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Valhi, Inc. (VHI)

Basic Materials | Chemicals | Dallas, United States | NYSE
18.04 USD +0.27 (1.519%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 18.04
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:58 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook remains neutral due to conflicting signals: while the stock recently rallied above its 50-day moving average, the statistical forecasting model offers no directional edge with low confidence, suggesting the recent bounce may be noise rather than a trend reversal. The long-term investment case is significantly weakened by a deteriorating business trajectory; despite a positive earnings growth rate reported in the fundamentals, the multi-year price history reveals a brutal reality with four consecutive years of negative annual returns ending in the most recent period, and a cumulative loss of nearly 27% over the last nine years. This persistent underperformance indicates that the market has consistently reassessed the company's quality downward, overriding any temporary earnings improvements. The dividend, while appearing stable at $0.32 annually with a manageable payout ratio, sits at a mere 1.9% yield, which fails to provide meaningful income protection against the backdrop of negative operating margins and a shrinking enterprise value.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.119287
AutoETS0.119627
AutoARIMA0.119853
AutoTheta0.141316

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 37%
H-stat 15.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.076
Excess Kurtosis -1.13
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-02
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-03
Debt to Equity Ratio 43.407
Revenue per Share 75.937
Market Cap 510,914,336
Forward P/E 5.57
Beta 0.98
Profit Margins -2.36%
Website https://www.valhi.net

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.55% 2.25% 1.99% 1.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-04 0.080000 0.552105
2026-03-16 0.080000 0.575540
2025-11-21 0.080000 0.629921
2025-09-05 0.080000 0.490798
2025-06-09 0.080000 0.516462
2025-03-17 0.080000 0.446180
2024-11-29 0.080000 0.312500
2024-09-06 0.080000 0.290803
2024-06-10 0.080000 0.408580
2024-03-08 0.080000 0.544218
2023-11-30 0.080000 0.589102
2023-08-31 0.080000 0.604230
2023-06-02 0.080000 0.609756
2023-03-10 0.080000 0.402212
2022-11-30 0.080000 0.359389
2022-08-31 0.080000 0.228964
2022-06-03 0.080000 0.162966
2022-03-11 0.080000 0.299513
2021-12-01 0.080000 0.317460
2021-09-01 0.080000 0.341443
2021-06-04 0.080000 0.277200
2021-03-12 0.080000 0.403429
2020-11-30 0.080000 0.514139
2020-08-31 0.080000 0.573066
2020-06-15 0.080000 0.715563
2020-03-06 0.240000 1.600000
2019-12-02 0.240000 1.086957
2019-08-30 0.240000 1.025641
2019-06-03 0.240000 0.975610
2019-03-08 0.240000 0.495050
2018-12-03 0.240000 0.952381
2018-08-31 0.240000 0.606061
2018-06-04 0.240000 0.333890
2018-03-09 0.240000 0.305344
2017-12-05 0.240000 0.277393
2017-08-31 0.240000 0.917431
2017-06-02 0.240000 0.589970
2017-03-09 0.240000 0.632911
2016-12-01 0.240000 0.664452
2016-09-01 0.240000 0.781250
2016-06-02 0.240000 0.934579
2016-03-03 0.240000 1.290323
2015-12-01 0.240000 1.111111
2015-09-01 0.240000 0.813008
2015-06-04 0.240000 0.322581
2015-03-05 0.240000 0.317965
2014-12-02 0.240000 0.335570
2014-09-02 0.240000 0.251572
2014-06-05 0.240000 0.359712
2014-03-06 0.600000 0.455789
2013-12-03 0.600000 0.350140
2013-09-03 0.600000 0.251636
2013-06-06 0.600000 0.319693
2013-03-07 0.600000 0.296033
2012-12-05 0.600000 0.416320
2012-09-05 0.600000 0.409165
2012-06-07 0.600000 0.361533
2012-03-06 0.500000 0.240894
2011-12-07 0.500000 0.202626
2011-09-07 0.500000 0.208542
2011-06-08 0.500000 0.285910
2011-03-10 0.400000 0.425351
2010-12-08 0.400000 0.435540
2010-09-08 0.400000 0.558972
2010-06-08 0.400000 0.691563
2010-03-08 0.400000 0.536769
2009-12-08 0.400000 0.937207
2009-09-08 0.400000 1.026694
2009-06-08 0.400000 0.973710
2009-03-06 0.400000 1.128668
2008-12-08 0.400000 0.701754
2008-09-08 0.400000 0.611995
2008-06-06 0.400000 0.338983
2008-03-07 0.400000 0.506329
2007-12-05 0.400000 0.550964
2007-09-05 0.400000 0.437254
