CompX International Inc. CIX R2K
Company Overview
CompX International Inc. manufactures and sells security products and recreational marine components primarily in North America. It operates in two segments, Security Products and Marine Components. The Security Products segment manufactures mechanical and electrical cabinet locks, and other locking mechanisms used in various applications, including ignition systems, mailboxes, file cabinets, desk drawers, tool storage cabinets, high security medical cabinetry, integrated inventory and access control secured narcotics boxes, electrical circuit panels, storage compartments, gas station security, and vending and cash containment machines. This segment also offers disc and pin tumbler locks; and CompX eLock and StealthLock electronic locks for drug storage and other valuables. The Marine Components segment manufactures and distributes wake enhancement systems, stainless steel exhaust components, gauges, throttle controls, and related hardware and accessories; trim tabs, steering wheels and billet aluminum accessories; original equipment and aftermarket stainless steel exhaust headers, exhaust pipes, mufflers and other exhaust components; GPS speedometers and tachometers; mechanical and electronic controls and throttles; dash panels, LED indicators and wire harnesses; and grab handles, pin cleats and other accessories; fabricated metal products; and related hardware and accessories for ski/wakeboard boats and performance boats, as well as for the recreational marine and other industries. The company offers its products to recreational transportation, postal, office and institutional furniture, cabinetry, tool storage, healthcare, and other industries. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, as well as through distributors. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Dallas, Texas. CompX International Inc. (NYSEAM:CIX) operates as a subsidiary of NLI Holdings, Inc.
Why Investors Should Care
Return on capital employed stands at 16.2%.
Net profit has compounded at 13.5% per year over the last five years.
Trades at a P/E of 19.7, below the sector median of 27.4.
Operating margin of 20.5% supports profitability.
Offers a dividend yield of 4.00%.
Generates positive free cash flow, funding growth and shareholder returns internally.
Recent Developments
- Dec 2025 Revenue of $158.28M (+8.5% YoY); net profit $19.48M.
- Trailing 12 Months Year-on-year growth — revenue +8.0%, earnings +33.1%.
- 5-Year Trend Long-term compounding — revenue CAGR 1.9%, profit CAGR 13.5%.
Growth & Price Performance
Compounded Sales Growth
| 5 Years: | 1.95% |
| 1 Year: | 8.00% |
Compounded Profit Growth
| 5 Years: | 13.54% |
| 1 Year: | 33.10% |
Stock Price Performance
| 1 Year: | +20.75% |
| 6 Months: | +48.91% |
| 3 Months: | +45.63% |
| 1 Month: | +17.67% |
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- Price vs 50-DMAAbove
- Price vs 200-DMAAbove
- RSI (14)72.57 · Overbought
P/E of 19.66 is below the sector median of 27.38 — relatively cheaper than peers.
Auto-generated from price history and fundamentals; not investment advice.
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Technical Trend
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PROS
- Profit CAGR of 13.5% over 5 years.
- Attractive dividend yield of 4.00%.
- Generates positive free cash flow.
- In a confirmed uptrend (50-DMA above 200-DMA).
CONS
No notable concerns flagged.
* The pros and cons are auto-generated from financial metrics.
Valuation
Growth (CAGR)
Profitability & Returns
Balance Sheet & Liquidity
Ownership
Financial Snapshot
Peer comparison
Peer companies in the same sector (Industrials).
