ODC vs CMP vs GMTL Stock Comparison

Oil-Dri Corp of America, Compass Minerals International and Guardian Metal Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America
$73.49 -19.1% 1M +33.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.02B
P/E
17.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$493.84M
Div. yield
1.10%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Oil-Dri Corp of America leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Oil-Dri Corp of America 10, Compass Minerals International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionODCCMPGMTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.02B $962.20M $314.97M ODC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.9x 52.6x -31.4x ODC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.1x 26.7x — ODC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +5.5% — CMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.5% 1.4% — ODC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 5.2% — ODC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.9x — ODC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.3% +33.1% — ODC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +33.4%/yr -19.0%/yr — ODC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.4% 51.1% 92.5% ODC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 53/100 — ODC

Percentile Scorecard

ODCCMPGMTL

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

AxisODCCMPGMTL
Valuation 68 #53 of 163 73 #45 of 163 30 #115 of 163
Growth 46 #80 of 148 64 #54 of 148 –
Profitability 71 #37 of 123 58 #52 of 123 –
Financial Health 64 #60 of 164 17 #137 of 164 95 #9 of 164
Shareholder Returns 72 #31 of 108 – –
Overall 64 53 –
  • ODC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GMTL 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

PeriodODCCMPGMTLSPY
1 month -19.1%+3.8%-37.0% +0.7%
3 months -25.1%-23.1%-43.7% +3.7%
6 months +0.7%-14.2%-67.9% +7.1%
Year to date +50.2%+16.7%— +12.8%
1 year +33.3%+33.1%— +11.9%
3 years +156.2%-6.9%— +85.2%
3 years, per year +36.9%-2.3%— +22.8%
5 years +322.1%-65.1%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +33.4%-19.0%— +10.9%
10 years +339.3%-68.1%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%-10.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureODCCMPGMTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.4%51.1%92.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.9%53.2%91.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.411.662.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.870.65— 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.5%-89.3%-76.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.9%-31.6%-73.6% -1.2%
52-week high $106.39$33.51$20.64 $779.14
52-week low $46.21$16.54$4.78 $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.

MultipleODCCMPGMTL
P/E now vs peer median 17.9xmedian 13.2x 52.6xmedian 13.2x -31.4xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 7.2x 7.2xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.3xmedian 15.2x 12.4xmedian 15.2x -52.3xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.30 2.98median 0.30 —median 0.30

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 monthsODCCMPGMTL
Revenue $493.84M $1.29B –
Gross profit $137.51M $222.50M –
Operating income $67.98M $115.50M –
Net income $56.97M $18.40M –
Free cash flow $45.90M $77.90M –
EPS (diluted) $3.17 $0.44 –
Cash & equivalents $73.70M $56.30M $52.46M
Total debt $38.86M $716.60M –
Shares (diluted) 17.95M 42.25M 57.79M
Enterprise value $796.58M $725.40M $262.51M

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
MetricODCCMPGMTL
P/E 17.9x 52.6x -31.4x
P/FCF 22.3x 12.4x -52.3x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x 6.2x –
P/S 2.1x 0.7x –
P/B 3.4x 3.7x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 3.7x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 10.8x 7.2x –
EV/EBIT 14.5x 14.0x –
EV/Revenue 2.0x 1.3x –
EV/FCF 21.5x 20.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 10.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 2.98 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricODCCMPGMTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 5.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 1.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -3.9% 29.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.0% -1.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.3% 800.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 18.3% 11.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 5.5% 115.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 18.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -18.4% 115.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 17.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% -18.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.2% 16.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -3.6% -33.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 97.0% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricODCCMPGMTL
Debt / assets 9.1% 52.9% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 2.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x 9.2x –
Liabilities / assets 30.6% 80.5% 3.7%
Equity / assets 69.4% 19.5% 96.3%
Interest coverage 30.9x 52.5x –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.0x 15.3x
Quick ratio 2.2x 1.0x 14.8x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 14.4x
Altman Z-score 7.81 1.93 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricODCCMPGMTL
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield 1.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusODCCMPGMTL
Forward P/E 19.1xFY2027 26.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.84FY2027 $0.86FY2026 $-0.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after – +51.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $534.84MFY2027 $1.21BFY2026 $0.00FY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +8.3%FY2027 -2.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +12.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersODCCMPGMTL
Held by institutions 38.7% 91.8% 10.6%
Institutions holding 161 230 47
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -4.3% +16.7%
Institutions buying 92 130 36
Institutions selling 44 56 10
Buyers to sellers 2.09 2.32 3.60

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.

ODCCMPGMTL
ODC 1.00 0.17 -0.13
CMP 0.17 1.00 0.23
GMTL -0.13 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ODC, CMP and GMTL?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) $1.02B, Compass Minerals International (CMP) $962.20M, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) $314.97M.

Which stock is cheaper, ODC, CMP and GMTL?

Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 17.9x, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 52.6x, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) -31.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) is cheapest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 19.1x, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 26.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) returned the most: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +33.3%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) +33.1%. Over five years, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) compounded fastest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) +33.4%/yr, Compass Minerals International (CMP) -19.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 1.10%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 0.00%. Compass Minerals International (CMP) and Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) has been the steadiest (Oil-Dri Corp of America (ODC) 38.4%, Compass Minerals International (CMP) 51.1%, Guardian Metal Resources (GMTL) 92.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 10. 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.