Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
KRO · Price history
Price at last available close
$7.70
−$0.22 (-2.78%) 1M
2026-10-28
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Company & revenue
About Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
Primary reporting period: 2025-12-31 · Research updated Oct 12, 2026. A research update is not a new financial filing.
Who they are
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. stands as a prominent global producer and supplier of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments, with operations spanning Europe, North America, the Asia Pacific, and other international territories. The company manufactures TiO2 in both its rutile and anatase crystalline structures, which are essential for contributing whiteness, brilliance, opacity, and resilience to a broad spectrum of goods. This includes everyday items such as paints, coatings, plastics, paper, fibers, and ceramics, alongside specialized applications in inks, food products, and cosmetics.
How they make money
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. generates revenue primarily through the production and global marketing of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments. The company sells these pigments to manufacturers across various industries, with pricing and demand influenced by global economic conditions, sales volumes, and competitive market dynamics for industrial chemical products.
Products & services
The company produces and markets over 30 different grades of titanium dioxide (TiO2) pigments under the KRONOS trademark, which are used to provide whiteness, opacity, and brightness in applications such as paints, plastics, decorative laminates, and paper.
Brands & revenue mix
The primary trademark under which the company markets its portfolio of TiO2 pigment grades.
Separate brand revenue is not available in this research.Source
Revenue share is not unit sales or a best-seller ranking. Parent brands and included sub-brands can overlap; do not add overlapping rows.
Product / operating segments
No reconciled product or operating-segment revenue breakdown is available for the current research period. Company-wide revenue remains separate from segment disclosure.
Geographic revenue
No reconciled geographic revenue breakdown was confirmed for the current research period.
Customer types
Customer concentration
The company does not disclose specific major customers or significant customer concentration in its 2025 annual report.
Suppliers, materials & equipment
- Raw material suppliers — The company relies on various suppliers for titanium-bearing ores and other chemical raw materials; specific supplier names are not disclosed.Source
Strengths
Sources
Wall Street Score
Overall investment score · Quality, value, risk and opportunity
18
Poor
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Company Quality
How good is the actual business—regardless of today’s stock price?
19
Poor
Financial Strength
36
Business Quality / Moat
8
Management
0
Growth Quality
30
Risk / Durability
20
Uses financial strength, moat, management, growth quality and durability. It excludes share price, P/E, market cap, intrinsic value and margin of safety.
Opportunity
Opportunity Score · How does the current price compare with estimated value?
41
Avoid
Based on current valuation, company quality, recent trends, and available market signals.
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Model Outlook
12-month model · What does the model think happens next?
45/100
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Model Score 45/100 — estimates relative performance potential, distinct from the overall Wall Street Score and the separate Company Quality score.
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WSS View
The quick read
The overall Wall Street Score is low across its combined quality, valuation and risk inputs. This can reflect an expensive share price, business weaknesses, or both; check Company Quality and the category breakdown before drawing a conclusion.
At today’s price, the WSS valuation framework currently reads as less attractive based on the available valuation and market data.
The model outlook is currently cautious.
- •Insider activity signal is favorable
- •Elevated debt risk
- •Valuation is a weaker part of the current profile
- •Revenue fundamentals are weak
- •Debt / balance-sheet profile needs attention
Company-specific research
Questions worth answering for KRO
These questions are generated from this company's current financial and score data so the page adds context instead of treating the headline score as a stand-alone conclusion.
- •Can KRO maintain its current revenue growth rate and improve the amount of that revenue that turns into earnings and cash?
- •How long can KRO fund negative free cash flow using its current cash position before it may need more debt or new shares?
- •Is KRO's debt load manageable relative to cash generation, interest costs and upcoming maturities?
- •What specifically needs to improve for KRO to reach sustainable profitability?
- •What future growth or profitability would be needed to justify KRO's current valuation?
Essential Investment Snapshot
Wall Street Score
18
Opportunity Score
41
Market Cap
$886.3M
P/E Ratio
-8.1
EPS
$-0.95
52-Week High
$9.17
52-Week Low
$4.08
Beta
1.06
Analyst Target
$8.50
Shares Outstanding
115.0M
Total Revenue
$1.94B
Total Debt
$588.6M
Dividend Yield (TTM)
2.60%
Liquidation Value / Share
$6.53
Dividend / Share (TTM)
$0.20
Momentum & Volatility Signals
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Neutral / mixed momentum
Low movement
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A high volatility score means larger, less stable price swings. It can happen while a stock is rising or falling, so high volatility is not automatically bullish or bearish.
