Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) company profile
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
- Website
- www.compassminerals.com
- 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
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Edward C. Dowling | President and CEO, Director | 91,630 |
| Ashley Ward | Chief Accounting Officer | 9,583 |
| Benjamin S. Nichols | Chief Commercial Officer | 21,206 |
| Brandon Risner | Chief Operating Officer | 3,780 |
| Amy Tills | Chief Human Resources Officer | 7,298 |
| Patrick James Merrin | Chief Operations Officer | 18,525 |
| Peter Fjellman | Chief Financial Officer | 8,321 |
| Jennifer R. Hood | Chief Supply Chain Officer | 5,321 |
| Jeffrey M. Cathey | Chief Financial Officer | 3,152 |
| David Safran | Director | 7,413 |
| Joseph E. Reece | Director | 118,372 |
| Richard P. Dealy | Director | 47,093 |
| Mark Lawrence Roberts | Director | 196 |
| Denise M. Merle | Director | 220 |
| Russell David Ball | Director | 186 |
| Lori A. Walker | Director | 59,705 |
| Gareth T. Joyce | Director | 43,118 |
| Melissa M. Miller | Director | 43,152 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer 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
| Executive | Salary | Bonus | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. 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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