Compass Minerals International, Inc.

NYSE:CMP Stock Report

Market Cap: US$839.3m

Compass Minerals International Management

Management criteria checks 1/4

Compass Minerals International's CEO is Ed Dowling, appointed in Jan 2024, has a tenure of 1.92 years. total yearly compensation is $5.88M, comprised of 12% salary and 88% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.12% of the company’s shares, worth $1.02M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 0.8 years and 3.3 years respectively.

Key information

Ed Dowling

Chief executive officer

US$5.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage11.99%
CEO tenure1.9yrs
CEO ownership0.1%
Management average tenureless than a year
Board average tenure3.3yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

Compass Minerals International Just Demonstrated Why It's A Compelling Play

Dec 09
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Rising Demand And Improved Efficiency Will Drive Long-Term Value

Operational efficiencies and strategic focus on core businesses are expected to reduce costs and strengthen profitability across key segments.

Compass Minerals: A Money Sink Despite Stable Prices For Its Main Salt Product

Apr 16

Compass Minerals: Risky, But Still Worth Considering

Feb 12

Compass Minerals: A Risky But Interesting Prospect As Shares Surge

Sep 18

Compass Minerals: How Did We End Up Here?

Apr 17

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.15

Feb 19
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.15

Compass Minerals International, Inc. Reported A Surprise Loss, And Analysts Have Updated Their Forecasts

Feb 11
Compass Minerals International, Inc. Reported A Surprise Loss, And Analysts Have Updated Their Forecasts

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Jan 23
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) May Have Issues Allocating Its Capital

Compass Minerals: Core Salt Business Can't Carry The Valuation

Jan 08

Is Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) A Risky Investment?

Nov 09
Is Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) A Risky Investment?

Returns At Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Oct 12
Returns At Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Appear To Be Weighed Down

Compass Minerals: Dividend Doesn't Offset Lack Of Economic Value, Rate Hold

Sep 20

Is Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Using Too Much Debt?

Jul 11
Is Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Using Too Much Debt?

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

May 27
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Will Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

Compass Minerals: I Don't See Investors Getting Any Value Here

May 26

Here's Why Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Mar 30
Here's Why Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

Mar 01
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Is Due To Pay A Dividend Of $0.15

Compass Minerals GAAP EPS of -$0.01 misses by $0.59, revenue of $352.4M misses by $26.35M

Feb 07

Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.15

Nov 19
Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Has Affirmed Its Dividend Of $0.15

Compass Minerals signs lithium carbonate supply deal with LG Energy Solution

Nov 10

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Ed Dowling's remuneration changed compared to Compass Minerals International's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Sep 30 2025n/an/a

-US$80m

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

-US$121m

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

-US$147m

Dec 31 2024n/an/a

-US$154m

Sep 30 2024US$6mUS$705k

-US$206m

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

-US$162m

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

-US$82m

Dec 31 2023n/an/a

-US$65m

Sep 30 2023US$233kn/a

US$10m

Jun 30 2023n/an/a

US$13m

Mar 31 2023n/an/a

-US$34m

Dec 31 2022n/an/a

-US$46m

Sep 30 2022US$162kn/a

-US$33m

Compensation vs Market: Ed's total compensation ($USD5.88M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.48M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Ed's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.

CEO

Ed Dowling (70 yo)

1.9yrs
Tenure
US$5,881,213
Compensation

Dr. Edward C. Dowling, Jr., also known as Ed, Ph D., B.Eng., M.Eng, M.Sc., B.Sc., serves as Independent Chairman of Wesdome Gold Mines Ltd. since May 27, 2025.He has been a Director of Compass Minerals In...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Edward Dowling
President1.9yrsUS$5.88m0.12%
$ 1.0m
Benjamin Nichols
Chief Commercial Officerless than a yearUS$588.45k0.032%
$ 270.2k
Peter Fjellman
Chief Financial Officerless than a yearno datano data
Patrick Merrin
Chief Operating Officerless than a yearno datano data
Ashley Ward
Chief Accounting Officer1.4yrsno data0.0044%
$ 36.8k
Brent Collins
Vice President of Investor Relationsno datano datano data
James Hughes
Interim General Counsel & Corporate Secretaryless than a yearno datano data
Amy Tills
Chief Human Resources Officerless than a yearno datano data
0.8yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: CMP's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.8 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Edward Dowling
President3.8yrsUS$5.88m0.12%
$ 1.0m
Joseph Reece
Independent Non-Executive Chairman of the Board6.8yrsUS$409.49k0.050%
$ 421.5k
Lori Walker
Independent Director10.5yrsUS$242.41k0.10%
$ 847.5k
Russell Ball
Directorno datano datano data
Richard Dealy
Independent Director3.6yrsUS$233.83k0.072%
$ 605.2k
Mark Roberts
Directorno datano datano data
David Safran
Directorno datano datano data
Gareth Joyce
Independent Director4.2yrsUS$230.06k0.071%
$ 598.3k
Denise Merle
Directorno datano datano data
Melissa Miller
Independent Director3.4yrsUS$232.52k0.071%
$ 598.3k
Shane Wagnon
Director3.1yrsno datano data
Vance Holtzman
Director1.8yrsno datano data
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: CMP's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/12/23 14:33
End of Day Share Price 2025/12/23 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Compass Minerals International, Inc. is covered by 10 analysts. 4 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Joel JacksonBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
David BegleiterDeutsche Bank
David SilverFreedom Capital Markets