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COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
NYSEMining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)Latest fiscal year ended Sep 30, 2025

COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC reported revenue of $1.24B in its most recent fiscal year, up 11.3% on the year before. It kept -6.4% of that as net income, and generated $128.00M of free cash flow. Figures below are compared against other companies classified under Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels).

Grades vs. industry

Growth
C44/100
Ranked against 6 peers using 4 metrics.
Profitability
D35/100
Ranked against 10 peers using 7 metrics.
Financial health
F11/100
Ranked against 8 peers using 5 metrics.

Growth

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Revenue growth (YoY)
Latest fiscal year revenue vs. the year before.
11.3%8.6%5 / 12
Revenue growth (3y)
Annualized revenue growth over three fiscal years.
-0.0%12.0%9 / 10
Revenue growth (5y)
Annualized revenue growth over five fiscal years.
4.4%15.5%9 / 9
EPS growth (YoY)
Diluted EPS vs. the prior fiscal year.
Not reported-12.8%—
EPS growth (3y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over three fiscal years.
Not reported10.5%—
EPS growth (5y)
Annualized diluted EPS growth over five fiscal years.
Not reported10.2%—
Free cash flow growth (YoY)
Operating cash flow less capital expenditure, vs. prior year.
Not reported3.7%—
Free cash flow growth (3y)
Annualized free cash flow growth over three fiscal years.
75.2%26.4%1 / 6

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Profitability

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Gross margin
Gross profit as a share of revenue. Often unreported.
15.3%19.6%9 / 12
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
2.0%9.1%8 / 11
Net margin
Net income as a share of revenue.
-6.4%5.0%9 / 11
Free cash flow margin
Free cash flow as a share of revenue.
10.3%10.1%5 / 10
Return on equity
Net income divided by shareholder equity.
-34.1%2.3%10 / 13
Return on assets
Net income divided by total assets.
-5.3%1.8%9 / 13
Return on invested capital
After-tax operating profit over debt plus equity less cash.
2.0%2.2%7 / 12

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Financial health

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Debt to equity
Total debt divided by shareholder equity.
3.55x0.51x11 / 11
Current ratio
Current assets over current liabilities.
2.15x3.57x12 / 13
Quick ratio
Current assets excluding inventory, over current liabilities.
0.98x2.60x13 / 13
Interest coverage
Operating income divided by interest expense.
0.37x3.54x6 / 8
Net debt to EBITDA
Net debt over derived EBITDA. EBITDA is not a GAAP tag; it is computed.
6.01x-0.38x9 / 9

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Debt figures can be understated where a filer splits borrowings across XBRL tags this site does not match.

Dividend coverage

Measures how much of earnings and free cash flow the dividend consumes, against industry peers. A low grade means the dividend is less covered than peers' — not that a cut is expected. Long-established payers often score low here by design.

MetricCompanyIndustry medianRank
Dividend payout ratio
Dividends paid as a share of net income.
Not reported17.3%—
Dividend / free cash flow
Dividends paid as a share of free cash flow. The stricter test.
0.0%12.5%1 / 6
Dividend growth (5y)
Annualized growth in dividends per share over five years.
Not reported——

top third of peersmiddle thirdbottom third. Rank 1 is always best — for debt and payout ratios that means the lowest figure, not the highest.

“Not reported” means the company did not tag this figure in its filing, not that the value is zero. Rankings are hidden where fewer than 5 classified peers reported the metric, and compare against a broad industry code rather than close competitors.

Dividend record

What the dividend has actually done, not a prediction of what it will do. Changes are checked against total dollars paid so that stock splits are not mistaken for cuts.

Years paying
16
since 2010 in this data
Consecutive increases
None
most recent year was not an increase
Reductions
1
verified against dollars paid
Latest per share
$0.30
fiscal 2024

Dividend history is limited to what companies have filed in machine-readable form, which generally begins around 2009. A company may have paid or raised its dividend for far longer than shown here.

Insider activity

Trades reported by officers, directors and 10% shareholders on SEC Form 4. None of the last 27 reported transactions were open-market purchases — grants, option exercises and sales make up the majority of insider filings at most companies.

