Stocks · Basic Materials · Industrial Materials
Compass Minerals International, Inc. CMP
$22.20 +1.79% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $931.5M
Inexpensive vs sector
Next earnings report: Dec 14, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to 8.9% from -1.3% a year earlier.
- Net debt is 3.2× EBITDA, a high level of leverage.
- The stock is in a downtrend: below its 200-day average, with the 50-day average below the 200-day.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 50%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Bottom 37%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 42%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 32%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 46%
- Gross marginBottom 28%
- Operating marginTop 50%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 8%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 23%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 26%
- Interest coverBottom 34%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldBottom 46%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 16%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 14%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 29%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 35%
- 6-month returnTop 43%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 43%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 39%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Bottom 26%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 13%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyTop 45%
- Upside to consensus price targetTop 50%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 41%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsBottom 18%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 39%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Bottom 26%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 6.4% | 5.5% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 14.0% | 17.2% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -1.3% | 8.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 9.6% | 6.0% | ↓ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 5.5% | 6.4% | ↓ | Top 50% |
| Gross margin | 17.2% | 14.0% | ↑ | Bottom 28% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% | -1.3% | ↑ | Top 50% |
| Net margin | 1.4% | -9.9% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 6.0% | 9.6% | ↓ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 4.6% | — | Bottom 46% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -0.0% | — | Top 42% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 3.00×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -10.2%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.8%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -31.3 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 3.22×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 1.7×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.01%
- Shareholder yield
- 0.01%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +0.9%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +0.9%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 3 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +46.6%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -0.1%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $29.50
- Target vs current price
- +32.9%
- Analysts with a rating
- 17
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 59%
- Consensus rating
- Buy
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | -125.2% | +0.7% | -9.5% | -18.0% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | -4.5% | +0.0% | +11.2% | +23.4% | +10.9% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | +290.9% | -2.9% | -15.6% | -6.4% | +1.6% |
| Dec 8, 2025 | +25.1% | +1.7% | -14.4% | +11.8% | +17.6% |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -550.0% | +0.3% | -11.3% | -11.1% | -19.5% |
| May 7, 2025 | +19404.6% | +1.9% | +41.3% | +44.2% | +41.7% |
| Feb 10, 2025 | -524.1% | +0.6% | -6.8% | -16.1% | +15.9% |
| Dec 16, 2024 | -57.2% | -3.4% | -18.4% | +2.9% | -16.5% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | -$0.14 | -$0.06 | -125.2% | $215.3M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.63 | $0.66 | -4.5% | $453.2M |
| Feb 4, 2026 | $0.43 | $0.11 | +290.9% | $396.1M |
| Dec 8, 2025 | -$0.17 | -$0.23 | +25.1% | $227.5M |
| Aug 11, 2025 | -$0.39 | -$0.06 | -550.0% | $214.6M |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.63 | $0.00 | +19404.6% | $494.6M |
| Feb 10, 2025 | -$0.55 | $0.13 | -524.1% | $307.2M |
| Dec 16, 2024 | -$0.77 | -$0.49 | -57.2% | $208.8M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 51.6× | — | — | Bottom 46% |
| P/E (forward) | 24.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.7× | — | — | Top 14% |
| EV / Sales | 1.24× | — | — | Top 29% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 8.36% | — | — | Top 16% |
| Earnings yield | 1.94% | — | — | Bottom 46% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 59.7× – 188.3× since Jun 30, 2023. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✗ Price above 20-day average
- ✗ Price above 50-day average
- ✗ Price above 200-day average
- ✗ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✗ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 0
- Days above the 200-day average
- 0
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- -8.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +2.1%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -12.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -13.9%
- RSI (14)
- 32.0
- Relative volume
- 0.73×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 47.2%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 35th percentile · Normal for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.89
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.24
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -33.8%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -72.8%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 2021 | Sep 10, 2024 | -89.6% | 728 days | Not yet recovered |
| May 17, 2021 | Jun 28, 2021 | -17.9% | 29 days | 75 days (Oct 13, 2021) |
| Dec 4, 2020 | Jan 29, 2021 | -10.9% | 37 days | 6 days (Feb 8, 2021) |
| Oct 8, 2020 | Nov 5, 2020 | -10.6% | 20 days | 13 days (Nov 24, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $931.5M
- P/E (TTM)
- 51.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $0.43
- Revenue (TTM)
- $1.29B
- 52-week range
- $16.40 – $34.50
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $836.2M | $1.25B | $1.20B | $1.12B | $1.24B |
| Gross profit | $170.0M | $199.8M | $232.0M | $195.0M | $190.7M |
| Operating income | $77.8M | $45.4M | $77.4M | -$116.8M | $25.3M |
| Net income | -$213.8M | -$21.1M | $10.5M | -$206.1M | -$79.8M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$6.26 | -$0.63 | $0.25 | -$4.99 | -$1.91 |
| Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | Q3 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $208.8M | $307.2M | $494.6M | $214.6M | $227.5M | $396.1M | $453.2M | $215.3M |
| Net income | -$48.3M | -$23.6M | -$32.0M | -$17.0M | -$7.2M | $18.6M | $12.7M | -$5.7M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$1.17 | -$0.57 | -$0.77 | -$0.41 | -$0.17 | $0.43 | $0.30 | -$0.13 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $154.7M | $120.4M | $106.0M | $14.4M | $197.7M |
| Capital expenditure | -$63.8M | -$96.6M | -$154.3M | -$114.2M | -$69.7M |
| Free cash flow | $90.9M | $23.8M | -$48.3M | -$99.8M | $128.0M |
| Dividends paid | -$73.1M | -$20.8M | -$24.9M | -$12.6M | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $200,000 | $300,000 | $240.7M | -$2.1M | -$1.4M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $56.3M
- Total assets
- $1.35B
- Total liabilities
- $1.09B
- Total debt
- $728.1M
- Net debt
- $671.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $263.5M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2024 | $0.15 | Mar 20, 2024 |
| Dec 8, 2023 | $0.15 | Dec 20, 2023 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | $0.15 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | $0.15 | Jun 20, 2023 |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $0.15 | Mar 20, 2023 |
| Dec 8, 2022 | $0.15 | Dec 20, 2022 |
| Sep 8, 2022 | $0.15 | Sep 20, 2022 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | $0.15 | Jun 20, 2022 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 2,067,822
- Days to cover
- 5.32
- Change vs previous report
- -2.4%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.