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    Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP)

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    BASIC MATERIALS • OTHER INDUSTRIAL METALS & MINING • NYSE

    $22.57
    +0.38 (+1.74%)

    Market Cap: $948.35M

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    41%(16/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +393.01%

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.11
    Range$-0.03 - $0.17
    4 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $327M
    Range$321M - $331M
    4 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.43
    Range$0.43 - $0.43
    1 analysts
    EPS RevisionsNo revisions (7d)No revisions (30d)
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.50-14.0%
    60d ago$0.50-14.0%
    30d ago$0.00n/a
    7d ago$0.00n/a
    Current$0.43
    Revenue Consensus
    $0
    Range$0 - $0
    0 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    -$0.43---
    Sep 26EST
    -$0.11---
    Jun 26
    Reported Aug 5
    $-0.14$-0.04-250.00%Miss+64.1%
    Mar 26
    Reported May 6
    $0.63$0.59+6.78%Beat+0.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    $0.43$0.26+65.38%Beat+178.2%
    Sep 25
    Reported Dec 8
    $-0.17$-0.23+26.09%Beat+77.9%
    Jun 25
    Reported Aug 11
    $-0.39$-0.13-200.00%Miss+61.4%
    Mar 25
    Reported May 7
    $0.63$0.00+14218.18%Beat-57.7%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 10
    $-0.55$-0.05-1000.00%Miss-1200.0%
    Sep 24
    Reported Dec 16
    $-0.77$-0.52-48.08%Miss-1183.3%
    Jun 24
    Reported Sep 17
    $-1.01$-0.65-55.38%Miss-200.0%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 7
    $1.49$0.20+645.00%Beat+423.9%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    $0.05N/A-80.77%Miss+600.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Nov 16
    $-0.06$-0.10+40.00%Beat-700.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Aug 8
    $1.01$-0.12+941.67%Beat+731.2%
    Mar 23
    Reported May 9
    $-0.46$0.61-175.41%Miss-239.4%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 7
    $-0.01N/A-101.82%Miss-102.6%
    Sep 22
    Reported Nov 29
    $0.01N/A+133.33%Beat+107.1%
    Jun 22
    Reported Aug 4
    $-0.16$-0.29+44.83%Beat+67.3%
    Mar 22
    Reported May 5
    $0.33N/A-63.33%Miss-65.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 8
    $0.38$0.47-19.15%Miss-38.7%
    Sep 21
    Reported Nov 15
    $-0.14$-0.11-27.27%Miss-300.0%
    Jun 21
    Reported Aug 13
    $-0.49$-0.07-600.00%Miss-1325.0%
    Mar 21
    Reported May 4
    $0.95$0.63+50.79%Beat+18.7%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 16
    $0.62N/A-53.73%Miss-62.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Nov 4
    $0.07N/A-84.09%Miss-80.6%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    $0.04N/A+122.22%Beat+113.8%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    $0.80$0.57+40.35%Beat+263.6%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 10
    $1.63$1.82-10.44%Miss+15.6%
    Sep 19
    Reported Nov 5
    $0.36$0.71-49.30%Miss-2.7%
    Jun 19
    Reported Aug 6
    $-0.29$-0.14-107.14%Miss-26.1%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 30
    $0.22$0.01+2100.00%Beat-40.5%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 11
    $1.41$1.71-17.54%Miss-15.1%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 31
    $0.37$0.40-7.50%Miss-43.1%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 6
    $-0.23$-0.15-53.33%Miss-21.1%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 1
    $0.37$0.39-5.13%Miss-41.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 13
    $1.66$1.49+11.41%Beat+23.0%
    Sep 17
    Reported Oct 30
    $0.65$0.74-12.16%Miss-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 7
    $-0.19$-0.08-137.50%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 3
    $0.63$0.54+16.67%Beat-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 8
    $1.35$1.09+23.85%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield0.00%
    Forward Annual Dividend$0.00
    Payout Ratio0.00%
    FrequencyQuarterly

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio30.10EV/EBITDA7.48x
    Price/FCF12.24xFCF Yield8.17%
    Profitability
    Profit Margin1.42%Operating Margin5.06%
    ROE7.17%ROIC7.23%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity2.74xInterest Coverage1.62x
    Current Ratio2.01xQuick Ratio0.98x
    Trading Statistics
    Beta1.26Avg Volume366.21K
    52-Week High$34.5052-Week Low$16.40

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$22.69
    SMA 20$22.75
    SMA 50$24.27
    SMA 200$25.92
    EMA 10$22.69
    EMA 20$22.99
    EMA 50$24.35
    EMA 200$24.86

    MACD

    Line: -0.53Signal: -0.67Hist: 0.14

    ADX

    ADX: 28.8+DI: 17.4-DI: 29.5

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon UpN/A
    Aroon Down60.0
    PSAR$21.31

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$23.90
    Lower Band$21.60
    %B Position1012%(Upper)
    Band Width0.42