2007-06-13 0.400000 0.647668
2007-03-08 0.164360 0.327761
2006-12-06 0.164360 0.379939
2006-09-11 0.164360 0.386399
2006-06-07 0.164360 0.395257
2006-03-14 0.164360 0.567537
2005-12-07 0.164360 0.555556
2005-09-09 0.164360 0.569476
2005-06-09 0.164360 0.571102
2005-03-10 0.164360 0.530223
2004-12-09 0.098616 0.393185
2004-09-09 0.098616 0.413223
2004-06-09 0.098616 0.554529
2004-03-09 0.098616 0.475436
2003-12-10 0.098616 0.427655
2003-09-11 0.098616 0.501672
2003-06-11 0.098616 0.639659
2003-03-20 0.098616 0.540541
2002-12-11 0.098616 0.690449
2002-09-12 0.098616 0.516351
2002-06-12 0.098616 0.487805
2002-03-14 0.098616 0.500835
2001-12-12 0.098616 0.472441
2001-09-17 0.098616 0.469116
2001-09-10 1000.000000 4734.790143
2001-06-13 0.098616 0.471328
2001-03-21 0.098616 0.600000
2000-12-12 0.098616 0.494845
2000-09-15 0.082180 0.400000
2000-06-13 0.082180 0.439560
2000-03-20 0.082180 0.449438
1999-12-08 0.082180 0.470588
1999-09-08 0.082180 0.454545
1999-06-04 0.082180 0.418848
1999-03-15 0.082180 0.454545
1998-12-09 0.082180 0.432432
1998-09-09 0.082180 0.406091
1998-06-17 0.082180 0.512820
1998-03-16 0.082180 0.516129
1997-12-10 0.082180 0.533333
1997-09-10 0.082180 0.547945
1997-06-18 0.082180 0.597015
1997-03-17 0.082180 0.625000
1996-12-11 0.082180 0.784314
1996-09-10 0.082180 0.800000
1996-06-10 0.082180 0.714286
1996-03-20 0.082180 0.689655
1995-12-15 0.049308 0.500000
1995-09-18 0.049308 0.380952
1995-06-19 0.049308 0.380952
1995-03-16 0.049308 0.380952
1994-12-09 0.032872 0.301887
1994-09-09 0.032872 0.347826
1994-06-09 0.032872 0.390244
1994-03-18 0.032872 0.347826
1993-03-16 0.082180 0.975610
1992-12-11 0.082180 1.000000
1992-09-10 0.082180 1.081081
1992-06-10 0.082180 0.833333
1992-03-11 0.082180 0.888889
1991-12-11 0.082180 0.930233
1991-09-10 0.082180 0.597015
1991-06-10 0.082180 0.634921
1991-03-08 0.082180 0.625000
1990-12-10 0.082180 0.909091
1990-09-10 0.082180 0.493827
1990-06-08 0.082180 0.341880
1990-03-08 0.082180 0.296296
1989-12-08 0.082180 0.317460
1989-09-11 0.082180 0.283688
1989-06-09 0.082180 0.303030
1989-03-22 0.164360 0.769231
1988-08-09 0.041090 0.235294
1987-09-15 0.164360 0.842105
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.32
dividendYield 1.77
exDividendDate 2026-09-03
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018007878
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-06-04
dividendDate 2026-09-24

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.13960838
Address1 5,430 LBJ Freeway
Address2 Suite 1700
All Time High 260.28
All Time Low 1.6436
Ask 19.25
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 24,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 14,279
Average Volume 14,279
Average Volume10Days 24,870
Beta 0.975
Bid 13.5
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 36.244
City Dallas
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 18.04
Current Ratio 3.369
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 18.15
Day Low 17.54
Debt To Equity 43.407
Display Name Valhi
Dividend Date 1,790,208,000
Dividend Rate 0.32
Dividend Yield 1.77
Earnings Growth 25.0
Earnings Quarterly Growth 23.778
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,046,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,908,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,908,800
Ebitda 86,900,000
Ebitda Margins 0.040149998
Enterprise To Ebitda 14.511
Enterprise To Revenue 0.583
Enterprise Value 1,261,014,272
Eps Forward 3.24
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -1.79
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,393,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 14.886
Fifty Day Average Change 3.1540012
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.21187702
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 13.960838
Fifty Two Week High 19.19
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1499996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.059927024
Fifty Two Week Low 11.44
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.6000013
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.5769232
Fifty Two Week Range 11.44 - 19.19
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 322,151,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 1.72
