Last 48 quarters of trend data · Industrials · Security & Safety
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 20.63 | 21.74 | 10.55 | 12.43 | 15.31 | 17.21 | 15.10 | 12.33 | 17.67 | 26.08 | 15.81 | 28.58 | 11.70 | 9.89 | 16.52 | 9.22 | 11.85 | 10.15 | 11.60 | 14.70 | 22.47 |
| — | +26.3% | -30.1% | +0.7% | -13.4% | -34.0% | -4.5% | -56.9% | +51.0% | +163.7% | -4.2% | +209.9% | -1.2% | -2.6% | +42.4% | -37.2% | -47.3% | -35.5% | -17.4% | +24.1% | +7.4% | |
| P/S Ratio | 2.88 | 2.62 | 1.76 | 1.77 | 1.90 | 1.80 | 2.03 | 1.58 | 2.09 | 2.67 | 2.12 | 2.78 | 1.80 | 1.42 | 1.83 | 1.35 | 1.42 | 1.17 | 1.72 | 1.73 | 2.11 |
| — | +45.3% | -13.2% | +12.0% | -9.2% | -32.5% | -4.2% | -43.0% | +16.1% | +88.4% | +15.5% | +105.7% | +26.7% | +21.7% | +6.5% | -21.9% | -32.6% | -37.5% | -3.2% | +11.0% | +31.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 3.44 | 3.15 | 2.12 | 2.04 | 2.07 | 2.09 | 2.19 | 1.73 | 2.20 | 2.48 | 1.79 | 2.50 | 1.84 | 1.39 | 1.65 | 1.38 | 1.44 | 1.27 | 1.63 | 1.66 | 1.66 |
| — | +50.5% | -3.1% | +18.2% | -6.0% | -15.4% | +22.7% | -30.8% | +19.4% | +78.6% | +8.1% | +81.4% | +28.4% | +8.7% | +1.6% | -17.2% | -13.6% | -14.4% | +8.1% | +25.6% | +44.7% | |
| P/FCF | 20.16 | 12.44 | 16.97 | — | 6.27 | 8.56 | 24.18 | — | 11.34 | 24.66 | 8.08 | 77.24 | 5.77 | 29.88 | 10.33 | 19.90 | 7.04 | 8.61 | 22.48 | — | 130.50 |
| — | +45.3% | -29.8% | — | -44.7% | -65.3% | +199.3% | — | +96.4% | -17.5% | -21.8% | +288.1% | -17.9% | +247.1% | -54.0% | — | -94.6% | -48.4% | +71.3% | — | +1474.7% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 13.50 | 14.30 | 6.51 | 7.56 | 8.89 | 10.70 | 9.36 | 7.31 | 11.23 | 17.64 | 9.73 | 19.96 | 7.98 | 7.01 | 11.67 | 6.35 | 7.74 | 5.29 | 6.20 | 7.60 | 11.00 |
| — | +33.7% | -30.5% | +3.5% | -20.9% | -39.4% | -3.9% | -63.4% | +40.8% | +151.5% | -16.6% | +214.2% | +3.0% | +32.6% | +88.2% | -16.5% | -29.6% | -29.1% | -11.1% | +29.1% | +19.1% | |
| EV / EBIT | 18.70 | 14.30 | 7.13 | 7.75 | 9.14 | 10.88 | 9.46 | 7.38 | 11.17 | 16.42 | 9.16 | 18.75 | 9.02 | 8.07 | 14.33 | 7.26 | 9.18 | 6.19 | 7.00 | 8.76 | 13.81 |
| — | +31.4% | -24.6% | +4.9% | -18.2% | -33.7% | +3.3% | -60.6% | +23.9% | +103.4% | -36.1% | +158.2% | -1.8% | +30.4% | +104.9% | -17.1% | -33.5% | -30.1% | -13.9% | +27.9% | +6.3% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 30.4% | 29.6% | 35.6% | 32.7% | 32.1% | 27.6% | 31.9% | 30.2% | 28.8% | 28.1% | 31.1% | 25.5% | 31.6% | 31.3% | 28.1% | 30.9% | 27.9% | 27.8% | 32.7% | 28.7% | 27.8% |
| — | +7.3% | +11.6% | +8.2% | +11.4% | -1.8% | +2.6% | +18.6% | -8.8% | -10.1% | +10.9% | -17.5% | +13.1% | +12.3% | -14.2% | +7.5% | +0.3% | -11.9% | +4.9% | -6.5% | +8.1% | |
| Operating Margin | 14.3% | 14.5% | 20.5% | 17.4% | 15.0% | 11.9% | 15.7% | 14.6% | 12.7% | 9.9% | 14.2% | 9.8% | 17.3% | 16.2% | 11.9% | 17.1% | 13.7% | 13.8% | 18.6% | 15.0% | 11.2% |
| — | +21.9% | +30.6% | +19.2% | +18.1% | +19.8% | +10.6% | +49.0% | -26.8% | -38.7% | +18.7% | -42.8% | +26.8% | +17.4% | -35.8% | +14.1% | +22.0% | -7.0% | +17.0% | -7.4% | +43.3% | |