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    42.4

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K67.5
    Stoch %D69.9
    Williams %R-36.4
    ROC (10d)3.5%
    Momentum0.77
    CCI (20d)-51.1
    MFI (14d)45.3

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.77(3.4%)
    StdDev (20d)0.58
    Hist Vol27.1%(Moderate)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$22.36
    OBV9.2M
    AD Line19.5M
    CMF (20d)0.122

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)372.1K
    Vol Ratio0.7x
    VWMA (20d)$22.82

    Pivot Points

    R3$23.53
    R2$23.21
    R1$22.70
    Pivot Point$22.37
    S1$21.86
    S2$21.54
    S3$21.03

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-21.58
    Ultimate Osc56.1
    KST-76.18

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$215.30M$453.20M$396.10M$227.50M$214.60M$494.60M$307.20M$208.80M$202.90M$364.00M$341.70M$233.60M
    Cost of Revenue$177.40M$370.20M$332.90M$189.10M$173.40M$417.80M$272.90M$189.30M$170.30M$292.20M$270.60M$189.50M
    Gross Profit$37.90M$83.00M$63.20M$38.40M$41.20M$76.80M$34.30M$19.50M$32.60M$71.80M$71.10M$44.10M
    Operating Expenses$27.00M$27.00M$26.60M$26.40M$25.30M$79.90M$33.80M$49.30M$197.00M$111.10M$124.70M$40.20M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$27.00M$27.00M$26.60M$26.40M$24.00M$29.60M$33.30M$31.30M$27.50M$0$0$0
    Operating Income$10.90M$56.00M$36.60M$12.00M$15.90M$-3,100,000$500,000$-29,800,000$5.90M$-39,300,000$-53,600,000$3.90M
    Interest Income$500,000$600,000$19.90M$13.70M$300,000$200,000$400,000$200,000$200,000$0$0$0
    Interest Expense$14.60M$17.90M$18.10M$17.30M$16.30M$18.00M$16.90M$19.10M$17.20M$17.30M$15.90M$13.10M
    Income Before Tax$700,000$28.70M$16.40M$-4,000,000$-13,600,000$-22,200,000$-13,900,000$-50,800,000$-10,900,000$-54,800,000$-71,700,000$-9,400,000
    Income Tax Expense$6.40M$16.00M$-2,200,000$3.20M$3.40M$9.80M$9.70M$-2,500,000$0$-15,900,000$3.60M$-6,900,000
    Net Income$-5,700,000$12.70M$18.60M$-7,200,000$-17,000,000$-32,000,000$-23,600,000$-48,300,000$-43,600,000$-38,900,000$-75,300,000$-2,500,000
    EBITDA$40.90M$74.80M$60.90M$40.00M$25.90M$22.30M$29.80M$-5,100,000N/A$-10,700,000$-30,300,000$29.60M
    EBIT$15.30M$46.60M$34.50M$13.30M$2.70M$-4,200,000$3.00M$-31,700,000N/A$-37,500,000$-55,800,000$3.70M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    Government Contracts

    Gov Obligations (TTM)
    $36748
    Gov Obligations / Revenue
    0.0%
    Obligations YoY
    N/A
    Active Awards
    1
    New Awards (TTM)
    1
    Avg Remaining Term
    N/A

    Top agency: Department of Transportation at 100.0% of trailing twelve month obligations across 1 agencies

    Recent Awards

    Award IDAgencyObligatedStart
    6923G526C0002Department of TransportationSaint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation$36748Nov 13, 2025

    Federal contract obligations are bookings recorded by the awarding agency, not recognized revenue. They can exceed 100% of revenue and can be negative when contracts are de-obligated. Source: USAspending.gov prime awards, data through Jul 31, 2026.

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    CMP Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    30.1x
    Forward P/E
    14.8x
    EV/EBITDA
    7.5x
    P/FCF
    12.2x
    PEG
    0.1x
    P/B
    3.6x
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    CMP Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Gross margin
    17.2%
    Operating margin
    5.1%
    Net margin
    1.4%
    ROIC
    7.2%
    ROE
    7.2%
    FCF margin
    6.0%
    FCF yield
    8.2%

    CMP Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Hold
    Analysts
    4
    Strong Buy
    0
    Buy
    2
    Hold
    1
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    1

    CMP Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bear case

    • CMP has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.7x.

    CMP Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    4 of 8 quarters (50.0%)
    Average surprise
    -200.0%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.11

    CMP Dividend

    Forward yield
    0.0%
    Payout ratio
    0.0%

    Frequently Asked Questions About CMP

    Does CMP pay dividends?

    Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) has a dividend payment track record. See the CMP dividend history page for its current payment status, TTM yield, and recorded payments.

    What is CMP's P/E ratio?

    Compass Minerals International Inc has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 30.10.

    What is CMP's market cap?

    Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) has a market capitalization of $948.35M with a current stock price of $22.57.

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