Kronos Worldwide's Q4 net loss widens on lower prices, production curtailments

Kronos Worldwide

09/03/2026 20:28

Overview

Titanium dioxide producer reports Q4 2025 revenue of $418.3 mln, 1% down YoY

Company reported Q4 net loss of $82.8 mln, impacted by lower TiO2 prices

Higher unabsorbed fixed production costs and tax expenses impacted Q4 results

Outlook

Company did not provide specific guidance for future quarters or full year

Result Drivers

PRODUCTION CURTAILMENTS - Higher unabsorbed fixed production costs due to reduced operating rates impacted results

LOWER TiO2 PRICES - Decline in average TiO2 selling prices contributed to lower net sales and increased losses

HIGHER DISTRIBUTION COSTS - Increased distribution and warehousing costs, especially in Q1 2025, affected annual results

Company press release: ID:nGNE8ybb0g

Key Details

Metric
Beat/Miss
Actual
Consensus Estimate
Q4 Sales
Beat
$418.30 mln
$373.13 mln (2 Analysts)
Q4 EPS
-$0.72
Q4 Net Income
-$82.80 mln


Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "hold" and the breakdown of recommendations is 1 "strong buy" or "buy", no "hold" and 1 "sell" or "strong sell"

The average consensus recommendation for the commodity chemicals peer group is "buy"

Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Kronos Worldwide Inc is $5.50, about 4% above its March 6 closing price of $5.29

The stock recently traded at 81 times the next 12-month earnings vs. a P/E of 11 three months ago

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