| # | Name | CMP $ | P/E | Mkt Cap | Div Yld % | ROCE % | ROE % | Rev CAGR 5Y % | Profit CAGR 5Y % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CIX CompX International Inc. R2K | 35.00 | 19.66 | $431.31M | 4.00% | 16.24% | 14.97% | 1.95% | 13.54% |
| 2 | SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. R3KAIDEFENCE | 147.95 | -134.50 | $1.12T | 0.00% | -3.22% | -11.95% | 34.08% | -3.34% |
| 3 | CAT Caterpillar Inc. SPXR3K | 813.94 | 35.05 | $374.15B | 0.76% | 17.98% | 56.97% | 2.29% | 5.24% |
| 4 | GE GE Aerospace SPXR3KDEFENCE | 337.12 | 39.85 | $349.78B | 0.50% | 9.52% | 48.23% | -7.42% | -5.36% |
| 5 | RTX RTX Corporation SPXR3KDEFENCE | 200.79 | 35.41 | $270.62B | 1.31% | 8.28% | 12.27% | 2.61% | 2.62% |
| 6 | GEV GE Vernova Inc. SPXR3KAI | 941.95 | 26.98 | $250.87B | 0.20% | 6.30% | 82.58% | 8.68% | - |
| 7 | DE Deere & Company SPXR3K | 693.53 | 39.29 | $187.33B | 1.05% | 12.53% | 18.35% | 3.43% | 5.10% |
| 8 | UNP Union Pacific Corporation SPXR3K | 291.88 | 23.83 | $173.40B | 1.92% | 15.22% | 39.70% | 2.30% | 7.77% |
| 9 | BA The Boeing Company SPXR3KDEFENCE | 212.25 | 76.08 | $167.63B | 0.00% | -9.01% | - | 1.67% | -3.28% |
Financial Statements Quarterly Results · Profit & Loss · Balance Sheet · Cash Flows · Ratios
Quarterly Results
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | Dec 2015 | Mar 2016 | Jun 2016 | Sep 2016 | Dec 2016 | Mar 2017 | Jun 2017 | Sep 2017 | Dec 2017 | Mar 2018 | Jun 2018 | Sep 2018 | Dec 2018 | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Sep 2019 | Dec 2019 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | Sep 2020 | Dec 2020 | Mar 2021 | Jun 2021 | Sep 2021 | Mar 2022 | Jun 2022 | Sep 2022 | Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.90M | 30.00M | 27.00M | 25.10M | 28.40M | 32.40M | 30.00M | 27.40M | 31.20M | 33.70M | 29.70M | 29.60M | 32.31M | 23.80M | 28.43M | 30.00M | 35.92M | 36.25M | 34.56M | 42.05M | 41.67M | 42.86M | 41.15M | 36.62M | 40.35M | 37.97M | 35.89M | 33.67M | 40.27M | 40.37M | 39.95M | 40.57M | 43.61M |
| Gross Profit | 9.20M | 8.10M | 7.50M | 8.20M | 8.50M | 9.40M | 9.10M | 9.70M | 9.50M | 8.20M | 7.40M | 9.50M | 11.20M | 9.60M | 7.90M | 9.60M | 10.90M | 9.50M | 9.00M | 10.43M | 7.37M | 7.33M | 7.70M | 11.04M | 11.31M | 10.92M | 12.08M | 13.63M | 11.94M | 12.70M | 10.27M | 12.62M | 9.67M | 11.16M | 9.47M | 12.16M | 12.89M | 11.03M | 13.25M | 15.54M |
| Operating Income | 4.30M | 3.40M | 2.60M | 3.40M | 3.70M | 4.50M | 4.00M | 4.50M | 4.60M | 3.40M | 2.70M | 4.40M | 6.00M | 4.50M | 2.90M | 4.30M | 5.60M | 4.30M | 3.50M | 5.02M | 2.37M | 2.08M | 2.30M | 5.82M | 5.76M | 5.13M | 6.31M | 7.75M | 5.92M | 7.04M | 4.37M | 6.54M | 3.71M | 5.08M | 3.35M | 5.87M | 6.32M | 4.76M | 7.05M | 8.92M |
| Net Income | 2.80M | 2.20M | 1.70M | 2.20M | 2.40M | 3.00M | 2.90M | 3.20M | 3.30M | 2.50M | 4.30M | 3.70M | 5.00M | 3.90M | 2.70M | 4.00M | 4.90M | 3.90M | 3.20M | 4.27M | 2.06M | 1.83M | 2.10M | 4.68M | 4.62M | 4.13M | 4.98M | 6.18M | 4.95M | 6.07M | 4.07M | 5.76M | 3.75M | 4.84M | 3.48M | 5.13M | 5.45M | 4.22M | 5.85M | 7.26M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.38 | 0.37 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.49 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.42 | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.59 |
Profit & Loss (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 116.12M | 76.14M | 79.81M | 83.20M | 92.05M | 103.85M | 108.99M | 108.92M | 112.03M | 118.22M | 124.24M | 114.54M | 140.81M | 166.56M | 161.29M | 145.94M | 158.28M |
