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CMP

Compass Minerals International, Inc.

CMP

NYSE·Basic Materials·Industrial Materials·Mkt cap $1.3B

$29.95

-2.25%

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52-Week Range

$16.40 - $34.50

P/E

-32.55

Fwd P/E

35.49

Beta

1.26

Div Yield

0.00%

Avg Vol

643.7K

Shares Out

41.9M

Mkt Cap

$1.3B

Price action

Price chart

Up 39.1% over the trailing year

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Total returns

Price performance

Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.

Why we rate it this way

The thesis at a glance

Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.

Bull Case

4 reasons

  • Essential mineral products with inelastic demand across de-icing, agriculture, and industrial sectors
  • Diversified geographic footprint across North America and South America reducing regional economic dependency
  • Integrated production and distribution capabilities with established customer relationships and supply chain infrastructure
  • Specialty product portfolio including branded fertilizers (Protassium+, Wolf Trax) commanding premium positioning

Bear Case

2 risks

  • Average volatility.
  • Premium valuation to Battery & Energy Storage peers

Growth

Turning profitable

Steady revenue growth (11% YoY)

Value

Premium valuation to Battery & Energy Storage peers

Momentum

Hot

+34.8% over 3m

Quality

Thin

Excellent business quality

Dividend

None

No dividend

Earnings track record

Latest print - beat on both lines

AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.

Next: May 5, 2026

Q2 26 RECAP

MAY 6, 2026

Reported EPS of $0.63 vs $0.59 consensus (+6.6% surprise). Revenue of $453.2M vs $419.0M expected (+8.2%). Beat on both top and bottom lines.

EPS beat +6.6%
Rev beat +8.2%
Double beat

EPS surprise · last 4Q

1 of 1 beats

Q2 26

+6.6%

Next: May 5, 2026

Revenue trend · last 8Q

-10%

+36%

+6%

+9%

+29%

Q2 24

Q3 24

Q4 24

Q1 24

Q2 25

Q3 25

Q4 25

Q1 25

$364.0M

$202.9M

$208.8M

$307.2M

$494.6M

$214.6M

$227.5M

$396.1M

Margins · last 8Q

Gross

16.0%

Operating

9.2%

Profit

4.7%

Wall Street consensus

2 analysts · 0% Buy

Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.

Buy

0%

Hold

2

100%

Sell

0%

Median Price Target

$32.50

+8.5% vs $29.95

Low $30.00
Median $32.50
High $35.00

Latest: Deutsche Bank · $35.00 · May 27, 2026

2 analysts covering

vs Industry

How CMP stacks vs Industrial Materials

Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.

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