# CompX International Inc. (CIX) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. AMEX, United States. Sector: Industrials / Professional Services. Price $35.00, market value $432 million.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 19.7×** (5-yr avg 12.6×, 3-yr avg 14.3×). CompX International Inc. trades at 19.7× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 12.6×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Industrials median in the September 2026 study was 25.7×.
- **Price / sales: 2.7×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.7×.
- **Price / book: 3.0×**. The shares trade at 3.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 13.2×**. Enterprise value is 13.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 4.9%** (5-yr avg 7.0%). Free cash flow equals 4.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 7.0%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 5.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 32.1%**. CompX International Inc. keeps 32.1% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 16.3%**. 16.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 12.3%**. 12.3% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 14.1%**. 14.1% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 20.4%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 20.4%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 14.1%**. Each dollar of assets produces 14.1% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.5%** (3-yr -1.7%/yr, 5-yr 6.7%/yr). Revenue grew 8.5% over the last year, against 6.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 17.0%** (3-yr -2.2%/yr, 5-yr 13.7%/yr). Earnings per share rose 17.0%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 13.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 13.2% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.13**. Debt is 0.13 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. CompX International Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Current ratio: 5.87** (quick 5.87). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 5.87 times.
- **Piotroski F-score: 6/9**. 6 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.43%** ($1.20 per share, trailing). CompX International Inc. yields 3.43%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 139%** (128% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (139% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 40.6%/yr** (1-yr -31.3%). The dividend has compounded at 40.6% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 2 years at that pace.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 52.1%** (YTD 54.2%, 3-mo 44.4%). The shares are up 52.1% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -3.4%** (72.5% above the low). Trading within 5% of its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 72**. An RSI of 72 is in overbought territory; short-term pullbacks are common from here.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.21** (volatility 39%). Beta of 0.21 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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