<ARTICLE> 5 <LEGEND> THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM VALHI, INC.'S CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIODS NOTED BELOW AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. SUCH SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION HAS BEEN RECLASSIFIED TO PRESENT THE RESULTS OF OPERATIONS OF (i) MEDITE CORPORATION AS DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS and (ii) THE AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY ON THE EQUITY METHOD. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 DEC-31-1996 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1996 JAN-01-1996 JAN-01-1996 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1996 JUN-30-1996 SEP-30-1996 <CASH> 142,468 144,669 160,613 <SECURITIES> 0 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 249,645 258,206 243,427 <ALLOWANCES> 5,199 4,698 5,509 <INVENTORY> 467,842 373,642 318,257 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 872,378 788,665 439,861 <PP&E> 1,195,631 1,210,003 1,206,277 <DEPRECIATION> 345,163 359,429 348,725 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,495,730 2,417,988 2,368,890 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 598,036 561,657 570,532 <BONDS> 1,105,284 1,078,667 1,038,682 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 <COMMON> 1,247 1,248 1,248 <OTHER-SE> 265,390 268,359 259,822 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,495,730 2,417,988 2,368,890 <SALES> 289,203 603,404 902,681 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 289,203 603,404 902,681 <CGS> 211,704 449,296 685,265 <TOTAL-COSTS> 211,704 449,296 685,265 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> 103 (499) (717) <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 25,309 50,078 74,976 <INCOME-PRETAX> 15,695 28,899 21,156 <INCOME-TAX> 4,178 8,483 5,411 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 9,196 15,796 8,826 <DISCONTINUED> (14,884) (12,734) (10,674) <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> (5,688) 3,062 (1,848) <EPS-PRIMARY> (.05) .03 (.02) <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0 0