Compass Minerals International (CMP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Compass Minerals International (CMP) recorded Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 10.39% in fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), up 11.69 percentage points from -1.30% a year earlier and up 0.34 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Compass Minerals International (CMP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Compass Minerals International reported Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] of 1.93%, up 9.65 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has a five-year change of -3.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier fiscal years, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at -7.73% in FY2024 (-13.03 pp), 5.30% in FY2023 (+2.08 pp), 3.22% in FY2022 (-2.83 pp) and 6.05% in FY2021.
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure is the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since fiscal Q2 2022.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has increased for six consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in the last five years was a gain of 12.06 percentage points in fiscal Q2 2026, against a drop of 14.04 percentage points in fiscal Q1 2023 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three fiscal quarters came in at 10.05% (Q2 2026), 4.80% (Q1 2026) and 2.00% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 164.02 Bn | 126.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 153.49 Bn | 132.28 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 42.99% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.48 Bn | 95.98 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 113.96 Bn | 79.11 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 10.69% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.70 Bn | 77.74 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.20% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 87.17 Bn | 76.80 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 27.90% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 65.05 Bn | 40.24 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 22.21% |
| 8 | Nucor | 58.96 Bn | 48.35 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 13.42% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.39 Bn | 24.42 Bn | - | 3.51% |
| 10 | Compass Minerals International | 896.46 Mn | 659.66 Mn | 37.90 Mn | 10.39% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 10.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 10.05% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.00% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.30% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -4.52% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -8.34% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -5.90% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -5.96% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.16% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 5.53% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.39% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.55% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.29% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 8.11% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.56% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 8.08% |
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Compass Minerals International Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
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params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "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=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CMP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();