Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Commodity Chemicals
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 31.76 | 3.63 | 4.70 | 51.07 | — | — | 127.85 | 6.89 | 7.31 | 4.13 | 6.37 | 15.91 | 27.12 | — | — | — | — | 4.40 | 7.61 | 3.30 | 3.93 |
| — | — | -96.3% | +641.7% | — | — | +1907.7% | -56.7% | -73.1% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +2.6% | -6.2% | -66.5% | -11.1% | |
| P/S Ratio | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.35 | 0.45 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.24 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.32 | 0.51 | 0.33 | 0.30 |
| — | -16.7% | -19.1% | -15.4% | -49.9% | -49.9% | -6.1% | -6.8% | +45.0% | +121.1% | +25.7% | -8.4% | -38.6% | -37.5% | -64.5% | -24.2% | +29.9% | +12.2% | +54.3% | +15.6% | +43.1% | |
| P/B Ratio | 0.34 | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.48 | 0.70 | 0.39 | 0.39 | 0.34 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.38 | 0.48 | 0.59 | 1.06 | 0.68 | 0.71 |
| — | -4.1% | -7.2% | -9.3% | -47.9% | -53.9% | -18.4% | -16.4% | +42.5% | +133.0% | +37.6% | +1.8% | -29.3% | -49.0% | -73.0% | -43.7% | -32.2% | -5.8% | +60.0% | +20.4% | +64.4% | |
| P/FCF | 3.84 | 2.53 | 2.49 | — | 0.96 | — | 12.65 | — | 5.00 | 60.96 | 4.28 | — | 1.83 | 3.69 | 6.54 | — | — | — | 9.61 | — | 0.83 |
| — | — | -80.3% | — | -80.9% | — | +195.8% | — | +174.2% | +1551.9% | -34.6% | — | — | — | -32.0% | — | — | — | -55.1% | — | -37.0% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.51 | 2.26 | 4.48 | 4.83 | — | 2373.57 | 15.76 | 3.83 | 2.94 | 5.26 | 2.49 | 5.76 | 27.04 | 13.28 | 72.86 | — | — | 3.53 | 4.00 | 2.05 | 1.85 |
| — | -99.9% | -71.6% | +26.1% | — | +44995.4% | +532.4% | -33.6% | -89.1% | -60.4% | -96.6% | — | — | +275.8% | +1722.4% | — | — | +38.3% | -4.3% | -51.7% | -40.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | — | — | 3.27 | 7.32 | — | 32.51 | 7.91 | 5.10 | 2.75 | 2.38 | 3.31 | 5.82 | 10.78 | — | — | — | — | 4.95 | 4.91 | 2.38 | 1.67 |
| — | — | -58.6% | +43.6% | — | +1265.6% | +139.0% | -12.4% | -74.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +58.4% | +2.9% | -52.8% | -67.8% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 14.2% | 24.5% | 19.8% | 18.4% | 6.9% | 12.0% | 14.5% | 22.7% | 20.9% | 21.8% | 21.7% | 16.3% | 14.3% | 12.9% | 12.9% | 11.0% | 13.1% | 21.6% | 23.1% | 27.1% | 28.3% |
| — | +104.0% | +37.1% | -19.1% | -66.9% | -44.8% | -33.3% | +39.8% | +45.8% | +68.6% | +67.8% | +48.1% | +9.8% | -40.3% | -44.1% | -59.5% | -53.9% | -17.9% | -2.5% | +26.4% | +23.4% | |
| Operating Margin | -0.8% | 8.2% | 4.3% | 4.8% | -8.7% | -3.4% | -0.3% | 8.0% | 12.7% | 7.8% | 8.2% | 3.2% | -1.7% | — | -2.1% | -3.0% | -8.0% | 6.3% | 10.1% | 14.3% | 13.5% |
| — | +344.0% | +1377.9% | -40.3% | -167.9% | -143.4% | -104.1% | +148.9% | +830.9% | — | +499.0% | +208.0% | +78.3% | — | -120.2% | -120.8% | -159.4% | -44.5% | +28.5% | +114.1% | +72.3% | |
| Net Margin | -2.8% | 5.1% | 5.9% | 0.4% | -10.8% | -4.4% | 0.2% | 3.1% | 4.7% | 10.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% | 0.9% | -1.2% | -0.6% | -1.0% | -2.3% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% |
