Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from 0.86% in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 547.0% year-over-year to 16.34% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 10.08% (down 1071.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 11.46%, down 758.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin climbed to 16.34% in Q1 2026 per KRO's latest filing, from 0.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Gross Margin topped out at 26.52% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 0.86% in Q4 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Gross Margin is 14.93% (2024), against an average of 14.9%.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Gross Margin soared 1221 bps; it then tumbled 2128 bps in 2025.
  • Tracing KRO's Gross Margin over 5 years: stood at 10.89% in 2022, then increased by 28 bps to 13.9% in 2023, then soared by 47 bps to 20.42% in 2024, then sank by 104 bps to 0.86% in 2025, then surged by 1999 bps to 16.34% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest KRO Gross Margin figures stand at 16.34% (Q1 2026), 0.86% (Q4 2025), and 10.29% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Linde 230.79 Bn 226.84 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 72.51 Bn 72.30 Bn 2.78 Bn 49.07%
4 Ecolab 70.96 Bn 70.34 Bn 1.85 Bn 44.03%
5 Air Products & Chemicals 62.15 Bn 63.70 Bn 987.40 Mn 31.13%
6 Ppg Industries 25.04 Bn 23.57 Bn 1.66 Bn 42.11%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.62 Bn 21.73 Bn 701.00 Mn 9.74%
8 Albemarle 20.26 Bn 19.42 Bn 500.97 Mn 35.06%
9 DuPont de Nemours 19.45 Bn 19.56 Bn 602.00 Mn 35.81%
10 Kronos Worldwide 806.15 Mn 780.45 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%
Mar 31, 2021 20.58%
Dec 31, 2020 20.90%
Sep 30, 2020 19.33%
Jun 30, 2020 24.82%
Mar 31, 2020 20.93%
Dec 31, 2019 21.38%
Sep 30, 2019 20.05%
Jun 30, 2019 22.60%
Mar 31, 2019 25.04%
Dec 31, 2018 27.62%
Sep 30, 2018 29.03%
Jun 30, 2018 36.41%
Mar 31, 2018 40.61%
Dec 31, 2017 38.89%
Sep 30, 2017 33.37%
Jun 30, 2017 30.00%
Mar 31, 2017 28.66%
Dec 31, 2016 25.65%
Sep 30, 2016 21.20%
Jun 30, 2016 15.59%
Mar 31, 2016 12.69%
Dec 31, 2015 8.78%
Sep 30, 2015 12.84%
Jun 30, 2015 12.91%
Mar 31, 2015 21.20%
Dec 31, 2014 21.34%
Sep 30, 2014 23.07%
Jun 30, 2014 21.15%
Mar 31, 2014 19.16%
Dec 31, 2013 13.97%
Sep 30, 2013 11.26%
Jun 30, 2013 2.00%
Mar 31, 2013 0.84%
Dec 31, 2012 12.50%
Sep 30, 2012 18.19%
Jun 30, 2012 29.95%
Mar 31, 2012 46.59%
Dec 31, 2011 44.38%
Sep 30, 2011 38.49%
Jun 30, 2011 36.65%
Mar 31, 2011 34.82%
Dec 31, 2010 27.70%
Sep 30, 2010 25.54%
Jun 30, 2010 22.42%