---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001227654-26-000023"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CMP"
cik: "0001227654"
company_name: "COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC"
filed_at: "2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T22:32:52.387033+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.7
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Compass Minerals Q2 net income $12.7M vs loss; adjusts FY guidance for Salt and Plant Nutrition

## Summary
- Net income of $12.7M ($0.30 diluted EPS) vs net loss of $32.0M ($0.77 loss) in prior year.
- Adjusted EBITDA $86.4M, up 3% YoY; total company guidance maintained at $212-236M.
- Salt revenue down 12% to $382.6M on lower highway deicing volumes; pricing up 10%.
- Plant Nutrition revenue up 15% to $67.0M, adjusted EBITDA $16.9M vs $5.6M.
- Retired remaining $150M 2027 notes; net debt down 16% to $638.9M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001227654-26-000023
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CMP
- cik: 0001227654
- company_name: COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC
- filed_at: 2026-05-06T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.7
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.7
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000023/0001227654-26-000023-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000023/cmp-20260506.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-26-000023.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: 30725069efb0221f0300754d31841e3eaac01de9
  claim: COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC reported fiscal 2026 second quarter (three months ended March 31, 2026) results: revenue $453.2 million, net income $12.7 million, EPS $0.30 per diluted share.
  evidence_excerpt: Compass Minerals Reports Fiscal 2026 Second-Quarter Results OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (May 6, 2026) - Compass Minerals (NYSE: CMP), a leading global provider of essential minerals, today reported fiscal 2026 second-quarter results.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000023/0001227654-26-000023-index.htm

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