Compx International (CIX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026)
Compx International (CIX) reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 19.46% for Q3 2026, up 4.31 percentage points from 15.15% a year earlier and up 1.02 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Compx International (CIX) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Compx International posted Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 15.85%, up 5.18 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of +8.83 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 10.67% in FY2024 (-4.72 pp), 15.39% in FY2023 (+0.27 pp), 15.12% in FY2022 (+3.17 pp) and 11.95% in FY2021 (+4.92 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to Q3 2011.
- Year over year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has now increased in each of the last seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +2.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in five years was Q2 2026 (a gain of 4.75 percentage points); the low point was Q4 2024 (a drop of 3.44 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 18.44% (Q2 2026), 16.75% (Q1 2026) and 16.39% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caterpillar | 267.46 Bn | 238.77 Bn | 7.35 Bn | 22.25% |
| 2 | Amphenol | 197.37 Bn | 192.21 Bn | 4.02 Bn | 25.53% |
| 3 | Deere | 185.36 Bn | 194.13 Bn | 4.66 Bn | - |
| 4 | Eaton | 137.64 Bn | 134.62 Bn | 3.11 Bn | 12.64% |
| 5 | Parker-Hannifin | 121.80 Bn | 119.79 Bn | 2.26 Bn | 17.64% |
| 6 | 3M | 97.84 Bn | 80.25 Bn | 2.78 Bn | 18.67% |
| 7 | Emerson Electric | 93.37 Bn | 85.86 Bn | 2.74 Bn | 15.15% |
| 8 | Illinois Tool Works | 81.86 Bn | 78.53 Bn | 1.91 Bn | 38.87% |
| 9 | Vertiv Holdings | 74.77 Bn | 63.62 Bn | 1.64 Bn | 31.72% |
| 10 | Compx International | 550.21 Mn | 336.93 Mn | 13.03 Mn | 19.46% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 19.46% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 18.44% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.75% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 16.39% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.15% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 13.69% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 11.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.36% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 13.45% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 12.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 15.12% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 14.21% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.98% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.97% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 14.14% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.98% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 11.81% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.67% |
API Access
Compx International Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CIX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CIX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CIX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();