<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 AMALTAMATED SUGAR COMPANY ON THE EQUITY METHOD. </LEGEND> <MULTIPLIER> 1,000 <PERIOD-TYPE> 3-MOS 6-MOS 9-MOS 12-MOS <FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1995 DEC-31-1995 <PERIOD-START> JAN-01-1995 JAN-01-1995 JAN-01-1995 JAN-01-1995 <PERIOD-END> MAR-31-1995 JUN-30-1995 SEP-30-1995 DEC-31-1995 <CASH> 134,126 165,953 171,337 170,908 <SECURITIES> 26,516 2,387 0 0 <RECEIVABLES> 261,266 271,760 269,539 228,785 <ALLOWANCES> 4,710 5,054 5,116 4,972 <INVENTORY> 470,460 384,647 324,099 518,304 <CURRENT-ASSETS> 922,189 857,368 807,572 931,566 <PP&E> 1,124,388 1,151,261 1,168,215 1,190,514 <DEPRECIATION> 260,905 278,953 294,178 315,827 <TOTAL-ASSETS> 2,549,715 2,493,593 2,447,112 2,572,213 <CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 622,790 548,419 506,660 662,336 <BONDS> 1,123,698 1,102,119 1,083,383 1,084,284 <PREFERRED-MANDATORY> 0 0 0 0 <PREFERRED> 0 0 0 0 <COMMON> 1,245 1,245 1,246 1,246 <OTHER-SE> 216,995 237,775 255,775 273,045 <TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 2,549,715 2,493,593 2,447,112 2,572,213 <SALES> 297,801 629,319 933,565 1,219,547 <TOTAL-REVENUES> 297,801 629,319 933,565 1,219,547 <CGS> 209,425 437,766 648,882 841,847 <TOTAL-COSTS> 209,425 437,766 648,882 841,847 <OTHER-EXPENSES> 0 0 0 0 <LOSS-PROVISION> (19) 277 430 557 <INTEREST-EXPENSE> 26,553 53,445 79,625 105,222 <INCOME-PRETAX> 15,271 42,239 64,280 88,423 <INCOME-TAX> 7,468 21,176 31,147 29,893 <INCOME-CONTINUING> 7,458 20,577 32,787 57,908 <DISCONTINUED> 4,957 9,195 10,713 10,607 <EXTRAORDINARY> 0 0 0 0 <CHANGES> 0 0 0 0 <NET-INCOME> 12,415 29,772 43,500 68,515 <EPS-PRIMARY> .11 .26 .38 .60 <EPS-DILUTED> 0 0 0 0