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NL Industries, Inc. (NL)

Industrials | Security & Protection Services | Dallas, United States | NYSE
5.85 USD +0.03 (0.515%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 5.85

Short-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 5, 2026, 1:16 p.m. EDT

NL Industries, Inc. (NL) presents a mixed picture. The stock has been volatile, with recent price movements showing a decline below key moving averages, which suggests short-term weakness. The dividend yield is high at 6.94%, but the payout ratio of 1.75 indicates that the company is not generating enough earnings to sustain such a high yield, raising concerns about the sustainability of dividends. The dividend history shows some variability, with one-time large payouts, which may not be reliable. While the stock's low beta suggests lower volatility, the negative profit margins and negative return on equity indicate underlying financial challenges. Given these factors, the stock is not a strong candidate for short-term investment, and long-term investors should be cautious due to the company's financial health and uncertain future earnings.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.030260
AutoETS0.030278
MSTL0.036185
AutoTheta0.037268

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 53%
H-stat 2.99
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.719
Excess Kurtosis -0.43
Attribute Value
Sector Industrials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-09
Debt to Equity Ratio 0.133
Revenue per Share 3.24
Market Cap 285,847,008
Forward P/E 6.80
Beta 0.16
Profit Margins -23.90%
Website https://nl-ind.com

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.70% 9.79% 9.77% 8.81%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-10 0.100 1.700680
2025-11-21 0.090 1.648559
2025-09-05 0.090 1.460965
2025-08-18 0.210 3.527755
2025-06-09 0.090 1.447147
2025-03-11 0.090 1.450900
2024-11-29 0.080 1.119120
2024-09-06 0.080 1.419782
2024-08-19 0.430 7.468065
2024-06-10 0.080 1.407030
2024-03-08 0.080 1.726385
2023-11-30 0.070 1.700497
2023-08-31 0.070 1.707031
2023-06-02 0.070 1.523589
2023-03-06 0.070 1.236896
2022-11-30 0.070 1.344250
2022-08-31 0.070 1.048224
2022-08-19 0.350 4.677171
2022-06-03 0.070 1.076875
2022-03-11 0.070 1.468081
2021-12-01 0.060 1.441959
2021-09-01 0.060 1.255835
2021-06-04 0.060 1.182952
2021-03-12 0.060 1.252857
2020-11-30 0.040 1.240685
2020-08-31 0.040 1.672460
2020-06-08 0.040 1.586484
2020-03-02 0.040 1.718593
2013-12-03 0.125 1.631942
2013-09-03 0.125 1.780117
2013-06-06 0.125 1.700936
2013-03-07 0.125 1.516804
2012-12-05 0.125 1.876645
2012-09-05 0.125 1.710514
2012-06-07 0.125 1.599999
2012-03-06 0.125 1.444507
2011-12-07 0.125 1.537906
2011-09-07 0.125 1.537268
2011-06-08 0.125 1.104941
2011-03-08 0.125 1.484842
2010-12-08 0.125 1.949298
2010-09-08 0.125 2.700817
2010-06-08 0.125 3.302618
2010-03-08 0.125 2.565084
2009-12-08 0.125 3.249483
2009-09-08 0.125 3.456505
2009-06-08 0.125 2.980248
2009-03-06 0.125 3.064322
2008-12-08 0.125 1.939151
2008-09-08 0.125 2.553441
2008-06-06 0.125 2.205505
2008-03-07 0.125 2.495501
2007-12-05 0.125 2.397927
2007-09-10 0.125 2.439565
2007-06-13 0.125 2.488292
2007-03-08 0.125 2.590820
2006-12-06 0.125 2.273505
2006-09-11 0.125 2.701278
2006-06-07 0.125 2.611548
2006-03-23 0.125 2.666892
2005-12-07 0.250 3.686392
2005-09-09 0.250 3.582403
2005-06-09 0.250 3.778178
2005-03-10 0.250 2.724209
2004-12-09 0.200 2.226441
2004-09-09 0.200 2.996215
2004-06-09 0.200 3.697574
2004-03-09 0.200 3.329115
2003-12-10 0.200 4.701419
2003-12-09 8.625 205.266172
2003-09-11 0.200 5.536149
2003-06-09 0.200 5.936126
2003-03-12 0.200 6.679923
2002-12-05 0.210 6.367677
2002-11-21 2.500 79.678464
2002-09-06 0.200 7.841305
2002-06-12 0.200 6.855722
2002-03-06 0.200 7.292130
2001-12-06 0.200 8.094837
2001-09-17 0.200 7.646801
2001-06-11 0.200 7.586100
2001-03-12 0.200 6.522922
2000-12-11 0.200 5.776982
2000-09-13 0.150 4.460206
2000-06-13 0.150 5.503059
2000-03-14 0.150 6.737516
1999-12-14 0.035 1.574642
1999-09-14 0.035 1.940121
1999-05-27 0.035 2.210818
1999-03-15 0.035 2.434129
1998-12-14 0.030 1.465878
1998-09-14 0.030 0.976235
1998-05-28 0.030 0.998754
1996-09-12 0.100 6.836900
1996-06-12 0.100 5.682322
1992-09-10 0.050 4.825328
1992-06-10 0.150 12.782476
1992-03-11 0.150 13.222610
1991-09-10 0.150 6.737634
1991-06-10 0.150 7.314722
1991-03-08 0.150 8.373759
1990-12-10 0.150 9.563539
1990-09-10 0.150 8.831252
1990-06-11 0.150 6.461718
1990-03-12 0.150 5.603532
1989-12-11 0.150 4.871950
1989-09-11 0.150 4.333708
1989-06-12 0.150 4.684523
1989-03-13 0.150 4.833070
1988-09-13 0.125 5.964241
1988-06-13 0.125 5.791914
1988-03-11 0.125 5.348151
1987-12-10 0.125 7.692365
1987-09-14 0.125 4.232641
1987-06-09 0.125 5.459889
1987-03-10 0.125 6.868472
1986-12-22 0.125 7.914288
1986-09-09 0.050 3.438497
1986-06-10 0.025 3.434691
1986-03-11 0.025 2.938827
1985-12-02 0.025 3.261525
1985-09-05 0.025 3.783568
1985-06-07 0.025 4.071719
1985-03-08 0.025 3.542501
1984-11-30 0.025 3.877429
1984-09-06 0.025 3.239549
1984-06-08 0.025 2.899541
1984-03-09 0.025 3.009389
1983-11-29 0.125 13.576617
1983-09-02 0.125 11.702294
1983-06-06 0.125 13.652678
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.4
dividendYield 6.87
exDividendDate 2026-03-10
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.36
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.06185567
lastDividendValue 0.1
lastDividendDate 2026-03-10
dividendDate 2026-03-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.21983916
Address1 5,430 LBJ FREEWAY
Address2 Suite 1700
All Time High 40.75
All Time Low 1.92
Ask 5.91
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 10
Average Daily Volume10 Day 25,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 48,616
Average Volume 48,616
Average Volume10Days 25,000
Beta 0.164
Bid 5.82
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 9
Book Value 7.342
