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Compass Minerals International (CMP) stock, explained like you're 5
Compass Minerals International trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CMP. It is a small cap company in the mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 957 million dollars.
- Ticker
- CMP
- Exchange
- New York Stock Exchange
- Sector
- Industrials
- Industry
- Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)
- Size
- Small cap, about 957 million dollars
Is Compass Minerals International a small, medium or large cap company?
No. Compass Minerals International is a small cap stock, not a large cap. Its market cap, which is the total value of all its shares, is about 957 million dollars.
Here is how you can tell. Multiply the share price by the number of shares to get the market cap, then compare it to the usual sizes. Micro cap is under 300 million dollars, small cap is 300 million to 2 billion, mid cap is 2 to 10 billion, large cap is 10 billion and up, and mega cap is over 200 billion. Market caps move every day with the share price, so treat the number as a recent snapshot.
How Compass Minerals International makes money
- Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure.
- Moving goods and people.
- Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CMP stock
- Orders and backlog, which show future sales.
- Business spending and the health of the economy.
- Costs of materials and labor.
In the news lately
- A departing director received 4,114 shares at Compass Minerals (CMP). (Stock Titan)
- Compass Minerals International (NYSE:CMP) Stock Forecast & Analyst Predictions (Simply Wall Street)
- (CMP) Risk Channels and Responsive Allocation (Stock Traders Daily)
- CMP Oct 2026 30.000 call (CMP261016C00030000) interactive stock chart (Yahoo Finance UK)
- Compass Minerals International Continues To Trade On The Cheap Even After Soaring (Seeking Alpha)
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Questions about Compass Minerals International stock
What does Compass Minerals International do?
Compass Minerals International trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CMP. It is a small cap company in the mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels) industry, part of the industrials sector, with a market value of about 957 million dollars.
What is the ticker symbol for Compass Minerals International?
Compass Minerals International trades under the ticker CMP on the New York Stock Exchange.
What is Compass Minerals International's market cap?
Compass Minerals International is a small cap stock with a market cap of about 957 million dollars.
How does Compass Minerals International make money?
Building and selling machines, aircraft, equipment or infrastructure. Moving goods and people. Long term service and maintenance contracts.
What moves CMP stock?
Orders and backlog, which show future sales. Business spending and the health of the economy. Costs of materials and labor.
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