Business
CompX believes it is a North American market leader in the manufacture and sale of cabinet locks and other locking mechanisms.
NL INDUSTRIES INC: Revenue grew 8.5% to $158M from $146M. Net income turned into a $37.83M loss from $67.23M of profit. Free cash flow turned into a $40.15M outflow from $24.14M. Operating margin contracted 1921 bps to 6.74%. NL INDUSTRIES INC's annual comparison also shows free cash flow declined despite revenue growth; margins improved while free cash flow declined; capital spending grew faster than revenue.
The read at a glance✓ Audited against SEC data
- Growth — Revenue grew 8.5% to $158M from $146MOK
- Profitability — Net income turned into a $37.83M loss from $67.23M of profitWatch
- Cash flow — Free cash flow turned into a $40.15M outflow from $24.14MWatch
- Margins — Operating margin contracted 1921 bps to 6.74%Watch
- Accounting — No overriding statistical warningNote
- Insiders — 0 purchases and 0 salesNote
Where the revenue comes from
Fiscal 2025, as NL INDUSTRIES INC reports it. History and quarterly detail are in the app.
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Leadership changes
From NL INDUSTRIES INC's own filings, the day they're filed.
- R. Gerald Turner · director · departureeff. 2025-05-15
- Goodyear Tire · directors · appointment
Latest filings
- 10-Q · Quarterly report2026-08-05
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-08-05
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-05-26
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-05-14
- 8-K · Company announcement2026-05-06
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