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Side-by-side financial comparison of Kosmos Energy Ltd. (KOS) and VALHI INC (VHI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

VALHI INC is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($494.5M vs $294.6M, roughly 1.7× Kosmos Energy Ltd.). On growth, VALHI INC posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (2.8% vs -25.9%). Over the past eight quarters, VALHI INC's revenue compounded faster (-3.5% CAGR vs -16.5%).

Kosmos Energy is an American upstream oil company founded and based in Dallas, Texas. While previously incorporated in Bermuda, Kosmos has reincorporated in Delaware. The company holds production and development operations offshore Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, and Gulf of Mexico, while holding a development project offshore Mauritania and Senegal, and exploration licenses offshore Namibia, São Tomé and Príncipe and Suriname. It was previously involved in exploration offshore Morocco and Western ...

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. 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. As of 2014 it was a Fortune 1000 company.

KOS vs VHI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
VHI
VHI
1.7× larger
VHI
$494.5M
$294.6M
KOS
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
VHI
VHI
+28.7% gap
VHI
2.8%
-25.9%
KOS
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
VHI
VHI
Annualised
VHI
-3.5%
-16.5%
KOS

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q4 FY2025

Metric
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Revenue
$294.6M
$494.5M
Net Profit
$-53.2M
Gross Margin
6.9%
Operating Margin
-125.7%
-6.2%
Net Margin
-10.8%
Revenue YoY
-25.9%
2.8%
Net Profit YoY
-333.3%
EPS (diluted)
$-0.80
$-1.86

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$294.6M
$494.5M
Q3 25
$311.0M
$503.5M
Q2 25
$392.6M
$540.4M
Q1 25
$290.1M
$538.6M
Q4 24
$397.6M
$480.9M
Q3 24
$407.8M
$533.6M
Q2 24
$447.8M
$559.7M
Q1 24
$422.3M
$530.6M
Net Profit
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$-53.2M
Q3 25
$-124.3M
$-22.2M
Q2 25
$-87.7M
$900.0K
Q1 25
$-110.6M
$16.9M
Q4 24
$22.8M
Q3 24
$45.0M
$57.5M
Q2 24
$59.8M
$19.9M
Q1 24
$91.7M
$7.8M
Gross Margin
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
6.9%
Q3 25
12.0%
Q2 25
14.5%
Q1 25
22.7%
Q4 24
20.9%
Q3 24
21.8%
Q2 24
21.7%
Q1 24
16.3%
Operating Margin
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
-125.7%
-6.2%
Q3 25
-34.2%
1.7%
Q2 25
-16.2%
6.6%
Q1 25
-32.4%
9.3%
Q4 24
-8.5%
11.8%
Q3 24
26.1%
12.7%
Q2 24
30.2%
9.8%
Q1 24
33.6%
5.9%
Net Margin
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
-10.8%
Q3 25
-40.0%
-4.4%
Q2 25
-22.3%
0.2%
Q1 25
-38.1%
3.1%
Q4 24
4.7%
Q3 24
11.0%
10.8%
Q2 24
13.3%
3.6%
Q1 24
21.7%
1.5%
EPS (diluted)
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$-0.80
$-1.86
Q3 25
$-0.26
$-0.78
Q2 25
$-0.18
$0.03
Q1 25
$-0.23
$0.59
Q4 24
$0.00
$0.81
Q3 24
$0.09
$2.01
Q2 24
$0.12
$0.70
Q1 24
$0.19
$0.27

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$91.5M
$216.9M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$3.1B
$590.9M
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$528.6M
$1.0B
Total Assets
$4.7B
$2.6B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
5.78×
0.58×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$91.5M
$216.9M
Q3 25
$64.0M
$186.6M
Q2 25
$51.7M
$190.9M
Q1 25
$49.8M
$196.4M
Q4 24
$85.0M
$350.2M
Q3 24
$51.6M
$316.7M
Q2 24
$173.8M
$386.9M
Q1 24
$254.3M
$372.7M
Total Debt
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$3.1B
$590.9M
Q3 25
$3.0B
$661.5M
Q2 25
$2.9B
$544.8M
Q1 25
$525.9M
Q4 24
$2.7B
$484.4M
Q3 24
$526.6M
Q2 24
$497.4M
Q1 24
$511.2M
Stockholders' Equity
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$528.6M
$1.0B
Q3 25
$898.8M
$1.0B
Q2 25
$1.0B
$1.1B
Q1 25
$1.1B
$1.1B
Q4 24
$1.2B
$1.0B
Q3 24
$1.2B
$1.0B
Q2 24
$1.1B
$962.6M
Q1 24
$1.1B
$928.2M
Total Assets
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$4.7B
$2.6B
Q3 25
$5.1B
$2.7B
Q2 25
$5.2B
$2.8B
Q1 25
$5.3B
$2.8B
Q4 24
$5.3B
$2.8B
Q3 24
$5.5B
$2.8B
Q2 24
$5.4B
$2.5B
Q1 24
$5.4B
$2.6B
Debt / Equity
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
5.78×
0.58×
Q3 25
3.31×
0.63×
Q2 25
2.80×
0.51×
Q1 25
0.49×
Q4 24
2.29×
0.47×
Q3 24
0.52×
Q2 24
0.52×
Q1 24
0.55×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$35.3M
$100.6M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$89.8M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
18.2%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
2.2%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$-82.1M

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$35.3M
$100.6M
Q3 25
$-27.6M
$-1.9M
Q2 25
$127.2M
$21.7M
Q1 25
$-888.0K
$-155.9M
Q4 24
$175.7M
$45.8M
Q3 24
$6.3M
$13.5M
Q2 24
$223.7M
$33.5M
Q1 24
$272.6M
$-48.8M
Free Cash Flow
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
$89.8M
Q3 25
$-12.3M
Q2 25
$9.1M
Q1 25
$-168.7M
Q4 24
$33.3M
Q3 24
$3.9M
Q2 24
$29.7M
Q1 24
$-53.8M
FCF Margin
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
18.2%
Q3 25
-2.4%
Q2 25
1.7%
Q1 25
-31.3%
Q4 24
6.9%
Q3 24
0.7%
Q2 24
5.3%
Q1 24
-10.1%
Capex Intensity
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
2.2%
Q3 25
2.1%
Q2 25
2.3%
Q1 25
2.4%
Q4 24
2.6%
Q3 24
1.8%
Q2 24
0.7%
Q1 24
0.9%
Cash Conversion
KOS
KOS
VHI
VHI
Q4 25
Q3 25
Q2 25
24.11×
Q1 25
-9.22×
Q4 24
2.01×
Q3 24
0.14×
0.23×
Q2 24
3.74×
1.68×
Q1 24
2.97×
-6.26×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

KOS
KOS

Ghana Segment$134.6M46%
Gulf Of America$80.7M27%
Mauritania And Senegal$54.9M19%
Equatorial Guinea Segment$24.3M8%

VHI
VHI

Chemicals$418.3M85%
Real Estate Management And Development$38.5M8%
Security Products$29.5M6%
Marine Components$8.2M2%

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