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COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC CIX

NYSE · stock · Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware · website · IPO 1998-03-06

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$324.0M
P / E16.6×
P / S2.0×
P / B2.3×
P / FCF16.9×
Dividend yield8.37%
Net margin12.3%
Return on equity14.1%
FCF margin12.1%
Return on capital16.2%
Graham number -47.1%$20.00

Market cap as of 2026-06-30. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($20.00); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
9.60% 11.80% 13.00% 12.90% 9.00% 11.80% 12.50% 14.00% 11.40% 12.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
32.30% 31.10% 32.40% 31.40% 28.70% 30.40% 29.30% 30.50% 28.30% 30.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
14.30% 13.60% 15.10% 14.20% 10.30% 14.60% 15.30% 15.80% 11.70% 14.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
8.30% 9.70% 10.20% 9.90% 6.20% 9.60% 13.20% 13.40% 11.30% 14.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
12.4M 12.4M 12.5M 12.4M 12.3M 12.3M 12.3M 12.3M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
7.30% 8.70% 9.20% 9.00% 5.60% 8.60% 11.80% 12.00% 10.20% 12.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
9.80% 8.70% 11.90% 12.30% 12.00% 4.50% 7.90% 15.30% 14.70% 12.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.29 $0.83 $1.34 $1.69 $1.84 $1.35 $1.58 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC trades at about 23.9× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 11.2×–18.2×, median 14.7×).

11.2× 23.9×

Shaded band = 10-year range (11.2×–18.2×); dot = today's 23.9×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin30.4%28.3%30.5%29.3%30.4%28.7%31.4%32.4%31.1%32.3%
Operating margin14.3%11.7%15.8%15.3%14.6%10.3%14.2%15.1%13.6%14.3%
Net margin12.3%11.4%14.0%12.5%11.8%9.0%12.9%13.0%11.8%9.6%
FCF margin12.1%14.7%15.3%7.9%4.5%12.0%12.3%11.9%8.7%9.8%
Return on assets12.5%10.2%12.0%11.8%8.6%5.6%9.0%9.2%8.7%7.3%
Return on equity14.1%11.3%13.4%13.2%9.6%6.2%9.9%10.2%9.7%8.3%
Current ratio5.876.677.366.687.317.707.285.585.004.44

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.