LSB Industries (LXU) stock

Agricultural chemicals , market cap $745M

Chemicals for agricultural and industrial uses

Worth $745M

$11.16

+3.91%

As of Tuesday's close · Live for Pro members at the open

Quality Score

Average

In its industry

#3of 8

Gases & Chemicals

Checks firing

4of 14

Choppy

From 52-week high

-35.2%

under its best in a year

LXU's Quality Score rose 2 points on Tue, Nov 10, to 9. Its price climbed back above its average of the last 200 days.

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Why is LXU up?

Up 3.9% today, more than its fertilizer peers' 1.4%; no story names it yet.

Rose on Oct 29

Up 8% on Oct 29, and still 4% over its Oct 28 close.

Its Oct 28 results: net sales were $158.6M, from $155.4M a year before; net income was $16.3M, from $7.1M. It rose 8% on Oct 29.

Sources: Price history, Oct 29, 2026; Company release, Oct 28, 2026

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Why LXU still lags the market over five years

Up 14% over the five years to Nov 9 while the S&P 500 rose 72%; up 8% on Oct 29.

2 reasons, from its filings, with the timeline, for Pro members.

Key facts on LXU

Key facts on LXU
Since its 2022 high	Down 60% while sales grew 19%
Latest filing	10-Q, Oct 29 Filed its quarterly report (10-Q) for the quarter to Sep 30, 2026

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LXU in the news

TodayNo story names it yet.

What moves fertilizer

Urea$420.00+3.1%a metric ton, monthly average, Octoberfrom Sep

The average price of urea, the most widely used nitrogen fertilizer, in the month. It is made from natural gas.

World Bank Commodity Price Data (The Pink Sheet), CC BY 4.0, October. Change from September.

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LXU catalysts

Coming up

After its last 4 reports it closed +4.4% on average, higher 2 of 4 times.

Why LXU scores 9

Averagefor quality, not price, 4 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means

+4Chart checks 4 of 14 firing right now, one point each
+2Profit A profit of $46M over the last four quarters, after a loss of $668K the four before, from the SEC filingsRead on the last four quarters against the four before, or the last full year where no quarters are filed.

Long-term trend adds
Growth addsSales and margins against a year earlier: up to +3 for fast growth and widening margins, down to -2 when both shrink.

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How LXU ranks in Gases & Chemicals

LXU is #3 of 8 by Quality Score.

How LXU ranks in Gases & Chemicals
Rank	Stock	Checks	Quality Score
1	LINLinde	8/14	14
2	APDAir Products & Chemicals	8/14	10
3	LXULSB Industries	4/14	9
	KROKronos Worldwide		Open for its score
	TROXTronox		Open for its score

More in Gases & Chemicals, on the Materials page

When does LXU report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Feb 24, after the close (in 106 days).

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What LXU reported on Oct 28, 2026

The quarter

Sales of $158.6M, 2% more than a year ago.

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press release The filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

LXU's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

No outlook figures read from this release.

In the company's words

“We believe this improved pricing will support strong fertilizer application rates and we anticipate robust nitrogen demand through the fall 2026 and spring 2027 fertilizer application seasons”

From its results filing (SEC filing · Oct 28)

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The numbers

Market value: $745M; today
Sales: $661M; up 13% on the year
Free cash flow: $64.1M; last 12 months

Sales grew 12% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Its share count fell 5.6% a year over 3 years.

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No analyst estimates on Breakaway: every figure here is filed.

The whole report on LXU: every line of its sales, every outlook beside the one it replaced, and the company's words, for Pro members.

Close after the report, last 4

+15.2%-2.0%-3.7%+8.1%

Feb 25Apr 29Jul 29Oct 28

Reported	When	Gap	Reaction	5 days
Oct 28, 2026After close	After close	+4.4%	+8.1%	+3.4%
Jul 29, 2026After close	After close	-7.0%	-3.7%	-15.4%
Apr 29, 2026After close	After close	-5.3%	-2.0%	-7.5%
Feb 25, 2026After close	After close	+5.1%	+15.2%	+26.4%

LXU closed higher after 2 of its last 4 reports.

