Kronos Worldwide KRO
NYSE KRO
$8.20 +0.07 (+0.86%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026)

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.01% for Q1 2026, down 1.0% year-over-year from 0.01% in Q1 2025, and down 130.04% quarter-over-quarter from 0.0% in Q4 2025.

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Return on Invested Capital (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Kronos Worldwide (KRO) has reported Return on Invested Capital for 16 consecutive years, with 0.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Return on Invested Capital fell 1.0% year-over-year to 0.01%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.01% (down 1.0% YoY), while the FY2022 annual figure was 1.0%, down 41.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Invested Capital fell to 0.01% in Q1 2026 per KRO's latest filing, from 0.0% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Invested Capital topped out at 0.48% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 2.57% in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, Return on Invested Capital has averaged 0.05% across 5 years, with a median of 0.0% in 2025.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Return on Invested Capital slumped 284 bps — and 2024, when it jumped 257 bps.
  • Kronos Worldwide's Return on Invested Capital stood at 0.27% in 2022, then sank by 1049 bps to 2.57% in 2023, then jumped by 100 bps to 0.0% in 2024, then slumped by 205 bps to 0.0% in 2025, then plunged by 130 bps to 0.01% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows KRO's Return on Invested Capital at 0.01% in Q1 2026, 0.0% in Q4 2025, and 0.0% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROIC (Qtr)
1 Linde 225.67 Bn 220.77 Bn 4.43 Bn 0.00%
2 Sherwin Williams 84.74 Bn 84.44 Bn 3.34 Bn 0.00%
3 Ecolab 78.90 Bn 73.77 Bn 1.95 Bn 0.00%
4 Air Products & Chemicals 68.19 Bn 67.21 Bn 1.04 Bn 0.00%
5 Ppg Industries 25.36 Bn 23.77 Bn 1.81 Bn 0.00%
6 Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 23.48 Bn 19.61 Bn 778.60 Mn 0.00%
7 LyondellBasell Industries 21.91 Bn 19.28 Bn 2.04 Bn 0.01%
8 International Flavors & Fragrances 21.51 Bn 20.94 Bn 853.00 Mn 0.00%
9 DuPont de Nemours 18.83 Bn 17.09 Bn 639.00 Mn 0.01%
10 Kronos Worldwide 944.97 Mn 918.37 Mn 102.80 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2025 0.00%
Sep 30, 2025 0.00%
Jun 30, 2025 0.00%
Mar 31, 2025 0.00%
Dec 31, 2024 0.00%
Sep 30, 2024 0.01%
Jun 30, 2024 0.13%
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01%
Dec 31, 2023 -2.57%
Sep 30, 2023 -0.14%
Jun 30, 2023 -0.02%
Mar 31, 2023 0.15%
Dec 31, 2022 0.27%
Sep 30, 2022 0.39%
Jun 30, 2022 0.47%
Mar 31, 2022 0.48%
Dec 31, 2021 0.46%
Sep 30, 2021 0.31%
Jun 30, 2021 0.17%