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Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) company profile

CMPNYSEMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)Fiscal year ends September 30
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Aug 6, 2026Score 7/302% above fair value
$23.08+0.09 (+0.39%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $968.92MP/E 53.7Yield –

About Compass Minerals International

Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels), SIC 1400

Compass Minerals International, Inc. produces essential minerals, operating in two reportable segments: Salt and Plant Nutrition. The Salt segment provides rock salt, evaporated salt, and magnesium chloride for road deicing, water conditioning, food processing, agricultural uses, and chemical manufacturing. Customers include governmental bodies, highway contractors, chemical producers, and retailers. The Plant Nutrition segment manufactures sulfate of potash specialty fertilizer marketed under the Protassium+ brand for crop input dealers, agricultural distributors, and growers. The company also offers records management services.

The company operates across the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom with twelve production and packaging facilities and over 1,800 employees. Assets include salt mines in Goderich, Ontario and Winsford, Cheshire, alongside a solar evaporation facility near Ogden, Utah, and approximately 80 North American distribution depots. The document does not disclose the company's headquarters.

Summary of the business section of Compass Minerals International's latest annual report, written by StockData.

Company profile

Company

Legal name
Compass Minerals International Inc
Founded
2001
Headquarters
Overland Park, KS
Address
9900 W. 109th Street, Suite 100 66210
Phone
(913) 344-9200
Employees
1,849, Sep 30, 2025
Industry
Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
Incorporated in
Delaware
Fiscal year ends
September 30
Auditor
KPMG LLP, Kansas City, MO

Stock & identifiers

Ticker
CMP
Exchange
NYSE
IPO date
Dec 12, 2003
Shares outstanding
42M, Aug 3, 2026
Public float
$318.89M, Mar 31, 2025
Filer category
Accelerated filer
SEC CIK
1227654
CUSIP
20451N101
ISIN
US20451N1019
FIGI
BBG000C42WS4
Share class FIGI
BBG001SDY0X4
LEI
2549008X9G8XP7YJGC47
EIN
36-3972986

Executives and directors

Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years

NamePositionShares owned
Edward C. DowlingPresident and CEO, Director91,630
Ashley WardChief Accounting Officer9,583
Benjamin S. NicholsChief Commercial Officer21,206
Brandon RisnerChief Operating Officer3,780
Amy TillsChief Human Resources Officer7,298
Patrick James MerrinChief Operations Officer18,525
Peter FjellmanChief Financial Officer8,321
Jennifer R. HoodChief Supply Chain Officer5,321
Jeffrey M. CatheyChief Financial Officer3,152
David SafranDirector7,413
Joseph E. ReeceDirector118,372
Richard P. DealyDirector47,093
Mark Lawrence RobertsDirector196
Denise M. MerleDirector220
Russell David BallDirector186
Lori A. WalkerDirector59,705
Gareth T. JoyceDirector43,118
Melissa M. MillerDirector43,152

CEO pay and shareholder return

Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement

Fiscal yearCEO total payCEO pay actually paidOther executives (avg)Value of $100 investedPeer group
FY2025
Crutchfield
$0$0$1.22M$34$186
FY2025
Dowling
$6.34M$8.84M$1.22M$34$186
FY2024$9.17M$2.91M$1.79M$21$135
FY2024
Crutchfield
$10.42M$1.54M$1.79M$21$135
FY2024
Dowling
$5.85M$5.36M$1.79M$21$135
FY2023$10.61M$4.90M$2.67M$48$131

“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.

Executive compensation, fiscal 2025

Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement

ExecutiveSalaryBonusStock awardsIncentive payOtherTotalvs. prior year
Edward Dowling Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
$1.00M–$3.50M$1.65M$198.28K$6.34M+9%
Peter Fjellman
Chief Financial Officer
$358.08K$100.00K$599.09K$312.20K$20.78K$1.39M–
Patrick Merrin
Chief Operations Officer
$335.42K–$964.81K$420.68K$19.37K$1.74M–
Benjamin Nichols
Chief Sales Officer
$405.00K–$655.97K$412.90K$24.47K$1.50M+155%
Amy Tills
Chief Human Resources Officer
$21.28K$130.00K$270.01K$13.19K$100$434.58K–
Jeffrey Cathey
Former Chief Financial Officer
$128.97K–$600.01K–$61.21K$790.20K-21%
Mary Frontczak
Former Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary
$406.88K–$1.25M–$51.43K$1.71M-22%
Jennifer Hood
Former Chief Supply Chain Officer
$172.50K–$241.51K–$734.79K$1.15M+94%

Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.

Employees

Headcount reported in annual reports

“As of September 30, 2025, we employed 1,849 employees, of which 906 were located in the U.S., 761 were located in Canada, and 182 were located in the UK.”

Corporate history

Events identified from SEC filings

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