COMPX REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2025 RESULTS
Rhea-AI Summary
CompX (NYSE American: CIX) reported fourth quarter 2025 net sales of $37.7 million and net income of $4.7 million ($0.38 per share). Full-year 2025 net sales were $158.3 million with operating income of $22.6 million and net income of $19.5 million ($1.58 per share).
Q4 operating income rose to $5.6 million as Marine Components sales and improved gross margins at both segments offset lower Security Products sales to the healthcare market.
Positive
- Full-year operating income +32.9% (2025: $22.6M vs 2024: $17.0M)
- Full-year net income +17.5% (2025: $19.5M vs 2024: $16.6M)
- Full-year EPS +17% (2025: $1.58 vs 2024: $1.35)
- Q4 operating income +14.3% (Q4 2025: $5.6M vs Q4 2024: $4.9M)
Negative
- None.
News Market Reaction – CIX
On the day this news was published, CIX declined 1.98%, reflecting a mild negative market reaction.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
Key Figures
Market Reality Check
Peers on Argus
CIX was down 3.06% with mixed peer action: NL -0.49%, BAER -4.6%, SNT -6.16% versus MG +3.69% and KSCP +1.75%, pointing to stock-specific dynamics.
Previous Earnings Reports
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 05 | Q3 2025 earnings | Positive | -0.1% | Improved Q3 2025 sales and net income versus 2024 comparables. |
| Aug 05 | Q2 2025 earnings | Positive | +16.1% | Q2 2025 net sales and income rose meaningfully from prior-year quarter. |
| May 06 | Q1 2025 earnings | Positive | -2.2% | Q1 2025 showed higher sales and net income than Q1 2024. |
| Mar 05 | Q4 2024 earnings | Negative | +1.6% | Q4 2024 sales and income declined versus 2023 on lower security sales. |
| Nov 06 | Q3 2024 earnings | Negative | -13.1% | Q3 2024 saw broad declines in sales, operating income and net income. |
Earnings headlines often see muted or inconsistent reactions, with both positive and negative reports sometimes moving opposite to fundamentals.
Over the past year, CompX’s earnings releases have tracked a recovery from weaker 2024 results toward stronger 2025 performance. Q3 and Q2 2025 showed solid sales and income growth, while Q1 2025 also improved year-on-year. Earlier, Q4 and Q3 2024 highlighted declines across sales and profitability. Against this backdrop, the latest Q4 and full-year 2025 results continue the narrative of improving annual metrics versus 2024.
Historical Comparison
Over the last five earnings releases, CIX’s average 1-day move was about ±0.44%. Today’s -3.06% post-earnings move sits meaningfully outside that recent norm.
Earnings releases show a shift from weakening results in late 2024 to strengthening quarters through 2025, with higher sales and net income across Q1–Q3 and now full-year 2025 versus 2024.
Market Pulse Summary
This announcement highlights modestly softer Q4 2025 sales but improved operating income and EPS, alongside stronger full-year 2025 results versus 2024. Historical earnings releases show periods of both contraction and recovery, with recent quarters emphasizing growth in both Security Products and Marine Components. Investors may focus on sustainability of margin gains, end-market demand trends, and how future quarterly updates compare with the current $158.3M revenue and $19.5M net income base.
AI-generated analysis. Not financial advice.
Dallas, Texas, March 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CompX International Inc. (NYSE American: CIX) announced today net sales of
Net sales for the year ended December 31, 2025 were
Fourth quarter 2025 net sales decreased over the comparable 2024 period predominantly due to lower Security Products sales to the healthcare market, partially offset by higher Marine Components sales to the industrial market. Operating income increased in the fourth quarter of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to higher sales at Marine Components as well as improved gross margins at each of the Security Products and Marine Components segments.
Net sales increased for the full year of 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 primarily due to higher Security Products sales to the government security market and higher Marine Components sales to various markets including the towboat, government and industrial markets. Operating income for the full year of 2025 increased compared to 2024 due to higher sales and improved gross margins at each of the Security Products and Marine Components segments.
