Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026)

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) reported Gross Margin of 16.34% for Q1 2026, down 547.0% year-over-year from 3.66% in Q1 2025, and up 1998.59% quarter-over-quarter from 0.86% in Q4 2025.

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Gross Margin (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) has 17 years of Gross Margin data on file, last reported at 16.34% in Q1 2026.

  • Gross Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 16.34%, down 547.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.08% (down 1071.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 11.46%, down 758.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin advanced to 16.34% in Q1 2026 per KRO's latest filing, from 0.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Gross Margin peaked at 26.52% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.86% in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 14.9% and a median of 14.93% in 2024 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Gross Margin surged 1221 bps in 2024, then sank 2128 bps in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Gross Margin shows it stood at 10.89% in 2022, then gained by 28 bps to 13.9% in 2023, then surged by 47 bps to 20.42% in 2024, then tumbled by 104 bps to 0.86% in 2025, then jumped by 1999 bps to 16.34% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KRO's Gross Margin at 16.34% in Q1 2026, 0.86% in Q4 2025, and 10.29% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 237.64 Bn 233.69 Bn 4.26 Bn 48.49%
2 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 127.66 Bn 124.93 Bn 778.60 Mn 44.24%
3 Sherwin Williams 78.87 Bn 78.66 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 76.59 Bn 75.97 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.39 Bn 63.94 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 26.44 Bn 24.97 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 International Flavors & Fragrances 19.67 Bn 19.14 Bn 1.02 Bn 37.14%
8 DuPont de Nemours 19.57 Bn 19.68 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
9 LyondellBasell Industries 19.28 Bn 19.39 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
10 Kronos Worldwide 790.05 Mn 764.35 Mn 83.30 Mn 16.34%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 16.34%
Dec 31, 2025 -0.86%
Sep 30, 2025 10.29%
Jun 30, 2025 12.70%
Mar 31, 2025 21.80%
Dec 31, 2024 20.42%
Sep 30, 2024 20.88%
Jun 30, 2024 20.02%
Mar 31, 2024 14.93%
Dec 31, 2023 13.90%
Sep 30, 2023 8.67%
Jun 30, 2023 9.95%
Mar 31, 2023 7.22%
Dec 31, 2022 10.89%
Sep 30, 2022 18.28%
Jun 30, 2022 21.32%
Mar 31, 2022 26.52%
Dec 31, 2021 23.89%
Sep 30, 2021 24.61%
Jun 30, 2021 22.77%