Compass Minerals Competitors

CMP Stock  USD 22.00  0.02  0.09%   
The company is classified under the Metals & Mining sector. Peers for Compass Minerals include Nexa Resources, Lithium Argentina, American Battery, NioCorp Developments, and Nouveau Monde and others in the group. This peer view supports relative benchmarking. This screen helps separate narrative from data by ranking Compass Minerals against peer metrics.

Compass Minerals and Ferroglobe PLC Correlation Details

Poor diversification
The correlation between CMP and GSM is 0.67, which Macroaxis classifies as Poor diversification for the selected horizon. This matters because lower overlap can improve diversification, while higher overlap leaves more of the same risk inside the portfolio.

Moving together with Compass Stock

  0.86ELTLF Elementos LimitedPairCorr
  0.75BHP BHP Group LimitedPairCorr
  0.8KC Kutcho Copper CorpPairCorr
  0.65TEY TERADYNEPairCorr

Moving against Compass Stock

  0.73MAPSW WM TechnologyPairCorr
  0.7GCMGW GCM GrosvenorPairCorr
  0.65PBCRY Bank Central AsiaPairCorr
  0.5ADVWW Advantage SolutionsPairCorr
  0.41SFT SoftBank Group CorpPairCorr
Specify up to 10 symbols:
While mean reversion in Compass Minerals is a statistically observable tendency, it operates on uncertain timelines. Positions sized too aggressively against the trend can suffer sustained losses before reversion occurs.
Hype
Prediction
LowEstimatedHigh
18.4821.9825.48
Details
Intrinsic
Valuation
LowRealHigh
18.7622.2625.76
Details
Naive
Forecast
LowNextHigh
16.9020.4023.90
Details
Analyst
Consensus
LowTargetHigh
23.4325.7528.58
Details
To derive maximum value from Compass Minerals analysis, compare Compass Minerals' metrics against peers. This cross-sectional approach separates idiosyncratic performance from sector-level trends.

Compass Minerals Competition Correlation Matrix

Studying peer correlation around Compass Minerals International gives investors a cleaner read on how much independent price behavior still exists across the competitive set. Used correctly, correlation analysis helps separate broad industry exposure from company-specific behavior before additional capital is allocated across the peer group.

High positive correlations

ODCIAUX
NBABAT
LARNEXA
IAUXNEXA
NMGABAT
ODCNEXA
  

High negative correlations

ODCNMG
IAUXNMG
ODCGTI
IAUXGTI
ODCABAT
ODCNB

Risk-Adjusted Indicators

Surface-level performance for Compass Stock can mask how the business actually stacks up against its competitive set. Risk-adjusted metrics allow investors to compare Compass Minerals' efficiency and downside exposure against peers in a more meaningful way. These indicators are quantitative in nature and help investors forecast volatility and risk-adjusted expected returns across various positions.

