Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO)
Basic Materials · NYQ
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. trades at USD6.51, close to the USD6.47 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On this measure the market and the model broadly agree, so the interesting question is which of them is wrong.
Our moat model scores it 13 out of 100, which is little in the way of a moat. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
KRO dividend history
Dividends per share by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | USD0.100 | 2 |
| 2025 | USD0.200 | 4 |
| 2024 | USD0.480 | 4 |
| 2023 | USD0.760 | 4 |
| 2022 | USD0.760 | 4 |
| 2021 | USD0.720 | 4 |
| 2020 | USD0.720 | 4 |
| 2019 | USD0.720 | 4 |
| 2018 | USD0.680 | 4 |
| 2017 | USD0.600 | 4 |
| 2016 | USD0.600 | 4 |
Split-adjusted amounts in the listing currency, grouped by the calendar year of the ex-dividend date, from the filed record. Growth and streak figures compare complete years only.
KRO earnings and analyst estimates
Recommendation mix, 2 analyst ratings
Estimates are the published analyst consensus and move often. An earnings date is scheduled, not certain, and a share tends to reprice most violently on the day itself.
About Kronos Worldwide, Inc.
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.
KRO passes 1 of our 30 screens today
Each screen prints the exact criteria it used, and the circumstances in which it is wrong.
Super investor ownership
5 of the funds we track reported a position in their latest SEC 13F filing. Largest first:
- Renaissance Technologies, RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC$3.81M · 0.0% of book
- Cliff Asness, AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC$2.03M · 0.0% of book
- Ken Griffin, CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$918.0K · 0.0% of book
- Marshall Wace, MARSHALL WACE, LLP$626.2K · 0.0% of book
- D. E. Shaw, D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$556.2K · 0.0% of book
A word of warning on reading these figures: a 13F reports the market value of a holding, so a fund that traded nothing at all still appears to have sold when the price fell. We found 102 companies where the standard reading gives the opposite answer. Only the share count is honest.
Common questions
Is Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of USD6.47, KRO at USD6.51 is 1% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
Which funds own KRO?
5 of the institutions we track reported a position in KRO in their most recent SEC 13F filing. A 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter end, so it tells you what a fund held then, not what it holds now.
Does Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) pay a dividend?
Yes. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. yields 2.99% at the current share price. It has paid USD0.200 per share over the trailing twelve months. It has paid a dividend in each of the last 16 complete calendar years. A dividend is declared by the board and can be cut at any time; a yield is a fact about the current price, not a promise.
When does KRO report earnings next?
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is scheduled to report on 5 Aug 2026. Companies move earnings dates, so read it as scheduled rather than certain.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.