Important: the volatility score above is based on realized price volatility. Implied volatility (IV) comes from options prices and represents the market's expected future movement. Wall Street Score will keep IV separate and will only display it when a verified options-chain feed is available.
Notices for KRO
Detected from reported data — verify before acting.Dividend history reported
Dividend payments are recorded. Review the dates and regular/special classification below; past payments do not guarantee future dividends.
Elevated debt risk
Interest coverage is below 2x • Free cash flow is negative • Cash covers less than 20% of total debt
Community Sentiment
0 active · 0 total callsNo personal call yet on KRO.
Potential upside factors
- +Growth opportunities may come from revenue expansion, margin improvement, new products, market-share gains, and stronger cash flow.
- +Leading global producer and marketer of titanium dioxide pigments.
- +Broad portfolio of over 30 different TiO2 pigment grades.
Potential downside factors
- −Debt risk (elevated): Interest coverage is below 2x.
- −Free cash flow is negative.
- −Cash covers less than 20% of total debt.
- −Sensitivity to global economic conditions and GDP growth.
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Scores
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Score Changes
2 historical score records availablePrevious Score
18
Jul 24, 2026
Change
Unchanged
Current Score
18
Oct 1, 2026
Category Changes
KRO score was unchanged.
Positive Contributors
- + Revenue improved by 3.4 points
Negative Contributors
- − Asset declined by 3.4 points
Projected Score
Projected Score
21
Projected Change
+2.8 points
Preliminary comparable-period financial changes suggest improvement of approximately 2.8 points. This is a projected estimate, not the official WallStreetScore.
Price vs. Value
Valuation unavailableCurrent Price
$7.70
Model Intrinsic Value
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Margin of Safety
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Intrinsic value is not currently available for this stock, so valuation can't be calculated.
Financial Charts
Revenue
Additional Metrics
Operating Cash Flow
Total Debt
Total Assets
Net Margin %
Free includes 3 annual periods plus available TTM; Premium includes up to 10 annual periods. History depends on available company filings. Swipe the table horizontally to see older periods. A dash means unavailable, not zero.
| Line Item | TTM | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.94B | $1.86B | $1.89B | $1.67B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Cost of Revenue | $1.71B | $1.65B | $1.53B | $1.50B | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Gross Profit | $229.5M | $213.0M | $359.3M | $164.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Research & Development | $0.00 | $16.0M | $14.0M | $18.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| SG&A Expenses | $233.6M | $229.2M | $211.6M | $211.2M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Expenses | $256.5M | $254.9M | $236.4M | $220.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| EBITDA | $11.0M | $20.4M | $256.9M | -$2.7M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Operating Income | -$27.0M | -$41.9M | $122.9M | -$56.0M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Interest Expense | $57.1M | $53.0M | $42.9M | $17.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Before Tax | -$96.5M | -$97.4M | $149.6M | -$72.9M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Income Tax Expense | $12.9M | $13.5M | $63.4M | -$23.8M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Net Income | -$109.4M | -$110.9M | $86.2M | -$49.1M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic EPS | $-0.95 | $-0.96 | $0.75 | $-0.43 | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Basic Shares | 115M | 115M | 115M | 115M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
| Diluted Shares | 115M | 115M | 115M | 115M | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· | ···· |
Earnings Summary
Revenue
$558.1M
Estimate unavailable.
Revenue Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
EPS
$0.13
Estimate unavailable.
EPS Beat/Miss
Not available (no estimate stored)
Debt Change
-3.6%
Cash Change
+40.7%
Margin Change
+4.6 pp
Debt and cash show percentage changes versus the comparison period; margin shows the change in percentage points (pp). These are company-wide changes, not per-share amounts.
Financial Changes Since Prior Period
What Improved
- Margins expanded
- Cash position grew
- Debt reduced
Potential Score Impact
Positive indicators included revenue growth, cash levels, debt levels, net income margin. Pressure indicators included EPS growth. These factors may support or pressure the Revenue, Management, Financial, and Debt categories; this summary does not claim that the stored scores changed.
Stored Earnings Analysis
Revenue increased 12.9%. EPS declined 262.5%. Cash increased 40.7%. Total debt declined 3.6%. Net income margin improved by 4.6 percentage points.
Earnings-Call Transcript
Earnings-call transcript analysis is not currently available.
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Insider Activity
Guru / Smart Money
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Conservative Projected Values
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2 historical records2 historical score records available.
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