VALHI INC (VHI)
Materials · Industrial holding company; titanium dioxide pigments and specialty chemicals · NYSE
A diversified industrial holding company operating titanium dioxide production, steel fastener components, and real estate development through majority-owned subsidiaries.
What VALHI INC does
Valhi is a holding company that owns and operates a portfolio of industrial and real estate businesses through wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. The company's main operating units include Kronos Worldwide (titanium dioxide production), NL Industries (titanium dioxide and specialty chemicals), CompX International (specialty fastener components), and Basic Management/LandWell (land development and real estate). Valhi generates revenue through the production and sale of titanium dioxide pigments, component products, and real estate development activities related to the Cadence planned community in Nevada.
Themes: Titanium dioxide pigments / paint and coatings, Industrial component manufacturing, Real estate development, Specialty chemicals
Fundamentals
- Price$16.79 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$476M as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+2.7% 2025-08-21 close $16.35 → 2026-08-21 close $16.79
- P/En/a negative earnings
- Net margin-3.5% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+13.2% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE-7.0% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.61 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-0.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)-2.2% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.02 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-08-06 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +2.3%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How VHI compares in its sector
- net profit marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating marginmiddle range 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginbottom 25% 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldmiddle range 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)bottom 25% 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Not assessable from available data. VHI paid a dividend in FY2025, but coverage cannot be assessed from the available data (non_positive_net_income, non_positive_free_cash_flow).
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings were not positive that year
- Free-cash-flow payoutnot assessable free cash flow was not positive that year
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How VALHI INC looks technically
VALHI INC (VHI) is trading 20.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 46 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. A strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with buyers in control. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 67, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago. It is 5.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year).
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 20.9% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +20.9% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $14.52 | $14.52 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $13.89 | $13.89 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing high 11 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 11 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 46 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 46 sessions |
| Above the 200-day after a dip | it recently dipped to its 200-day average (the long-term trend line) and has since climbed back above it — now about 20.9% above | +20.9% |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | a strong uptrend is in place — ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 29, with buyers in control | 29.2 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 67, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 67.0 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($13.47 to $17.40) — its "stochastic" reading is 84 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 84.5 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 13 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $17.67 | $17.67 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 5.0% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -5.0% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 46.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +46.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 5.0% below its highest point of the past year | 5.0% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day high about 3 trading days ago | 3 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $260.28 (set on 2011-12-02) | $260.28 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($11.55 to $17.55), and it has recovered almost all of its fall from last year’s high — 87% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $15.26 to $15.45. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 87.3% |
| From the all-time high | it is 93.5% below its all-time high | -93.5% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.8% below a resistance level at $17.09 — a price it turned at twice since 2025-09-18, most recently on 2026-08-10. Since 2024-08-21 it has 11 such levels below the current price and 4 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | +1.8% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $1.64 (set on 1985-09-30) | $1.64 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 921.5% above its all-time low | +921.5% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are unusually wide versus its own recent history (wider than about 98% of the past ~6 months) | 98th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $0.7026 between its high and its low — about 4.2% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $0.7026 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $12.60 and $18.14 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $12.60 – $15.37 – $18.14 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 4.2% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 4.2% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (20.9% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 4.1 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.96× |
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Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a bullish engulfing | 3 sessions ago it opened below the previous session's close and finished above that session's open — a "bullish engulfing" pair, where one up day more than undid the down day before it | 3 sessions ago |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 1.2% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +1.2% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap down opened on 2026-08-18 has been "filled" 3 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it closed again during the very session that opened it | 3 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it closed higher in its latest session, after a session that did not close higher — a single up day rather than a run | 1 session up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 19.9 percentage points (the stock gained 22.2% while the market gained 2.3%) | +19.9% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 29.5 percentage points (the stock gained 32.6% while the market gained 3.1%) | +29.5% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 3.7 percentage points (the stock gained 14.8% while the market gained 11.1%) | +3.7% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 17.8 percentage points (the stock gained 2.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | -17.8% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 7 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a strong uptrend, with buyers in control, a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 7 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 21% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is thin, spanning 1.3% of the share price, which is taken to mean a barrier that gives way easily. | +21.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
