Compass Minerals International (CMP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Compass Minerals International's (CMP) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 5.06% in Q2 2026, down 235.0% year-over-year from 3.75% in Q2 2025, and down 59.03% quarter-over-quarter from 12.36% in Q1 2026.
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Compass Minerals International (CMP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Compass Minerals International (CMP) has reported Operating Margin for 18 consecutive years, with 5.06% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin fell 235.0% year-over-year to 5.06% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 8.94%, a 1029.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 2.03%, up 1249.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 5.06% for Q2 2026 at Compass Minerals International, down from 12.36% 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 1.53% and a median of 3.15% in 2022 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin sank 2360 bps in 2023 and soared 1955 bps in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 7.92% in 2022, then tumbled by 298 bps to 15.69% in 2023, then surged by 101 bps to 0.16% in 2024, then soared by 5577 bps to 9.24% in 2025, then sank by 45 bps to 5.06% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 5.06% (Q2 2026), 12.36% (Q1 2026), and 9.24% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Materion | 5.21 Bn | 5.19 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 8.42% |
| 2 | United States Lime & Minerals | 3.30 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 46.72 Mn | 41.01% |
| 3 | Minerals Technologies | 2.16 Bn | 1.81 Bn | 133.80 Mn | -40.17% |
| 4 | Atlas Energy Solutions | 1.75 Bn | 1.58 Bn | 25.86 Mn | -7.69% |
| 5 | Compass Minerals International | 1.07 Bn | 1.01 Bn | 37.90 Mn | 5.06% |
| 6 | Oil-Dri Corp of America | 848.70 Mn | 785.76 Mn | 33.73 Mn | 13.53% |
| 7 | ContextLogic Holdings | 647.18 Mn | 647.18 Mn | 16.30 Mn | -4.38% |
| 8 | Nouveau Monde Graphite | 207.17 Mn | -125.81 Mn | - | - |
| 9 | Smart Sand | 203.63 Mn | 193.44 Mn | 19.83 Mn | 8.74% |
| 10 | Graftech International | 169.08 Mn | 23.72 Mn | -422,000.00 | -11.45% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.06% |
| 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 | 3.39% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.63% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.46% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.15% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 9.30% |