CIX
CompX International Inc.
CIX has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
RDW
Redwire Corporation
RDW has the edge over CIX overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
CIX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
CIX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
RDW Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
RDW's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
RDW PE Valuation
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CIX Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for CIX to show an outlook.
RDW Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect RDW's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 has the edge over RDW on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
RDW Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.17 | +$2.01 |
| Q2 2026 | -$1.37 | +$1.89 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.59 | -$0.32 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.28 | +$0.07 |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.18 | -$1.97 |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.26 | -$2.28 |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.27 | -$1.55 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.35 | -$1.62 |
RDW is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.17 per share over the past year, against $3.26 at its worst in mid-2025.
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 has the edge over RDW on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
RDW Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $109M | +5.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $117.1M | +90% |
| Q1 2026 | $97M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $108.8M | +56% |
| Q3 2025 | $103.4M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.8M | -21% |
| Q1 2025 | $61.4M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $69.6M | +9.6% |
RDW has the edge over CIX on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -24% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -19% | +130 points |
| Q1 2026 | -72% | -49 points |
| Q4 2025 | -75% | -48 points |
| Q3 2025 | -40% | -22 points |
| Q2 2025 | -149% | -140 points |
| Q1 2025 | -23% | -19 points |
| Q4 2024 | -27% | -17 points |
RDW's operating margin was −24% last quarter, up 16 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 has the edge over RDW on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
RDW Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$65.3M | -$38.5M |
| Q2 2026 | -$33.5M | +$57.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.4M | +$35.5M |
| Q4 2025 | -$26.5M | -659% |
| Q3 2025 | -$26.9M | -$7.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$90.6M | -$80.2M |
| Q1 2025 | -$46.9M | -3996% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.7M | -65% |
RDW has burned cash in most quarters: −$137M over the past year, against −$160M 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 the edge over RDW on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $556,000 |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | $755,000 |
RDW Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +13% | +29.6M shares |
| 1 year | +179% | +160M shares |
| 3 years | +289% | +186M shares |
| 5 years | +319% | +190M shares |
RDW has 250M diluted shares, up 179% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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.
RDW Net Leverage
RDW's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
RDW Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 16.1 | Oversold |
RDW's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
CIX PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | CIX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 23x | 24x | 2.7% below |
| PE % | 96 | 58 | 38 pts above |
CIX is trading at 23x earnings, in line with the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
RDW PE vs Industrials Sector
RDW has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 has the edge over RDW on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
RDW Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.06 | 11% below |
| 20 week MA | $10.1 | 20% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.6 | 24% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.6 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.07 | 0.5% below |
RDW is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 0.5% below 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 has the edge over RDW on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDW Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $10.2 | $7.34 | -28% |
| 2022 | $7.34 | $1.92 | -74% |
| 2023 | $1.92 | $2.85 | +48% |
| 2024 | $2.85 | $17.1 | +501% |
| 2025 | $17.1 | $7.15 | -58% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.15 | $8.03 | +12% |
RDW's yearly returns have swung widely, from +501% in 2024 to −74% in 2022. It's up 12% so far in 2026.