Peer Comparison: Net Income

Net income is one of the most important fundamental items in finance. It plays a large role in Compass Minerals financial statement analysis. It represents the amount of money remaining after all of Compass Minerals International operating expenses, interest, taxes and preferred stock dividends have been deducted from a company total revenue.
Compare Compass Minerals and related stocks such as Nexa Resources SA, GTI, and Lithium Argentina Net Income Over Time
Select Fundamental
Price To Sales RatioDividend Yield
Ptb RatioDays Sales Outstanding
Book Value Per ShareFree Cash Flow Yield
Invested CapitalOperating Cash Flow Per Share
Average PayablesStock Based Compensation To Revenue
Capex To DepreciationPb Ratio
Ev To SalesFree Cash Flow Per Share
RoicInventory Turnover
Net Income Per ShareDays Of Inventory On Hand
Payables TurnoverSales General And Administrative To Revenue
Average InventoryResearch And Ddevelopement To Revenue
Capex To RevenueCash Per Share
PocfratioInterest Coverage
Payout RatioCapex To Operating Cash Flow
Pfcf RatioDays Payables Outstanding
Net Current Asset ValueIncome Quality
RoeTangible Asset Value
Ev To Operating Cash FlowPe Ratio
Return On Tangible AssetsEv To Free Cash Flow
Earnings YieldIntangibles To Total Assets
Net Debt To E B I T D ACurrent Ratio
Tangible Book Value Per ShareReceivables Turnover
Shareholders Equity Per ShareDebt To Equity
Capex Per ShareGraham Net Net
Average ReceivablesRevenue Per Share
Interest Debt Per ShareDebt To Assets
Enterprise Value Over E B I T D AGraham Number
Short Term Coverage RatiosPrice Earnings Ratio
Operating CyclePrice Book Value Ratio
Price Earnings To Growth RatioDays Of Payables Outstanding
Dividend Payout RatioPrice To Operating Cash Flows Ratio
Price To Free Cash Flows RatioPretax Profit Margin
Ebt Per EbitOperating Profit Margin
Effective Tax RateCompany Equity Multiplier
Long Term Debt To CapitalizationTotal Debt To Capitalization
Return On Capital EmployedDebt Equity Ratio
Ebit Per RevenueQuick Ratio
Dividend Paid And Capex Coverage RatioNet Income Per E B T
Cash RatioCash Conversion Cycle
Operating Cash Flow Sales RatioDays Of Inventory Outstanding
Days Of Sales OutstandingFree Cash Flow Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Cash Flow Coverage RatiosPrice To Book Ratio
Fixed Asset TurnoverCapital Expenditure Coverage Ratio
Price Cash Flow RatioEnterprise Value Multiple
Debt RatioCash Flow To Debt Ratio
Price Sales RatioReturn On Assets
Asset TurnoverNet Profit Margin
Gross Profit MarginPrice Fair Value
Return On Equity
20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
NEXA-33.8 M-33.8 M-33.8 M-33.8 M-33.8 M-129.5 M93.2 M126.9 M74.9 M-145.1 M-559.2 M114.3 M49.7 M-292 M-205 M132.6 M139.3 M
LAR-63.5 K-12.4 M-8.1 M466 K-1.3 M-7.6 M-33.2 M-33.2 M-28.3 M51.7 M-38.1 M-38.5 M-93.6 M1.3 B-15.2 M-17.5 M-16.6 M
ABAT-41.5 K-41.5 K-41.5 K-43.4 K-38 K-28.3 M-2.7 M-6 M-12.6 M-41.8 M-41.8 M-33.5 M-22.2 M-52.5 M-46.8 M-42.1 M-40 M
NB-31.4 K-2.2 M-3 M-1.6 M-23.1 M-11.4 M-14.6 M-8.5 M-7.3 M-4 M-4.8 M-10.9 M-40.1 M-11.4 M-16.3 M-14.7 M-13.9 M
NMG-103.3 K-103.3 K-1.4 M-1.6 M-1.2 M-1.3 M-2 M-5 M-8.1 M-13.1 M-18 M-39.9 M-47.7 M-56 M-73.3 K-66 K-69.3 K
SGML-125.4 K-125.4 K-125.4 K-60.8 K-108.1 K-109.1 K-156.4 K-68.9 K-14 M-5.7 M-1.2 M-26.8 M-93.8 M-38.2 M-70 M-63 M-59.8 M
IAUX-251 K-251 K-251 K-251 K-251 K-251 K-251 K-251 K3.2 M-8.1 M-2.8 M88.2 M-79.2 M-89.7 M-121.5 M-174.6 M-165.9 M
ODC4.6 MM14.4 M8.2 M11.2 M13.3 M10.5 MM12.1 M17.9 M10.6 M5.7 M28 M37.3 M51.4 M59.1 M62.1 M
GSM35.2 M35.2 M35.2 M28.4 M38.4 M-43.3 M-136.6 M25.2 M89.5 M-369.5 M-246.3 M-110.6 M440.3 M82.7 M23.5 M-170.7 M-162.2 M

Compass Minerals Competitive Analysis

Compass Minerals competes directly with Nexa Resources, GTI, and Lithium Argentina, and the financial data points to clear areas of divergence. On scale alone, Compass Minerals' 920.2 M valuation and 1.24 B revenue define its weight class. Compass Minerals currently operates at a -12.47% net margin with return on equity at 17.01%, reflecting headwinds in the current cycle. Compass Minerals carries a higher earnings multiple of 24.75x compared to 4.26x for Nexa Resources. Compass Minerals dwarfs GTI on market cap at 920.2 M versus 8.7 M. On equity returns, Compass Minerals earns 17.01% compared to -9.37% at Lithium Argentina.
    
