P/E ratio for NL Industries (NL)

P/E ratio history for NL Industries from 2001 to 2026

PE ratio at the end of each year

P/E ratio for similar companies or competitors

Company	P/E ratio	P/E ratio differencediff.	Country
Allegion ALLE	21.9	-355.40%	🇮🇪 Ireland
RBC Bearings RBC	62.5	-828.01%	🇺🇸 USA
NN, Inc. NNBR	-3.32	-61.29%	🇺🇸 USA
CompX International CIX	18.0	-310.37%	🇺🇸 USA
Valhi VHI	-5.29	-38.33%	🇺🇸 USA
Timken Company TKR	32.0	-472.95%	🇺🇸 USA
Kronos Worldwide KRO	-5.30	-38.21%	🇺🇸 USA
Huntsman Corporation HUN	-5.19	-39.49%	🇺🇸 USA

How to read a P/E ratio?

The Price/Earnings ratio measures the relationship between a company's stock price and its earnings per share. A low but positive P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating high earnings compared to its current valuation and might be undervalued. A company with a high negative (near 0) P/E ratio stands for a company that is generating heavy losses compared to its current valuation.

Companies with a P/E ratio over 30 or a negative one are generaly seen as "growth stocks" meaning that investors typically expect the company to grow or to become profitable in the future.
Companies with a positive P/E ratio bellow 10 are generally seen as "value stocks" meaning that the company is already very profitable and unlikely to strong growth in the future.