Growth Metrics

Nl Industries (NL) Gross Margin (2016 - 2025)

Nl Industries (NL) has disclosed Gross Margin for 16 consecutive years, with 27.61% as the latest value for Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Gross Margin fell 52.0% to 27.61% in Q3 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 29.65% through Sep 2025, up 50.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 28.34% for FY2024, 217.0% down from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin hit 27.61% in Q3 2025 for Nl Industries, down from 31.93% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Gross Margin ranged from a high of 32.7% in Q2 2022 to a low of 25.46% in Q1 2024.
  • Historically, Gross Margin has averaged 29.66% across 5 years, with a median of 30.2% in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Gross Margin: surged 580bps in 2021 and later tumbled -541bps in 2024.
  • Year by year, Gross Margin stood at 27.83% in 2021, then increased by 0bps to 27.9% in 2022, then rose by 13bps to 31.56% in 2023, then decreased by -9bps to 28.8% in 2024, then dropped by -4bps to 27.61% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Gross Margin for NL at 27.61% in Q3 2025, 31.93% in Q2 2025, and 30.2% in Q1 2025.