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Compass Minerals International, Inc. (CMP)

Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Overland Park, United States | NYSE
23.22 USD +0.34 (1.486%) ⇧ (Oct. 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★⯪☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT

The investment case for Compass Minerals is currently fractured by a severe multi-year structural decline. Despite a recent year-over-year price recovery, the asset has lost over 75% of its value over the last nine years, with six of those years seeing negative returns. This persistent underperformance suggests the market views the current business fundamentals as deeply impaired, regardless of the low forward P/E multiple. The balance sheet is fragile, carrying debt nearly 294 times equity, which severely limits flexibility during commodity downturns. While the company pays a dividend, it is a modest yield that fails to compensate for the capital destruction seen in the price history; it is likely being funded by cash reserves rather than robust free cash flow generation. On the short end, the technical picture is grim, with the stock trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, confirming a downtrend. Options activity reinforces this bearish sentiment, with traders aggressively buying put protection rather than betting on a rally. The statistical forecast model also leans slightly negative, though with low confidence. Until the multi-year decline is reversed and the balance sheet is strengthened, this remains a high-risk situation where the 'value' trap narrative holds significant weight.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.131108
MSTL0.160519
AutoARIMA0.160850
AutoETS0.160851

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 44%
H-stat 4.80
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.184
Excess Kurtosis 0.05
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2024-03-07
Last Dividend Date 2024-03-07
Debt to Equity Ratio 293.966
Revenue per Share 30.663
Market Cap 974,795,840
Trailing P/E 55.29
Forward P/E 18.48
Beta 1.26
Profit Margins 1.42%
Website https://www.compassminerals.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 1:11 a.m. EDT: Speculators are heavily positioning for downside protection, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money puts (strikes 20.0 and 15.0) compared to negligible call volume. While there is some speculative call activity at higher strikes (30.0), the overwhelming sentiment is defensive hedging rather than bullish momentum plays.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2024-03-08 0.150 0.718047
2023-12-08 0.150 0.609756
2023-09-08 0.150 0.520833
2023-06-08 0.150 0.423729
2023-03-09 0.150 0.412201
2022-12-08 0.150 0.346741
2022-09-08 0.150 0.386897
2022-06-09 0.150 0.360404
2022-03-09 0.150 0.252440
2021-12-09 0.150 0.289296
2021-09-09 0.720 1.089259
2021-06-09 0.720 1.088271
2021-03-09 0.720 1.105651
2020-11-30 0.720 1.152738
2020-08-31 0.720 1.264711
2020-05-29 0.720 1.494396
2020-02-28 0.720 1.319890
2019-11-29 0.720 1.302696
2019-08-29 0.720 1.437413
2019-05-30 0.720 1.382223
2019-02-28 0.720 1.374570
2018-11-30 0.720 1.437126
2018-08-30 0.720 1.138340
2018-05-31 0.720 1.100917
2018-02-28 0.720 1.194030
2017-11-30 0.720 1.032258
2017-08-30 0.720 1.085155
2017-05-30 0.720 1.118881
2017-02-27 0.720 0.950495
2016-11-29 0.695 0.891026
2016-08-30 0.695 0.922730
2016-05-27 0.695 0.889771
2016-02-25 0.695 1.025830
2015-11-27 0.660 0.790988
2015-08-27 0.660 0.815419
2015-05-28 0.660 0.759406
2015-02-25 0.660 0.729846
2014-11-26 0.600 0.674840
2014-08-27 0.600 0.681431
2014-05-28 0.600 0.645647
2014-02-26 0.600 0.724375
2013-11-26 0.545 0.758525
2013-08-28 0.545 0.742203
2013-05-29 0.545 0.621720
2013-02-27 0.545 0.733020
2012-11-28 0.495 0.641607
2012-08-29 0.495 0.688839
2012-05-30 0.495 0.690280
2012-02-28 0.495 0.684742
2011-11-29 0.450 0.620861
2011-08-30 0.450 0.598007
2011-05-27 0.450 0.492341
2011-02-25 0.450 0.489130
2010-11-29 0.390 0.473819
2010-08-30 0.390 0.550692
2010-05-27 0.390 0.504137
2010-02-25 0.390 0.523069
2009-11-27 0.355 0.550388
2009-08-28 0.355 0.653414
2009-05-28 0.355 0.677093
2009-02-25 0.355 0.660342
2008-11-26 0.335 0.601544
2008-08-27 0.335 0.477957
2008-05-28 0.335 0.444120
2008-02-27 0.335 0.580489
2007-11-28 0.320 0.867209
2007-08-29 0.320 0.943953
2007-05-30 0.320 0.932945
2007-02-27 0.320 0.961250
2006-11-29 0.305 0.932722
2006-08-30 0.305 1.142750
2006-05-30 0.305 1.212724
2006-02-27 0.305 1.227858
2005-11-29 0.275 1.152557
2005-08-30 0.275 1.122907
2005-05-27 0.275 1.229875
2005-02-25 0.275 1.107085
2004-11-29 0.250 1.105705
2004-08-30 0.250 1.196172
2004-05-27 0.250 1.318565
2004-02-26 0.188 1.129129
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
exDividendDate 2024-03-08
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.15
lastDividendDate 2024-03-08
dividendDate 2024-03-20

