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Range: 80% of past cases like this landed between $1.1B and $1.5B next year (method v4.1: its own 4-year record of growth weighed at 50% against $1B–10B filers; on a year the method never saw, 83.4% landed inside). In a shock year the stress range is $1.0B to $1.6B. A statistical range, not company guidance. Against peers (9 filers, $50M+ revenue, mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)): operating margin 2.0% against a 11.2% median; growth 11.3% against 7.1%.", "peers": { "sic": 1400, "sicDescription": "Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels)", "calendarYear": 2025, "minRevenue": 50000000, "depth": 4, "group": "1400", "growth": [ 0.0706, 9 ], "opMargin": [ 0.1119, 9 ], "equityRatio": [ 0.4805, 9 ], "returnOnEquity": [ 0.0957, 9 ] }, "summary": "Compass Minerals International (CMP) grew revenue 11.3% in FY2025 to $1.2 billion, operating margin 2.0% against a 11.2% median for mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels), equity 15.4% of assets, and its dividend per share fell in the latest year on record. Every figure is from the company’s own annual report filed with the SEC.", "chart": "
Compass Minerals International, Inc. against its own record and its peers
Operating marginPeer median 11.2%2.0%Revenue, on the yearPeer median 7.1%11.3%Equity of assetsPeer median 48.0%15.4%Return on equityPeer median 9.6%-34.1%Gold tick: the median of 9–9 peers with $50M+ revenue in mining & quarrying of nonmetallic minerals (no fuels)
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Handed back now, or kept to compound · of each dollar of profit
Handed back per share$0.3cut in the latest year

Gold paid out, navy kept. Kept share × return on equity = the growth it can fund itself. Facts from the filings, not a recommendation.

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