| Net Margin | 12.3% | 12.2% | 16.7% | 14.4% | 12.4% | 10.6% | 13.5% | 12.7% | 11.7% | 10.3% | 13.5% | 9.9% | 15.5% | 14.3% | 11.1% | 14.7% | 11.9% | 11.5% | 14.8% | 11.9% | 9.2% |
| — | +15.2% | +23.3% | +13.2% | +5.5% | +2.3% | +0.1% | +28.9% | -24.3% | -27.6% | +21.4% | -33.0% | +30.2% | +23.5% | -25.0% | +24.4% | +29.6% | -3.4% | +16.3% | -9.1% | +27.9% |
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 13.7% | 3.7% | 5.1% | 4.2% | 3.4% | 2.9% | 3.7% | 3.5% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 2.2% | 4.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 3.8% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 2.9% | 1.8% |
| — | +25.2% | +38.6% | +19.9% | +9.3% | +33.4% | +28.5% | +57.2% | -22.8% | -37.3% | +13.6% | -41.4% | +32.7% | +18.3% | -28.5% | +32.5% | +67.0% | +23.8% | +29.5% | +2.9% | +40.4% | |
| ROA | 12.2% | 3.3% | 4.6% | 3.7% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2.8% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 2.0% | 3.6% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 3.2% | 2.6% | 1.6% |
| — | +22.6% | +37.0% | +18.7% | +8.0% | +31.6% | +26.3% | +55.2% | -22.7% | -36.6% | +15.3% | -40.7% | +34.2% | +19.3% | -28.2% | +32.2% | +65.3% | +22.6% | +28.4% | +1.8% | +38.2% | |
| ROIC | 20.0% | 5.3% | 7.2% | 6.0% | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.1% | 5.0% | 4.3% | 2.7% | 3.5% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 3.8% | 3.5% | 4.2% | 5.5% | 4.7% | 3.0% |
| — | +36.1% | +41.2% | +20.1% | +13.3% | +43.6% | +46.2% | +118.4% | +4.3% | -19.9% | +54.3% | -40.6% | +17.1% | -20.5% | -58.6% | -18.3% | +17.7% | +8.8% | +30.8% | +8.5% | +67.2% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q3 '26 | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | — | 0.01 | — | 0.01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Debt / EBITDA | — | 0.13 | — | 0.13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Current Ratio | 5.87 | 5.39 | 6.69 | 6.99 | 5.87 | 6.41 | 7.49 | 7.71 | 6.67 | 7.52 | 9.23 | 10.70 | 7.36 | 7.35 | 7.80 | 8.56 | 6.68 | 6.19 | 7.68 | 8.41 | 7.31 |
| — | -16.0% | -10.7% | -9.3% | -12.0% | -14.7% | -18.9% | -27.9% | -9.3% | +2.3% | +18.4% | +25.1% | +10.3% | +18.7% | +1.5% | +1.7% | -8.7% | -17.5% | -9.3% | -6.6% | -5.0% | |
| Quick Ratio | 4.09 | 3.79 | 4.68 | 4.89 | 4.09 | 4.37 | 5.20 | 5.57 | 4.88 | 5.48 | 7.24 | 8.29 | 5.58 | 5.26 | 5.51 | 6.24 | 4.80 | 4.29 | 5.63 | 6.43 | 5.75 |
| — | -13.2% | -10.0% | -12.2% | -16.2% | -20.2% | -28.2% | -32.8% | -12.5% | +4.2% | +31.3% | +32.8% | +16.2% | +22.7% | -2.1% | -3.0% | -16.6% | -28.6% | -18.6% | -13.1% | -8.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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CompX International Inc.'s current P/E is 20.6x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 15.0x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
CompX International Inc.'s current operating margin is 14.3%. Margins have been compressing over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
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