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CMI

NYQ:CMP · US20451N1019
Metals & MiningMedium

360

63
EV / EBIT39
Price / Owner Earnings7
Owner Earnings Yield69
Dividend Yield1
Price/Sales95
EV / Gross Profit55
Price/Book23
Return on Capital78
Cash Return on Capital68
Return on Equity53
EBIT Margin62
Gross Profitability63
Cash Conversion100
Accruals79
Owner Earnings Margin62
Sales growth7
Profit Growth27
Long-Term EPS Growth70
Reinvestment60
Price momentum41
Debt load5
Refinancing91
Debt Payback11
Liquidity39
Analyst ratings30
Opinion Changes76
Price Target Upside8
Market mood10
Value Creation12/20creating some value
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

CMI clears its cost of capital, but the record is mixed across the five tests. Real value creation, just not yet consistent.

Profile

CountryUSA
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeMedium
TypePublic Company
ExchangeNYSE
Employees753
Websitecompassminerals.com
ISINUS20451N1019
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Index & Theme
Water PurificationOrganicFarmingMining TechnologyAgriTechAgricultureIndustrialNutrition

Description

Compass Minerals International, Inc. (Compass Minerals) provides essential minerals focused on safely delivering where and when it matters to help solve nature’s challenges for customers and communities. The company’s salt products help keep roadways…

Analysis

Quality compounder

Compass Minerals International, Inc. is a quality compounder: a well-run business trading at a price that reflects what it is worth.

The price is expensive. You pay 35.3× its owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year, which is in the historically expensive zone.

The trajectory is moderate and the balance sheet is stretched. The company scores 12/20 on our value-creation score: creating some value.

What to watch: Some accounting patterns deserve a closer look. As always: this describes the company's numbers; it is not a recommendation.

360° rank · history

1007550250
26
2023202420252026

All-time high

33

Mar 2026

All-time low

3

Jan 2023

Average rank

16

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
95
86
66
39
Price/Earnings
12
3
17
3
Price/Book
23
46
35
1
Dividend Yield
1
92
78
65
Value (overall)
34
59
40
9

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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