---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001049606-26-000012"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CIX"
cik: "0001049606"
company_name: "COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T23:09:22.116706+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.65
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# CompX Q1 net income up 15.7% to $5.9M; EPS $0.48 vs $0.42

## Summary
- Net sales $40.6M (+0.7% YoY); operating income $7.1M (+20.3% YoY).
- Net income $5.9M ($0.48 basic EPS) vs $5.1M ($0.42) in Q1 2025.
- Marine Components sales increased; Security Products sales down but margin improved on mix.
- Company employs ~560 people across three U.S. locations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001049606-26-000012
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CIX
- cik: 0001049606
- company_name: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-05T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.65
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.65
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960626000012/0001049606-26-000012-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960626000012/cix-20260505x8k.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001049606-26-000012
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001049606-26-000012.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 0c7d04ffd19c02b514e250204dd74c06a3194b93
  claim: COMPX INTERNATIONAL INC reported first quarter of 2026 results: revenue $40.6 million, net income $5.9 million, EPS $.48 per basic and diluted common share.
  evidence_excerpt: CompX International Inc. (NYSE American: CIX) announced today net sales of $40.6 million for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $40.3 million in the same period of 2025. Operating income was $7.1 million in the first quarter of 2026 compared to $5.9 million in the same period of 2025. Net income was $5.9 million, or $.48 per basic and diluted common share, for the first quarter of 2026 compared to $5.1 million, or $.42 per basic and diluted common share, in the same period of 2025.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1049606/000104960626000012/0001049606-26-000012-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.