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.17153096
Address1 9,900 West 109th Street
Address2 Suite 100
All Time High 98.1
All Time Low 7.51
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 500
Audit Risk 10
Average Analyst Rating 2.3 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 365,510
Average Daily Volume3 Month 423,752
Average Volume 423,752
Average Volume10Days 365,510
Beta 1.261
Bid 0.0
Bid Size 300
Board Risk 1
Book Value 6.278
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 23.22
Current Ratio 2.013
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 23.26
Day Low 22.78
Debt To Equity 293.966
Display Name Compass Minerals
Dividend Date 1,710,892,800
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,023,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,023,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,960,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,960,000
Ebitda 221,500,000
Ebitda Margins 0.17142999
Enterprise To Ebitda 7.644
Enterprise To Revenue 1.31
Enterprise Value 1,693,095,936
Eps Current Year 0.89442
Eps Forward 1.25621
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.42
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,709,856,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 24.6866
Fifty Day Average Change -1.4666004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.059408765
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 17.153095
Fifty Two Week High 34.5
Fifty Two Week High Change -11.280001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.32695654
Fifty Two Week Low 16.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change 6.8199997
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41585365
Fifty Two Week Range 16.4 - 34.5
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,071,239,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.44
Float Shares 39,337,338
Forward Eps 1.25621
Forward P E 18.48417
Free Cashflow 91,150,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 1,800
Fullday Change 0.34000015
Fullday Change Percent 1.4860147
Fullday Price 23.22
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.1722
Gross Profits 222,500,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.23251
Held Percent Institutions 0.78283995
Implied Shares Outstanding 41,980,874
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 974,795,840
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_5381745
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 18,000,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 973,956,276
Number Of Analyst Opinions 4
Open 22.94
Operating Cashflow 155,900,000
Operating Margins 0.050630003
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.0
Peg Ratio 0.12
Phone 913 344 9200
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 23.22
Pre Market Time 1,791,968,865
Previous Close 22.88
Price Eps Current Year 25.960957
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 3.69863
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.75442755
Profit Margins 0.01424
Quick Ratio 0.832
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.25
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.34
Regular Market Change Percent 1.48601
Regular Market Day High 23.26
Regular Market Day Low 22.78
Regular Market Day Range 22.78 - 23.26
Regular Market Open 22.94
Regular Market Previous Close 22.88
Regular Market Price 23.22
Regular Market Time 1,791,921,602
Regular Market Volume 275,942
Return On Assets 0.04994
Return On Equity 0.07169
Revenue Growth 0.003
Revenue Per Share 30.663
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 41,980,874
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0399
Shares Short 1,676,342
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 2,118,849
Short Name Compass Minerals Intl Inc
Short Percent Of Float 0.0561
Short Ratio 4.25
Source Interval 15
State KS
Symbol CMP
Target High Price 34.0
Target Low Price 25.0
Target Mean Price 29.5
Target Median Price 29.5
Total Cash 56,300,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.341
Total Debt 774,600,000
Total Revenue 1,292,099,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.42
Trailing P E 55.285713
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 25.8781
Two Hundred Day Average Change -2.6581001
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.1027162
Type Disp Equity
Volume 275,942
Website https://www.compassminerals.com
Zip 66,210