Compx International Inc
CIX NYSE· Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware
Last close · Oct 27, 2026
$36.33
KIRA · Stoqly’s AI analyst, in plain words
- Compx International Inc had $158M of revenue in fiscal 2025, up 8.5% on the year before. Over five years, revenue changed +6.7% a year on average.
- Its operating margin was 14.3%, up 2.6 pts: of every 100 in sales, about 14 is left after running the business.
- Compx International Inc made $19.5M of net profit in fiscal 2025. From fiscal 2016 to 2025, diluted EPS grew 7.3% a year.
- Free cash flow was $19.1M in fiscal 2025, 12.1% of revenue.
- Compx International Inc returned $27.1M to shareholders in fiscal 2025, 142% of free cash flow. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Market cap
$0.4M
P/E
20.3x
Revenue
$158M
Net income
$19.5M
Free cash flow
$19.1M
Operating margin
14.3%
Compx International Inc in 30 seconds · fiscal 2025
Are sales growing?
+8.5%
Yes. Sales grew 8.5% last year.
Does it make a profit?
12.3%
Yes. It keeps 12.3% of every sale as profit.
Does profit turn into cash?
12.1%
Yes. 12.1% of sales ends up as free cash.
How healthy are the accounts?
6 / 8
Mixed. It passes 6 of 8 health tests.
How is the share priced?
20.3x
One share costs 20.3 times its yearly profit per share.
What Compx International Inc does
No business description yet.
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K · Mar 4, 2026
- Legal name
- COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
- CIK
- 0001049606
Compx International Inc · CIX
Results and finances
The last 5 fiscal years. Amounts in USD.
| Fiscal year | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales and profit | |||||
| Revenue | $141M | $167M | $161M | $146M | $158M |
| Revenue growth | 22.9% | 18.3% | −3.2% | −9.5% | 8.5% |
| Gross margin | 30.4% | 29.3% | 30.5% | 28.3% | 30.4% |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 15.3% | 15.8% | 11.7% | 14.3% |
| Net income | $16.6M | $20.9M | $22.6M | $16.6M | $19.5M |
| Net margin | 11.8% | 12.5% | 14.0% | 11.4% | 12.3% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.34 | $1.69 | $1.84 | $1.35 | $1.58 |
| Cash | |||||
| Cash from operations | $10.5M | $16.9M | $25.8M | $22.9M | $22.9M |
| Capital expenditure | $4.1M | $3.7M | $1.1M | $1.4M | $3.7M |
| Free cash flow | $6.4M | $13.2M | $24.7M | $21.5M | $19.1M |
| FCF margin | 4.5% | 7.9% | 15.3% | 14.7% | 12.1% |
| Dividends paid | $9.9M | $33.9M | $12.3M | $39.4M | $27.1M |
| Share buybacks | $1.3M | $1.7M | — | — | — |
| Share count change | −0.3% | −0.6% | −0.2% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Debt and strength | |||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $76.6M | $59.9M | $76.7M | $60.8M | $54.1M |
| Shareholders' equity | $173M | $158M | $169M | $146M | $139M |
| Current ratio | 7.3x | 6.7x | 7.4x | 6.7x | 5.9x |
| Returns and quality | |||||
| Return on equity | 9.7% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 10.5% | 13.7% |
| Return on tangible equity | 11.1% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 13.6% | 17.0% |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 6 |
| Altman Z'' | 15.6 | 15.2 | 16.2 | 15.2 | 14.5 |
Insiders bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Insiders sold, 12 months
$0.0M
1 insider
Of sales under plans
0%
$0.0M
How to read these numbers
- Revenue:
- Total sales reported in the income statement.
- Operating margin:
- Operating income as a share of revenue.
- Net income:
- Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
- Free cash flow:
- Cash from operations minus capital spending.
- Net debt / EBITDA:
- Years of EBITDA needed to pay off net debt. Below zero means more cash than debt.
- Return on capital:
- After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Compx International Inc · CIX
Charts and comparison
Ten years at a glance, and how it stacks up against similar companies.
Revenue
Net income
Margins, % of revenue
Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Free cash flow
Dividends and buybacks
KIRA
At $36.33 a share, the company is worth $0.4M: 20.3 times its earnings of the last four quarters.
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001049606). Data updated October 24, 2026. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.