COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
As-reported financials and SEC filings for COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC. The latest annual period is FY2025. The latest reported quarter is Q3 FY2026. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.
About COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
Compass Minerals International Inc produces and sells essential minerals, primarily salt and plant nutrition products, serving customers in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Its salt products are used for highway deicing, consumer and industrial applications, and chemical production, while its plant nutrition segment markets sulfate of potash fertilizers to agricultural distributors and growers. The company operates multiple mining and production facilities, including the largest underground rock salt mine in the world in Ontario, Canada.
Snapshot
Fundamentals are from SEC filings for FY2025, the latest annual period (ended September 30, 2025). P/E and market cap are derived from stored market prices, last retrieved on a rolling basis and typically within the past week.
What changed at Compass Minerals International
- Revenue grew 11.3% to $1.2B in FY2025, after a 7.2% decline the year before.
- Operating margin is 2.0% in FY2025, -7.2 pp against 9.2% in FY2021.
- Most recent quarter Q3 FY2026: revenue $215M, up 0.3% from Q3 FY2025.
- Free cash flow was $128M in FY2025, 10.3% of revenue.
- Net loss narrowed to $80M in FY2025, from $206M in FY2024.
Computed from the as-reported figures in the statements below. A change we cannot state from filed figures is left out rather than estimated.
Peer comparison
Where Compass Minerals International’s fundamentals sit among the 241 Materials companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).
Compass Minerals International’s long-term debt to equity of 3.55 ranks in the 97th percentile of the 165 Materials companies reporting it. Compass Minerals International’s return on equity of -34.1% ranks in the 15th percentile of the 216 Materials companies reporting it.
No reported insider transactions (codes P/S) in the last 90 days. For context, about 15% of companies in the universe saw any reported insider purchase (code P) in the same window. Browse insider activity →
Percentiles describe where a figure sits among sector peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice. Short interest ranking uses days to cover from FINRA Consolidated Short Interest data; FINRA is the owner and source of that data, included at no additional charge.
Institutional ownership
Held by 1 of the superinvestors we track (plus 5 quant / multi-strat books), based on each investor’s most recent 13F; periods vary by investor (newest: Q2 2026).
| Investor | As of | Position value | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AQR Capital Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $19.8M | 637.3K | Added |
| D. E. Shawquant | Q2 2026 | $5.5M | 177.4K | Added |
| Millennium Managementquant | Q2 2026 | $5.1M | 164.3K | Added |
| Gotham Asset Management | Q2 2026 | $2.1M | 67.1K | Added |
| Two Sigma Investmentsquant | Q2 2026 | $1.0M | 33.6K | Reduced |
| Renaissance Technologiesquant | Q2 2026 | $488,741 | 15.7K | Reduced |
No longer held by: Citadel Advisors (as of Q2 2026)
From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.
Short interest
Total shares sold short as of each twice-monthly FINRA settlement. Rising short interest means more investors are positioned against the stock; days to cover estimates how many trading days of average volume that position represents.
| Settlement | Shares short | Change | Days to cover |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 1.8M | +22.4% | 2.86 |
| 2026-07-31 | 1.5M | +11.6% | 4.44 |
| 2026-07-15 | 1.3M | +5.4% | 3.72 |
| 2026-06-30 | 1.3M | +30.5% | 2.27 |
| 2026-06-15 | 975.9K | -14.5% | 1.52 |
| 2026-05-29 | 1.1M | -1.3% | 1.62 |
| 2026-05-15 | 1.2M | -29.5% | 1.26 |
| 2026-04-30 | 1.6M | -12.0% | 2.98 |
Source: FINRA Consolidated Short Interest. FINRA is the owner and source of the FINRA-supplied data, which is included at no additional charge for your own personal or professional use; republishing or redistributing it is not permitted. Settlement dates are shown; FINRA publishes each settlement about nine business days later, so the latest figure can be two to four weeks old. Not presented as a percentage of float. No FINRA endorsement of this product is implied. Not investment advice.
Income statement (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $1.24B | $1.12B | $1.20B | $1.25B | $1.15B |
| Gross profit | — | — | — | — | — |
| Operating income | $25.3M | $-116.8M | $77.4M | $45.4M | $105.9M |
| Net income | $-79.8M | $-206.1M | $10.5M | $-21.1M | $-185.7M |
| Diluted EPS | — | $-4.99 | $0.25 | $-0.63 | $-5.49 |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Balance sheet (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $59.7M | $20.2M | $38.7M | $46.1M | $18.1M |
| Current assets | $572.2M | $587.3M | $600.9M | $570.9M | $531.4M |
| Total assets | $1.52B | $1.64B | $1.82B | $1.65B | $1.63B |
| Current liabilities | $265.6M | $217.0M | $274.6M | $233.0M | $195.4M |
| Long-term debt | $832.2M | $910.0M | $800.3M | $947.6M | $935.4M |
| Total liabilities | $1.29B | $1.32B | $1.30B | $1.39B | $1.33B |
| Total equity | $234.1M | $316.6M | $521.0M | $265.2M | $297.9M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Cash flow (as reported)
| FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $197.7M | $14.4M | $106.0M | $120.4M | $141.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $69.7M | $114.2M | $154.3M | $96.6M | $85.8M |
| Free cash flow | $128.0M | $-99.8M | $-48.3M | $23.8M | $55.6M |
Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full details: where the numbers come from.
Quarterly trend (as reported)
| Quarter | Revenue | Revenue YoY | Net income | Diluted EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 FY2026 | $215.3M | 0.3% | $-5.7M | $-0.13 |
| Q2 FY2026 | $453.2M | -8.4% | $12.7M | $0.30 |
| Q1 FY2026 | $396.1M | 28.9% | $18.6M | $0.43 |
| Q4 FY2025 | $227.5M | 9.0% | $-7.2M | $-0.17 |
| Q3 FY2025 | $214.6M | 5.8% | $-17.0M | $-0.41 |
| Q2 FY2025 | $494.6M | 35.9% | $-32.0M | $-0.77 |
| Q1 FY2025 | $307.2M | -10.1% | $-23.6M | $-0.57 |
| Q4 FY2024 | $208.8M | -10.6% | $-48.3M | $-1.17 |
Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.
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