KRO Kronos Worldwide (KRO) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades
Materials · Industrial inorganic chemicals · CIK 0001257640
SEC filings
House members buying, 1 year
0
STOCK Act, US House only, disclosed up to 45 days after the trade
Funds added, last quarter
76
13F, latest reported quarter
What the filings say about KRO
Insiders, 180 days
+$98.5K net bought
1 buyer
Kronos Worldwide insider trades (Form 4)
Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises
and conversions excluded.
Over the last 180 days, KRONOS WORLDWIDE INC insiders bought a net $98.5K of stock across 39 Form 4 purchases and sales, with 1 insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.
Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 buys), the last on Mar 11, 2025.
- The trade is 15.3% of the 44,411 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 76 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Kramer Kevin B bought about $46.0K of KRO on May 18, 2026; 76 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 buys), the last on Mar 11, 2025.
- The trade is 11.1% of the 33,541 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 76 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Kramer Kevin B bought about $25.0K of KRO on May 18, 2026; 76 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 buys), the last on Mar 11, 2025.
- The trade is 10.0% of the 37,276 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 76 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Kramer Kevin B bought about $25.2K of KRO on May 18, 2026; 76 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- 9 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (9 buys), the last on Mar 11, 2025.
- The trade is 0.9% of the 37,611 shares held after it.
- No other insider bought within 30 days.
- 76 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Kramer Kevin B bought about $2.3K of KRO on May 18, 2026; 76 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.Context
- First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
- The trade is 100.0% of the 2,000 shares held after it.
- 5 other insiders bought within 30 days.
- 76 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Executive VP, Global Tax McCoy Kristin B bought about $12.1K of KRO on Aug 15, 2025; 5 other insiders bought within 30 days and 76 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.39 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
Seven facts, ranked against the sector ·
Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net +$98.5K over 180 days
more than 75% of Materials
Congress
no House purchase disclosed in the last 12 months
Funds
76 funds bought in last quarter
below 67% of Materials
Revenue
-1.5% year over year
below 58% of Materials
Margin
-6.0% net margin
below 65% of Materials
Buybacks
no share repurchases reported
Short interest
4.7% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-26) · 2.5 days to cover · settled 2026-09-30
below 81% of Materials
What changed in the last 30 days
Oct 28Insider buying stopped: no purchases in 90 days after 4 in the prior 90
Why it matters
The absence is the signal: 4 purchases in one 90-day window and none in the next is a change of behaviour, not a filing.
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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
+66.5%12M
Insider buy
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Who owns KRO: institutional holders (13F)
13F holdings, latest reported quarter
3,075,895 sh
$19.5M
2,854,962 sh
$18.1M
1,719,820 sh
$10.9M
981,241 sh
$6.2M
794,684 sh
$5.0M
Congress trades in KRO
No Congress trades reported
No House member has disclosed a trade in this stock. See what Congress is buying.
Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)
No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.
KRO planned insider sales (Form 144)
No planned-sale notices
No insider has filed to sell. Watch this after a run-up.
KRO mutual fund holders (N-PORT)
Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Redwood Managed Municipal Income Fund
$9.8M position · as of 2026-07-31
12.7%
WPG Partners Select Small Cap Value Fund
$3.0M position · as of 2026-05-31
1.3%
Dunham Small Cap Value Fund
$383.3K position · as of 2026-07-31
0.4%
Column Small Cap Select Fund
$7.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
0.4%
WisdomTree U.S. SmallCap Dividend Fund
$3.9M position · as of 2026-06-30
0.2%
NVIT Small Cap Value Fund
$246.2K position · as of 2026-06-30
0.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M ·
% is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Executive pay vs shareholder return · James M.Buch
CEO pay, headline and as actually paid, against the company's
return and its chosen peers' (DEF 14A).
FY
CEO total
Actually paid
Other execs, avg
TSR
Peer TSR
2025
$2.3M
$2.3M
$1.1M
-61%
-52%
2024
$2.2M
$2.2M
$1.2M
-17%
-22%
2023
$2.1M
$2.1M
$1.1M
-19%
+27%
2021
$3.7M
$3.7M
$1.2M
+6%
+49%
2020
$3.6M
$3.6M
$1.3M
+18%
+41%
Tagged by the company under SEC Item 402(v). Returns are
cumulative from the start of the disclosure period. Green where the company beat its own peer group.
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders are net buyers of their own stock.
