secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     COMPASS MINERALS INTERNATIONAL INC (CMP)
CIK:        0001227654
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-08-05T21:17:51+00:00
Accession:  0001227654-26-000050
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Compass Minerals Q3 net loss narrows to $5.7M; raises FY 2026 EBITDA guidance midpoint to $230M
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- Net loss of $5.7M ($0.13 loss per diluted share) vs. $17.0M loss a year ago; revenue $215.3M, flat YoY.
- Adjusted EBITDA $39.9M vs. $41.0M; Salt segment Adjusted EBITDA fell 15% to $38.9M on higher costs.
- Plant Nutrition Adjusted EBITDA rose 32% to $15.0M on improved pricing and lower per-unit costs.
- Net debt reduced 11% to $660.3M; net leverage ratio improved to 2.8x from 4.3x; S&P upgraded credit rating to B+.
- Full-year 2026 Adjusted EBITDA guidance raised to $218M-$242M (midpoint $230M); capex unchanged at $90M-$110M.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000050/0001227654-26-000050-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1227654/000122765426000050/cmp-20260805.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001227654-26-000050

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