Compass Minerals International (CMP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Compass Minerals International's Operating Margin came in at 5.06% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 2.35 percentage points from 7.41% a year earlier and down 7.29 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Compass Minerals International (CMP) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Compass Minerals International reported Operating Margin of 8.94%, up 10.29 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), it came in at 2.03%, up 12.49 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin carries a five-year change of -8.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Operating Margin was -10.45% in FY2024 (-16.88 pp), 6.42% in FY2023 (+2.78 pp), 3.65% in FY2022 (-5.60 pp) and 9.25% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Operating Margin since fiscal Q2 2025.
- Year-over-year, Operating Margin increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.82 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Operating Margin over five years came in fiscal Q4 2025 (a gain of 19.55 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a drop of 23.60 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CMP's Operating Margin at 12.36% (Q2 2026), 9.24% (Q1 2026) and 5.27% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.30 Bn | 146.09 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 143.04 Bn | 103.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.35 Bn | 92.35 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 99.09 Bn | 83.13 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 93.47 Bn | 83.11 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 60.65% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.01 Bn | 44.20 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.68 Bn | 49.06 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.25 Bn | 27.28 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Compass Minerals International | 929.41 Mn | 692.61 Mn | 37.90 Mn | 5.06% |
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% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.45% |
Compass Minerals International Operating Margin API
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params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "CMP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=CMP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();