| — | +215.6% | +3417.8% | -88.6% | -326.9% | -140.9% | -95.3% | +113.5% | +450.7% | +971.2% | +663.5% | +247.8% | +136.9% | -126.3% | -114.3% | -113.8% | -130.7% | -30.1% | +8.3% | +148.2% | +60.6% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | -4.2% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 0.1% | -3.8% | -1.6% | 0.1% | 1.2% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.3% | -0.5% | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.7% | 2.1% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 4.7% |
| — | +236.0% | +3949.3% | -87.9% | -331.7% | -136.2% | -96.0% | +96.0% | +441.2% | +1049.5% | +728.8% | +263.6% | +141.3% | -121.3% | -110.9% | -109.9% | -115.9% | -41.8% | +11.3% | +162.4% | +90.9% | |
| ROA | -2.1% | — | 1.4% | 0.1% | -2.0% | -0.8% | 0.0% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 2.2% | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.1% | -0.2% | -0.1% | -0.2% | -0.3% | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.5% | 1.8% |
| — | — | +4100.6% | -87.5% | -343.8% | -137.5% | -95.8% | +106.4% | +459.0% | +1079.3% | +755.7% | +266.9% | +144.1% | -124.3% | -112.6% | -111.7% | -118.7% | -33.6% | +25.1% | +193.0% | +105.5% | |
| ROIC | -0.8% | 2.3% | 1.1% | 1.1% | -1.8% | -0.7% | -0.1% | 1.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 0.9% | -0.4% | — | -0.5% | -0.7% | -1.9% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 5.7% | 5.9% |
| — | +437.9% | +1591.1% | -39.7% | -163.1% | -133.7% | -103.0% | +110.2% | +785.5% | — | +578.3% | +220.4% | +78.1% | — | -112.6% | -113.0% | -131.7% | -43.8% | +63.5% | +186.6% | +153.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.45 | 0.00 | 0.43 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 0.44 | 0.42 | 0.46 | 0.40 | 0.43 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.45 | 0.45 | 0.44 | 0.46 | 0.51 | 0.54 | 0.58 |
| — | -99.9% | -5.8% | +5.8% | +5.9% | +5.3% | +13.3% | +4.2% | -5.0% | +5.8% | -9.9% | -5.4% | +0.3% | -4.3% | -11.5% | -16.8% | -23.5% | -31.7% | -31.0% | -29.3% | -28.2% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 12.36 | 0.02 | 13.32 | 14.76 | — | 6832.00 | 44.54 | 10.73 | 7.60 | 10.50 | 7.91 | 18.02 | 103.45 | 49.92 | 260.18 | — | — | 11.34 | 7.80 | 6.33 | 6.27 |
| — | -100.0% | -70.1% | +37.6% | — | +64971.8% | +462.8% | -40.5% | -92.6% | -79.0% | -97.0% | — | — | +340.2% | +3235.0% | — | — | +28.0% | -42.8% | -60.9% | -55.2% | |
| Current Ratio | 2.80 | — | 3.37 | 3.25 | 2.80 | 3.64 | 2.83 | 2.67 | 2.26 | 2.79 | 3.49 | 3.45 | 2.91 | 3.40 | 3.56 | 3.71 | 3.23 | 3.34 | 3.63 | 3.78 | 3.61 |
| — | — | +19.0% | +21.8% | +24.1% | +30.2% | -19.0% | -22.7% | -22.4% | -17.8% | -1.8% | -7.1% | -9.8% | +1.6% | -1.8% | -1.7% | -10.7% | -25.8% | -33.5% | -19.8% | -21.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 1.33 | — | 1.90 | 1.74 | 1.33 | 1.76 | 1.35 | 1.29 | 1.19 | 1.65 | 2.24 | 2.14 | 1.73 | 2.08 | 2.10 | 2.09 | 1.93 | 2.22 | 2.60 | 2.69 | 2.62 |
| — | — | +41.1% | +35.6% | +11.8% | +7.2% | -39.9% | -39.9% | -31.2% | -20.7% | +6.8% | +2.3% | -9.9% | -6.6% | -19.4% | -22.1% | -26.5% | -30.0% | -30.2% | -14.3% | -8.9% | |
| Interest Coverage | 0.25 | — | 4.22 | 1.96 | -4.38 | 0.49 | 2.12 | 3.33 | 6.17 | 9.95 | 4.16 | 2.59 | 2.00 | -0.32 | -1.44 | -0.40 | -1.74 | 5.04 | 9.20 | 13.07 | 16.25 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying VHI stock.
Valhi, Inc.'s current P/E is 31.8x. The average P/E over the last 3 quarters is 19.8x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Valhi, Inc.'s current operating margin is -0.8%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Valhi, Inc.'s business trajectory between earnings reports.