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Last updated: April 2026

NL PEER ANALYSIS

NL Industries Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

NLNL Industries Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NYSE · Industrials · Security & Protection Services

Value itDuel
PriceFinancialsPeers

Overall Profile & Returns

· Security & Protection Services

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile
ValuationProfitabilityGrowthFinancial HealthDividend
NLIndustry median

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

Return Comparison

1-Year
Split-adjusted
NL-2.1%GATEG—
Year-to-Date (YTD)
NL+11.1%GATEG—
1-Year
Split-adjusted
NL-2.1%CIX+2.9%MG+106.1%EVLV+6.0%NSSC+31.9%
Year-to-Date (YTD)
NL+11.1%CIX+10.1%MG+32.8%EVLV-10.9%NSSC-5.3%

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better
NL—GATEG52.97Median 23.54

ROE

Higher is better
NL-9.0%GATEG36.9%Median 16.8%

Net Margin

Higher is better
NL-21.5%GATEG13.0%Median 11.3%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
NL7.0%GATEG3,075.2%Median 8.1%

P/E

Lower is better
NL—CIX15.25MG24.48EVLV—NSSC37.90Median 23.54

ROE

Higher is better
NL-9.0%CIX14.0%MG10.4%EVLV-30.2%NSSC21.7%Median 16.8%

Net Margin

Higher is better
NL-21.5%CIX12.7%MG3.1%EVLV-22.8%NSSC18.7%Median 11.3%

Revenue Growth

Higher is better
NL7.0%CIX7.0%MG3.5%EVLV40.5%NSSC8.8%Median 8.1%

All Metrics

Valuation
MetricNLGATEGInd. Median
P/E—52.9723.54
P/B0.80●10.143.39
EV/EBITDA—22.1912.73
P/S1.81●6.872.23
Financial Health
MetricNLGATEGInd. Median
Current Ratio10.65●1.191.96
Debt/Equity0.4%●34.9%54.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.440.62●2.21
Profitability
MetricNLGATEGInd. Median
Net Margin-21.5%13.0%●11.3%
ROE-9.0%36.9%●16.8%
ROA-7.0%13.1%●7.3%
EBITDA Margin-26.7%31.9%●19.8%
Growth + Dividend
MetricNLGATEGInd. Median
Rev. Growth7.0%3,075.2%●8.1%
NI Growth——9.1%
Div. Yield6.2%●0.0%1.4%
Payout-83.0%0.0%22.7%
Valuation
MetricNLCIXMGEVLVNSSCInd. Median
P/E—15.25●24.48—37.9023.54
P/B0.80●2.192.359.367.873.39
EV/EBITDA—8.54●9.73—28.1812.73
P/S1.811.940.75●7.057.092.23
Financial Health
MetricNLCIXMGEVLVNSSCInd. Median
Current Ratio10.65●6.991.811.214.951.96
Debt/Equity0.4%●0.7%92.9%34.8%2.9%54.9%
NetDebt/EBITDA2.44-1.592.522.33-2.64●2.21
Profitability
MetricNLCIXMGEVLVNSSCInd. Median
Net Margin-21.5%12.7%3.1%-22.8%18.7%●11.3%
ROE-9.0%14.0%10.4%-30.2%21.7%●16.8%
ROA-7.0%12.7%4.1%-13.0%17.9%●7.3%
EBITDA Margin-26.7%19.2%10.4%-5.1%23.0%●19.8%
Growth + Dividend
MetricNLCIXMGEVLVNSSCInd. Median
Rev. Growth7.0%7.0%3.5%40.5%●8.8%8.1%
NI Growth—12.4%51.7%●—-18.6%9.1%
Div. Yield6.2%●4.6%——1.5%1.4%
Payout-83.0%134.2%——52.7%22.7%

The green dot marks the best value in the group given the metric direction (higher/lower is better). All metrics use trailing-twelve-month (TTM) data.

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