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NL INDUSTRIES INC

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026

Last earnings +1.0% on 2026-05-06

Sell
$5.86
▲ +1.74%
$5.86▲ +5.88%
over 1Y
L $4.96EODHDH $8.38
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today+1.7%
1W-2.0%
1M-30.1%
3M+3.3%
YTD+11.0%
1Y+5.9%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Sell
Quality
C-
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Watch
Sell
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
Street · 9 analysts
Sell

Revenue grew 8.5% YoY; but unprofitable (net margin -23.9%).

Revenue (FY2025) $158M · FY2025

NL INDUSTRIES INC shows $158M in FY2025 revenue (+8.5% YoY), a -23.9% net margin, and -10.5% ROE.

Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$141M$167M$161M$146M$158M
Gross profit$42.7M$48.8M$49.2M$41.4M$48.2M
Operating income$10.5M$13.7M$14.1M$37.9M$10.7M
Net income$51.2M$33.8M-$2.31M$67.2M-$37.8M
Diluted EPS$1.05$0.69-$0.05$1.38-$0.77
Net margin36.4%20.3%-1.4%46.1%-23.9%

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$176M
EV / EBITDA12.3
EV / Sales1.1
EV / FCF—
P / FCF—
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield-13.2%
FCF yield-14.0%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)2.4%
Free cash flow-$40.1M
Total debt$0.00
Net cash$111M
Piotroski F-Score5/9

Capital returns

Buyback yield—
Dividend yield (est.)9.7%
Shareholder yield9.7%
Shares Δ YoY+0.0%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Some governance/structural items recently, but no outright red flags.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-05-26
  2. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-14
  3. 8-K Earnings results2026-05-06
  4. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-06
  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-03-25
  6. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-09
  7. 10-K Annual report2026-03-09
  8. 8-K Reg FD disclosure2026-02-26
  9. 8-K Earnings results2025-11-06

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-192026-05-26open ↗SDFiling2026-05-19open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-15open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-15open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-15open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-15open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-15open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-142026-05-15open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-142026-05-14open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-06open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-062026-05-06open ↗ARSPeriod ending 2025-12-312026-03-25open ↗

Quality score

C-
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA-
GrowthD
ProfitabilityF
Financial healthC
Momentum—
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✗Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
Revenue
$158M
+8.5% YoY
Net margin
-23.9%
ROE
-10.5%
P/E
—

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

'21'22'23'24'25

■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$158M+8.5%
Net income-$37.8M-156.3%
Gross profit$48.2M+16.5%
Operating income$10.7M-71.8%
Diluted EPS-$0.77-155.8%
Cash & equivalents$111M-32.2%
Total assets$464M-19.7%
Stockholders' equity$359M-9.6%
Gross: 30.4%Op.: 6.7%

Frequently asked

Is NL INDUSTRIES INC (NL) a buy?
NL currently carries a Sell rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Revenue grew 8.5% YoY; but unprofitable (net margin -23.9%).
What is NL INDUSTRIES INC's quality score?
NL scores 52.49019607843137/100 (grade C-) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0000072162, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-06) · EODHD · as of 6/26/2026, 4:07:29 PM.

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Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-05-14
TURNER R GERALD DR
Director
Award6.00K @ $6.67$40.0K
2026-05-14
MOORE CECIL H JR
Director
Award6.00K @ $6.67$40.0K
2026-05-14
Mendes Meredith W.
Director
Award6.00K @ $6.67$40.0K
2026-05-14
Kramer Kevin B
Director
Award6.00K @ $6.67$40.0K
2026-05-14
Harper John E
Director
Award6.00K @ $6.67$40.0K
2026-05-14
Feehan Loretta J.
Director
Award6.00K @ $6.67$40.0K
2025-05-15
Kramer Kevin B
Director
Award2.50K @ $8.04$20.1K
2025-05-15
Mendes Meredith W.
Director
Award2.50K @ $8.04$20.1K

Dividends

Quarterly
Yield (TTM)
10.1%
Annual / share
$0.59
Last ex-date
2026-06-04
Last amount
$0.10
ex 2026-06-04paid 2026-06-23$0.10
ex 2026-03-10paid 2026-03-26$0.10
ex 2025-11-21paid 2025-12-16$0.09
ex 2025-09-05paid 2025-09-23$0.09
ex 2025-08-18paid 2025-08-28$0.21
ex 2025-06-09paid 2025-06-24$0.09

Source: EODHD. Yield = trailing-12-month dividends ÷ price.

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-06Miss -61.3% est▲ +1.02%8-K ↗
2026-03-09—▲ +0.99%8-K ↗
2025-11-06Miss -167.5% est▼ -1.01%8-K ↗
2025-08-06Miss -94.9% est▼ -4.36%8-K ↗
2025-05-07Miss -357.0% est▲ +4.01%8-K ↗
2025-03-06—▲ +3.74%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Congressional trades

all activity →

Disclosed under the STOCK Act

2019-02-02Greg GianforteBuy$50.0K–$100KPTR ↗

Self-reported periodic transaction reports (STOCK Act). Amounts are disclosed ranges; a trade may be a spouse's. Disclosures lag the trade by up to ~45 days. Source: House Clerk + Senate eFD.

Recent news

market news →
NL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES EXPECTED FIRST QUARTER 2026 EARNINGS RELEASE DATEBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-04-14
Industrial names with highest dividend yield as investors navigate geopolitical uncertaintyBearish
seekingalpha.com· 2026-03-09
NL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2026 AT $.10 PER SHAREBullish
globenewswire.com· 2026-02-26
NL REPORTS THIRD QUARTER 2025 RESULTSBullish
globenewswire.com· 2025-11-06
NL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND FOR THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 2025 AT $.09 PER SHAREBullish
globenewswire.com· 2025-10-30
NL INDUSTRIES ANNOUNCES EXPECTED THIRD QUARTER 2025 EARNINGS RELEASE DATEBullish
globenewswire.com· 2025-10-14

Vs tracked universe

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1044 tracked peers · median

EDGAR Score52 vs 67
Revenue growth8.5% vs 7.1%
Net margin-23.9% vs 10.5%
Return on equity-10.5% vs 12.3%
P/E— vs 25.5