Stocks · Basic Materials · Agricultural Inputs
Intrepid Potash, Inc. IPI
$32.76 +0.49% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $440.1M
Inexpensive vs sectorLow risk
Next earnings report: Nov 4, 2026
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Three things to know
- Operating margin widened to 4.3% from -2.1% a year earlier.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $294.5M, up 5.4% from a year earlier, slowing from 10.9% a quarter earlier.
- The company holds net cash of $181.8M (cash above total debt).
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)Bottom 50%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 31%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRBottom 39%
- Revenue growth accelerationBottom 14%
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalBottom 38%
- Gross marginBottom 36%
- Operating marginBottom 36%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Top 22%
- Accruals (lower is better)Top 49%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 3%
- Interest coverTop 1%
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 18%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 22%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueTop 3%
- Sales / enterprise valueTop 19%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 44%
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 26%
- 6-month returnBottom 22%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 42%
- Distance from 52-week highBottom 41%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 42%
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 24%
- Consecutive EPS beatsBottom 21%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 6%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 4%
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Top 40%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 24%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Top 8%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 3%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 10.9% | 5.4% | ↓ |
| Gross margin | 14.8% | 19.8% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | -2.1% | 4.3% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 9.2% | 10.5% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 5.4% | 10.9% | ↓ | Bottom 50% |
| Gross margin | 19.8% | 14.8% | ↑ | Bottom 36% |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | -2.1% | ↑ | Bottom 36% |
| Net margin | 8.9% | -72.0% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 10.5% | 9.2% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 2.1% | — | Bottom 38% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | -4.0% | — | Bottom 39% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 2.37×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -5.6%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 1.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -22.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- -3.49×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 209.0×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 0.00%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- -0.41%
- Shareholder yield
- -0.41%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +1.1%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +1.1%
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 5, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 0
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 4 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +18.5%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- -1.4%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 6 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $29.00
- Target vs current price
- -11.5%
- Analysts with a rating
- 26
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 19%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | -28.1% | +2.0% | +13.4% | +16.2% | — |
| May 6, 2026 | +29.2% | -6.0% | +16.4% | -9.2% | -15.3% |
| Mar 4, 2026 | +88.5% | +0.2% | +13.5% | +18.9% | +9.6% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | -15.4% | +1.9% | +4.0% | +0.5% | +27.5% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | +164.7% | -7.0% | -13.4% | -11.9% | -19.0% |
| May 5, 2025 | +425.0% | -2.1% | +14.5% | +12.5% | +0.2% |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -120.0% | -5.7% | +1.9% | +12.7% | +49.3% |
| Nov 4, 2024 | -7.7% | +5.3% | +9.1% | +8.0% | +3.6% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 2026 | $0.56 | $0.78 | -28.1% | $66.7M |
| May 6, 2026 | $0.62 | $0.48 | +29.2% | $98.7M |
| Mar 4, 2026 | $0.49 | $0.26 | +88.5% | $75.9M |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.11 | $0.13 | -15.4% | $53.2M |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.45 | $0.17 | +164.7% | $71.5M |
| May 5, 2025 | $0.39 | -$0.12 | +425.0% | $97.8M |
| Mar 3, 2025 | -$0.11 | -$0.05 | -120.0% | $55.8M |
| Nov 4, 2024 | -$0.14 | -$0.13 | -7.7% | $57.5M |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 16.6× | 12.8× | 54th | Top 18% |
| P/E (forward) | 15.7× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 5.0× | — | — | Top 3% |
| EV / Sales | 0.88× | — | — | Top 19% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 7.05% | — | — | Top 22% |
| Earnings yield | 6.04% | — | — | Top 18% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 1.6× – 47.1× since Jun 30, 2021. 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)
- +2.9%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.2%
- Distance from 50-day average
- -10.9%
- Distance from 200-day average
- -9.6%
- RSI (14)
- 32.2
- Relative volume
- 0.75×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 38.1%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 4th percentile · Low for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 0.36
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.12
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -32.9%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -38.5%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2022 | May 31, 2023 | -85.3% | 281 days | Not yet recovered |
| Mar 17, 2021 | May 12, 2021 | -37.9% | 39 days | 106 days (Oct 12, 2021) |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Mar 16, 2022 | -31.1% | 3 days | 5 days (Mar 23, 2022) |
| Nov 1, 2021 | Jan 24, 2022 | -27.3% | 57 days | 23 days (Feb 25, 2022) |
| Nov 2, 2020 | Nov 4, 2020 | -21.4% | 2 days | 11 days (Nov 19, 2020) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $440.1M
- P/E (TTM)
- 16.6
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $1.98
- Revenue (TTM)
- $294.5M
- 52-week range
- $22.55 – $50.34
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $270.3M | $337.6M | $279.1M | $254.7M | $298.3M |
| Gross profit | $55.8M | $141.4M | $36.8M | $29.1M | $52.2M |
| Operating income | $32.3M | $95.4M | -$44.0M | -$19.9M | $15.5M |
| Net income | $249.8M | $72.2M | -$35.7M | -$212.8M | $11.2M |
| EPS (diluted) | $18.66 | $5.37 | -$2.80 | -$16.53 | $0.85 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $57.5M | $55.8M | $94.5M | $71.5M | $53.2M | $75.9M | $98.7M | $66.7M |
| Net income | -$1.8M | -$207.0M | $4.6M | $3.3M | $3.7M | -$429,000 | $7.4M | $15.6M |
| EPS (diluted) | -$0.14 | -$16.04 | $0.35 | $0.25 | $0.28 | -$0.03 | $0.56 | $1.17 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $79.1M | $88.8M | $43.2M | $72.5M | $55.8M |
| Capital expenditure | -$19.8M | -$68.7M | -$65.1M | -$38.9M | -$30.2M |
| Free cash flow | $59.3M | $20.1M | -$21.8M | $33.6M | $25.5M |
| Dividends paid | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | -$21.9M | $0 | -$775,000 | $1.8M |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $185.0M
- Total assets
- $649.9M
- Total liabilities
- $134.7M
- Total debt
- $3.2M
- Net debt
- -$181.8M
- Shareholders’ equity
- $515.2M
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 5, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 13, 2012 | $0.75 | Dec 27, 2012 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 360,843
- Days to cover
- 1.66
- Change vs previous report
- -8.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Aug 14, 2020
- 1-for-10