Float Shares 2,400,788
Forward Eps 3.24
Forward P E 5.5679016
Free Cashflow 132,337,504
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 2,826
Fullday Change 0.27
Fullday Change Percent 1.51942
Fullday Price 18.04
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.14878
Gross Profits 322,000,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.91535
Held Percent Institutions 0.041869998
Implied Shares Outstanding 28,321,193
Industry Chemicals
Industry Disp Chemicals
Industry Key chemicals
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,780,531,200
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,591,056,000
Last Split Factor 1:12
Long Business Summary Valhi, Inc. engages in the chemicals, component products, and real estate management and development businesses in Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and internationally. The Chemicals segment produces and markets titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2), which are white inorganic pigments used in various applications by paint, plastics, paper, fibers and ceramics, decorative laminate, and paper manufacturers. This segment also provides TiO2 under the KRONOS name through agents and distributors. The Component Products segment manufactures mechanical and electrical cabinet locks, and other locking mechanisms for use in mailboxes, ignition systems, file cabinets, desk drawers, tool storage cabinets, medical cabinetry security, integrated inventory and access control secured narcotics boxes, electronic circuit panels, storage compartments, gas station security, and vending and cash containment machine applications. This segment also provides stainless steel exhaust components, gauges, throttle controls, wake enhancement systems, trim tabs, and related hardware and accessories primarily for performance and ski/wakeboard boats. The Real Estate Management and Development segment offers utility services to industrial customers; owns real properties; and develops land holdings for commercial, industrial, and residential purposes. This segment also holds marketable securities and other investments. The company was incorporated in 1932 and is based in Dallas, Texas. Valhi, Inc. is a subsidiary of Dixie Rice Agricultural L.L.C.
Long Name Valhi, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 510,914,336
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_311730
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common -51,100,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 503,267,599
Open 18.46
Operating Cashflow 111,700,000
Operating Margins 0.06682
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.4923
Phone 972 233 1700
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 18.04
Post Market Time 1,787,959,804
Previous Close 17.77
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.4977376
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.23607539
Profit Margins -0.023610001
Quick Ratio 1.79
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.27
Regular Market Change Percent 1.51942
Regular Market Day High 18.15
Regular Market Day Low 17.54
Regular Market Day Range 17.54 - 18.15
Regular Market Open 18.46
Regular Market Previous Close 17.77
Regular Market Price 18.04
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 28,010
Return On Assets 0.0043599997
Return On Equity -0.02962
Revenue Growth 0.122
Revenue Per Share 75.937
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 5
Shares Outstanding 28,321,193
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0023
Shares Short 66,017
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 66,883
Short Name Valhi, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0274
Short Ratio 5.63
Source Interval 15
State TX
Symbol VHI
Total Cash 212,400,000
Total Cash Per Share 7.5
Total Debt 607,400,000
Total Revenue 2,164,199,936
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018007878
Trailing Eps -1.79
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.0162
Two Hundred Day Average Change 4.023801
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.28708214
Type Disp Equity
Volume 28,010
Website https://www.valhi.net
Zip 75,240-2620