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How Compass Minerals International, Inc. stacks up
CMP · against 520 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
69/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #142 of 521 · scores higher than 71% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score53 peers with a valuation score of 60–69, including CMP · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 69?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its free cash flow yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- lower earnings for the price paid: weaker than 64% of peers. Earnings yield: 1.9% vs peer median 3.6%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 73% of peers. EBITDA yield: 13.6% vs peer median 8.5%
- more free cash flow for the price paid: stronger than 76% of peers. Free cash flow yield: 8.1% vs peer median 2.6%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 509 reported | 1.8% | 3.2% | 41% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 530 reported | 13.2% | 8.1% | 76% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 118 reported | 8.1% | 2.4% | 74% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 501 reported | 27.4% | 62.8% | 14% | Context only |
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CMP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1.39T ARS (≈$1.4B) | 100 | 53 | |
| 1 | 764M EUR (≈$840M) | 100 | 72 | |
| 3 | 629.2B CLP (≈$692M) | 99 | 41 | |
| 3 | 768M USD | 99 | 80 | |
| 5 | 3.9B CNY (≈$546M) | 98 | 71 | |
| 142 | 264.1B JPY (≈$1.8B) | 69 | 51 | |
| 142 | 41.8B TWD (≈$1.3B) | 69 | 66 | |
| 142 | 5.5B CNY (≈$764M) | 69 | 55 | |
| 142 | 4.6B CNY (≈$650M) | 69 | 54 | |
| 142 | 961M USD | 69 | 52 | |
| 142 | 59.1B INR (≈$709M) | 69 | 61 | |
| 142 | 942M USD | 69 | 44 | |
| 151 | 4.9B CNY (≈$682M) | 68 | 32 | |
| 151 | 112.1B JPY (≈$762M) | 68 | 52 |
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