Growth Metrics

Nl Industries (NL) Gross Margin (2010 - 2025)

Nl Industries recorded quarterly Gross Margin of 27.61% in Q3 2025, down 13.55% quarter-over-quarter from 31.93% in Q2 2025, and down 52.0% year-over-year from 57.51% in Q3 2024.

Nl Industries' Gross Margin history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 27.61% for Q3 2025.

  • In Q3 2025, Gross Margin fell 52.0% year-over-year to 27.61%; the TTM figure through Sep 2025 stood at 29.65% (up 50.0% YoY), while the FY2024 annual figure was 28.34%, down 217.0% from the prior year.
  • Gross Margin came in at 27.61% for Q3 2025 at 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.
  • A 5-year average of 29.66% and a median of 30.2% in 2025 frame the typical range for Gross Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, Gross Margin jumped 583 bps in 2021 and slumped 541 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Nl Industries' Gross Margin stood at 27.83% in 2021, then gained by 0 bps to 27.9% in 2022, then increased by 13 bps to 31.56% in 2023, then retreated by 9 bps to 28.8% in 2024, then slipped by 4 bps to 27.61% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Gross Margin over the past three periods registered 27.61%, 31.93%, and 30.2% for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Gross Margin (Qtr)
1 Allegion 11.20 Bn 10.89 Bn 454.50 Mn 43.97%
2 MSA Safety 6.44 Bn 6.26 Bn 219.58 Mn 47.36%
3 Adt 5.10 Bn 5.07 Bn 1.04 Bn 81.01%
4 Brinks 4.39 Bn 3.98 Bn 382.40 Mn 27.73%
5 Brady 4.08 Bn 3.90 Bn 225.47 Mn 51.80%
6 Geo 3.01 Bn 2.92 Bn - -
7 CoreCivic 2.08 Bn 1.87 Bn - -
8 Napco Security Technologies 1.34 Bn 1.21 Bn 29.49 Mn 59.98%
9 Evolv Technologies Holdings 1.14 Bn 1.08 Bn 23.60 Mn 50.94%
10 Nl Industries - - - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 27.61%
Jun 30, 2025 31.93%
Mar 31, 2025 30.20%
Dec 31, 2024 28.80%
Sep 30, 2024 28.12%
Jun 30, 2024 31.11%
Mar 31, 2024 25.46%
Dec 31, 2023 31.56%
Sep 30, 2023 31.27%
Jun 30, 2023 28.06%
Mar 31, 2023 30.87%
Dec 31, 2022 27.90%
Sep 30, 2022 27.85%
Jun 30, 2022 32.70%
Mar 31, 2022 28.73%
Dec 31, 2021 27.83%
Sep 30, 2021 31.61%
Jun 30, 2021 31.19%
Mar 31, 2021 30.72%
Dec 31, 2020 25.67%
Sep 30, 2020 25.78%
Jun 30, 2020 30.95%
Mar 31, 2020 32.28%
Dec 31, 2019 30.41%
Sep 30, 2019 31.65%
Jun 30, 2019 32.64%
Mar 31, 2019 30.77%
Dec 31, 2018 28.83%
Sep 30, 2018 32.00%
Jun 30, 2018 34.57%
Mar 31, 2018 33.45%
Dec 31, 2017 29.48%
Sep 30, 2017 30.37%
Jun 30, 2017 31.67%
Mar 31, 2017 32.44%
Dec 31, 2016 34.60%
Sep 30, 2016 33.10%
Jun 30, 2016 31.37%
Mar 31, 2016 30.26%
Dec 31, 2015 29.57%
Sep 30, 2015 30.57%
Jun 30, 2015 31.49%
Mar 31, 2015 30.82%
Dec 31, 2014 31.17%
Sep 30, 2014 30.94%
Jun 30, 2014 32.09%
Mar 31, 2014 29.84%
Dec 31, 2013 28.78%
Sep 30, 2013 31.04%
Jun 30, 2013 31.66%
Mar 31, 2013 28.06%
Dec 31, 2012 28.42%
Sep 30, 2012 29.65%
Jun 30, 2012 29.39%
Mar 31, 2012 29.43%
Dec 31, 2011 29.41%
Sep 30, 2011 29.85%
Jun 30, 2011 30.81%
Mar 31, 2011 30.65%
Dec 31, 2010 19.38%
Sep 30, 2010 27.13%
Jun 30, 2010 25.75%