Compass Minerals International, Inc.

$20.85

+$0.99 (+4.98%)

Jan 5, 2026

Price History (1Y)

Analysis

Compass Minerals International, Inc. operates in the Basic Materials sector within the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry. The company has a significant scale, with a market capitalization of $871.94 million, annual revenue of $1.51 billion, and approximately 2,000 employees. Financially, Compass Minerals reports mixed results. While its gross margin is 21.3%, operating and profit margins are lower at 1.0% and -12.5%, respectively. The company's returns on equity and assets are relatively strong at 17.0% and 4.8%, respectively. However, the debt-to-equity ratio is high at 319.14, indicating significant leverage. Cash reserves are modest at $18.10 million, while debt stands at $935.40 million. The company's valuation metrics include a forward P/E ratio of 21.85 and an EV/EBITDA multiple of 6.27. Revenue growth has been negative year-over-year, declining by 25.0%. The dividend yield is not available, but the payout ratio is 0.0%, indicating that no dividends are being paid out.

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About Compass Minerals International, Inc.

Compass Minerals International, Inc. provides essential minerals in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Salt and Plant Nutrition. The Salt segment produces, markets, and sells sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, including rock salt, mechanically and solar evaporated salt, and brine and flake magnesium chloride products; and purchases and sells potassium chloride and calcium chloride to sell as finished products or to blend with sodium chloride to produce specialty products. This segment provides products for use as a deicer for roadways, consumer, and professional use; as an ingredient in chemical production; for water treatment, human, and animal nutrition; and for various other consumer and industrial uses, as well as records management services. The Plant Nutrition segment produces sulfate of potash specialty fertilizers in various grades that are used in broadcast spreaders, direct application, and liquid fertilizer solutions under the Protassium+ brand name; turf products used by the turf and ornamental markets, as well as for blends used on golf course greens; and organic products. This segment provides its products to distributors and retailers of crop inputs, as well as growers. The company was formerly known as Salt Holdings Corporation and changed its name to Compass Minerals International, Inc. in December 2003. Compass Minerals International, Inc. was founded in 1844 and is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas.

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Key Statistics

Market Cap
$871.94M
P/E Ratio
N/A
52-Week High
$22.69
52-Week Low
$8.60
Avg Volume
458.41K
Beta
1.57

Company Info

Exchange
NYQ
Country
United States
Employees
2,000