Valhi (VHI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026)
Valhi's Times Interest Earned came in at 4.61 for Q2 2026, up 79.0% from 2.57 a year earlier and up 105.8% from the prior quarter.
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Valhi (VHI) Times Interest Earned (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Valhi reported Times Interest Earned of 1.32, down 66.3% year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 1.11, down 73.7% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Times Interest Earned was 4.22 in FY2024 (+249.4%), 1.21 in FY2023 (-85.9%), 8.58 in FY2022 (-12.5%) and 9.80 in FY2021 (+90.7%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Times Interest Earned since Q3 2024.
- Year-over-year, Times Interest Earned increased in three of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 2.1%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Times Interest Earned over five years came in Q1 2024 (growth of 680.5%), and the weakest in Q1 2023 (a decline of 97.6%).
- Business Quant data shows VHI's Times Interest Earned at 2.24 (Q1 2026), -2.03 (Q4 2025) and 0.58 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Linde | 231.45 Bn | 213.03 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 41.87 |
| 2 | Corning | 116.59 Bn | 109.15 Bn | 1.63 Bn | 7.43 |
| 3 | Sherwin Williams | 82.19 Bn | 81.23 Bn | 3.34 Bn | 9.08 |
| 4 | Air Products & Chemicals | 67.40 Bn | 62.58 Bn | 1.04 Bn | -42.45 |
| 5 | LyondellBasell Industries | 40.93 Bn | 30.44 Bn | 2.04 Bn | 11.18 |
| 6 | Nutrien | 33.12 Bn | 29.95 Bn | 3.25 Bn | 10.27 |
| 7 | Qnity Electronics | 25.20 Bn | 22.33 Bn | 666.00 Mn | 6.03 |
| 8 | Ppg Industries | 24.54 Bn | 17.20 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 9.32 |
| 9 | Ati | 24.54 Bn | 22.56 Bn | 309.80 Mn | - |
| 10 | Valhi | 398.71 Mn | -413.09 Mn | 141.60 Mn | 4.61 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 4.61 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.24 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.03 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.58 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.57 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.80 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.26 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 5.05 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 4.61 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.79 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.49 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.35 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.67 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.91 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 10.27 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 14.59 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 17.88 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.28 |
API Access
Valhi Times Interest Earned 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=times-interest-earned&ticker=VHI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "times-interest-earned", "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=times-interest-earned&ticker=VHI&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();