LXU sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $615M in 2025. It turned a profit in 2025 after a loss in 2024.

LXU has 4 of 14 chart checks firing

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LXU RSI today: 58.5, above its 50-day, below its 200-day

Not scored

RSI 58.5, MACD above signal, above its 50-day, below its 200-day. Not scored.13 readings

The deep dive on LXU

What it does and how it makes money3 findingsIt kept 9 cents of each dollar of sales in fiscal 2025: $57.3M of operating profit on $615M of sales.Annual report, filed Feb 26, 2026
Where it stands3 findingsFor Pro members3 findings on where LXU stands: its cash, debt, and share count, for Pro members
What changed in its filings2 findingsOne customer made up 12% of its revenue in fiscal 2025, down from 16% in fiscal 2024.SEC filing · Feb 26, 2026Backlog rose 22% in a year, to $146M on Sep 30, 2026 from $119M: sales under contract, not yet delivered.Filed figures, Sep 30, 2026
Who holds and trades it2 findingsFor Pro members2 findings on who holds and trades LXU, for Pro members

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LXU insider trades

One insider bought $31K across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest:

BuyJonathan Z. Ackerman$10KDirectorat $10.17 on Oct 15, filed Oct 26

BuyJonathan Z. AckermanDirector$10Kat $10.17 on Oct 15, filed Oct 26

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LXU's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

Mark T. BehrmanPresident and CEO · 1 trade
Cheryl MaguireEVP and CFO · 2 trades
Kristy CarverSVP and Treasurer · 3 trades
Damien RenwickEVP and CCO · no trades on file
Michael J. FosterEVP, General Counsel and Sec · no trades on file
Scott D. BemisEVP - Manufacturing · no trades on file
Barry H. GolsenDirector · 14 trades
Jonathan Z. AckermanDirector · 3 trades

4 more officers and directors file at LXU.

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Which ETFs hold LXU?

In ETFs: LXU is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About LSB Industries

LSB Industries Inc is engaged in the manufacturing and sale of chemical products in the United States. The company manufactures and sells chemical products for the agricultural and industrial sectors. Its products include ammonia, fertilizer grade ammonium nitrate (AN and HDAN), and urea ammonia nitrate (UAN) for agricultural applications; high purity and commercial grade ammonia, sulfuric acids, concentrated, blended, and regular nitric acid, mixed nitrating acids, carbon dioxide, and diesel exhaust fluid for industrial applications; and industrial grade AN (LDAN) and AN solutions for mining applications. Its products are sold through distributors and directly to end customers throughout the United States and other parts of North America.

513 employeesOklahoma City, OKlsbindustries.com

What LSB Industries says it competes with

“We operate in a highly competitive market with many other larger chemical companies, such as CF Industries Holdings, Inc., CVR Partners, Dyno Nobel, a subsidiary of Incitec Pivot Limited, Eurochem North America, Helm AG, Koch Industries, Macro-Source L.L.C., Nutrien, Orica Limited, and Yara International (some of whom are our customers), many of whom have greater financial and other resources than we do.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 26, 2026

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As of Nov 10, 2026: LXU's Quality Score is 9 (Average), #3 of 8 in Gases & Chemicals. Insiders bought $31K in the last 6 months (Form 4).

What does LXU's Quality Score say?

LXU scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average. It is #3 of 8 in Industrial Inorganic Chemicals by Quality Score, with 4 of 14 chart checks firing. Up 8% on Oct 29, and still 4% over its Oct 28 close. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is LXU's Quality Score?

LXU scores 9 today, which Breakaway calls Average (6 to 10). That is #3 of 8 in Industrial Inorganic Chemicals by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind LXU's 9.

Are insiders buying LXU?

One insider bought $31K across 3 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest is Jonathan Z. Ackerman, Director, who bought $10K on Oct 15. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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