Compass Minerals Intl (CMP) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage

Reported EPS

-$0.14

Estimate

-$0.06

Surprise

-128.2%

Score at report (before → after)

4.2 → 4.2/10

Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.

Compass Minerals Intl (CMP) reported a wider loss than forecast — diluted EPS of -$0.14 against the -$0.06 estimate (a 128.2% shortfall). TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (4.2/10) to Sell at 4.2/10 after the report.

TrendMatrix currently rates CMP Sell at 5.4/10.

3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's -128.2% surprise compares with a -7.0% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-12-07.

This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.

Current price

$25.32

Price target

$26.14

Stop

$23.55

Upside to target

+3.2%

Reward-to-risk

0.4:1

Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-05 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.

Materials producers report against the commodity cycle — realized-price capture and volume, not the EPS line, are the tells in a quarter like this.

Industry

Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Market cap

$1.06B

P/E (fwd)

20.0

P/E (ttm)

60.3

52-week range

$16.40–$34.50

Off 52-week high

26.6%

RSI (14)

48

Volume vs avg

0.83×

Score today

5.4/10