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How Compass Minerals International, Inc. stacks up
CMP · against 1,333 other Basic Materials companies
Profitability
52/ 100
Above the middle of the pack.
Ranked #635 of 1,334 · scores higher than 52% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score134 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 · 1,260 reported | 9.8% | 6.7% | 63% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,304 reported | 8.9% | 7.6% | 56% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,270 reported | 1.4% | 2.5% | 38% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,254 reported | 7.2% | 5.5% | 56% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,372 reported | 17.2% | 21.5% | 41% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around CMP| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 4 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 4 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 98 | 81 | |
| 635 | 26.9B CNY (≈$3.8B) | 52 | 47 | |
| 635 | 232.2B JPY (≈$1.6B) | 52 | 62 | |
| 635 | 4.0B USD | 52 | 46 | |
| 635 | 442M USD | 52 | 38 | |
| 635 | 961M USD | 52 | 52 | |
| 635 | 66.4B INR (≈$797M) | 52 | 56 | |
| 635 | 49.1B INR (≈$589M) | 52 | 51 | |
| 635 | 691.9B INR (≈$8.3B) | 52 | 53 | |
| 635 | 44.5B INR (≈$535M) | 52 | 59 |
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