NL Industries (NL) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

NL Industries (NYSE:NL) is projected to release its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 6th. Analysts expect NL Industries to post earnings of $0.2260 per share and revenue of $38.0240 million for the quarter. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning summary page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET.

NL Industries (NYSE:NL) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The basic materials company reported ($0.63) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.18 by ($0.81). The company had revenue of $37.70 million for the quarter. NL Industries had a negative return on equity of 9.43% and a negative net margin of 23.88%.

NL Industries Trading Up 2.2%

NL Industries stock opened at $5.98 on Wednesday. NL Industries has a 1 year low of $5.04 and a 1 year high of $9.27. The firm has a market capitalization of $292.18 million, a P/E ratio of -7.77 and a beta of 0.17. The business has a 50-day moving average of $5.91 and a 200-day moving average of $5.86.

NL Industries Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 10th were paid a $0.10 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 10th. This is a boost from NL Industries’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.09. This represents a $0.40 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.7%. NL Industries’s payout ratio is currently -51.95%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

NL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of NL Industries to a “sell” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of NL Industries from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Sell rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Sell”.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of NL Industries in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NL Industries by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 232,131 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,270,000 after buying an additional 23,029 shares during the period. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NL Industries by 8.3% in the fourth quarter. Bridgeway Capital Management LLC now owns 299,093 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $1,636,000 after buying an additional 23,029 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC boosted its holdings in shares of NL Industries by 27.3% in the fourth quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 25,980 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $142,000 after buying an additional 5,567 shares during the period. Finally, CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co boosted its holdings in shares of NL Industries by 80.4% in the fourth quarter. CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co now owns 5,985 shares of the basic materials company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 2,667 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 10.67% of the company’s stock.

About NL Industries

NL Industries, Inc is a U.S.-based industrial minerals company whose primary focus is the mining, upgrading and marketing of titanium feedstocks. The company’s products include synthetic rutile and chloride slag, which serve as key raw materials for producers of titanium dioxide pigment. These pigments are widely used as whitening and opacifying agents in coatings, plastics, paper and specialty applications.

NL Industries serves a global customer base, supplying feedstocks under long-term agreements and through spot transactions.