Compass Minerals International, Inc.

CMP • Industrial Materials

$22.00

▲ +0.17 (+0.78%)

Current price

EarningsLatest report: Jun 30, 2026

BALANCED PROFILENeutralConfidence: 70%

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.

Quantitative profile — not an investment recommendation.Methodology

Analysis thesis: Mixed profile. The company is not automatically unattractive, but valuation, growth, or balance-sheet evidence does not yet justify a stronger signal.

Market Cap

$929.41M

Growth

2.3%

Cash Flow

3/5

Trend

Mostly stable

Evidence

Positive free cash flow · 3.06Healthy liquidity · 2.15High debt level · 3.62Weak profitability

Financial data as of: Jun 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast earnings update: Jun 30, 2026, 12:00 AM UTCLast profile update: Aug 7, 2026, 1:09 PM UTC

Company Snapshot

Key valuation, quality, financial strength, momentum and analyst data.

Price$22.00

Change0.78%

Shares Out42.25M

Market Cap$929.41M

Enterprise Value$1.59B

52W Range16.40 - 34.50

Beta1.26

P/E50.51

P/S0.72

P/B3.53

P/FCF4.71

EV/Sales1.23

Price$22.00

Change0.78%

Shares Out42.25M

Market Cap$929.41M

Enterprise Value$1.59B

52W Range16.40 - 34.50

Beta1.26

P/E50.51

P/S0.72

P/B3.53

P/FCF4.71

EV/Sales1.23

EV/EBITDA8.11

EV/FCF8.06

Earnings Yield1.98%

FCF Yield21.23%

Dividend Yield0.00%

Gross Margin15.33%

Oper. Margin2.03%

Profit Margin-6.42%

Debt/Eq3.62

Current Ratio2.15

Quick Ratio0.98

Revenue 5Y2.27%

FCF 5Y0.98%

Target$29.50

Target Upside34.09%

Target Median$29.50

Target Range27.00 - 32.00

Volume1.79M

Avg Volume599.64K

EPS Surprise-0.03

Investment DNA

How strong this company looks for long-term investors

out of 100

Business Quality

Margins, moat, returns

22/100

Financial Strength

Debt, cash, stability

51/100

Growth Potential

Revenue and expansion

64/100

Price Attractiveness

Cheap or expensive today

84/100

Why this score▼

Positive free cash flow · 3.06Healthy liquidity · 2.15High debt level · 3.62Weak profitability

Analyst view

Analyst sentiment and price target

CMP

Analyst sentiment

Based on 17 analyst votes · 2026-10-21

74/100

Bullish

Hold

Bearish

Price Target

2026-08-07

Low

$30.00

Mean

$32.50

Median

$32.50

High

$35.00

Company Overview

IPO: 12/12/2003

Industry: Industrial Materials

P/B i: 3.53

Debt / Equity i: 3.62

Operating Margin: 2.03%

Net Margin: -6.42%

ROE i: -

ROIC: -

Financial Health

Score10 / 20

Debt / Equity: 3.62

Current Ratio: 2.15

Quick Ratio: 0.98

Status: Moderate

Warnings

High debt level

Insider Transactions

Recent executive and insider activity

Ward Ashley

Transaction: 07/28/2026

SELL

Change

-8,333

Price

Not reported

Filing

07/29/2026

Type

SELL

Ward Ashley

Transaction: 07/28/2026

SELL

Change

-2,443

Price

$29.69

Filing

07/29/2026

Type

SELL

Safran David

Transaction: 06/30/2026

BUY

Change

+804

Price

Not reported

Filing

07/01/2026

Type

BUY

Insider	Type	Change	Price	Transaction	Filing
Ward Ashley	SELL	-8,333	Not reported	07/28/2026	07/29/2026
Ward Ashley	SELL	-2,443	$29.69	07/28/2026	07/29/2026
Safran David	BUY	+804	Not reported	06/30/2026	07/01/2026
DEALY RICHARD P	BUY	+944	Not reported	06/30/2026	07/01/2026
Reece Joseph E	BUY	+1,205	Not reported	06/30/2026	07/01/2026
Nichols Benjamin S.	SELL	-2,542	Not reported	06/24/2026	06/26/2026
Nichols Benjamin S.	SELL	-747	$28.66	06/24/2026	06/26/2026
Nichols Benjamin S.	SELL	-685	Not reported	05/18/2026	05/19/2026
Nichols Benjamin S.	SELL	-195	$28.97	05/18/2026	05/19/2026
Nichols Benjamin S.	SELL	-737	Not reported	05/13/2026	05/14/2026
Nichols Benjamin S.	SELL	-247	$30.21	05/13/2026	05/14/2026
Safran David	BUY	+1,071	Not reported	03/31/2026	04/01/2026
DEALY RICHARD P	BUY	+1,259	Not reported	03/31/2026	04/01/2026
Reece Joseph E	BUY	+1,816	Not reported	03/31/2026	04/01/2026
Miller Melissa M	SELL	-11,905	Not reported	03/05/2026	03/09/2026
Miller Melissa M	BUY	+11,905	Not reported	03/05/2026	03/09/2026
Joyce Gareth T	SELL	-11,905	Not reported	03/05/2026	03/09/2026
Joyce Gareth T	BUY	+11,905	Not reported	03/05/2026	03/09/2026
Merle Denise M	BUY	+5,032	Not reported	03/05/2026	03/09/2026
Roberts Mark Lawrence	BUY	+5,032	Not reported	03/05/2026	03/09/2026

