Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) stock
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 7/30100% above fair value
$22.53−0.52 (-2.26%)
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $945.83MP/E 52.4Yield –
Compass Minerals International statistics
100 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.
Important dates
- Next earnings
- Dec 7, 2026 (estimated, after the close)
- Last ex-dividend date
- Mar 8, 2024
- Fundamentals through
- Jun 30, 2026
- Share price as of
- Nov 13, 2026
Valuation ratiosIndustry
- P/TBV Ratio
- 3.73
- 2.35
- P/OCF Ratio
- 6.07
- 10.22
Enterprise valuationIndustry
- EV / Sales
- 1.24
- 2.46
- EV / EBIT
- 13.91
- 16.60
- EV / FCF
- 20.62
- 20.62
Share statisticsIndustry
- Shares Change (YoY)
- 1.67%
- 3.49%
- Float
- 41M
- 43M
- Shares Held by Insiders
- 1.16%
- 4.98%
- Shares Held by Institutions
- 92.6%
- 47.1%
Short sellingIndustry
- Short Interest
- 2M
- –
- Short Interest Change
- 4.56%
- 3.69%
- Short % of Float
- 3.96%
- 6.30%
- Short % of Shares Outstanding
- 3.91%
- 4.26%
- Days to Cover
- 4.03
- 4.03
Stock price statisticsIndustry
- 52-Week High
- $34.50
- –
- 52-Week Low
- $16.76
- –
- 20-Day Moving Average
- $22.62
- –
- 50-Day Moving Average
- $23.04
- –
- 200-Day Moving Average
- $25.86
- –
- Average True Range (14)
- $0.72
- –
- Price Change (1 Week)
- -1.66%
- -5.86%
- Price Change (1 Month)
- -0.27%
- -15.8%
- Price Change (3 Months)
- -12.5%
- -23.3%
- Price Change (6 Months)
- -23.2%
- -25.8%
- Price Change (YTD)
- 14.7%
- -22.1%
- Price Change (1 Year)
- 23.0%
- -20.7%
- Price Change (3 Years)
- -10.5%
- 3.35%
- Price Change (5 Years)
- -68.6%
- 1.23%
- Price Change (10 Years)
- -70.5%
- 106.7%
- Average Volume (10 Days)
- 296,725
- –
- Average Volume (20 Days)
- 356,628
- –
- Average Volume (90 Days)
- 397,526
- –
- Relative Volume
- 0.50
- 0.71
- Relative Strength Index (14)
- 46.0
- 38.3
- Volatility (1 Year)
- 50.1%
- 71.6%
- Beta (5 Years)
- 1.02
- 0.94
MarginsIndustry
- Pretax Margin
- 3.24%
- 6.81%
- EBITDA Margin
- 17.2%
- 17.5%
- FCF Margin
- 6.03%
- 8.80%
Returns on capitalIndustry
- Return on Equity (ROE)
- 7.17%
- 5.69%
- Return on Assets (ROA)
- 1.27%
- 0.31%
- Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)
- 6.02%
- 4.73%
- Return on Capital Employed (ROCE)
- 10.4%
- 2.90%
Financial positionIndustry
- Current Ratio
- 2.01
- 2.66
- Quick Ratio
- 0.83
- 1.32
- Debt / Equity
- 2.72
- 0.56
- Debt / EBITDA
- 3.22
- 2.00
- Debt / FCF
- 9.20
- 5.99
- Net Debt / EBITDA
- 2.97
- 1.96
- Interest Coverage
- 1.70
- 1.70
GrowthIndustry
- Revenue Growth (YoY)
- 5.46%
- 4.45%
- FCF Growth (YoY)
- -33.5%
- -9.17%
- Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR)
- 7.37%
- 7.47%
- Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR)
- 2.88%
- 15.5%
EfficiencyIndustry
- Asset Turnover
- 0.89
- 0.41
- Inventory Turnover
- 4.10
- 4.62
- Revenue Per Employee
- $698.81K
- $675.21K
- Profits Per Employee
- $9.95K
- $10.17K
- Employee Count
- 1,849
- 332
- WACC
- 8.45%
- 9.62%
Income statement (TTM)Industry
- Pretax Income
- $41.80M
- $16.77M
Balance sheetIndustry
- Net Cash (Debt)
- -$660.30M
- $9.32M
- Net Cash Per Share
- -$15.73
- $0.02
- Equity (Book Value)
- $263.50M
- $253.14M
- Book Value Per Share
- $6.28
- $4.02
- Tangible Book Value
- $253.50M
- $228.97M
- Working Capital
- $251.20M
- $57.01M
Cash flow (TTM)Industry
- Capital Expenditures
- -$78.00M
- -$78.00M
- FCF Per Share
- $1.86
- $0.76
Dividends and yieldsIndustry
- Earnings Yield
- 1.95%
- 3.38%
- FCF Yield
- 8.24%
- 2.85%
Taxes and interestIndustry
- Interest Expense
- $67.90M
- $11.24M
- Income Tax
- $23.40M
- $23.40M
- Effective Tax Rate
- 56.0%
- 23.1%
Scores and fair valueIndustry
- Graham Number
- $7.79
- $39.80
- Graham Upside
- -65.4%
- -37.2%
- Altman Z-Score
- 1.93
- 2.65
- Piotroski F-Score
- 5
- 5
- Beneish M-Score
- -2.97
- -2.97
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | CMP | S&P 500 | Difference | CMP per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | -3.0% | -3.0% | +0.1 pts | ||
| 3 months | -14.2% | -2.8% | −11.5 pts | ||
| Year to date | +14.7% | +11.5% | +3.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +26.9% | +13.5% | +13.4 pts | ||
| 3 years | -3.4% | +77.7% | −81.1 pts | -1.1% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | -67.3% | +72.6% | −139.9 pts | -20.0% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | -60.4% | +308.2% | −368.6 pts | -8.9% | +15.1% |
Short interest
Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.
2M CMP shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 4.6% from the previous report, or 3.96% of the shares available to trade. At recent volumes it would take 4.0 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 50.7% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.
| Settlement date | Shares short | Change | Avg. daily volume | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2026 | 1,642,893 | +4.6% | 407,332 | 4.0 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | 1,571,268 | -6.3% | 333,136 | 4.7 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1,676,342 | -18.9% | 399,290 | 4.2 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 2,067,822 | -2.4% | 388,767 | 5.3 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2,118,849 | +15.5% | 440,869 | 4.8 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | 1,834,262 | +22.4% | 641,083 | 2.9 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 1,498,087 | +11.6% | 337,129 | 4.4 |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1,341,947 | +5.4% | 360,283 | 3.7 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1,273,426 | +30.5% | 560,099 | 2.3 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 975,878 | -14.5% | 640,805 | 1.5 |
| May 29, 2026 | 1,141,485 | -1.3% | 705,292 | 1.6 |
| May 15, 2026 | 1,156,709 | -29.5% | 918,826 | 1.3 |
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