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Employees: 1,849
Size Compass Minerals International (CMP) is a United States Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $962M, the 2274th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $22.91 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 18.0%, against -25.8% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 5.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.9%); the operating margin is 8.5% (peer median 8.2%).
Valuation It trades at 20.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.4× (4th cheapest of 9).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +3%, so the hurdle is +5 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.2 points above its cost of capital (8.6% WACC).
Short interest Short interest is 3.7% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.29B | $1.24B | $1.12B | $1.20B | $1.25B |
| Revenue growth | — | +11% | -7% | -3% | — |
| Gross profit | $217M | $186M | $190M | $227M | $205M |
| EBITDA | $216M | $182M | $190M | $177M | $168M |
| Net income | $17.9M | -$79.8M | -$206M | $10.2M | -$21.4M |
| Free cash flow | $77.9M | $128M | -$99.8M | -$48.3M | $23.8M |
| Capital expenditure | $78.0M | $69.7M | $114M | $154M | $96.6M |
| Total debt | $775M | $902M | $986M | $869M | $1.01B |
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| Measure | CMP | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -0.7% | -12.8% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -18.0% | -25.8% | 9th highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -33.6% | -44.6% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +5.5% | +6.9% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.5% | 8.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 20.0× | 24.4× | 4th cheapest of 9 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 8.1% | 18.9% | 6th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +2.8% | +4.1% | 5th lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +5.3 pp | +17.4 pp | 6th least demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.2 pp | -1.6 pp | 8th highest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 7.8× | 9.0× | 3rd cheapest of 6 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.3× | 1.4× | 2nd most indebted of 6 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Minerals International CMP | United States | $962M | -18% | +5% | 8% | 20.0× | 8.1% | +2.8% |
| Guangdong Sinoplast Adv Matl 301686.SZ | China | $962M | n/a | +7% | 19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lihuayi Weiyuan Chemical 600955.SS | China | $978M | -39% | +18% | -8% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiujiang Shanshui Technology 301190.SZ | China | $983M | +32% | +54% | 19% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Oceanking Development 603213.SS | China | $938M | +1% | -17% | 0% | n/a | 38.3% | +17.9% |
| Hangjin Technology 000818.SZ | China | $988M | -35% | -29% | -8% | n/a | 18.9% | +3.2% |
| Rastar Environmental Protection Materials 300834.SZ | China | $933M | -9% | -23% | 1% | n/a | 43.9% | 0.0% |
| Jiangsu Chengxing Phosph-Chemicals 600078.SS | China | $928M | -29% | +27% | 13% | n/a | 2.6% | +2.9% |
| Green Plains GPRE | United States | $927M | -27% | -22% | 7% | 7.4× | -1.0% | +1.8% |
| Quechen Silicon Chemical 605183.SS | China | $926M | -12% | +7% | 19% | n/a | 2.0% | +16.1% |
| Yibin Tianyuan 002386.SZ | China | $1,000M | -27% | +14% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Changzhou Tronly New Electronic Materials 300429.SZ | China | $923M | -37% | +14% | -14% | n/a | 56.6% | +5.0% |
| Guangzhou Human New Material Science & Technology 301683.SZ | China | $918M | -25% | +20% | 38% | n/a | 11.3% | n/a |
| Guangzhou Lingwe Technology 301373.SZ | China | $1.01B | -37% | +15% | 26% | 48.0× | 35.6% | +7.4% |
| Kureha 4023.T | Japan | $1.02B | +7% | +7% | 10% | 22.6× | 4.1% | +2.3% |
| Shenzhen Wote Advanced Materials 002886.SZ | China | $906M | -15% | +10% | 4% | 68.2× | 31.3% | +12.2% |
| Sichuan Xinjinlu 000510.SZ | China | $906M | -32% | -4% | -15% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Longkou Union Chemical 301209.SZ | China | $904M | -39% | -3% | 9% | 336.5× | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| Shikoku Kasei 4099.T | Japan | $1.03B | -26% | +20% | 18% | 14.8× | 5.0% | +6.5% |
| Henan Jindan Lactic Acid Technology 300829.SZ | China | $900M | +52% | +5% | 3% | 26.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Shinkong Synthetic Fibers 1409.TW | Taiwan | $1.03B | +23% | -7% | 14% | n/a | n/a | n/a |