Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP)Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Overland Park, United States | NYSE
25.32 USD
-0.53
(-2.050%) ⇩
(April 17, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 25.39 +0.07 (0.276%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:50 p.m. EDT) Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆ |
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT
CMP is trading near its 200-day moving average with a recent upward trend, but the price forecast model suggests a slight decline in the next 45 days. The stock has a solid price-to-sales ratio and a history of consistent dividend payouts, which could make it appealing for dividend-focused investors. However, the company's negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio indicate some financial risk. The options market shows mixed signals, with both bullish and bearish positioning. For short-term traders, the current price could be a good entry point if the stock continues its upward trend, but the forecast model's negative prediction suggests caution. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and consistent dividends might justify a holding position, but the negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio should be considered. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.072585 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.072587 |
| AutoTheta | 0.073024 |
| MSTL | 0.103950 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 80% |
| H-stat | 0.67 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.356 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.04 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Ex Dividend Date | 2024-03-07 |
| Last Dividend Date | 2024-03-07 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 344.299 |
| Revenue per Share | 31.742 |
| Market Cap | 1,059,978,048 |
| Forward P/E | 24.89 |
| Beta | 1.18 |
| Profit Margins | -2.82% |
| Website | https://www.compassminerals.com |
As of April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. Call options are positioned with a focus on strikes around 25.0, which is near the current price, suggesting some bullish sentiment. However, put options have significant open interest at lower strikes like 22.5 and 20.0, indicating potential bearishness or hedging. The ATM IV for calls is relatively high, suggesting uncertainty or volatility expectations. The put options with high open interest at lower strikes could signal that traders are preparing for a potential downside. Overall, the options data suggests a cautious approach with some speculative activity.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-08 | 0.150 | 0.718047 |
| 2023-12-08 | 0.150 | 0.613929 |
| 2023-09-08 | 0.150 | 0.527619 |
| 2023-06-08 | 0.150 | 0.431492 |
| 2023-03-09 | 0.150 | 0.421538 |
| 2022-12-08 | 0.150 | 0.356000 |
| 2022-09-08 | 0.150 | 0.398575 |
| 2022-06-09 | 0.150 | 0.372680 |
| 2022-03-09 | 0.150 | 0.261959 |
| 2021-12-09 | 0.150 | 0.300957 |
| 2021-09-09 | 0.720 | 1.136413 |
| 2021-06-09 | 0.720 | 1.147763 |
| 2021-03-09 | 0.720 | 1.178580 |
| 2020-11-30 | 0.720 | 1.242263 |
| 2020-08-31 | 0.720 | 1.378186 |
| 2020-05-29 | 0.720 | 1.648900 |
| 2020-02-28 | 0.720 | 1.478003 |
| 2019-11-29 | 0.720 | 1.477582 |
| 2019-08-29 | 0.720 | 1.651433 |
| 2019-05-30 | 0.720 | 1.611461 |
| 2019-02-28 | 0.720 | 1.624466 |
| 2018-11-30 | 0.720 | 1.721767 |
| 2018-08-30 | 0.720 | 1.383793 |
| 2018-05-31 | 0.720 | 1.353257 |
| 2018-02-28 | 0.720 | 1.483838 |
| 2017-11-30 | 0.720 | 1.297752 |
| 2017-08-30 | 0.720 | 1.378639 |
| 2017-05-30 | 0.720 | 1.436688 |
| 2017-02-27 | 0.720 | 1.234155 |
| 2016-11-29 | 0.695 | 1.168047 |
| 2016-08-30 | 0.695 | 1.220385 |
| 2016-05-27 | 0.695 | 1.188028 |
| 2016-02-25 | 0.695 | 1.381964 |
| 2015-11-27 | 0.660 | 1.076524 |
| 2015-08-27 | 0.660 | 1.118460 |
| 2015-05-28 | 0.660 | 1.050254 |
| 2015-02-25 | 0.660 | 1.016949 |
| 2014-11-26 | 0.600 | 0.947178 |
| 2014-08-27 | 0.600 | 0.962892 |
| 2014-05-28 | 0.600 | 0.918519 |
| 2014-02-26 | 0.600 | 1.037121 |
| 2013-11-26 | 0.545 | 1.093861 |
| 2013-08-28 | 0.545 | 1.078538 |
| 2013-05-29 | 0.545 | 0.910165 |
| 2013-02-27 | 0.545 | 1.079715 |
| 2012-11-28 | 0.495 | 0.952122 |
| 2012-08-29 | 0.495 | 1.028767 |
| 2012-05-30 | 0.495 | 1.038046 |
| 2012-02-28 | 0.495 | 1.036651 |
| 2011-11-29 | 0.450 | 0.946329 |
| 2011-08-30 | 0.450 | 0.917211 |
| 2011-05-27 | 0.450 | 0.759610 |
| 2011-02-25 | 0.450 | 0.758403 |
| 2010-11-29 | 0.390 | 0.738340 |
| 2010-08-30 | 0.390 | 0.862237 |
| 2010-05-27 | 0.390 | 0.793647 |
| 2010-02-25 | 0.390 | 0.827758 |
| 2009-11-27 | 0.355 | 0.875587 |
| 2009-08-28 | 0.355 | 1.045058 |
| 2009-05-28 | 0.355 | 1.090104 |
| 2009-02-25 | 0.355 | 1.070417 |
| 2008-11-26 | 0.335 | 0.981432 |
| 2008-08-27 | 0.335 | 0.784958 |
| 2008-05-28 | 0.335 | 0.733033 |
| 2008-02-27 | 0.335 | 0.962537 |
| 2007-11-28 | 0.320 | 1.446324 |
| 2007-08-29 | 0.320 | 1.588857 |
| 2007-05-30 | 0.320 | 1.586016 |
| 2007-02-27 | 0.320 | 1.649188 |
| 2006-11-29 | 0.305 | 1.615190 |
| 2006-08-30 | 0.305 | 1.997418 |
| 2006-05-30 | 0.305 | 2.144595 |
| 2006-02-27 | 0.305 | 2.197164 |
| 2005-11-29 | 0.275 | 2.088223 |
| 2005-08-30 | 0.275 | 2.058126 |
| 2005-05-27 | 0.275 | 2.279500 |
| 2005-02-25 | 0.275 | 2.076869 |
| 2004-11-29 | 0.250 | 2.097444 |
| 2004-08-30 | 0.250 | 2.293750 |
| 2004-05-27 | 0.250 | 2.559207 |
| 2004-02-26 | 0.188 | 2.221683 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 1.257642 |
| Address1 | 9,900 West 109th Street |
| Address2 | Suite 100 |
| All Time High | 98.1 |
| All Time Low | 7.51 |
| Ask | 25.37 |
| Ask Size | 400 |
| Audit Risk | 10 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 459,810 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 550,286 |
| Average Volume | 550,286 |
| Average Volume10Days | 459,810 |
| Beta | 1.176 |
| Bid | 25.33 |
| Bid Size | 500 |
| Board Risk | 1 |
| Book Value | 6.228 |
| City | Overland Park |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 25.32 |
| Current Ratio | 2.594 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,774,915,200 |
| Day High | 26.255 |
| Day Low | 25.21 |
| Debt To Equity | 344.299 |
| Display Name | Compass Minerals |
| Dividend Date | 1,710,892,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,778,160,600 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,778,160,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,778,097,600 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,778,097,600 |
