KRO PEER ANALYSIS

Kronos Worldwide Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

KROKronos Worldwide Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Specialty Chemicals

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

KROIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	KRO	MRSHL	POLTK	POLHO	KLKIM	SASA	Ind. Median
P/E	—	—	—	—	12.84	—	27.59
P/B	0.92	22.86	59.21	1.08	1.73	0.60●	1.79
EV/EBITDA	—	44.96	197.33	16.12	4.70●	25.62	12.38
P/S	0.37●	5.92	19.23	2.49	1.17	1.70	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	KRO	MRSHL	POLTK	POLHO	KLKIM	SASA	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.18●	1.00	1.93	0.87	2.34	0.63	1.87
Debt/Equity	83.4%	58.2%	9.7%	14.6%	4.6%●	83.7%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-204.59●	0.57	-0.03	1.38	-0.70	14.70	2.15

Profitability
Metric	KRO	MRSHL	POLTK	POLHO	KLKIM	SASA	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-7.1%	-4.4%	-2.3%	-23.2%	9.1%●	-36.0%	3.5%
ROE	-16.8%	-17.8%	-7.8%	-9.4%	15.9%●	-14.4%	4.4%
ROA	-7.1%	-4.9%	-4.8%	-7.3%	11.5%●	-7.1%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	-0.2%	13.3%	9.7%	16.9%	21.8%●	15.6%	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KRO	MRSHL	POLTK	POLHO	KLKIM	SASA	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.0%	-13.7%	33.7%●	-19.2%	15.3%	4.0%	1.2%
NI Growth	—	—	—	—	-19.2%	—	-4.8%
Div. Yield	3.3%●	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	1.8%	0.0%	1.5%
Payout	-17.2%	0.0%	0.0%	0.0%	23.6%	0.0%	9.1%

Valuation
Metric	KRO	KOP	LWLG	MATV	SCL	ECVT	Ind. Median
P/E	—	12.22	—	5.57●	—	—	27.59
P/B	0.92	1.71	12.27	0.90●	1.08	2.30	1.79
EV/EBITDA	—	7.62	—	7.48●	13.33	7.92	12.38
P/S	0.37	0.50	4,102.59	0.21●	0.55	1.61	1.67

Financial Health
Metric	KRO	KOP	LWLG	MATV	SCL	ECVT	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	3.18	2.71	33.99●	2.26	1.26	2.38	1.87
Debt/Equity	83.4%	186.2%	3.1%●	232.7%	59.8%	7.5%	63.0%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-204.59●	3.89	3.67	5.28	4.09	-0.79	2.15

Profitability
Metric	KRO	KOP	LWLG	MATV	SCL	ECVT	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-7.1%	4.1%●	-9,015.6%	3.9%	-0.6%	-7.7%	3.5%
ROE	-16.8%	14.7%	-38.8%	17.0%●	-1.2%	-9.9%	4.4%
ROA	-7.1%	4.1%●	-36.1%	3.7%	-0.6%	-4.2%	2.0%
EBITDA Margin	-0.2%	13.4%	-8,129.7%	9.7%	6.0%	18.5%●	14.7%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	KRO	KOP	LWLG	MATV	SCL	ECVT	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	-1.0%	-8.4%	175.9%●	0.8%	5.5%	19.3%	1.2%
NI Growth	—	202.0%	—	—	—	—	-4.8%
Div. Yield	3.3%	0.7%	—	5.4%	2.8%	757.4%●	1.5%
Payout	-17.2%	9.1%	—	29.7%	-248.3%	-15,819.0%	9.1%

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