CMP
Compass Minerals International, Inc.
CMP's fundamentals are strong, but it looks expensive: trading at 52x earnings, above its usual 37x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
CMP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Stable |
CMP's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are stable.
CMP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 19x | $23.05 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $9.56 | -59% |
| Fair | 36x | $15.92 | -31% |
| Current | 52x | $23.05 | — |
| Expensive | 135x | $59.38 | +158% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CMP's PE is in its fair range at 52x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 19x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
CMP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CMP, with profitability improving.
CMP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.21 | +174% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.44 | +$3.36 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.16 | +$3.72 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.91 | +$2.82 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.91 | +$3.08 |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.92 | +$1.00 |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.56 | -$1.65 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.73 | -$2.23 |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.99 | -1659% |
CMP has returned to profit: it earned $0.44 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
CMP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $215.3M | +0.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $453.2M | -8.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $396.1M | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $227.5M | +9% |
| Q2 2025 | $214.6M | +5.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $494.6M | +36% |
| Q4 2024 | $307.2M | -10% |
| Q3 2024 | $208.8M | -11% |
CMP's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $215M last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 5.1% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.2% | +9.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 5.3% | +20 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.4% | +4.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6% | +10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 0.2% | +16 points |
| Q3 2024 | -14% | -15 points |
CMP's operating margin was 5.1% last quarter, down 2.4 points from the same quarter a year ago.
CMP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$18.7M | -592% |
| Q1 2026 | $179.2M | +3.6% |
| Q4 2025 | -$59.8M | -$33.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$22.8M | +$10.8M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.8M | +$25.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $172.9M | +208% |
| Q4 2024 | -$25.9M | +$75M |
| Q3 2024 | -$33.6M | +$57.1M |
CMP has burned cash in most quarters: $78M over the past year, down 34% from the year before.
CMP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -111K shares |
| 1 year | +0.9% | +387K shares |
| 3 years | +2.7% | +1.1M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +8.2M shares |
| Available history | +25% | +8.4M shares |
CMP has 42M diluted shares, up 0.9% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2021 | — |
CMP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 9.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 21.3x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 48.4x | High |
CMP's net debt is about 3.0 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.6 years a year ago.
CMP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 42.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.3 | Neutral |
CMP's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 29 (neutral).
CMP PE vs Basic Materials Sector
| Metric | CMP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 52x | 19x | 182% above |
| PE % | 63 | 40 | 23 pts above |
CMP is trading at 52x earnings, a 182% premium to the Basic Materials sector's median of 19x.
CMP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $22.6 | 2.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $25.3 | 9% below |
| 50 week MA | $25.0 | 7.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $20.6 | 12% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.9 | 5.1% above |
CMP's trend is mixed: it's above three of its five weekly moving averages, and 5.1% above its 200-week average.
CMP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $61.0 | $61.6 | +1% |
| 2021 | $61.6 | $51.8 | -16% |
| 2022 | $51.8 | $41.7 | -20% |
| 2023 | $41.7 | $25.3 | -39% |
| 2024 | $25.3 | $10.8 | -57% |
| 2025 | $10.8 | $20.1 | +85% |
| 2026 YTD | $20.1 | $23.1 | +15% |
CMP has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 15% so far in 2026.