CMP vs ODC vs SND Stock Comparison

Compass Minerals International, Oil-Dri Corp of America and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America
$75.69 -14.5% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.04B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.84M
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
8 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.84 -7.5% 1M +116.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.73M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oil-Dri Corp of America leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Oil-Dri Corp of America 8, Smart Sand 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMPODCSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $967.43M $1.04B $194.73M ODC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.6x 18.2x 18.6x ODC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.8x 19.7x — ODC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.5% +1.7% +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.4% 11.5% 2.7% ODC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.2% 16.8% 3.1% ODC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -0.4x 0.1x ODC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.7% +26.6% +116.1% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.7%/yr +34.5%/yr +15.5%/yr ODC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.2% 38.5% 70.8% ODC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 64/100 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

CMPODCSND

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCMPODCSND
Valuation 73 #45 of 162 66 #56 of 162 96 #7 of 162
Growth 64 #53 of 147 47 #79 of 147 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 59 #51 of 122 71 #36 of 122 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health 17 #137 of 165 63 #61 of 165 45 #92 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 75 #28 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 53 64 73
  • CMP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ODC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCMPODCSNDSPY
1 month -1.7%-14.5%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months -25.3%-23.3%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months -16.2%+2.7%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date +13.2%+54.7%+21.0% +12.2%
1 year +19.7%+26.6%+116.1% +13.0%
3 years -9.0%+170.0%+139.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.1%+39.3%+33.8% +23.1%
5 years -66.6%+340.1%+105.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -19.7%+34.5%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years -69.2%+355.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -11.1%+16.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMPODCSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.2%38.5%70.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.4%39.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.660.41-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.380.691.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.3%-39.5%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.7%-28.9%-16.8% -1.8%
52-week high $33.51$106.39$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $16.54$46.21$2.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCMPODCSND
P/E now vs peer median 51.0xmedian 12.8x 18.5xmedian 12.8x 18.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 2.1xmedian 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.0x 11.2xmedian 7.0x 5.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 15.2x 22.9xmedian 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.89median 0.29 0.79median 0.29 2.88median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCMPODCSND
Revenue $1.29B $493.84M $386.99M
Gross profit $222.50M $137.51M $52.09M
Operating income $115.50M $67.98M $7.85M
Net income $18.40M $56.97M $10.49M
Free cash flow $77.90M $45.90M $34.63M
EPS (diluted) $0.44 $3.17 $0.25
Cash & equivalents $56.30M $73.70M $10.20M
Total debt $716.60M $38.86M $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 42.25M 17.95M 41.37M
Enterprise value $730.63M $813.00M $137.45M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCMPODCSND
P/E 51.0x 18.5x 18.1x
P/FCF 12.0x 22.9x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 13.1x 4.0x
P/S 0.7x 2.1x 0.5x
P/B 3.5x 3.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 3.8x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x 11.2x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 15.0x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 2.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 20.5x 22.2x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.2x 12.7x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.89 0.79 2.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMPODCSND
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.5% 1.7% 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 6.1% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 29.5% -3.9% 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.3% 10.0% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 800.0% -0.3% 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.3% 18.3% 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 115.2% 5.5% 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.7% 24.5% 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 115.1% -18.4% 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.7% 23.4% 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -18.8% -0.1% 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.6% 17.2% 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.5% -3.6% 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 97.0% 21.8% 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMPODCSND
Gross margin 17.2% 27.8% 13.5%
EBITDA margin 17.5% 18.5% 10.0%
Operating margin 8.9% 13.8% 2.0%
Pretax margin 3.2% 14.1% 1.9%
Net margin 1.4% 11.5% 2.7%
FCF margin 6.0% 9.3% 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% 16.2% 12.1%
Return on equity 6.8% 19.5% 4.4%
Return on assets 1.4% 13.6% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 5.2% 16.8% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 10.4% 19.4% 2.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 8.5x 1.4x 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 1.1% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMPODCSND
Debt / assets 52.9% 9.1% 4.2%
Debt / equity 2.7x 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x -0.4x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 9.2x 0.8x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 80.5% 30.6% 31.4%
Equity / assets 19.5% 69.4% 68.6%
Interest coverage 52.5x 30.9x –
Current ratio 2.0x 3.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x 2.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 1.1x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.92 7.95 2.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMPODCSND
Dividend yield – 1.1% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.2% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.3% 6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 11.8% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCMPODCSND
Forward P/E 25.8xFY2026 19.7xFY2027 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.86FY2026 $3.84FY2027 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -2.0%FY2027 -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +51.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.21BFY2026 $534.84MFY2027 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2027 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.7% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMPODCSND
Held by institutions 91.8% 38.7% 49.7%
Institutions holding 230 161 91
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.3% +1.5% +12.9%
Institutions buying 130 92 69
Institutions selling 56 44 17
Buyers to sellers 2.32 2.09 4.06

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CMPODCSND
CMP 1.00 0.18 0.17
ODC 0.18 1.00 0.02
SND 0.17 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMP, ODC and SND?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass Minerals International (CMP) $967.43M, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) $1.04B, Smart Sand (SND) $194.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMP, ODC and SND?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 52.6x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 18.2x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) is cheapest (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 25.8x, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 19.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Minerals International (CMP) +5.5%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +1.7%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has the highest net margin (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 1.4%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 11.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5.2%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 16.8%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Compass Minerals International (CMP) +19.7%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +26.6%, Smart Sand (SND) +116.1%. Over five years, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) compounded fastest (Compass Minerals International (CMP) -19.7%/yr, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +34.5%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Compass Minerals International (CMP) 0.00%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 0.01%, Smart Sand (SND) 0.00%. Compass Minerals International (CMP) and Smart Sand (SND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has been the steadiest (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.2%, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 38.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMP, ODC and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) leads on 8. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.