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Compx International Inc.

IndustrialsFabricated Metal
Ticker CIXDALLAS, TXFiscal year ends DecemberBook value per share $11.87Diluted shares 12.3M

CompX International (NYSE American: CIX) manufactures engineered security products and marine components for original equipment manufacturers, distributors and customers in postal, recreational transportation, furniture, cabinetry, tool storage, healthcare, recreational marine and industrial markets. Its Security… From the company’s description.

Over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Compx International Inc. reported revenue of $165.87M, up 4.3% from a year earlier, and net income of $23.14M. Its operating margin was 16.9%, and operations generated $27.33M in cash. In fiscal 2025, it reported revenue of $158.28M, up 8.5% from fiscal 2024, and net income of $19.48M.

Fiscal year 2025 · ends 12-31Changes are against fiscal 2024The amber dot is the latest twelve months, to 2026-09-30
Sales & profitability
$158.28MFY2025
+8.5% year over year
Last 12 mo $165.87M
14.28%FY2025
+2.6 percentage points
Last 12 mo 16.89%
$19.48MFY2025
+17.4% year over year
Last 12 mo $23.14M
14.05%FY2025
+2.7 percentage points
Last 12 mo 15.82%
Cash & financing
$22.87MFY2025
−0.3% year over year
Last 12 mo $27.33M
$19.12MFY2025
−11.1% year over year
Last 12 mo $23.66M
—
12.3MFY2025
No change, year over year
Last 12 mo 12.3M

Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.

What Compx International Inc. does

In the company’s own words

CompX International (NYSE American: CIX) manufactures engineered security products and marine components for original equipment manufacturers, distributors and customers in postal, recreational transportation, furniture, cabinetry, tool storage, healthcare, recreational marine and industrial markets. Its Security Products segment produces mechanical and electronic cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms, including CompX eLock, StealthLock, KeSet and System 64; it generated $120.7 million of 2025 sales. Marine Components makes wake enhancement systems, stainless steel exhaust components, gauges, throttle controls, trim tabs and related hardware and accessories, including products under the Livorsi Marine, Custom Marine and CMI Industrial brands; the segment generated $37.6 million of 2025 sales. The company sells mainly to large OEMs through direct sales and also distributes security products through locksmith and other channels. The U.S. Postal Service represented 26% of 2025 consolidated sales. CompX reported $158.3 million in consolidated net sales in 2025 and employed 549 people at year-end. Its website is www.compxinternational.com.

Company details
Sector
Industrials
Industry (SIC)
Fabricated Metal
Headquarters
DALLAS, TX
Fiscal year end
December
CIK
1049606
SIC
3420

Financial performance, year by year

Fiscal 2011–2025 · USD
$-16.66M$33.31M$83.28M$133.25M$183.22M201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025Last 12 moLast 12 monthsLast 12 months

The full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.

Ownership

Who owns Compx International Inc. — and what changed

Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30

86
funds hold it
0 of 35
superinvestors hold it
$13.21M
held by funds, at market
4.4%
of shares held by funds

Largest fund holders · Compx International Inc.’s weight in each

0.16%of fund net assets
U.S. SMALL CAP VALUE PORTFOLIO
DFSVX · DFA INVESTMENT DIMENSIONS GROUP INC
—of fund net assets
VANGUARD TOTAL STOCK MARKET INDEX FUND
VTI · VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
0.00%of fund net assets
iShares Russell 2000 ETF
IWM · iShares Trust
0.00%of fund net assets
Ultra-Small Company Market Fund
BRSIX · Bridgeway Funds, Inc.
0.35%of fund net assets

Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.

Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.

Could not be determined for this company: bond issues.

Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.

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