CompX is a leading manufacturer of security products and recreational marine components. It operates from three locations in the U.S. and employs approximately 549 people.
Forward-Looking Statements
The statements in this press release relating to matters that are not historical facts are forward-looking statements that represent management’s belief and assumptions based on currently available information. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot give any assurances that these expectations will be correct. Such statements, by their nature, involve substantial risks and uncertainties that could significantly impact expected results, and actual future results could differ materially from those predicted. While it is not possible to identify all factors, we continue to face many risks and uncertainties.
The factors that could cause our actual future results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Future supply and demand for our products;
- Changes in our raw material and other operating costs (such as zinc, brass, aluminum, steel and energy costs), including as a result of additional or changed tariffs on imported raw materials, and our ability to pass those costs on to our customers or offset them with reductions in other operating costs;
- Price and product competition from low-cost manufacturing sources (such as China);
- The impact of pricing and production decisions;
- Customer and competitor strategies including substitute products;
- Our ability to retain key customers;
- Uncertainties associated with new product development and the development of new product features;
- Pending or possible future litigation (such as litigation related to our use of certain permitted chemicals in our production process) or other actions;
- Our ability to protect or defend our intellectual property rights;
- Potential difficulties in integrating future acquisitions;
- Decisions to sell operating assets other than in the ordinary course of business;
- Environmental matters (such as those requiring emission and discharge standards for existing and new facilities);
- The ultimate outcome of income tax audits, tax settlement initiatives or other tax matters, including future tax reform;
- Government laws and regulations and possible changes therein including new environmental, health and safety, sustainability or other regulations;
- General global economic and political conditions that disrupt our supply chain, reduce demand or perceived demand for component products or impair our ability to operate our facilities (including changes in the level of gross domestic product in various regions of the world, natural disasters, terrorist acts, global conflicts and public health crises);
- Operating interruptions (including, but not limited to, labor disputes, leaks, natural disasters, fires, explosions, unscheduled or unplanned downtime, transportation interruptions, certain regional and world events or economic conditions and public health crises);
- The introduction of new, or changes in existing, tariffs, trade barriers or trade disputes (including tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on imports from China and Mexico);
- Technology related disruptions (including, but not limited to, cyber attacks; software implementation, upgrades or improvements; technology processing failures; or other events) related to our technology infrastructure that could impact our ability to continue operations, or at key vendors which could impact our supply chain, or at key customers which could impact their operations and cause them to curtail or pause orders; and
- Possible disruption of our business or increases in the cost of doing business resulting from terrorist activities or global conflicts.
Should one or more of these risks materialize (or the consequences of such development worsen), or should the underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results could differ materially from those currently forecasted or expected. We disclaim any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement whether as a result of changes in information, future events or otherwise.
Investor Relations Contact
Bryan A. Hanley
Senior Vice President and Treasurer
Tel. 972-233-1700
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COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC.
SUMMARY OF CONSOLIDATED OPERATIONS
(In millions, except per share amounts)
| Three months ended | Year ended | ||||||||||
| December 31, | December 31, | ||||||||||
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | ||||||||
| (Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| Net sales | $ | 38.4 | $ | 37.7 | $ | 145.9 | $ | 158.3 | |||
| Cost of sales | 27.4 | 25.6 | 104.6 | 110.1 | |||||||
| Gross margin | 11.0 | 12.1 | 41.3 | 48.2 | |||||||
| Selling, general and administrative expense | 6.1 | 6.5 | 24.3 | 25.6 | |||||||
| Operating income | 4.9 | 5.6 | 17.0 | 22.6 | |||||||
| Interest income | .9 | .7 | 4.7 | 3.2 | |||||||
| Income before income taxes | 5.8 | 6.3 | 21.7 | 25.8 | |||||||
| Income tax expense | 1.3 | 1.6 | 5.1 | 6.3 | |||||||
| Net income | $ | 4.5 | $ | 4.7 | $ | 16.6 | $ | 19.5 | |||
| Basic and diluted net income per common share | $ | .37 | $ | .38 | $ | 1.35 | $ | 1.58 | |||
| Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 12.3 | |||||||
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