Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) scores 2.4 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as low quality. The reading rests on efficiency, and profitability is what holds it back.
One pillar, growth, is unscored because the filings behind it carry too little to judge. It is shown as a dash rather than a zero, and the overall score is the weighted average of what could be scored.
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Kronos Worldwide, Inc.’s filings do not show enough of the signs a moat leaves: 1 of 5 indicators passed.
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On the filings behind it, Kronos Worldwide, Inc. earns 2.4 out of 10 for business quality as of October 19, 2026. That is low quality on our scale. A low reading means the reported numbers show weakness on several pillars at once, which is a reason to understand the business before anything else. The figure is a weighted average of five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks from reported statements.
Among the 77 Materials companies with a published score, that ranks at the 20th percentile, in the bottom quarter of the group. A typical company in the group scores 4.4, and the best quarter starts from 6.2. Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is well below that typical reading.
On profitability, Kronos Worldwide, Inc. scores 0.3, a weak reading. Its peers have a median of 4.4 across 74 Materials companies, which places it well below them, at the 7th percentile. Low margins and returns leave little cushion, so a downturn or a cost increase reaches the bottom line quickly.
Solvency scores 2.7 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 66 Materials companies is 6.7, so Kronos Worldwide, Inc. is well below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 11th percentile. A low reading here is a question about resilience: how long the company could keep paying its obligations if earnings dropped.
There is no growth score for Kronos Worldwide, Inc.: too little of the pillar could be measured from the filings to give an honest reading. The overall is therefore the weighted average of the other pillars. Across 57 Materials companies the median for this pillar is 3.2. Growth needs at least three years of comparable annual statements, so a short or interrupted history leaves it blank.
On efficiency, Kronos Worldwide, Inc. scores 4.4, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 5.2 across 71 Materials companies, which places it below them, at the 40th percentile. An average efficiency reading suggests the business turns its assets and earnings into cash at roughly the rate its sector does.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc.’s predictability score is 3.4 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 4.5 among 76 Materials companies, that is below the group and the 37th percentile. When results are this uneven, the averages behind the other pillars hide a lot of movement, and a longer history tells more than the latest year.
This is a lopsided profile. Efficiency scores 4.4 but profitability only 0.3, a gap of 4.1 points, so the overall hides a business that is excellent in one respect and weak in another. An efficiency lead means the operation turns what it has into cash better than it does anything else. A profitability shortfall is the one most worth understanding, since it bears directly on whether the business creates value.
Closing the gap on profitability would do the most for the overall. At the median of Materials companies, 4.4, Kronos Worldwide, Inc. would score about 3.7 instead of 2.4. Only four of the five pillars could be scored. Together they carry 80 of the 100 weight points (the full set is profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and the overall is the weighted average of those alone.
These are the Materials companies closest to Kronos Worldwide, Inc. in market value. Each has its own page scored on the same five pillars, so the comparison is like for like.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Kronos Worldwide, Inc. scores 2.4 out of 10, which reads as low quality. Its strongest pillar is efficiency, its weakest is profitability. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. ranks at the 20th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Kronos Worldwide, Inc.’s 2.4.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for KRO are in the app.
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