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COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC CMP

NYSE · stock · Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) · website · IPO 2003-12-12 · LEI

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC statistics & valuation

Market cap$1.3B
P / S1.0×
P / B5.6×
Net margin-6.4%
Return on equity-34.1%
Net debt$772.5M
Net debt / EBITDA6×
Enterprise value USD$2.1B
EV / EBITDA16.2×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV1.2%
Return on capital2%

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
14.30% 3.10% 4.60% 4.20% 6.30% -16.20% -1.70% 0.90% -18.40% -6.40% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
26.30% 23.90% 19.70% 22.60% 21.90% 20.10% 16.00% 19.30% 17.50% 15.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
15.30% 11.70% 8.70% 11.00% 10.20% 9.30% 3.60% 6.40% -10.50% 2.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
22.70% 6.10% 12.70% 12.10% 16.70% -62.20% -8.00% 2.00% -65.10% -34.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
33.8M 33.8M 33.8M 33.9M 33.9M 34.0M 34.1M 40.8M 41.3M 41.8M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$1.25B $1.33B $1.34B $1.38B $1.30B $917.3M $901.5M $766.6M $897.3M $772.5M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
6.60% 1.70% 2.90% 2.60% 2.80% -11.40% -1.30% 0.60% -12.60% -5.30% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.85× 1.96× 2.53× 2.74× 3.46× 3.14× 3.57× 1.55× 2.90× 3.55× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$4.79 $1.25 $2.02 $1.81 $1.82 -$5.48 -$0.63 $0.25 -$4.99 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC trades at about 106.5× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.6×–98.6×, median 27.2×).

13.6× 106.5×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.6×–98.6×); dot = today's 106.5×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin15.3%17.5%19.3%16.0%20.1%21.9%22.6%19.7%23.9%26.3%
Operating margin2.0%-10.5%6.4%3.6%9.3%10.2%11.0%8.7%11.7%15.3%
Net margin-6.4%-18.4%0.9%-1.7%-16.2%6.3%4.2%4.6%3.1%14.3%
Return on assets-5.3%-12.6%0.6%-1.3%-11.4%2.8%2.6%2.9%1.7%6.6%
Return on equity-34.1%-65.1%2.0%-8.0%-62.2%16.7%12.1%12.7%6.1%22.7%
Debt / equity3.55×2.90×1.55×3.57×3.14×3.46×2.74×2.53×1.96×1.85×
Current ratio2.152.712.192.412.722.552.652.552.751.92

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.