| Ebitda | 213,400,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.16011 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 8.951 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.433 |
| Enterprise Value | 1,910,178,048 |
| Eps Current Year | 0.80838 |
| Eps Forward | 1.01738 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.91 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Ex Dividend Date | 1,709,856,000 |
| Exchange | NYQ |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 23.639 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | 1.6809998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | 0.07111129 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 125.764206 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 27.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -1.6800003 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.062222235 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 11.12 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 14.2 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.2769784 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 11.12 - 27.0 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,071,239,400,000 |
| Five Year Avg Dividend Yield | 3.44 |
| Float Shares | 39,237,609 |
| Forward Eps | 1.01738 |
| Forward P E | 24.887455 |
| Free Cashflow | 88,425,000 |
| Full Exchange Name | NYSE |
| Full Time Employees | 1,800 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,775,001,600 |
| Gross Margins | 0.16476999 |
| Gross Profits | 219,600,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.23265 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.75022006 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 41,863,273 |
| Industry | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Disp | Other Industrial Metals & Mining |
| Industry Key | other-industrial-metals-mining |
| Ir Website | http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=148615&p=irol-irhome |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 0 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,709,856,000 |
| Last Dividend Value | 0.15 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | Compass Minerals International, Inc. provides essential minerals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Salt and Plant Nutrition. The Salt segment produces, markets, and sells sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, including rock salt, mechanically and solar evaporated salt, and brine and flake magnesium chloride products; and purchases and sells potassium chloride and calcium chloride to sell as finished products or to blend with sodium chloride to produce specialty products. This segment provides products for use as a deicer for roadways, consumer, and professional use; as an ingredient in chemical production; for water treatment, human, and animal nutrition; and for various other consumer and industrial uses, as well as records management services. The Plant Nutrition segment produces sulfate of potash specialty fertilizers in various grades that are used in broadcast spreaders, direct application, and liquid fertilizer solutions under the Protassium+ brand name; turf products used by the turf and ornamental markets, as well as for blends used on golf course greens; and organic products. This segment provides its products to distributors and retailers of crop inputs, as well as growers. The company was formerly known as Salt Holdings Corporation and changed its name to Compass Minerals International, Inc. in December 2003. Compass Minerals International, Inc. was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. |
| Long Name | Compass Minerals International, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,059,978,048 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_5381745 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -37,900,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 1,082,165,607 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 26.12 |
| Operating Cashflow | 164,800,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.0924 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.12 |
| Phone | 913 344 9200 |
| Post Market Change | 0.069999695 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.27646008 |
| Post Market Price | 25.39 |
| Post Market Time | 1,776,469,801 |
| Previous Close | 25.85 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 31.321903 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 4.0655103 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.7953017 |
| Profit Margins | -0.028210001 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.335 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.530001 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -2.05029 |
| Regular Market Day High | 26.255 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 25.21 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 25.21 - 26.255 |
| Regular Market Open | 26.12 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 25.85 |
| Regular Market Price | 25.32 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,776,456,003 |
| Regular Market Volume | 422,009 |
| Return On Assets | 0.042919997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.14365 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.289 |
| Revenue Per Share | 31.742 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.36506534 |
| Sector | Basic Materials |
| Sector Disp | Basic Materials |
| Sector Key | basic-materials |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 1 |
| Shares Outstanding | 41,863,273 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0554 |
| Shares Short | 2,317,564 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,772,150,400 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,998,647 |
| Short Name | Compass Minerals Intl Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0779 |
| Short Ratio | 3.6 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | KS |
| Symbol | CMP |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 25.75 |
| Target Median Price | 26.5 |
| Total Cash | 46,700,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.116 |
| Total Debt | 896,899,968 |
| Total Revenue | 1,332,800,000 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.91 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | 0.1192 |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 20.8019 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 4.518099 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.21719643 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 422,009 |
| Website | https://www.compassminerals.com |
| Zip | 66,210 |