Compass Minerals International (CMP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Compass Minerals International (CMP) reported Operating Margin of 12.36% for Q1 2026, up 1298.0% year-over-year from 0.88% in Q1 2025, and up 33.73% quarter-over-quarter from 9.24% in Q4 2025.
Compass Minerals International (CMP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Compass Minerals International (CMP) has 18 years of Operating Margin data on file, last reported at 12.36% in Q1 2026.
- Operating Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 12.36%, up 1298.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.33% (up 1151.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 2.03%, up 1249.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin rose to 12.36% in Q1 2026 per CMP's latest filing, from 9.24% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 12.36% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 15.69% in Q4 2023.
- A 5-year average of 1.16% and a median of 0.94% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Margin plunged 3613 bps in 2022, then jumped 1955 bps in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 7.92% in 2022, then slumped by 298 bps to 15.69% in 2023, then soared by 101 bps to 0.16% in 2024, then jumped by 5577 bps to 9.24% in 2025, then surged by 34 bps to 12.36% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows CMP's Operating Margin at 12.36% in Q1 2026, 9.24% in Q4 2025, and 5.27% in Q3 2025.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | -26.61% |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 5.12% |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | 88.21% |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | -109.42% |
| 10 | Compass Minerals International | 1.25 Bn | 1.17 Bn | 83.00 Mn | 12.36% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 12.36% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 9.24% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.27% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -0.63% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.16% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -14.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.91% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -10.80% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -15.69% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.94% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -0.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 11.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.92% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.69% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 36.82% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.45% |