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How Kronos Worldwide, Inc. stacks up
KRO · against 544 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
10/ 100
Near the bottom of its peers.
Ranked #501 of 545 · scores higher than 7% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score72 peers with a profitability score of 10–19, including KRO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 10?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly because of its return on assets, return on invested capital and operating margin, which are weaker than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 94% of peers. Return on assets: -6.3% vs peer median 2.5%
- a lower return on invested capital: weaker than 86% of peers. Return on invested capital: -2.0% vs peer median 6.7%
- a thinner operating margin: weaker than 84% of peers. Operating margin: -1.7% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = KRO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | KRO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 517 reported | -2.0% | 5.7% | 14% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 532 reported | -1.7% | 6.5% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 526 reported | -6.3% | 2.0% | 5% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 522 reported | -13.7% | 4.4% | 11% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 560 reported | 12.0% | 19.4% | 31% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around KRO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 436M GBP (≈$566M) | 98 | 76 | |
| 1 | 934M AUD (≈$617M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 1 | 2.0B AUD (≈$1.3B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 1 | 1.0B AUD (≈$673M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 1 | 635M USD | 98 | 79 | |
| 501 | 3.9B CNY (≈$544M) | 10 | 44 | |
| 501 | 8.0B CNY (≈$1.1B) | 10 | 19 | |
| 501 | 5.3B CNY (≈$744M) | 10 | 11 | |
| 501 | 791M USD | 10 | 22 | |
| 501 | 864M USD | 10 | 31 | |
| 508 | 9.5B CNY (≈$1.3B) | 9 | 42 | |
| 508 | 9.6B HKD (≈$1.2B) | 9 | 15 | |
| 508 | 29.2B TWD (≈$906M) | 9 | 23 | |
| 508 | 6.4B CNY (≈$898M) | 9 | 7 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score