SuperworthKronos Worldwide profit margin KRO
Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.
- Net margin, 12 months
- −5.6%
- Operating margin, 12 months
- −1.7%
- Net margin on a year earlier
- −9.2 pts
- Peer median
- 6.8%
Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Kronos Worldwide kept −5.6% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of −1.7% and a gross margin of 11.8%.
Five years earlier its net margin was 3.6%.
The median for 9 specialty chemicals stocks of a similar size is 6.8%.
Profit margin over time
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −6.0% | −2.0% | 11.5% |
| FY2024 | 4.6% | 6.5% | 19.0% |
| FY2023 | −2.9% | −3.4% | 9.9% |
| FY2022 | 5.4% | 8.3% | 20.3% |
| FY2021 | 5.8% | 9.6% | 23.0% |
| FY2020 | 3.9% | 7.1% | 21.4% |
| FY2019 | 5.0% | 8.4% | 22.3% |
| FY2018 | 12.3% | 19.9% | 33.8% |
| FY2017 | 20.5% | 20.1% | 32.9% |
| FY2016 | 3.2% | 5.9% | 18.8% |
| FY2015 | −12.9% | −0.1% | 14.3% |
| FY2014 | 6.0% | 9.1% | 21.2% |
| FY2013 | −5.9% | −7.7% | 6.5% |
| FY2012 | 11.1% | 18.2% | 28.4% |
| FY2011 | 16.5% | 28.1% | 38.5% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | −5.6% | −9.2 pts | −1.7% | |
| Q1 FY26 | −7.1% | −12.2 pts | −3.3% | |
| Q4 FY25 | −6.0% | −10.5 pts | −2.0% | |
| Q3 FY25 | −2.2% | −7.3 pts | 3.0% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 3.6% | +3.5 pts | 6.0% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 5.1% | +6.6 pts | 7.5% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 4.6% | +7.5 pts | 6.5% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 5.0% | +9.0 pts | 4.8% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 0.1% | +1.4 pts | 1.4% | |
| Q1 FY24 | −1.5% | −3.3 pts | −1.1% | |
| Q4 FY23 | −2.9% | −8.4 pts | −3.4% | |
| Q3 FY23 | −4.0% | −11.4 pts | −4.4% |
Against its peers
Companies in Chemicals - Specialty nearest Kronos Worldwide's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| KROKronos Worldwide | −5.6% |
| GPREGreen Plains | 6.8% |
| WLKPWestlake Chemical Partners | 4.7% |
| LXULSB Industries | 5.6% |
| REXREX AMERICAN RESOURCES | 19.7% |
| LXFRLuxfer | 2.2% |
| ALTOAlto Ingredients | 5.5% |
| SXTSensient Technologies | 9.3% |
| AXTAAxalta Coating Systems | 6.8% |
| NEUNewmarket | 15.8% |
| Peer median | 6.8% |
Where Kronos Worldwide ranks
What the profit margin tells you
Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).
Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.
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