GMTL vs CMP vs AESI Stock Comparison

Guardian Metal Resources, Compass Minerals International and Atlas Energy Solutions Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Compass Minerals International leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Compass Minerals International 7, Atlas Energy Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGMTLCMPAESILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $296.48M $957.29M $1.18B AESI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -27.5x 52.0x -10.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 26.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.5% -8.1% CMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 1.4% -11.1% CMP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.2% -3.4% CMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 9.9x CMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months — +29.5% -9.0% CMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -19.0%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 91.1% 51.2% 67.2% CMP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 27/100 CMP

Percentile Scorecard

GMTLCMPAESI

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

AxisGMTLCMPAESI
Valuation 31 #112 of 162 74 #43 of 162 58 #69 of 162
Growth – 64 #54 of 147 6 #138 of 147
Profitability – 59 #51 of 122 31 #84 of 122
Financial Health 95 #9 of 164 17 #136 of 164 14 #141 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 53 27
  • GMTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AESI 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

PeriodGMTLCMPAESISPY
1 month -48.0%+2.3%-23.3% +0.9%
3 months -47.8%-21.9%-7.1% +5.9%
6 months -72.1%-9.7%-45.2% +8.5%
Year to date —+16.6%+0.1% +13.3%
1 year —+29.5%-9.0% +12.4%
3 years —-6.3%-50.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year —-2.1%-20.8% +23.5%
5 years —-65.1%— +68.2%
5 years, per year —-19.0%— +11.0%
10 years —-68.1%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-10.8%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGMTLCMPAESISPY
Volatility, 1Y 91.1%51.2%67.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.8%53.2%74.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.261.660.87 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y —0.58-0.13 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.8%-89.3%-67.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -76.8%-31.6%-52.3% -0.9%
52-week high $20.64$33.51$19.75 $779.14
52-week low $4.78$16.54$8.10 $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.

MultipleGMTLCMPAESI
P/E now vs peer median -27.5xmedian 13.4x 52.6xmedian 13.4x -10.0xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x 1.1xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 7.2xmedian 7.3x 22.0xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -45.9xmedian 14.8x 12.3xmedian 14.8x -6.4xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.3x 3.7xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 2.98median 0.31 0.31median 0.31

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 monthsGMTLCMPAESI
Revenue – $1.29B $1.07B
Gross profit – $222.50M $76.19M
Operating income – $115.50M -$88.46M
Net income – $18.40M -$118.33M
Free cash flow – $77.90M -$184.12M
EPS (diluted) – $0.44 $-0.95
Cash & equivalents $52.46M $56.30M –
Total debt – $716.60M $966.72M
Shares (diluted) 57.79M 42.25M 124.94M
Enterprise value $296.48M $720.49M $1.18B

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
MetricGMTLCMPAESI
P/E -27.5x 52.6x -10.0x
P/FCF -45.9x 12.3x -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.2x 21.6x
P/S – 0.7x 1.1x
P/B 3.0x 3.7x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.3x 3.7x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.2x 22.0x
EV/EBIT – 14.0x -24.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.3x 2.0x
EV/FCF – 20.8x -11.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.4x 39.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.98 0.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCMPAESI
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.5% -8.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 20.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 29.5% -63.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -1.3% -38.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 800.0% -229.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 11.3% -32.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 115.2% -946.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% -34.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 115.1% -937.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 17.7% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.8% -77.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -33.5% -915.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 97.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGMTLCMPAESI
Gross margin – 17.2% 7.1%
EBITDA margin – 17.5% 9.2%
Operating margin – 8.9% -8.3%
Pretax margin – 3.2% -14.8%
Net margin – 1.4% -11.1%
FCF margin – 6.0% -17.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.1% 5.1%
Return on equity – 6.8% -10.4%
Return on assets – 1.4% -4.9%
Return on invested capital – 5.2% -3.4%
Return on capital employed – 10.4% -4.1%
Asset turnover – 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 8.5x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGMTLCMPAESI
Debt / assets – 52.9% 37.8%
Debt / equity – 2.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 9.9x
Debt / FCF – 9.2x -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 3.7% 80.5% 56.4%
Equity / assets 96.3% 19.5% 43.6%
Interest coverage – 52.5x –
Current ratio 15.3x 2.0x 1.8x
Quick ratio 14.8x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 14.4x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.93 0.83

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGMTLCMPAESI
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusGMTLCMPAESI
Forward P/E – 26.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.25FY2027 $0.86FY2026 $-0.92FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +51.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $1.21BFY2026 $1.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – -2.5%FY2026 -4.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.7% +31.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGMTLCMPAESI
Held by institutions 10.6% 91.8% 84.6%
Institutions holding 47 230 286
Change in shares held, QoQ +16.7% -4.3% +17.8%
Institutions buying 36 130 170
Institutions selling 10 56 72
Buyers to sellers 3.60 2.32 2.36

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.

GMTLCMPAESI
GMTL 1.00 0.24 0.15
CMP 0.24 1.00 0.13
AESI 0.15 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GMTL, CMP and AESI?

Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $296.48M, Compass Minerals International (CMP) $957.29M, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.18B.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass Minerals International (CMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass Minerals International (CMP) +5.5%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -8.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Compass Minerals International (CMP) has the highest net margin (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 1.4%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -11.1%). On return on invested capital, Compass Minerals International (CMP) leads (Compass Minerals International (CMP) 5.2%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass Minerals International (CMP) returned the most: Compass Minerals International (CMP) +29.5%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -9.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Compass Minerals International (CMP) has been the steadiest (Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 91.1%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.2%, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GMTL, CMP and AESI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Compass Minerals International (CMP) leads on 7. 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.