CIXNYSECutlery, Handtools & General HardwareFiscal year ends December 31
COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 4, 2026
$36.00+0.05 (+0.14%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $443.84K
- P/E (TTM)
- 20.1
- Dividend yield
- 6.11%
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2011 to 2025
Gross margin
30.4%+1.8 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
14.3%+4.0 pts over 5 years
Net margin
12.3%+3.3 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +8.5% | -1.7% | +6.7% | +3.8% | |
| Gross profit | +16.5% | -0.4% | +8.0% | +3.7% | |
| Operating income | +32.8% | -3.9% | +13.9% | +4.9% | |
| Net income | +17.4% | -2.3% | +13.5% | +7.9% | |
| EPS, diluted | +17.0% | -2.2% | +13.7% | +8.0% | |
| Free cash flow | -11.1% | +13.2% | +6.8% | +7.5% | |
| Dividend per share | -31.3% | -7.2% | +40.6% | +27.1% |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 8.6% | 6.3% | 13.7% | |
| Return on assets | 7.5% | 5.7% | 12.2% | |
| Current ratio | 4.44 | 7.70 | 5.87 | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.9× | 4.5× | 3.7× | |
| Capex to revenue | 2.9% | 1.5% | 2.4% | |
| Diluted shares | 12M | 12M | 12M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
Compx International generated $98.99M from operations and spent $139.80M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 10% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$98.99M
Used
$139.80M
Capital expenditure$14.10M10%Dividends$122.65M88%Share buybacks$3.06M2%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin12.3%
×Asset turnover0.99×
×Equity multiplier1.12×
=Return on equity, FY202513.7%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 12.3% | 0.99× | 1.12× | 13.7% |
| FY2024 | 11.4% | 0.83× | 1.11× | 10.5% |
| FY2023 | 14.0% | 0.88× | 1.12× | 13.8% |
| FY2022 | 12.5% | 0.90× | 1.12× | 12.6% |
| FY2021 | 11.8% | 0.75× | 1.10× | 9.7% |
| FY2020 | 9.0% | 0.63× | 1.10× | 6.3% |
| FY2019 | 12.9% | 0.72× | 1.11× | 10.3% |
| FY2018 | 13.0% | 0.74× | 1.11× | 10.7% |
| FY2017 | 11.8% | 0.76× | 1.12× | 10.1% |
| FY2016 | 9.6% | 0.78× | 1.14× | 8.6% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
6of 8 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Some tests lack the figures they need.
- ProfitableNet income above zero$19.48M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$22.87M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year8.8% → 11.9%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$22.87M vs $19.48M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose6.67 → 5.87
- No dilutionShare count did not rise12M → 12M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year28.34% → 30.44%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.78 → 0.97