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.85
Current Ratio 7.77
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 5.8991
Day Low 5.8
Debt To Equity 0.133
Display Name NL Industries
Dividend Date 1,774,483,200
Dividend Rate 0.4
Dividend Yield 6.87
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,097,600
Ebitda 28,016,000
Ebitda Margins 0.177
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.864
Enterprise To Revenue 1.215
Enterprise Value 192,288,112
Eps Forward 0.86
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -0.77
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
Fifty Day Average 5.9738
Fifty Day Average Change -0.12380028
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.020723874
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -21.983915
Fifty Two Week High 9.27
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.4200006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.36893207
Fifty Two Week Low 5.04
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.80999994
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16071427
Fifty Two Week Range 5.04 - 9.27
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.35
Float Shares 8,310,574
Forward Eps 0.86
Forward P E 6.8023252
Free Cashflow -30,312,876
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,812
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.30438
Gross Profits 48,179,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.82989
Held Percent Institutions 0.11984
Implied Shares Outstanding 48,862,735
Industry Security & Protection Services
Industry Disp Security & Protection Services
Industry Key security-protection-services
Ir Website http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=76155&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,100,800
Last Dividend Value 0.1
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 598,838,400
Last Split Factor 4:10
Long Business Summary NL Industries, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates in the component products industry in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The company manufactures and sells mechanical and electronic cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms, including disc tumbler locks; pin tumbler locking mechanisms under KeSet, System 64, TuBar, and Turbine brands; and electronic locks under CompX eLock and StealthLock brands for use in various applications, such as mailboxes, ignition systems, file cabinets, desk drawers, tool storage cabinets, high security medical cabinetry, integrated inventory and access control secured narcotics boxes, electronic circuit panels, storage compartments, gas station security, vending, and cash containment machines. It also provides original equipment and aftermarket stainless steel exhaust headers, exhaust pipes, mufflers, and other exhaust components; gauges, such as GPS speedometers and tachometers; mechanical, electronic controls, and throttles; wake enhancement devices, trim tabs, steering wheels, and billet aluminum accessories; dash panels, LED indicators, wire harnesses; and grab handles, pin cleats, and other accessories for performance and ski/wakeboard and performance boats. In addition, the company produces and markets value-added titanium dioxide pigments, a base industrial product used in imparting whiteness, brightness, opacity, and durability to a diverse range of customer applications and end-use markets, including coatings, plastics, paper, inks, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and other industrial and consumer products. The company sells its component products directly to original equipment manufacturers, as well as through distributors. NL Industries, Inc. was founded in 1891 and is based in Dallas, Texas. NL Industries, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of Valhi, Inc.
Long Name NL Industries, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 285,847,008
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_290269
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -37,826,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 284,381,111
Open 5.86
Operating Cashflow -36,403,000
Operating Margins 0.40372002
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 1.75
Phone 972 233 1700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 5.85
Post Market Time 1,776,456,269
Previous Close 5.82
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.7967856
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 1.8059009
Profit Margins -0.23897
Quick Ratio 6.045
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0299997
Regular Market Change Percent 0.515459
Regular Market Day High 5.8991
Regular Market Day Low 5.8
Regular Market Day Range 5.8 - 5.8991
Regular Market Open 5.86
Regular Market Previous Close 5.82
Regular Market Price 5.85
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 18,946
Return On Assets 0.02921
Return On Equity -0.08924
Revenue Growth -0.019
Revenue Per Share 3.24
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Industrials
Sector Disp Industrials
Sector Key industrials
Share Holder Rights Risk 6
Shares Outstanding 48,862,734
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0034999999
Shares Short 170,628
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 89,133
Short Name NL Industries, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.020499999
Short Ratio 3.19
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol NL
Total Cash 110,615,000
Total Cash Per Share 2.264
Total Debt 500,000
Total Revenue 158,284,992
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.36
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.06185567
Trailing Eps -0.77
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.0107
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.16070032
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.026735706
Type Disp Equity
Volume 18,946
Website https://nl-ind.com
Zip 75,240-2620