150 | 1.816147 |
| 2013-09-03 | 0.150 | 1.963273 |
| 2013-06-06 | 0.150 | 1.875569 |
| 2013-03-07 | 0.150 | 1.690492 |
| 2012-12-05 | 0.150 | 1.878947 |
| 2012-09-05 | 0.150 | 1.754329 |
| 2012-06-07 | 0.150 | 1.781477 |
| 2012-03-06 | 0.150 | 1.314134 |
| 2011-12-07 | 0.150 | 1.629424 |
| 2011-09-07 | 0.150 | 1.436966 |
| 2011-06-08 | 0.150 | 1.155576 |
| 2011-03-08 | 0.125 | 0.971960 |
| 2011-02-16 | 0.500 | 4.170627 |
| 2010-12-08 | 0.125 | 1.299709 |
| 2008-12-08 | 0.125 | 5.643969 |
| 2008-09-08 | 0.125 | 3.932864 |
| 2008-06-06 | 0.125 | 2.789521 |
| 2008-03-07 | 0.125 | 3.160366 |
| 2007-12-05 | 0.125 | 3.585958 |
| 2007-09-05 | 0.125 | 2.984509 |
| 2007-06-13 | 0.125 | 2.100761 |
| 2007-03-07 | 0.125 | 1.845935 |
| 2006-12-06 | 0.125 | 1.576984 |
| 2006-09-06 | 0.125 | 1.994163 |
| 2006-06-07 | 0.125 | 2.176336 |
| 2006-03-08 | 0.125 | 2.137143 |
| 2005-12-07 | 0.125 | 1.992958 |
| 2005-09-07 | 0.125 | 2.061190 |
| 2005-06-08 | 0.125 | 1.963182 |
| 2005-03-08 | 0.125 | 1.362633 |
| 2004-12-08 | 0.125 | 1.577234 |
| 2004-09-09 | 0.125 | 1.867515 |
| 2004-06-09 | 0.125 | 1.982269 |
| 2004-03-09 | 0.125 | 2.109042 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.105932176 |
| Address1 | 5,430 LBJ Freeway |
| Address2 | Suite 1700 |
| All Time High | 34.5 |
| All Time Low | 2.335 |
| Ask | 6.8 |
| Ask Size | 200 |
| Audit Risk | 7 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 3.0 - Hold |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 245,040 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 323,565 |
| Average Volume | 323,565 |
| Average Volume10Days | 245,040 |
| Beta | 0.967 |
| Bid | 5.82 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 9 |
| Book Value | 6.531 |
| City | Dallas |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 4 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 6.32 |
| Current Ratio | 2.697 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 6.35 |
| Day Low | 6.145 |
| Debt To Equity | 76.861 |
| Display Name | Kronos Worldwide |
| Dividend Date | 1,773,878,400 |
| Dividend Rate | 0.2 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.16 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 16,800,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.00904 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 75.669 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.684 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,271,235,712 |
| Eps Current Year | -0.08 |
| Eps Forward | 0.42 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.96 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,773,100,800 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fax | 972 448 1445 |
| Fifty Day Average | 6.008 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 0.31200027 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.051930804 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -10.593218 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.9 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.5799999 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.19999999 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 4.08 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 2.2400002 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.5490197 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 4.08 - 7.9 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,070,980,200,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 5.86 |
| Float Shares | 21,510,331 |
| Forward Eps | 0.42 |
| Forward P E | 15.04762 |
| Free Cashflow | -31,437,500 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 2,263 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.11665 |
| Gross Profits | 216,900,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.81259 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.16173 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 115,053,117 |
| Industry | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Disp | Specialty Chemicals |
| Industry Key | specialty-chemicals |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,773,100,800 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.05 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,306,108,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 2:1 |
| Long Business Summary | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2) in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company offers TiO2 in two crystalline forms comprising rutile and anatase to impart whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability for various products, including paints, coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics, as well as for various specialty products, such as inks, foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It also produces and sells ilmenite, a raw material used directly as a feedstock by sulfate-process TiO2 plants; iron-based chemicals, which are used as treatment and conditioning agents for industrial effluents and municipal wastewater, as well as in the manufacture of iron pigments, cement, and agricultural products; and specialty chemicals for use in the formulation of pearlescent pigments, and production of electroceramic capacitors for cell phones and other electronic devices, as well as for use in natural gas pipe and other specialty applications. In addition, the company provides technical services for its products. It sells its products under the KRONOS brand through agents and distributors to paint, plastics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc. |
| Long Name | Kronos Worldwide, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 727,135,744 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_8059421 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -110,900,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 727,135,693 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 2 |
| Open | 6.33 |
| Operating Cashflow | 2,500,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.15659 |
| Overall Risk | 7 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.33900002 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.36 |
| Phone | 972 233 1700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 6.32 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,464,701 |
| Previous Close | 6.33 |
| Price Eps Current Year | -79.00001 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 0.96769255 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.39105937 |
| Profit Margins | -0.05964 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.87 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | hold |
| Recommendation Mean | 3.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.00999975 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.157974 |
| Regular Market Day High | 6.35 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 6.145 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 6.145 - 6.35 |
| Regular Market Open | 6.33 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 6.33 |
| Regular Market Price | 6.32 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,002 |
| Regular Market Volume | 388,882 |
| Return On Assets | -0.01464 |
| Return On Equity | -0.14145 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.011 |
| Revenue Per Share | 16.169 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 6 |
| Shares Outstanding | 115,053,116 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0152 |
| Shares Short | 1,750,777 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,644,486 |
| Short Name | Kronos Worldwide Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.08140001 |
| Short Ratio | 4.13 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TX |
| Symbol | KRO |
| Target High Price | 6.0 |
| Target Low Price | 5.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 5.5 |
| Target Median Price | 5.5 |
| Total Cash | 33,200,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.289 |
| Total Debt | 577,299,968 |
| Total Revenue | 1,859,399,936 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.2 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.031595577 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.96 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 5.57635 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 0.74364996 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.13335782 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 388,882 |
| Website | https://www.kronosww.com |
| Zip | 75,240-2620 |