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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 Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.072585
AutoARIMA0.072587
AutoTheta0.073024
MSTL0.103950

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.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
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
Additional Data
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 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