NL
NL Industries Inc
7.10$
+1.6%
vs. previous close
Closing price · As of: Oct 1, 2026
Statements
Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Line item | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 52.4 | – | 2.0 | 4.9 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 22.5 | 8.8 | 5.1 | 20.8 | 19.2 | – | 19.6 | – | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.5 | – | 14.7 | – | 26.1 | 6.0 | – | 7.4 | 15.9 | 7.1 | 9.8 | – | 5.7 | – | |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.7 | 5.9 | 4.0 | 1.3 | 3.7 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 1.7 | |
| – | – | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | |
| 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.3 | – | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
| 8.4 | 12.4 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 6.7 | 5.5 | 9.4 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 43.7 | – | 119.3 | 11.4 | – | 5.0 | 5.7 | 6.0 | – | 112.7 | – | 17.4 | 74.7 | – | 1.8 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 6.0 | – | 2.0 | – | |
| – | 11.1 | 32.5 | 10.8 | 11.3 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 10.1 | – | – | 29.7 | – | – | – | 165.6 | 14.1 | 41.7 | 48.0 | 20.2 | 6.1 | 16.3 | 44.0 | 12.2 | 7.8 | 13.5 | 26.7 | 14.3 | 7.6 | 15.8 | – | |
| -8.9% | 9.0% | 3.1% | 9.3% | 8.8% | 10.0% | 7.9% | 9.9% | -1.1% | -2.3% | 3.4% | -3.0% | -0.9% | -0.3% | 0.6% | 7.1% | 2.4% | 2.1% | 4.9% | 16.3% | 6.1% | 2.3% | 8.2% | 12.8% | 7.4% | 3.7% | 7.0% | 13.1% | 6.3% | -14.9% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 29.1% | 26.5% | 34.7% | 30.8% | 33.8% | 30.8% | 25.1% | 26.7% | 22.8% | 23.5% | 24.4% | 25.5% | 24.0% | 20.5% | 26.6% | 25.4% | 29.2% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 30.6% | 32.3% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 31.4% | 28.7% | 30.4% | 29.3% | 30.5% | 28.3% | 30.4% | |
| 7.1% | 2.2% | 15.9% | 12.3% | 18.9% | 15.9% | 8.9% | 9.0% | 8.9% | 1.4% | 2.0% | -5.8% | 23.4% | -10.0% | -10.5% | 6.1% | -9.7% | -74.1% | 2.7% | 0.3% | -0.9% | 0.8% | -51.4% | -1.3% | 2.1% | 7.5% | 8.2% | 8.8% | 26.0% | 6.0% | |
| 1.1% | -1.1% | 41.0% | 17.6% | 16.8% | 14.5% | 4.1% | 6.3% | 28.5% | 17.6% | 13.7% | -1.0% | 20.1% | -10.2% | 52.0% | 58.8% | 89.6% | -60.1% | 27.5% | -21.9% | 14.0% | 103.7% | -34.7% | 20.8% | 12.8% | 36.4% | 20.3% | -1.4% | 46.1% | -23.9% | |
| -5.1% | 7.3% | 2.5% | 8.0% | 11.8% | 9.1% | 7.3% | 5.5% | -1.6% | -8.6% | 8.9% | -9.4% | -3.7% | -0.8% | 2.4% | 32.4% | 16.1% | 12.4% | 19.9% | 21.8% | 22.5% | 14.1% | 11.8% | 19.5% | 15.1% | 9.6% | 14.0% | 22.2% | 16.5% | -25.4% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | – | 240.8% | 58.9% | 44.9% | 31.4% | 13.9% | 31.7% | 73.4% | 15.0% | 10.5% | -0.7% | 17.6% | -6.8% | 27.8% | 19.7% | 19.9% | -15.6% | 12.0% | -15.9% | 7.9% | 32.9% | -14.4% | 8.5% | 4.7% | 14.1% | 8.9% | -0.6% | 16.9% | -10.5% | |
| 0.9% | -0.9% | 31.7% | 15.1% | 13.8% | 10.5% | 3.3% | 5.0% | 38.6% | 6.8% | 4.9% | -0.3% | 7.9% | -2.9% | 12.7% | 10.7% | 10.9% | -8.1% | 5.7% | -6.8% | 4.0% | 21.0% | -7.5% | 4.6% | 2.7% | 8.6% | 5.5% | -0.4% | 11.6% | -8.0% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3.6 | -15 | -62 | -95 | 146 | 127 | 268 | 289 | -99 | -75 | – | 8.6 | 26 | 18 | 59 | 26 | -60 | -53 | -73 | -96 | -92 | -97 | -116 | -129 | -137 | -147 | -68 | -111 | -163 | -113 | |
| 0.1 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.9 | -1.0 | -5.4 | – | 1.8 | 0.4 | – | 0.5 | 0.2 | -0.7 | – | -23.6 | – | -5.2 | -12.1 | – | -3.9 | -7.3 | -2.2 | -1.5 | – | -1.5 | – | |
| -16.7% | -20.2% | 13.2% | 25.7% | 30.7% | 33.6% | 23.9% | 15.9% | 52.5% | 45.3% | 46.9% | 47.0% | 44.9% | 43.3% | 45.7% | 54.5% | 55.1% | 51.8% | 47.3% | 42.9% | 50.5% | 64.0% | 51.9% | 54.6% | 56.9% | 60.8% | 62.7% | 64.1% | 68.6% | 76.3% | |
| – | – | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0.21 | -0.19 | 7.05 | 3.08 | 3.05 | 2.44 | 0.75 | 1.33 | 4.36 | 0.68 | 0.54 | -0.04 | 0.68 | -0.24 | 1.45 | 1.68 | 1.53 | -1.14 | 0.59 | -0.49 | 0.31 | 2.38 | -0.84 | 0.53 | 0.30 | 1.05 | 0.69 | -0.05 | 1.38 | -0.77 | |
| 19.00 | 16.74 | 17.21 | 17.51 | 18.17 | 16.75 | 18.40 | 21.09 | 15.32 | 3.84 | 3.91 | 3.66 | 3.41 | 2.39 | 2.78 | 2.85 | 1.71 | 1.89 | 2.13 | 2.24 | 2.24 | 2.30 | 2.43 | 2.55 | 2.35 | 2.89 | 3.41 | 3.30 | 2.99 | 3.24 | |
| -3.92 | -4.45 | 2.93 | 5.23 | 6.79 | 7.76 | 5.44 | 4.20 | 5.94 | 4.52 | 5.12 | 5.07 | 3.88 | 3.59 | 5.20 | 8.53 | 7.70 | 7.30 | 4.87 | 3.08 | 3.99 | 7.25 | 5.83 | 6.25 | 6.39 | 7.43 | 7.83 | 7.57 | 8.13 | 7.34 | |
| -0.97 | 1.22 | 0.44 | 1.40 | 2.14 | 1.53 | 1.35 | 1.15 | -0.25 | -0.33 | 0.35 | -0.35 | -0.13 | -0.02 | 0.07 | 0.92 | 0.28 | 0.23 | 0.43 | 0.49 | 0.50 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.50 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.48 | 0.73 | 0.49 | -0.82 | |
Data as of: October 1, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.