DateInsiderTransactionSharesPriceValue
Oct 15, 2026
DOWLING EDWARD C
President and CEO
Withheld for tax20,097$22.59$454.0K
Oct 15, 2026
Nichols Benjamin S.
Chief Commercial Officer
Withheld for tax1,977$22.59$44.7K
Oct 15, 2026
Risner Brandon
Chief Operating Officer
Withheld for tax1,465$22.59$33.1K
Oct 15, 2026
Ward Ashley
Chief Accounting Officer
Withheld for tax740$22.59$16.7K
Oct 15, 2026
Nichols Benjamin S.
Chief Commercial Officer
Option exercise(derivative)6,090$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Risner Brandon
Chief Operating Officer
Option exercise5,245$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Risner Brandon
Chief Operating Officer
Option exercise(derivative)803$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Risner Brandon
Chief Operating Officer
Option exercise(derivative)4,442$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Ward Ashley
Chief Accounting Officer
Option exercise2,598$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Ward Ashley
Chief Accounting Officer
Option exercise(derivative)2,598$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
DOWLING EDWARD C
President and CEO
Option exercise45,466$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
DOWLING EDWARD C
President and CEO
Option exercise(derivative)45,466$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Nichols Benjamin S.
Chief Commercial Officer
Option exercise6,946$0.00$0.00
Oct 15, 2026
Nichols Benjamin S.
Chief Commercial Officer
Option exercise(derivative)856$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Safran David
Director
Grant or award108$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Safran David
Director
Option exercise(derivative)3,020$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Safran David
Director
Option exercise4,114$0.00$0.00
Oct 9, 2026
Safran David
Director
Option exercise(derivative)1,094$0.00$0.00
Sep 30, 2026
Safran David
Director
Grant or award1,135$0.00$0.00
Sep 30, 2026
DEALY RICHARD P
Director
Grant or award1,333$0.00$0.00
Sep 30, 2026
Reece Joseph E
Director
Grant or award1,702$0.00$0.00
Sep 11, 2026
Tills Amy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Withheld for tax2,142$24.80$53.1K
Sep 11, 2026
Tills Amy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Option exercise7,298$0.00$0.00
Sep 11, 2026
Tills Amy
Chief Human Resources Officer
Option exercise(derivative)7,298$0.00$0.00
Jul 28, 2026
Ward Ashley
Chief Accounting Officer
Withheld for tax2,443$29.69$72.5K

A dash under price or value means none was reported, which is normal for grants and gifts — it does not mean the shares were free. Option exercises and awards are compensation arriving on a schedule, not a judgement about the stock.

Annual financials

Fiscal year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Revenue$1.24B$1.12B$1.20B$1.25B$1.15B$1.00B$1.09B$1.08B$1.36B$1.14B
Gross profit$190.70M$195.00M$232.00M$199.80M$228.50M$219.80M$232.50M$183.90M$326.60M$299.50M
Operating income$25.30M-$116.80M$77.40M$45.40M$105.90M$103.00M$119.60M$79.50M$159.20M$174.60M
Net income-$79.80M-$206.10M$10.50M-$21.10M-$185.70M$63.10M$60.80M$64.80M$42.70M$162.70M
EPS (diluted)—-$4.99$0.25-$0.63-$5.49$1.82$1.76$1.90$1.25$4.79
Operating cash flow$197.70M$14.40M$106.00M$120.40M$141.40M$175.20M$159.60M$182.30M$151.20M$167.30M
Capital expenditure$69.70M$114.20M$154.30M$96.60M$85.80M$84.90M$98.10M$96.80M$114.10M$182.20M
Free cash flow$128.00M-$99.80M-$48.30M$23.80M$55.60M$90.30M$61.50M$85.50M$37.10M-$14.90M
Total assets$1.52B$1.64B$1.82B$1.65B$1.63B$2.26B$2.44B$2.37B$2.57B$2.47B
Shareholder equity$234.10M$316.60M$521.00M$265.20M$297.90M$383.60M$517.70M$530.10M$688.50M$717.10M
Total debt$832.20M$917.50M$805.30M$947.60M$935.40M$1.31B$1.30B$1.36B$1.36B$1.32B
Cash$59.70M$20.20M$38.70M$46.10M$18.10M$10.60M$18.00M$27.00M$36.60M$77.40M
Dividends per share—$0.30$0.60$0.60—$2.88$2.88$2.88$2.88$2.78

A dash means the figure was not tagged in that year’s filing. It does not mean zero. Figures reflect the most recent filing covering each period, so restated years show their restated values.

Source

Figures come from COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC’s filings with the SEC, as submitted in XBRL. The most recent annual figures are from a 10-K filed Dec 12, 2025. View filings on EDGAR.

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