Compass Minerals International (CMP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Compass Minerals International (CMP) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 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) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Compass Minerals International was 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.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -8.22 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, Compass Minerals International's Return on Sales [ROS] 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 stands as the lowest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since fiscal Q2 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in six of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.82 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was fiscal Q4 2025, with a gain of 19.55 percentage points; the weakest was fiscal Q1 2024, with a drop of 23.60 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior fiscal quarters was 12.36% (Q2 2026), 9.24% (Q1 2026) and 5.27% (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.53 Bn | 146.32 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 145.19 Bn | 105.69 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 125.76 Bn | 93.76 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.06 Bn | 84.10 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.12 Bn | 83.75 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 60.65% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.05 Bn | 44.25 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.59 Bn | 48.98 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 47.82 Bn | 26.84 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | Compass Minerals International | 924.34 Mn | 687.54 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 Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CMP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();