CMPNYSEMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)Fiscal year ends September 30
COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026
$21.83−0.43 (-1.93%)
Close on Oct 19, 2026
- Market cap
- $922.23M
- P/E (TTM)
- 50.8
- Dividend yield
- –
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2009 to 2025
Gross margin
15.3%−1.7 pts over 5 years
Operating margin
2.0%−5.3 pts over 5 years
Net margin
-6.4%−12.4 pts over 5 years
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +11.3% | – | +4.4% | +1.2% | |
| Gross profit | -2.2% | – | -2.8% | -5.3% | |
| Operating income | – | – | -24.5% | -19.5% | |
| Free cash flow | – | – | +7.2% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2014 | FY2018 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 36.1% | 10.6% | -29.0% | |
| Return on assets | 14.3% | 2.6% | -5.1% | |
| Current ratio | 2.96 | 2.55 | 2.15 | |
| Debt to equity | 0.96 | 2.57 | 3.55 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | 0.92× | 6.23× | 6.01× | |
| Interest coverage | 15.5× | 1.6× | 0.4× | |
| Inventory turnover | 4.5× | 3.2× | 2.9× | |
| Capex to revenue | 9.8% | 9.0% | 5.6% | |
| Diluted shares | 34M | 34M | 42M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2019 to 2025, five years combined
Compass Minerals International generated $652.90M from operations and spent $755.90M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 69% of that went back into the business.
Generated
$652.90M
Used
$755.90M
Capital expenditure$521.20M69%Dividends$234.70M31%Share buybacks$00%
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
Net margin-6.4%
×Asset turnover0.79×
×Equity multiplier5.74×
=Return on equity, FY2025-29.0%
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -6.4% | 0.79× | 5.74× | -29.0% |
| FY2024 | -18.4% | 0.65× | 4.13× | -49.2% |
| FY2020 | 6.3% | 0.43× | 5.21× | 14.0% |
| FY2019 | 5.6% | 0.45× | 4.59× | 11.6% |
| FY2018 | 6.0% | 0.44× | 4.05× | 10.6% |
| FY2017 | 3.1% | 0.54× | 3.58× | 6.1% |
| FY2016 | 14.3% | 0.56× | 3.02× | 24.0% |
| FY2015 | 14.5% | 0.67× | 2.52× | 24.6% |
| FY2014 | 17.0% | 0.84× | 2.51× | 36.1% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
5of 9 tests passed in fiscal 2025. Scores of 7 to 9 are usually read as strong.
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$79.80M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$197.70M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-11.3% → -4.9%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$197.70M vs -$79.80M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell55.5% → 54.8%
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose2.71 → 2.15
- No dilutionShare count did not rise41M → 42M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year17.45% → 15.33%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose0.62 → 0.76