CIX
CompX International Inc.
CIX's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 23x earnings, above its usual 15x.
CIX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CIX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
CIX PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 12x | $22.31 | -50% |
| Fair | 15x | $28.97 | -35% |
| Expensive | 18x | $34.20 | -23% |
| Current | 23x | $44.26 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CIX's PE is in its expensive range at 23x.
CIX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CIX to show an outlook.
CIX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.89 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.79 | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.64 | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.58 | +17% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.57 | +2.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.51 | -12% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.46 | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.35 | -27% |
CIX earned $1.89 per share over the past year, up 20% from the year before.
CIX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $44M | +10% |
| Q2 2026 | $43.6M | +8% |
| Q1 2026 | $40.6M | +0.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $37.7M | -1.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $40M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $40.4M | +12% |
| Q1 2025 | $40.3M | +6.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $38.4M | -11% |
CIX's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $44M last quarter, up 10% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 15% | +2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 20% | +4.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 15% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | +2 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +4.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | -4.6 points |
CIX's operating margin was 15% last quarter, up 2.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CIX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.7M | +46% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.1M | +80% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.6M | -$602K |
| Q4 2025 | $11.4M | +61% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3M | +45% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.4M | -64% |
| Q1 2025 | -$959K | -170% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.1M | -47% |
CIX generated $24M in free cash flow over the past year, up 60% from the year before.
CIX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +2K shares |
| 1 year | 0% | +4K shares |
| 3 years | +0.1% | +16K shares |
| 5 years | -1% | -120K shares |
| Available history | -0.9% | -117K shares |
CIX has 12M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $556,000 |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | $755,000 |
CIX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
CIX has more cash than debt.
CIX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 78.4 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 84.2 | Overbought |
CIX's weekly RSI is 78 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 84 (overbought).
CIX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CIX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 24x | 2.5% below |
| PE % | 96 | 58 | 38 pts above |
CIX is trading at 23x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
CIX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.2 | 16% above |
| 20 week MA | $33.6 | 32% above |
| 50 week MA | $27.7 | 60% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.1 | 70% above |
| 200 week MA | $25.0 | 77% above |
CIX is in an uptrend: it's above all five of its weekly moving averages, and 77% above its 200-week average.
CIX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.7 | $14.2 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | $14.2 | $22.5 | +59% |
| 2022 | $22.5 | $17.8 | -21% |
| 2023 | $17.8 | $25.3 | +42% |
| 2024 | $25.3 | $26.6 | +5.4% |
| 2025 | $26.6 | $23.1 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $23.1 | $44.3 | +92% |
CIX is up 92% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.