stockrowKronos Worldwide Inc (KRO) vs Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (ODC)
- Kronos Worldwide Inc KRO 7.64 +7.30%
- Oil-Dri Corporation Of America ODC 68.52 +0.18%
Kronos Worldwide Inc and Oil-Dri Corporation Of America are both Specialty Chemicals companies. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America is the larger, with a market value of $920.5M against $819.5M — 1.1× the size. Kronos Worldwide Inc has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Oil-Dri Corporation Of America trades at 16.5×. Kronos Worldwide Inc grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 8.75% against 1.70%. Oil-Dri Corporation Of America has the higher net margin (11.3% vs −1.85%) and the higher return on invested capital (16.2% vs 2.18%). Both pay a dividend; Kronos Worldwide Inc yields more (2.81% vs 1.51%). Across the 22 metrics below, Oil-Dri Corporation Of America leads on 14 and Kronos Worldwide Inc on 8.
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| Metric | KRO | ODC | Specialty Chemicals median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 15.29% | 27.84% | 27.84% |
| Operating margin | 2.22% | 13.77% | 5.64% |
| Net margin | (1.85%) | 11.29% | 4.19% |
| Free cash flow margin | 4.78% | 9.29% | 3.49% |
| Return on equity | (4.73%) | 20.03% | 2.34% |
| Return on assets | (2.06%) | 13.58% | 0.45% |
| Return on invested capital | 2.18% | 16.16% | 3.21% |
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