Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Nov 6, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Compass Minerals International Inc stock $29.86, price $22.91, upside +30.3%, quality 50 out of 100. Rating: undervalued. Calculated from audited financials with 9 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Compass Minerals International Inc
CMP · USThe stock costs 23% less than our calculation considers fair.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 5, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range $7.77 – $71.40 · fair‑value band $12.44 – $46.52 · the $22.91 price screens below the $29.86 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 5, 2026.
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Company profile
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.
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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.
Stock analysis
Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) currently trades at $22.91, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is $29.86, implying the stock looks roughly 23% undervalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the DCF Models group reads highest at a median of $14.93 per share, and 0 of the 9 models we run sit above the $22.91 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at $3.27, and 9 of the 9 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is medium.
Scenario range: $12.44 (bear) to $46.52 (bull), the price of $22.91 sits inside it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 50/100 (solid quality), in the Basic Materials sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Compass Minerals International Inc reported revenue of $1.2B in FY2025 versus $836M in FY2021, a compound +10.4%/yr. Reported net income was −$79.8M in FY2025.
Key figures
Market cap $968M Small · P/E ratio 54.5 · P/S ratio 0.75 · EPS (TTM) $0.4200 · Net margin 1.4% · Return on equity 7.2% · Return on assets (EBIT) 1.3% (5-year average) · Operating margin 5.1%.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 22 out of 100 (medium confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades about 32% below its 52-week high and 39% above its 52-week low, currently below its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Basic Materials peers we cover trades at −8% fair-value upside, at 30%, CMP screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
All 9 models by family
The fair value above starts from this blend and is adjusted for a cyclical trough year.
Quality Score breakdown
It rates the business: profits, how they develop, real cash, balance sheet, investing and share count.
Insider trades
In the last 6 months, no officer or director bought or sold shares on the open market.
Plus 16 other filings such as grants, option exercises or tax withholding. They are not market purchases or sales.
Sales are often planned (taxes, diversification, 10b5-1 plans). Purchases with their own money are seen as the stronger sign. For information only: not part of the quality score or Fair Value.
Source: SEC Form 4, as of Nov 6, 2026. All filings at the SEC ↗
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