| Nov 25 | Feb 26 | May 26 | Aug 26 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buy | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sell | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| total | individual payouts | |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ‡‡‡‡ |
|
| 2025 | ‡‡‡‡ |
|
| 2024 | 0.15 |
—
|
| 2023 | 0.60 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2022 | 0.60 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2021 | 2.31 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2020 | 2.88 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2019 | 2.88 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2018 | 2.88 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2017 | 2.88 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2016 | 2.78 |
—
—
—
—
|
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | 38.70 | 20.20 | 59.70 | 56.30 |
| Receivables | 129.30 | 126.10 | 179.60 | 149.90 |
| Inventory | 399.50 | 414.10 | 312.00 | 257.20 |
| Other | 33.40 | 26.90 | 20.90 | 35.70 |
| 600.90 | 587.30 | 572.20 | 499.10 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Payables | 116.80 | 82.10 | 96.00 | 92.40 |
| ST’ Debt | 5.00 | 7.50 | — | 5.60 |
| Other | 270.80 | 5.20 | 7.90 | 5.60 |
| 274.60 | 217.00 | 265.60 | 247.90 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 396.10 | 453.20 | 215.30 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | 307.20 | 494.60 | 214.60 | 227.50 |
1,243.90
|
| ’24 | — | 364.00 | 202.90 | 208.80 |
1,117.40
|
| ’23 | 341.70 | — | — | — |
1,205.00
|
| ’23 | — | 411.10 | 207.60 | 233.60 |
1,204.70
|
| ’22 | 352.40 | — | — | — |
1,244.00
|
| ’22 | 331.50 | 448.50 | 214.70 | 250.50 |
1,245.20
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (37.00) | 197.40 | 2.40 | — |
—
|
| ’25 | (4.10) | 186.90 | 21.80 | (6.90) |
197.70
|
| ’24 | — | 86.20 | (6.80) | (12.70) |
14.40
|
| ’23 | (52.30) | — | — | — |
107.90
|
| ’23 | — | 147.40 | (22.60) | (20.90) |
106.00
|
| ’22 | 2.10 | — | — | — |
120.50
|
| ’22 | (14.30) | 160.20 | 3.00 | (28.50) |
120.40
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (59.80) | 179.20 | (18.70) | — |
—
|
| ’25 | (25.90) | 172.90 | 23.40 | (22.80) |
147.60
|
| ’24 | — | 56.20 | (21.50) | (33.60) |
(99.80)
|
| ’23 | (100.90) | — | — | — |
107.90
|
| ’23 | — | 118.00 | (57.80) | (90.70) |
(48.30)
|
| ’22 | (17.80) | — | — | — |
120.50
|
| ’22 | (28.80) | 131.20 | (22.40) | (56.20) |
23.80
|
| Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 0.43 | 0.30 | (0.13) | — |
—
|
| ’25 | (0.57) | (0.77) | (0.41) | (0.17) |
(1.91)
|
| ’24 | — | (1.16) | (1.05) | (1.17) |
(4.99)
|
| ’23 | (1.83) | — | — | — |
0.37
|
| ’23 | — | (0.53) | 0.96 | (0.06) |
0.37
|
| ’22 | (0.01) | — | — | — |
(0.74)
|
| ’22 | 0.07 | (0.36) | (0.23) | (0.20) |
(0.73)
|
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 30.67 | 22.80 | 7.51 | 8.60 | — | — | — |
Low Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 67.67 | 47.68 | 25.52 | 22.69 | — | — | — |
High Price
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | 1,954 | 1,981 | 1,894 | 1,800 | — | — | — |
Employees
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.64 | 0.61 | 0.59 | 0.69 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1,245.20 | 1,204.70 | 1,117.40 | 1,243.90 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 16.05% | 19.26% | 17.45% | 15.33% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.20 | 27.60 | (188.20) | (53.70) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
EBT
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.02% | 2.29% | (16.84%) | (4.32%) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
EBT Margin
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (21.10) | 10.50 | (206.10) | (79.80) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Net Income
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 115.70 | 101.20 | 107.60 | 107.60 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 36.49 | 29.54 | 27.05 | 29.74 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Revenue/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.73) | 0.37 | (4.99) | (1.91) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Earnings/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 3.53 | 2.60 | 0.35 | 4.73 | ‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.83) | (3.78) | (2.76) | (1.20) | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Capex/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.70 | (1.18) | (2.42) | 3.53 | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 7.77 | 12.77 | 7.66 | 5.60 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 34.12 | 40.79 | 41.31 | 41.83 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
Shares
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 75.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
PE Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.06 | 0.92 | 0.44 | 0.65 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PS Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 4.96 | 2.12 | 1.57 | 3.43 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
PB Ratio
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.79 | 1.55 | 1.25 | 1.27 | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ |
EV/Sales
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 93.83 | (38.77) | (13.97) | 10.74 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 120.40 | 106.00 | 14.40 | 197.70 | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
Op' Cash Flow
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (96.60) | (154.30) | (114.20) | (50.10) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — |
Capex
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 23.80 | (48.30) | (99.80) | 147.60 | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
FCF
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 337.90 | 326.30 | 370.30 | 306.60 | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 947.60 | 805.30 | 917.50 | 832.20 | — | — | — |
Total Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 901.50 | 766.60 | 897.30 | 772.50 | — | — | — |
Net Debt
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 265.20 | 521.00 | 316.60 | 234.10 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (1.29%) | 0.60% | (11.83%) | (5.05%) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROA
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.43% | 3.76% | (6.01%) | 1.57% | — | — | — |
ROIC
|
| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (7.56%) | 2.70% | (49.45%) | (28.98%) | ‡‡‡‡‡ | — | — |
ROE
|
Compass Minerals (CMP) embodies the brutal cyclicality of commodity mining, with revenues swinging wildly from a 2017 peak of $1.36 billion on harsh winters to a 2024 trough amid mine strikes, pandemic fallout, and softening sulfate of potash (SOP) prices—culminating in a $206 million net loss, a stomach-churning -2,057% swing from 2023 profits. De-icing salt, nearly half its business, ties fortunes to unpredictable weather, while eroding gross margins (projected at 15% for 2025, down 42% cumulatively) and persistent $900 million-plus debt expose operational fragility, even as employee cuts (41% since 2020) boost revenue per head 17% and free cash flow flips positive.
Yet amid the wreckage, contrarian glimmers flicker: deleveraging has slashed net debt 14%, ROIC stabilizes at 1.6%, and a rare insider buy at 2024 lows (shares since doubled) screams undervaluation at 0.6x PS and lagging PB ratios. Forecasts whisper modest recovery—revenue to $1.29 billion by 2028 (2.5% CAGR), profits flipping positive—but skeptics beware: milder winters, SOP oversupply, and mine flood risks could trap shares in the $7-10 doldrums, defying infrastructure tailwinds and efficiency gains.
This depressed value play tempts turnaround hunters, but CMP’s decade of equity erosion and weather whims demand ruthless vigilance—does insider faith herald rebound, or just another salt storm? Dive into the full analysis for the unvarnished metrics and hidden traps.
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