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How Compass Minerals International, Inc. stacks up
CMP · against 523 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
52/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #224 of 524 · scores higher than 56% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score66 peers with a profitability score of 50–59, including CMP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 52?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.A mix: stronger return on invested capital, but weaker return on assets than most Basic Materials peers.
- a lower return on assets: weaker than 62% of peers. Return on assets: 1.4% vs peer median 2.5%
- Operating margin is close to the peer norm. Operating margin: 8.9% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 63% of peers. Return on invested capital: 9.8% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = CMP, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | CMP | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 498 reported | 9.8% | 6.2% | 67% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 515 reported | 8.9% | 6.6% | 59% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 498 reported | 1.4% | 2.2% | 39% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 495 reported | 7.2% | 4.9% | 61% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 538 reported | 17.2% | 19.8% | 44% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CMP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 436M GBP (≈$566M) | 98 | 76 | |
| 1 | 934M AUD (≈$617M) | 98 | 85 | |
| 1 | 2.0B AUD (≈$1.3B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 1 | 1.0B AUD (≈$673M) | 98 | 80 | |
| 1 | 635M USD | 98 | 79 | |
| 224 | 11.6B CNY (≈$1.6B) | 52 | 60 | |
| 224 | 5.5B CNY (≈$768M) | 52 | 52 | |
| 224 | 191.9B JPY (≈$1.3B) | 52 | 61 | |
| 224 | 232.2B JPY (≈$1.6B) | 52 | 62 | |
| 224 | 961M USD | 52 | 52 | |
| 224 | 66.4B INR (≈$797M) | 52 | 56 | |
| 224 | 49.1B INR (≈$589M) | 52 | 51 | |
| 224 | 44.5B INR (≈$535M) | 52 | 59 | |
| 233 | 8.6B CNY (≈$1.2B) | 51 | 53 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score