| Valhi, Inc. | |
| Traded As: | Russell 2000 Index component |
| Foundation: | 1987 |
| Location: | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Key People: | Robert D. Graham, Vice Chairman of the Board, President and CEO |
| Products: | titanium dioxide pigments (TiO2), security products, recreational marine products, real estate, water distribution, insurance |
| Homepage: | Valhi.net |
| Industry: | holding company |
| Num Employees: | 2,847 |
| Revenue: | US$2.296 Billion (FY 2021) [1] |
| Operating Income: | US$ 257.8 Million (FY 2021) |
| Net Income: | US$ 127.2 Million (FY 2021) |
| Assets: | US$3.005 Billion (FY 2021) |
| Equity: | US$1.158 Billion (FY 2021) |
Valhi, Inc. is an American holding company operating through wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries in a number of different industries. It was founded in 1987 as a result of the merger of the LLC Corporation and Amalgamated Sugar Company.[2] The Contran Corporation owned 93% of Valhi's common stock as of December 2014.The chairman of the company was Harold Simmons until his death in 2013.[3] As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.[4]
Wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries include 80% of Kronos Worldwide,[5] 86% of CompX International Inc., 83% of NL Industries,[6] Basic Management, Inc. and The LandWell Company. Former subsidiaries include Amalgamated Sugar Company, oilfield services firm Baroid, forest products firm Medford, and Arby’s franchise Sybra.[7]