# Compass Minerals Intl Inc (CMP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $25.32, market value $1.1 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 60.3×** (5-yr avg 110.4×, 3-yr avg 110.4×). Compass Minerals Intl Inc trades at 60.3× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 110.4×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 20.0×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 0.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.8×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 4.0×**. The shares trade at 4.0× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 8.3×**. Enterprise value is 8.3× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 7.3%** (5-yr avg -0.8%). Free cash flow equals 7.3% of the market value, above its five-year average of -0.8%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 1.7%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.7% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 17.2%**. Compass Minerals Intl Inc keeps 17.2% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, a thin margin typical of retail, distribution and commodity businesses.
- **Operating margin: 8.9%**. 8.9% of revenue is left after running the business.
- **Net margin: -6.4%**. The company reported a net loss over the last twelve months.
- **Return on equity: -34.1%**. Return on equity is negative because earnings are negative.
- **Return on invested capital: 9.1%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 9.1%.
- **Return on assets: 1.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.2% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 11.3%** (3-yr -0.0%/yr, 5-yr 4.4%/yr). Revenue grew 11.3% over the last year, against 4.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 75.2%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 75.2% a year over three years.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 3.55**. Debt is 3.55 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 3.5×**. It would take 3.5 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, above the 3× level most lenders treat as comfortable.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. Compass Minerals Intl Inc does not currently pay a dividend.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 34.8%** (YTD 28.9%, 3-mo -14.5%). The shares are up 34.8% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -26.6%** (54.4% above the low). Trading 27% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 45**. An RSI of 45 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.56** (volatility 52%). Beta of 1.56 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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