The record shows a net $98.5K bought by insiders over 180 days, 76 funds added last quarter. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
KRO financials
Revenue growth
-1.5%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
-6.0%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$1.9B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Revenue, TTM KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.7B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.9B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.9B |
| Jun 2026 | $558.1M |
| Mar 2026 | $509.8M |
| Dec 2025 | $418.3M |
| Sep 2025 | $456.9M |
| Jun 2025 | $494.4M |
| Mar 2025 | $489.8M |
| Dec 2024 | $423.1M |
| Sep 2024 | $484.7M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Net margin, TTM
-5.6%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | -6.0% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -2.9% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.8% |
| Jun 2026 | +2.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -0.9% |
| Dec 2025 | -19.8% |
| Sep 2025 | -8.1% |
| Jun 2025 | -1.9% |
| Mar 2025 | +3.7% |
| Dec 2024 | -3.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +14.8% |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Free cash flow, TTM
$43.3M
operating cash flow minus capex, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | -$40.4M |
| FY Dec 2024 | $43.0M |
| FY Dec 2023 | -$41.9M |
| FY Dec 2022 | $18.5M |
| FY Dec 2021 | $147.9M |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | $81.9M |
| Sep 2025 | -$17.4M |
| Jun 2025 | $9.5M |
| Mar 2025 | -$114.4M |
| Dec 2024 | $37.0M |
| Sep 2024 | $19.2M |
At each fiscal year end
Single quarter
Debt to equity
0.88x
long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end); equity 2026-06-30
Debt to equity KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.86x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.62x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.55x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.44x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.52x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.88x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.93x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.86x |
| Sep 2025 | 0.89x |
| Jun 2025 | 0.70x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.66x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.62x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.65x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Cash flow to debt
0.13x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end)
Cash flow to debt KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | 0.00x |
| FY Dec 2024 | 0.14x |
| FY Dec 2023 | 0.01x |
| FY Dec 2022 | 0.19x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 0.46x |
| Jun 2026 | 0.13x |
| Mar 2026 | 0.08x |
| Dec 2025 | 0.00x |
| Sep 2025 | -0.06x |
| Jun 2025 | -0.01x |
| Mar 2025 | 0.02x |
| Dec 2024 | 0.14x |
| Sep 2024 | 0.16x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on equity
-13.7%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on equity KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | -14.1% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +10.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -5.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +11.4% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +13.5% |
| Jun 2026 | -13.7% |
| Mar 2026 | -16.8% |
| Dec 2025 | -14.1% |
| Sep 2025 | -5.0% |
| Jun 2025 | +8.3% |
| Mar 2025 | +11.9% |
| Dec 2024 | +10.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +11.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on assets
-5.9%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on assets KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | -5.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +4.6% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -2.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +5.3% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +5.6% |
| Jun 2026 | -5.9% |
| Mar 2026 | -7.1% |
| Dec 2025 | -5.9% |
| Sep 2025 | -2.2% |
| Jun 2025 | +3.8% |
| Mar 2025 | +5.3% |
| Dec 2024 | +4.6% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.2% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on invested capital
n/a
pre-tax loss, no effective tax rate to apply
Return on invested capital KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | +6.1% |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | +12.8% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +15.2% |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | +4.4% |
| Mar 2025 | +6.4% |
| Dec 2024 | +6.1% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.3% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Return on capital employed
-2.1%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
Return on capital employed KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | -2.5% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +8.5% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -3.6% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +9.6% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +10.7% |
| Jun 2026 | -2.1% |
| Mar 2026 | -4.1% |
| Dec 2025 | -2.5% |
| Sep 2025 | +3.5% |
| Jun 2025 | +7.7% |
| Mar 2025 | +9.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +8.5% |
| Sep 2024 | +5.9% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
P/E, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
P/E, trailing KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | 13.00x |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | 10.44x |
| FY Dec 2021 | 15.32x |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | 10.51x |
| Mar 2025 | 8.90x |
| Dec 2024 | 13.00x |
| Sep 2024 | 15.37x |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Enterprise value
$1.5B
market value at close 2026-10-23 on 2026-07-31 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2025-06-30 (12 months older than the period end), minus cash 2026-06-30
Enterprise value KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | $1.1B |
| FY Dec 2024 | $1.5B |
| FY Dec 2023 | $1.4B |
| FY Dec 2022 | $1.2B |
| FY Dec 2021 | $1.8B |
| Jun 2026 | $1.4B |
| Mar 2026 | $1.4B |
| Dec 2025 | $1.1B |
| Sep 2025 | $1.3B |
| Jun 2025 | $1.3B |
| Mar 2025 | $1.4B |
| Dec 2024 | $1.5B |
| Sep 2024 | $1.9B |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
FCF yield
+4.8%
TTM free cash flow over market value at close 2026-10-23
FCF yield KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | -7.9% |
| FY Dec 2024 | +3.8% |
| FY Dec 2023 | -3.7% |
| FY Dec 2022 | +1.7% |
| FY Dec 2021 | +8.5% |
| Jun 2026 | +5.9% |
| Mar 2026 | +1.4% |
| Dec 2025 | -7.9% |
| Sep 2025 | -12.9% |
| Jun 2025 | -6.8% |
| Mar 2025 | -2.7% |
| Dec 2024 | +3.8% |
| Sep 2024 | +4.5% |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
PEG, trailing
n/a
trailing loss, a multiple of a loss is not meaningful
PEG, trailing KRO
| FY Dec 2025 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2024 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2023 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2022 | n/a |
| FY Dec 2021 | n/a |
| Jun 2026 | n/a |
| Mar 2026 | n/a |
| Dec 2025 | n/a |
| Sep 2025 | n/a |
| Jun 2025 | 0.00x |
| Mar 2025 | n/a |
| Dec 2024 | n/a |
| Sep 2024 | n/a |
At each fiscal year end
Trailing four quarters at each quarter end
Price as of 2026-10-23. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
| 2025-12 | 2024-12 | 2023-12 | 2022-12 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.9B | $1.9B | $1.7B | $1.9B |
| Gross profit | $213.0M | $359.3M | $164.9M | $391.1M |
| Operating income | -$36.5M | $122.9M | -$56.0M | $159.6M |
| Net income | -$110.9M | $86.2M | -$49.1M | $104.5M |
| EPS (diluted) | -0.96 | 0.75 | -0.43 | 0.90 |
| Operating cash flow | $2.5M | $72.5M | $5.5M | $81.7M |
| Cash | $33.2M | $106.7M | $194.7M | $327.8M |
| Long-term debt | $557.4M | $429.1M | $440.9M | $424.1M |
| Buybacks | n/a | n/a | $2.9M | $2.3M |
| Dividends paid | $23.0M | $55.2M | $87.5M | $87.8M |
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28
KRO Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes
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KRO filings, in plain words
Are Kronos Worldwide insiders buying or selling KRO?
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Kronos Worldwide insiders were net buyers, a net $98.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 buyer.
Read the full summary
In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, Kronos Worldwide insiders were net buyers of KRO, a net $98.5K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 buyer. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.
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