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CMP · Compass Minerals International Inc

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$26.37 +0.10 (+0.38%) At close · Aug 14
Market Cap
$1.11B
Shares
41.98M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$26.37 Open$26.31 Day$26.15–26.61 52W close$16.54–33.51 Avg vol 30d435K Short int1.5M · 3.6% float · 4.4d Short vol62% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 5, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ4-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Neutral Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +7%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg −10%
      below
      RSI (14) 37
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 58%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Neutral
      1-month return −10%
      trailing
      6-month return +11%
      trailing
      YTD return +34%
      this year
      Relative strength −2%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $29 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +12% holders QoQ · +58 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.57% of float · ▲ +11.6% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      229 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 51
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      EPS growth −2096%
      Y/Y
      Balance sheet $800.7M
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 51%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −23%
      past year
      ATR 5.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Aug 5, 2026
      Effective income tax rate (excl. valuation allowance) · 2026 27% – 31%
      Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Jun 30, 2025
      Capital expenditures · for the year $75M – $85M

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 4 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +7% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −10% Bearish
      RSI (14)
      37 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      58% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $29 › 200d $25 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +12% holders QoQ · +58 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.57% of float · ▲ +11.6% MoM · 4.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      229 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $17 Now $26 · 58% Range high $34
      vs 200-day avg +7% vs 50-day avg -10%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Liquidity $328.1M as of June 30, 2026
      Net leverage ratio 2.8 the quarter ended June 30, 2026
      Total capital spending $62.1M nine months ended June 30, 2026
      Plant Nutrition average sales price $690 Q2 FY2026
      Ratio of total net debt to trailing 12-month adjusted EBITDA 2.7 Q2 FY2026
      Total net debt $638.9M Q2 FY2026
      Net debt $836.9M As of Dec. 31, 2025
      Salt Adjusted EBITDA non-GAAP $67.2M Three Months Ended Dec. 31, 2025
      Salt sales volumes growth 37% Three Months Ended Dec. 31, 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Other Industrial Metals & Mining — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      CMP
      Compass Minerals International Inc
      this stock
      $1.11B +34.3% +11.3% 3.6%
      BHP
      BHP Group Ltd
      $220.45B +43.7% 0.8%
      RTNTF
      Rio Tinto Ltd
      $211.90B +25.4% 0.0%
      RIO
      Rio Tinto PLC
      $164.68B +19.6% 0.5%
      GLCNF
      Glencore plc/ADR
      $87.79B +38.3% 0.0%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      229
      % held
      92.8%
      Net QoQ
      -1.7M sh
      Top holder
      Koch, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      294
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      1.5M
      Days to cover
      4.4d
      Change
      +156.1K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      62%
      As of
      Aug 14, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      363
      Value
      $10.7K
      As of
      Jul 14, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      39.5%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Kevin Hern
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Oct 11, 2023
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $1.2B
      Net income (FY)
      $-79.8M
      EPS diluted
      $-4.99
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      10-Q
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      10
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $19.1K
      Shares
      1.0K
      Filed
      Aug 27, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Compass Minerals Announces Confer…
      Published
      Jul 16, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      CMP -3.6% -10.5% +11.3% -10.1% +34.3%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -4.0% -14.9% -2.5% -14.0% +20.4%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.15 / share · ex Mar 8, 2024
      Cut 79.2%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.00 / share · 0 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      · no payout in the trailing year

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1227654 CUSIP 20451N101 13F (30d) 224 filings 223 filers Visit website Investor relations