Analysis updated on Nov. 6, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
Our AI scores Valhi Inc /De/ every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
Valhi Inc /De/ is a small-cap company with a market capitalization of $452M. It ranks number 7 by market capitalization among the 11 Industrial Inorganic Chemicals issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For VHI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 10.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 0.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Industrial Inorganic Chemicals peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $452M | 7/11 |
| P/B Ratio | 0.42x | 8/9 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.01% | 6/8 |
| EPS | $-0.18 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $34.00 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $71.17 | – |
| FCF/Share | $3.75 | – |
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 6.2% | 4/10 |
| Gross Margin | 17.8% | 6/8 |
| Operating Margin | 6.1% | 3/9 |
| EBT Margin | 1.3% | 3/9 |
| Tax Rate | 27.0% | – |
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 3.29x | 5/11 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.91x | 2/8 |
| D/E Ratio | 1.07x | 6/9 |
| Financial Leverage | 2.40x | 3/9 |
| Interest Coverage | 4.9x | 4/10 |
| Working Capital | $854M | 2/11 |
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $172M | 5/10 |
| Free Cash Flow | $119M | 3/7 |
| Capital Spending | -$54M | 3/7 |
| FCF/Sales | 5.3% | 4/7 |
| CapEx/Sales | 2.4% | 6/7 |
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.87x | 3/9 |
| Inventory Turnover | 3.6x | 4/7 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 3.1x | 3/8 |
| Days Inventory | 102 days | 4/7 |
| Payables Period | 37 days | 3/6 |
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $2.25B | 4/9 |
| Operating Income | $137M | 2/10 |
| SG&A Expense | $315M | 3/8 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $1.85B | 3/7 |
| Metric | VHI | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.29 | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 32M | – |
| EPS Growth | -118.0% | 4/5 |
| Total Current Assets | $1.23B | 47.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $217M | 8.4% of assets |
| Inventory | $515M | 20.0% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $1.15B | 44.6% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $186M | 7.2% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Valhi Inc /De/ (Industrial Inorganic Chemicals): 11 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| VHI Valhi Inc /De/ | $452M | |
| LIN Linde Plc | $236.54B | |
| APD Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. | $67.88B | |
| MTX Minerals Technologies Inc | $1.91B | |
| STDN Standard Nuclear, Inc. | $1.90B | |
| KRO Kronos Worldwide Inc | $859M | |
| LXFR Luxfer Holdings Plc | $463M | |
| TROX Tronox Holdings Plc | $401M | |
| NL Nli Holdings, Inc. | $347M | |
| LTBR Lightbridge Corp | $157M | |
| HGAS Global Gas Corp | $740K |
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Our AI scores Valhi Inc /De/ every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
For VHI, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 10.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 0.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Valhi Inc /De/ forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
11 issuers in our coverage, VHI included, share the SEC industry code Industrial Inorganic Chemicals. The largest are: Linde Plc (LIN), Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. (APD), Minerals Technologies Inc (MTX), Standard Nuclear, Inc. (STDN), Kronos Worldwide Inc (KRO), Luxfer Holdings Plc (LXFR).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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