Every 8-K that Kronos Worldwide, Inc. (KRO) has filed with the SEC in the last 24 months is listed below, newest first, and each one links through to the document itself with the summary and the scores our analysis gives it.
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Kronos Worldwide, Inc. reported a turnaround for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2026. Second-quarter net income was $15.2 million, or $0.13 per share, compared with a net loss of $9.2 million, or $0.08 per share, a year earlier. Net sales rose to $558.1 million from $494.4 million, while TiO2 segment profit increased to $41.0 million from $10.9 million and EBITDA rose to $52.9 million from $22.2 million. For the first six months of 2026, net income was $10.4 million, or $0.09 per share, versus $8.9 million, or $0.08 per share, in 2025.
Management attributes the improvement mainly to higher TiO2 sales volumes, market share gains and lower production and raw material costs following cost reduction initiatives implemented in the fourth quarter of 2025, partly offset by lower average TiO2 selling prices and weaker complementary businesses. Currency fluctuations, primarily the euro, reduced segment profit by approximately $12 million in the second quarter of 2026 and approximately $18 million in the first six months of 2026. Results also include $2.0 million of income tax expense for an uncertain German tax position. The board declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, payable September 17, 2026 to stockholders of record on September 3, 2026.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. reported the results of its 2026 annual stockholder meeting and announced a regular cash dividend. Stockholders representing 93.2% of the 115,053,116 shares eligible to vote participated. All eight director nominees were elected, each receiving support from at least 85.6% of the shares eligible to vote.
Stockholders also approved, on a nonbinding advisory basis, the compensation of the company’s named executive officers with 86.3% of eligible shares in favor. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share, payable on June 18, 2026, to stockholders of record at the close of business on June 4, 2026.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. reported a first quarter 2026 net loss of $4.8 million, or $0.04 per share, reversing net income of $18.1 million, or $0.16 per share, a year earlier. Net sales rose to $509.8 million from $489.8 million, a 4% increase driven mainly by higher TiO₂ sales volumes in North America, Latin America and export markets and favorable currency movements, partially offset by lower prices and weaker European volumes.
Income from operations fell to $12.6 million from $38.4 million as lower average TiO₂ selling prices and reduced production volumes outweighed higher volumes and lower production costs from 2025 cost reduction initiatives and lower raw material and energy costs. TiO₂ segment profit declined to $15.1 million from $41.6 million, and EBITDA dropped to $27.7 million from $51.2 million. Management highlighted a $74.5 million sequential improvement in segment profit versus the fourth quarter of 2025 after restructuring actions, while noting a $2.0 million tax expense related to an uncertain German tax position.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. reported a much deeper net loss of $82.8 million, or $.72 per share, in Q4 2025, versus a net loss of $13.2 million, or $.12 per share, in Q4 2024, as higher costs outweighed largely flat sales.
For full-year 2025, the company posted a net loss of $110.9 million, or $.96 per share, compared with net income of $86.2 million, or $.75 per share, in 2024. Net sales slipped 1% to $1.86 billion as higher TiO2 volumes could not offset lower selling prices.
Profitability weakened mainly due to about $111 million of unabsorbed fixed production costs from curtailments, lower average TiO2 prices, higher distribution and warehousing costs, workforce reduction charges of $10.3 million, a $9.0 million U.S. pension plan settlement loss, and non-cash German deferred tax expense of $19.3 million. EBITDA fell to $16.1 million in 2025 from $252.9 million in 2024, which had included a $64.5 million non-cash gain from the Louisiana Pigment Company acquisition.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. announced leadership changes and a cash dividend. Chief executive officer and director James M. Buch will retire effective February 27, 2026, including from officer roles at affiliate Contran Corporation. The board elected Brian W. Christian as a director and as president and chief executive officer, also effective February 27, 2026. Christian has held multiple senior roles at the company and related entities since 2006, including president since May 2025 and chief operating officer from 2023 to February 2026.
The board also declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share on its common stock, payable on March 19, 2026 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2026. Kronos describes itself as a major international producer of titanium dioxide products.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. furnished a results update via Form 8-K. The company provided a press release under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition), attached as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference as stated.
The company notes the furnished press release is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and is not subject to Section 18 liabilities. Other SEC filings may incorporate this information only if expressly stated. Exhibits include 99.1 (Press Release) and 104 (Cover Page Inline XBRL data).
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. filed a Form 8-K to furnish information from a press release dated October 29, 2025. The company provides this disclosure under Regulation FD, attaching the release as Exhibit 99.1. The furnished information is not treated as filed for liability purposes or automatically incorporated into other SEC documents.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc., through its wholly owned subsidiary Kronos International, Inc., completed an institutional private placement of €75 million aggregate principal amount of 9.50% senior secured notes due 2029 as additional notes to its existing 9.50% senior secured notes.
The company reports net proceeds of approximately €77.3 million (about $90.4 million) after fees and expenses, which were used to pay amounts due at maturity on its 3.75% Senior Secured Notes due September 15, 2025, with any remaining proceeds earmarked for general corporate purposes. The new and existing notes form one series under the indenture, bear interest at 9.50% per year payable semi-annually on March 15 and September 15, and mature on March 15, 2029.
The notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on a senior secured basis by the company and certain domestic subsidiaries and are secured by pledged equity interests. The indenture includes covenants limiting additional debt, liens, restricted payments, affiliate transactions, and asset transfers, with some covenants suspended if the notes achieve specified investment-grade ratings and no default is continuing.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. reported that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kronos International, Inc., has agreed to sell €75 million principal amount of senior secured notes due 2029 in an institutional private placement. This transaction effectively means the company is raising debt financing from institutional investors rather than through a public bond market.
The notes offering is expected to close on or about September 15, 2025, subject to customary closing conditions, so the funds are not yet available. The company emphasized that this notice and the related press release are not an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy the notes, and cautioned that statements about the offering are forward-looking and subject to risks described in its most recent annual and quarterly reports.
Kronos Worldwide, Inc. disclosed a range of material risks affecting its titanium dioxide (TiO2) business, focusing on factors that could reduce demand, raise costs or interrupt operations. Key vulnerabilities include shifts in supply and demand, tariff or trade barriers, raw material and energy cost fluctuations, industry capacity changes, and customer or competitor consolidation. The company also highlighted operational risks such as labor disputes, natural disasters, unplanned downtime and technology disruptions including cyber attacks that could affect production or the supply chain. Financial and regulatory exposures cited include currency volatility, interest-rate and refinancing risks, covenant compliance, liquidity constraints, tax matters, environmental and health-and-safety regulations, and pending or potential litigation.
The disclosure is a broad risk summary identifying many external and internal risks that could materially affect operations, costs and demand for the company’s TiO2 products. It references filings' Risk Factors for additional detail.