Valhi (VHI) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026)
Valhi's Short-term Investments was $2.7 million in Q2 2026, up 12.5% from $2.4 million a year earlier and up 22.7% from the prior quarter.
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Valhi (VHI) Short-term Investments (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Short-term Investments at Valhi came in at $2.9 million, up 52.6% from FY2024.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -8.0% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $1.9 million in FY2024 (-96.6%), $56.1 million in FY2023 (-25.3%), $75.1 million in FY2022 and $2.6 million in FY2021 (-40.9%).
- Quarterly Short-term Investments has moved between $1.9 million (Q4 2024) and $101 million (Q1 2023) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments has increased for four straight quarters, with an average decline of 30.3% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q3 2021 (growth of 78.6%); the worst was Q3 2024 (a decline of 97.5%).
- Per Business Quant data, VHI's Short-term Investments in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was $2.2 million (Q1 2026), $2.9 million (Q4 2025) and $3.1 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 233.91 Bn | 215.48 Bn | 4.43 Bn |
| 2 | Corning | 107.04 Bn | 99.61 Bn | 1.63 Bn |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 81.97 Bn | 81.01 Bn | 3.34 Bn |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 68.09 Bn | 63.28 Bn | 1.04 Bn |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 41.85 Bn | 31.36 Bn | 2.04 Bn |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.68 Bn | 30.51 Bn | 3.25 Bn |
| 7 | Ppg Industries | 24.38 Bn | 17.04 Bn | 1.81 Bn |
| 8 | International Flavors & Fragrances | 23.70 Bn | 21.36 Bn | 853.00 Mn |
| 9 | Dow | 22.76 Bn | 6.25 Bn | 2.17 Bn |
| 10 | Valhi | 408.40 Mn | -403.40 Mn | 141.60 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.70 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 3.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.40 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.90 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.90 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.10 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.80 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 31.70 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 56.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 83.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 99.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 101.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 75.10 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.90 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.30 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.20 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.60 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.50 Mn |
API Access
Valhi Short-term Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=VHI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "ticker": "VHI", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-investments&ticker=VHI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();