| Cost of Revenue | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 117.76M | 112.07M | 104.58M | 110.11M |
| Gross Profit | 23.78M | 22.46M | 24.11M | 24.33M | 27.57M | 32.25M | 33.40M | 35.17M | 34.83M | 38.27M | 38.96M | 32.85M | 42.75M | 48.80M | 49.22M | 41.36M | 48.18M |
| Operating Expenses | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23.36M | 23.78M | 24.34M | 25.57M |
| Operating Income | -4.04M | 5.88M | 6.41M | 5.42M | 9.33M | 13.61M | 13.97M | 15.57M | 15.23M | 17.81M | 17.67M | 11.82M | 20.53M | 25.44M | 25.43M | 17.02M | 22.60M |
| EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 29.41M | 29.41M | 20.71M | 26.26M |
| Interest Expense | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Pretax Income | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 27.31M | 29.60M | 21.74M | 25.83M |
| Tax Provision | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6.44M | 7.01M | 5.15M | 6.36M |
| Net Income | -1.99M | 3.05M | 7.67M | 34.96M | 6.01M | 8.66M | 9.12M | 10.46M | 13.20M | 15.32M | 16.00M | 10.32M | 16.57M | 20.87M | 22.59M | 16.59M | 19.48M |
| Diluted EPS | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.29 | 0.83 | 1.34 | 1.69 | 1.84 | 1.35 | 1.58 |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2008 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Assets | - | - | 160.07M | 141.53M | 150.18M | 119.19M | 129.09M | 134.79M | 143.98M | 150.96M | 166.43M | 178.54M | 184.04M | 192.45M | 177.39M | 187.60M | 163.04M | 156.19M |
| Total Equity | 91.28M | 85.03M | 83.89M | 84.71M | 102.06M | 104.73M | 110.99M | 117.70M | 125.77M | 136.59M | 149.56M | 162.19M | 167.66M | 173.09M | 158.44M | 168.85M | 146.15M | 138.63M |
| Cash & Equivalents | 14.41M | 20.79M | 13.92M | 10.08M | 63.78M | 38.75M | 45.57M | 52.35M | 33.15M | 29.66M | 45.41M | 63.26M | 70.64M | 76.58M | 26.75M | 41.39M | 60.78M | 54.10M |
| Long Term Debt | - | - | 44.23M | 23.18M | 17.48M | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Current Liabilities | - | - | 20.05M | 18.76M | 24.46M | 10.05M | 13.23M | 12.09M | 13.32M | 11.26M | 13.67M | 13.06M | 13.15M | 16.45M | 16.65M | 17.20M | 15.78M | 17.05M |
Cash Flows (Annual)
Figures in USD.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | 15.27M | 13.02M | 15.97M | 13.82M | -4.13M | 12.17M | - | 13.86M | 12.58M | 17.16M | 18.46M | 15.50M | - | 16.89M | 25.81M | 22.94M | 22.87M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -2.06M | -17.12M | 7.24M | 51.73M | 995.00K | -2.87M | - | -30.57M | -13.60M | 1.08M | 2.86M | -3.14M | - | -31.10M | 1.15M | 35.87M | -2.45M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -7.07M | -3.21M | -26.73M | -12.03M | -21.89M | -2.48M | - | - | - | - | -3.48M | -4.98M | - | -35.62M | -12.31M | -39.42M | -27.11M |
| Capital Expenditure | -2.32M | -2.12M | -3.19M | -4.48M | -3.50M | -2.83M | -4.22M | -3.17M | -2.80M | -3.12M | -3.17M | -1.74M | - | -3.69M | -1.13M | -1.43M | -3.75M |
| Free Cash Flow | 12.95M | 10.90M | 12.78M | 9.35M | -7.63M | 9.35M | - | 10.69M | 9.79M | 14.05M | 15.30M | 13.76M | - | 13.20M | 24.68M | 21.51M | 19.12M |
| Net Change in Cash | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -49.83M | 14.64M | 19.39M | -6.69M |
| Share Buybacks | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.31M | 1.74M | - | - | - |
Ratios (Annual)
Figures in %.