About the Company

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP) operates as a significant global producer and supplier of vital minerals, concentrating its activities primarily across the United States, Canada, Brazil, and the United Kingdom, while also serving other international markets. The company organizes its diverse operations into three main business divisions: Salt, Plant Nutrition North America, and Plant Nutrition South America. Within its Salt segment, Compass Minerals offers a comprehensive suite of sodium chloride and magnesium chloride products. These include various forms such as rock salt, salt produced through mechanical and solar evaporation, and both brine and flake magnesium chloride. This division also procures potassium chloride and calcium chloride, which it either sells as standalone finished goods or integrates with salt to create specialized blends. The applications for these products are extensive: they function as de-icing agents for roadways, are used by both professional and consumer markets, serve as fundamental ingredients in chemical production, aid in water treatment, contribute to human and animal nutrition, and fulfill a wide spectrum of other industrial and consumer demands. An additional service provided by this segment is records management. The Plant Nutrition North America segment specializes in delivering sulfate of potash specialty fertilizers, available in a variety of grades. Its portfolio includes agricultural products suitable for methods like broadcast spreading, direct application, and liquid fertilizer solutions; turf products tailored for the ornamental market and for blends used on golf course greens; organic options marketed under the Protassium+ brand; and micronutrient products, including those under the Wolf Trax label and other brands. This segment's clientele includes agricultural input distributors and retailers, as well as direct growers. Finally, the Plant Nutrition South America segment provides a selection of specialized plant nutrients and supplements. It also supplies essential chemicals for water and wastewater purification, decontamination, and treatment processes, alongside various process chemicals designated for industrial applications. Initially incorporated as Salt Holdings Corporation, the company formally adopted its current name, Compass Minerals International, Inc., in December 2003. Established in 1993, its corporate headquarters are situated in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Latest news

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE:CMP) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $27.00 According to Analysts

Shares of Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE: CMP - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus rating of "Reduce" from the five brokerages that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation

Defense World

Compass Minerals International Continues To Trade On The Cheap Even After Soaring

Compass Minerals International remains a ‘buy' as fundamentals strengthen and shares trade at a compelling valuation. Revenue and profitability improved despite volume declines, driven by higher salt prices and operational discipline. Salt segment pricing power offset lower highway salt volumes, while Plant Nutrition benefited from intentional portfolio adjustments.

Seeking Alpha

Compass Minerals Comments on Salt Exclusion from Section 338 Tariffs

OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Compass Minerals International, Inc. (NYSE: CMP) (“Compass Minerals” or the “company”) today provided the following comment on the recent announcement by The White House that, effective Sept. 15, 2026, salt and pure sodium chloride produced in Canada are excluded from the 50% ad valorem Section 338 tariffs. The company operates the world's largest underground salt mine in Goderich, Ontario, serving communities throughout the Northeast and Midwest by helping.

Business Wire

3 Reasons Growth Investors Will Love Compass (CMP)

Compass (CMP) is well positioned to outperform the market, as it exhibits above-average growth in financials.

Zacks Investment Research

Qnity Introduces Stackplane™ CMP Slurry Platform for Advanced Packaging

WILMINGTON, Del.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Qnity Electronics, Inc. (“Qnity”) (NYSE: Q), a premier technology solutions leader across the semiconductor value chain, has further expanded its offerings for advanced packaging with the introduction of the Stackplane™ family of slurries for chemical mechanical planarization (CMP). Stackplane™ slurries support the industry's move toward shrink and stack, where continued transistor scaling is paired with the stacking and integration of multiple chips to delive.

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Earnings Surprises

Period	Estimate	Actual	Surprise
2026-05-06	0.66	0.63	-0.03
2026-02-04	0.11	0.43	0.32
2025-12-08	-0.22707	-0.17	0.05707
2025-08-11	-0.06	-0.39	-0.33
2025-05-07	0.00323	0.63	0.62677
2025-02-10	0.1297	-0.55	-0.6797
2024-12-16	-0.48992	-0.77	-0.28008
2024-09-17	-0.74	-1.01	-0.27
2024-05-07	0.63	1.49	0.86
2024-02-07	0.2168	0.05	-0.1668
2023-11-16	-0.03667	-0.06	-0.02333
2023-08-08	-0.14328	1.01	1.15328