1
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 17% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $14.39 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 157 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +16.7% |
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Price levels it has turned at before
VHI last closed at $16.79 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 11 prices below its last close and 4 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $17.09 | Resistance | 1.8% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-18 to 2026-08-10 |
| $16.43 | Support | 2.1% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-06-10 to 2026-02-11 |
| $17.59 | Resistance | 4.8% above the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-24 to 2025-08-22 |
| $15.90 | Support | 5.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2025-04-29 to 2025-08-20 |
| $15.56 | Support | 7.3% below the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-03 to 2026-01-23 |
| $19.39 | Resistance | 15.5% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-02-03 to 2025-03-20 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Tested and reclaimed 200-day support · Broke out to a new 20-day high · in a strong, established uptrend (ADX) · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Trading above the Ichimoku cloud | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Cyclicality and volatility in titanium dioxide demand and pricing, with exposure to global economic conditions affecting coatings, plastics, and paper industries","Dependence on raw material availability and cost volatility (ore, zinc, brass, aluminum, steel, energy), including tariff impacts and supply chain disruptions","Operating risks including labor disputes, environmental remediation liabilities, and facility interruptions; pension and OPEB obligations"]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of VHI's 10-Q filed 2026-05-07 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added to Component Products description (newer filing, 2026-05-07): 'custom metal fabricated parts' as a product category manufactured by CompX
- Added to Component Products description (newer filing, 2026-05-07): 'and other industries' after mentioning recreational marine products
- Removed:
- Removed from acquisition risk factor (older filing, 2025-11-06): specific reference to 'Louisiana Pigment Company, L.P. ("LPC")' integration—newer filing generalizes to 'acquisitions' without naming LPC
- Removed from tariffs/costs risk factor (older filing, 2025-11-06): phrase 'including as a result of additional or changed tariffs on imported raw materials'—newer filing changes to 'or the implementation of tariffs on imported raw materials'
- Removed from technology disruptions risk factor (older filing, 2025-11-06): specification that technology infrastructure includes 'manufacturing and accounting systems'—newer filing adds this parenthetical in newer version
- Removed from risk factors (older filing, 2025-11-06): bullet point 'Potential difficulties in upgrading or implementing accounting and manufacturing software systems'
- Removed from tariffs risk factor (older filing, 2025-11-06): specific reference '(including tariffs imposed by the U.S. federal government on imports from Canada, where Kronos has a manufacturing facility)'
- Removed from risk factors (older filing, 2025-11-06): bullet point 'Our ability to retain key customers'
- Reworded:
- Changes in raw material costs language (older to newer, 2026-05-07): 'Changes in raw material and other operating costs (such as ore, zinc, brass, aluminum, steel and energy costs), including as a result of additional or changed tariffs on imported raw materials' changed to 'Changes in raw material and other operating costs (such as ore, zinc, brass, aluminum, steel and energy costs) or the implementation of tariffs on imported raw materials'
- Technology infrastructure description (older to newer, 2026-05-07): technology risk factor now specifies infrastructure includes '(including manufacturing and accounting systems)' whereas older version mentioned this separately as a standalone risk item
- CompX product description (older to newer, 2026-05-07): 'gauges, throttle controls, trim tabs and related hardware and accessories for the recreational marine industry' changed to 'custom metal fabricated parts, gauges, throttle controls, trim tabs and related hardware and accessories primarily for the recreational marine and other industries'
- Notes:
- The older filing text appears truncated at the end ('Our ability to co'), limiting full comparison of all risk factors
- Some differences may reflect genuine risk profile changes versus consolidation of similar risk items
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
No open-market insider purchases or sales are on record for VHI — recent Form 4 activity was compensation-related (awards, option exercises, or tax withholding), not open-market buying or selling.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsOnly open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding VHI as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 345,493
- Reported value $4,940,550
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 2 increased, 3 decreased, 0 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
VHI had 63,878 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
VHI had 0.23% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 11.26 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 63,878
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 0.23%
- Prior settlement (shares) 66,883
- Reported change -4.49%
- Days to cover (reported) 11.26
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Kronos Worldwide (majority-owned subsidiary, NYSE: KRO)
- NL Industries (majority-owned subsidiary, NYSE: NL)
- CompX International (majority-owned subsidiary, NYSE American: CIX)
- Tronox Holdings plc
- Venator Materials plc
- Chemours Company
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Frequently asked questions
What does VALHI INC (VHI) do?
Valhi is a holding company that owns and operates a portfolio of industrial and real estate businesses through wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries. The company's main operating units include Kronos Worldwide (titanium dioxide production), NL Industries (titanium dioxide and specialty chemicals), CompX International (specialty fastener components), and Basic Management/LandWell (land development and real estate).
What sector is VALHI INC (VHI) in?
VALHI INC (VHI) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is Industrial holding company; titanium dioxide pigments and specialty chemicals. It trades on NYSE.
Does VHI pay a dividend?
Yes — VALHI INC (VHI) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 2.34% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are VALHI INC's (VHI) competitors?
Notable peers of VALHI INC (VHI) include Kronos Worldwide (majority-owned subsidiary, NYSE: KRO), NL Industries (majority-owned subsidiary, NYSE: NL), CompX International (majority-owned subsidiary, NYSE American: CIX), Tronox Holdings plc and Venator Materials plc. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Is VALHI INC (VHI) overbought or oversold right now?
VALHI INC (VHI) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 67, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on VHI come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.