| Metric | Dec 2009 | Dec 2010 | Dec 2011 | Dec 2012 | Dec 2013 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2015 | Dec 2016 | Dec 2017 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2019 | Dec 2020 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin % | 20.5% | 29.5% | 30.2% | 29.2% | 30.0% | 31.1% | 30.6% | 32.3% | 31.1% | 32.4% | 31.4% | 28.7% | 30.4% | 29.3% | 30.5% | 28.3% | 30.4% |
| Operating Margin % | -3.5% | 7.7% | 8.0% | 6.5% | 10.1% | 13.1% | 12.8% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 15.1% | 14.2% | 10.3% | 14.6% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 11.7% | 14.3% |
| Net Margin % | -1.7% | 4.0% | 9.6% | 42.0% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 8.4% | 9.6% | 11.8% | 13.0% | 12.9% | 9.0% | 11.8% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| ROE % | -2.3% | 3.6% | 9.1% | 34.3% | 5.7% | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.3% | 9.7% | 10.2% | 9.9% | 6.2% | 9.6% | 13.2% | 13.4% | 11.3% | 14.1% |
| ROCE % | - | 4.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% | 8.5% | 11.7% | 11.4% | 11.9% | 10.9% | 11.7% | 10.7% | 6.9% | 11.7% | 15.8% | 14.9% | 11.6% | 16.2% |
Shareholding Pattern
Top Institutional Holders
| # | Holder | % Held | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimensional Fund Advisors LP | 1.46% | 179.83K | $5.74M |
| 2 | Royce & Associates LP | 1.35% | 166.07K | $5.30M |
| 3 | Blackrock Inc. | 1.00% | 123.02K | $3.92M |
| 4 | Renaissance Technologies, LLC | 0.82% | 100.75K | $3.21M |
| 5 | Vanguard Capital Management LLC | 0.58% | 71.53K | $2.28M |
| 6 | Geode Capital Management, LLC | 0.33% | 40.84K | $1.30M |
| 7 | State Street Corporation | 0.25% | 30.57K | $975.12K |
| 8 | Bridgeway Capital Management, LLC | 0.18% | 22.67K | $723.08K |
| 9 | Northern Trust Corporation | 0.15% | 17.98K | $573.59K |
| 10 | Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC | 0.08% | 10.35K | $330.16K |
Analyst View
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CIX — Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current share price of CompX International Inc. (CIX)?
As of 2026-09-07 16:24 PDT, CompX International Inc. (CIX) trades at $35.00 on NYSE American. Its 52-week range is $19.62 to $35.93.
What is the market capitalisation of CIX?
CompX International Inc. (CIX) has a market capitalisation of $431.31M on NYSE American.
What is the P/E ratio of CIX?
CIX trades at a trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 19.66. The industry average P/E is 27.38. Its price-to-book (P/B) ratio is 2.57.
Does CIX pay a dividend?
CompX International Inc. (CIX) currently offers a dividend yield of 4.00%.
What is the return on equity (ROE) of CIX?
CIX has a return on equity (ROE) of 14.97%. Its return on capital employed (ROCE) is 16.24%.
Is CIX a good stock to buy?
This page provides a data-driven analysis of CompX International Inc. (CIX), including valuation ratios, profitability, growth trends, auto-generated pros and cons, peer comparison and AI exposure. Review these fundamentals alongside your own research and risk tolerance. This is informational content, not investment advice.