 Better Than Average     
    
 Worse Than Peers    View Performance Chart
CMP NEXA GTI LAR ABAT NB NMG SGML IAUX ODC
 0.09 
22.00
Compass
 0.09 
10.94
Nexa
 9.73 
1.67
GTI
 0.00 
6.75
Lithium
 0.30 
3.33
American
 0.21 
4.72
NioCorp
 0.46 
2.16
Nouveau
 0.18 
11.09
Sigma
 0.00 
1.66
IAUX
 1.32 
64.40
Oil
Market Volatility
(90 Days Market Risk)
Market Performance
(90 Days Performance)
Odds of Financial Distress
(Probability Of Bankruptcy)
Current Valuation
(Equity Enterprise Value)
Buy or Sell Analysis
(Average Analysts Consensus)
Not Available
Trade Advice
(90 Days Macroaxis Advice)
Current Ratio
Net Asset
Profit Margin
EBITDA
Operating Margin
Current Valuation
Price To Book
Retained Earnings
Current Asset
Five Year Return
Beta
Number Of Employees
Shares Outstanding
Cash Flow From Operations
Annual Yield
Total Debt
Return On Equity
Return On Asset
Number Of Shares Shorted
Book Value Per Share
Current Liabilities
Total Asset
Debt To Equity
Short Ratio
Target Price
Last Dividend Paid
Shares Owned By Institutions
Market Capitalization
Price To Earning
Price To Earnings To Growth
Price To Sales
Net Income
Earnings Per Share
Shares Owned By Insiders
Revenue
Working Capital
Cash And Equivalents
Cash Per Share
Gross Profit
Day Typical Price
Accumulation Distribution
Market Facilitation Index
Daily Balance Of Power
Period Momentum Indicator
Rate Of Daily Change
Day Median Price
Price Action Indicator
Relative Strength Index
Coefficient Of Variation
Mean Deviation
Jensen Alpha
Total Risk Alpha
Sortino Ratio
Downside Variance
Standard Deviation
Kurtosis
Potential Upside
Treynor Ratio
Maximum Drawdown
Variance
Market Risk Adjusted Performance
Risk Adjusted Performance
Skewness
Semi Deviation
Information Ratio
Value At Risk
Expected Short fall
Downside Deviation
Semi Variance

Compass Minerals Competition Peer Performance Charts

How to Analyze Compass Minerals Against Peers

Compass Minerals' peer analysis compares Compass Minerals with related companies to put valuation, quality, and risk metrics in context. This helps determine whether recent performance is company-specific or broadly sector-driven. A practical workflow includes:
  • Set a relevant peer group: Include direct competitors and close alternatives with comparable business exposure.
  • Benchmark core financials: Compare profitability, growth, capital structure, and cash flow quality.
  • Check valuation dispersion: Review whether Compass Minerals trades at a premium or discount versus peers and why.
  • Evaluate risk profile: Compare volatility, drawdowns, and correlation to avoid false diversification assumptions.
  • Document the thesis: Record where Compass Minerals leads or lags and what catalysts could close or widen the gap.
Use this as an educational baseline, then validate conclusions with current filings, market conditions, and portfolio objectives.

Peer Comparison Metrics & Methodology

Competitor benchmarking for Compass Minerals often reveals which operating metrics are genuinely differentiated and which appear similar across the entire peer group. Relative ranking may help frame which fundamentals deserve deeper follow-up. For peer comparison, Compass Minerals has a market cap of 920.15 M, P/E of 24.75, profit margin of -12.47%.

Data shown for Compass Minerals International is aggregated from periodic company reporting and market reference feeds and normalized across reporting formats. Professional analyst research is incorporated when available for this name. Source publication cadence can introduce delays.

This content is curated and reviewed by:

Gabriel Shpitalnik - Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board
Last reviewed on March 6th, 2026