What is NL Industries's net margin?

NL Industries (NL) reported net margin of -21.5% in Q1 2026.

How has NL Industries's net margin changed year-over-year?

NL Industries's net margin decreased by 152.3% year-over-year, from 41.2% to -21.5%.

What is the long-term trend for NL Industries's net margin?

Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), NL Industries's net margin has grown at a 16.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.8% to -23.9%.

What does net margin mean?

Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.

NL Industries NL Net margin

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$40.6M+0.7%

Gross profit$13.3M+9.0%

Operating income$4.1M+30.5%

Net income$4.3M+551%

EPS (diluted)$0.09+800%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$101.9M-7.4%

Total debt$926.0K—

Total equity$359.3M-9.6%

Total assets$461.2M-11.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$3.5M+92.5%

CapEx$404.0K-50.9%

Free cash flow-$3.9M+91.8%

Valuation

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Market cap$290.95M+0.3%

Enterprise value$189.96M—

P/S1.8×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin31.1%+1.5pp

Operating margin7.3%-19.4pp

FCF margin21.1%—

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity-9%-25.0pp

Debt / equity0×—

Current ratio10.7×+4.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from NL Industries’s reported figures.

net income/total revenue=-21.5%

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: NL Industries’s 10-Q, filed May 6, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is NL Industries's net margin?: NL Industries (NL) reported net margin of -21.5% in Q1 2026.
How has NL Industries's net margin changed year-over-year?: NL Industries's net margin decreased by 152.3% year-over-year, from 41.2% to -21.5%.
What is the long-term trend for NL Industries's net margin?: Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), NL Industries's net margin has grown at a 16.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 12.8% to -23.9%.
What does net margin mean?: Net income as a percentage of revenue (trailing twelve months). The bottom-line profitability measure after all costs, interest, and taxes.