Compass Minerals International (CMP) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $18.17 -0.25 (-1.36%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.21 +0.04 (+0.22%) As of 08:51 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock Compass Minerals International Short Interest DataCompass Minerals International (CMP) has a short interest of 1.93 million shares, representing 5.85% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 6.04% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 3.6, indicating that it would take 3.6 days of the average trading volume of 310,311 shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest1,930,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest1,820,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month+6.04%Dollar Volume Sold Short$36.79 millionShort Interest Ratio3.6 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 31, 2025Outstanding Shares41,690,000 sharesFloat Size33,010,000 sharesShort Percent of Float5.85%Today's Trading Volume296,524 sharesAverage Trading Volume310,311 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average96% Short Selling Compass Minerals International? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Compass Minerals International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartCMP Short Interest Over TimeCMP Days to Cover Over TimeCMP Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Compass Minerals International Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/31/20251,930,000 shares $36.79 million +6.0%5.9%3.6 $19.06 8/15/20251,820,000 shares $34.54 million -8.1%5.5%3 $18.98 7/31/20251,980,000 shares $39.43 million -3.4%6.2%2.8 $19.91 7/15/20252,050,000 shares $44.77 million -16.0%6.4%2.7 $21.84 6/30/20252,440,000 shares $49.09 million -11.6%7.6%3 $20.12 6/15/20252,760,000 shares $52.94 million +1.9%8.6%3.7 $19.18 5/31/20252,710,000 shares $52.00 million +15.3%8.6%3.7 $19.19 5/15/20252,350,000 shares $45.83 million -21.4%7.5%3.2 $19.50 4/30/20252,990,000 shares $40.22 million +4.2%9.5%4.2 $13.45 4/15/20252,870,000 shares $31.36 million +12.1%8.5%4.6 $10.93 Get the Latest News and Ratings for CMP and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Compass Minerals International and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/31/20252,560,000 shares $23.75 million +11.3%7.6%4.1 $9.28 3/15/20252,300,000 shares $25.01 million +11.1%6.8%3.6 $10.87 2/28/20252,070,000 shares $21.60 million +0.5%6.2%3 $10.44 2/15/20252,060,000 shares $23.26 million +3.0%5.0%3 $11.29 1/31/20252,000,000 shares $23.32 million -9.1%N/A2.7 $11.66 1/15/20252,200,000 shares $29.66 million +8.9%N/A3 $13.48 12/31/20242,020,000 shares $22.73 million +2.0%N/A2.7 $11.25 12/15/20241,980,000 shares $25.86 million -17.5%N/A2.5 $13.06 11/30/20242,400,000 shares $37.03 million -22.3%N/A2.4 $15.43 11/15/20243,090,000 shares $44.96 million -1.0%N/A2.9 $14.55 10/31/20243,120,000 shares $38.38 million -8.0%N/A3.1 $12.30 10/15/20243,390,000 shares $43.56 million -1.2%N/A3.2 $12.85 9/30/20243,430,000 shares $41.23 million -46.9%N/A3.2 $12.02 9/15/20246,460,000 shares $60.85 million -3.4%N/A5.9 $9.42 8/31/20246,690,000 shares $59.07 million +27.4%N/A7.8 $8.83 8/15/20245,250,000 shares $51.71 million +5.6%N/A7 $9.85 7/31/20244,970,000 shares $66.10 million +0.6%14.7%6.8 $13.30 7/15/20244,940,000 shares $56.46 million +7.9%N/A6.8 $11.43 6/30/20244,580,000 shares $47.31 million -1.1%N/A6.3 $10.33 6/15/20244,630,000 shares $53.29 million +7.7%N/A6.1 $11.51 5/31/20244,300,000 shares $55.73 million +8.3%N/A5.9 $12.96 5/15/20243,970,000 shares $49.74 million +12.2%N/A5.6 $12.53 4/30/20243,540,000 shares $44.07 million +1.7%N/A4.8 $12.45 4/15/20243,480,000 shares $47.71 million +10.1%N/A5.1 $13.71 3/31/20243,160,000 shares $49.74 million +16.6%N/A4.4 $15.74 3/15/20242,710,000 shares $50.95 million -5.9%N/A4 $18.80 2/29/20242,880,000 shares $65.66 million -5.9%N/A5 $22.80 2/15/20243,060,000 shares $69.62 million +18.6%N/A5.6 $22.75 1/31/20242,580,000 shares $58.05 million +15.7%N/A4.8 $22.50 1/15/20242,230,000 shares $45.60 million +19.3%N/A4.6 $20.45 12/31/20231,870,000 shares $47.35 million +14.0%N/A4.4 $25.32 12/15/20231,640,000 shares $42.94 million -1.2%N/A4.2 $26.18 11/30/20231,660,000 shares $40.30 million -5.7%N/A4.5 $24.28 11/15/20231,760,000 shares $45.48 million +1.7%N/A4.9 $25.84 10/31/20231,730,000 shares $42.64 million +9.5%N/A4.9 $24.65 10/15/20231,580,000 shares $43.09 million -3.7%N/A4.8 $27.27 9/30/20231,640,000 shares $45.84 million +34.4%N/A5 $27.95 9/15/20231,220,000 shares $35.32 million +3.4%N/A3.8 $28.95 8/31/20231,180,000 shares $35.57 million -5.6%N/A3.8 $30.14 8/15/20231,250,000 shares $38.29 million +0.8%N/A3.9 $30.63 7/31/20231,240,000 shares $47.05 million +5.1%N/A3.8 $37.94 7/15/20231,180,000 shares $39.07 million -5.6%N/A3.6 $33.11 6/30/20231,250,000 shares $42.50 million -19.9%N/A3.8 $34.00 6/15/20231,560,000 shares $55.32 million +15.6%N/A4.5 $35.46 5/31/20231,350,000 shares $42.80 million +10.7%N/A3.7 $31.70 5/15/20231,220,000 shares $40.52 million +18.5%N/A3.4 $33.21 4/30/20231,030,000 shares $33.71 million -13.5%N/A2.7 $32.73 4/15/20231,190,000 shares $37.60 million -2.5%N/A3.1 $31.60 3/31/20231,220,000 shares $41.83 million +7.0%N/A3.2 $34.29 3/15/20231,140,000 shares $37.93 million +11.8%N/A3 $33.27 2/28/20231,020,000 shares $39.30 million +7.5%N/A2.8 $38.53 2/15/2023948,500 shares $38.09 million -4.3%N/A2.5 $40.16 1/31/2023990,900 shares $46.24 million +8.2%N/A2.6 $46.66 1/15/2023915,800 shares $43.05 million +18.2%N/A2.6 $47.01 12/30/2022774,900 shares $31.77 million -11.4%N/A2.3 $41.00 12/15/2022874,200 shares $36.73 million +20.9%N/A2.4 $42.01 11/30/2022723,200 shares $32.07 million -27.3%N/A1.6 $44.35 11/15/2022994,400 shares $43.28 million -32.4%N/A2.3 $43.52 10/31/20221,470,000 shares $58.12 million -9.8%N/A3.4 $39.54 10/15/20221,630,000 shares $61.52 million +31.5%4.8%3.8 $37.74 9/30/20221,240,000 shares $47.78 million -9.5%3.7%2.9 $38.53 9/15/20221,370,000 shares $53.99 million +0.7%4.1%3.1 $39.41 8/31/20221,360,000 shares $55.07 million -0.7%4.0%3.1 $40.49 8/15/20221,370,000 shares $59.40 million +7.9%4.1%3.3 $43.36 7/31/20221,270,000 shares $47.28 million -2.3%3.8%2.9 $37.23 7/15/20221,300,000 shares $41.18 million -17.2%3.8%3.1 $31.68 6/30/20221,570,000 shares $55.56 million -6.6%4.6%3.7 $35.39 6/15/20221,680,000 shares $61.74 million No Change5.0%4.1 $36.75 5/31/20221,680,000 shares $75.48 million +7.7%5.0%5.5 $44.93 5/15/20221,560,000 shares $67.39 million -0.6%4.6%4.6 $43.20 4/30/20221,570,000 shares $92.83 million -7.1%4.6%4.5 $59.13 4/15/20221,690,000 shares $110.76 million -9.6%5.0%3.3 $65.54 3/31/20221,870,000 shares $117.42 million +6.3%5.5%3.7 $62.79 3/15/20221,760,000 shares $108.26 million +8.6%5.2%3.5 $61.51 2/28/20221,620,000 shares $94.96 million -3.0%4.8%3 $58.62 2/15/20221,670,000 shares $91.07 million +20.1%4.9%3.1 $54.53 1/31/20221,390,000 shares $74.23 million +6.1%4.1%2.4 $53.40 1/15/20221,310,000 shares $71.54 million -4.4%3.9%3.3 $54.61 12/31/20211,370,000 shares $69.98 million -9.3%4.1%3.4 $51.08 12/15/20211,510,000 shares $81.22 million +28.0%4.5%3.9 $53.79 11/30/20211,180,000 shares $57.41 million +2.6%3.5%3.2 $48.65 11/15/20211,150,000 shares $82.77 million -8.0%3.4%3.4 $71.97 10/29/20211,250,000 shares $82 million +5.9%3.7%4.8 $65.60 10/15/20211,180,000 shares $87.90 million +4.4%3.5%4.5 $74.49 9/30/20211,130,000 shares $72.77 million +25.7%3.4%3.7 $64.40 9/15/2021899,300 shares $61.54 million -4.0%2.7%2.9 $68.43 8/31/2021936,700 shares $62.69 million -15.6%2.8%3 $66.93 8/13/20211,110,000 shares $75.94 million +9.9%3.3%3.5 $68.41 7/30/20211,010,000 shares $69.25 million +4.5%3.0%3.2 $68.56 7/15/2021966,200 shares $67.92 million +1.9%2.9%3.2 $70.30 6/30/2021948,400 shares $56.20 million -12.2%2.8%3.8 $59.26 6/15/20211,080,000 shares $69.69 million +8.8%3.2%4.5 $64.53 5/28/2021992,900 shares $69.40 million +3.1%3.0%4.7 $69.90 5/14/2021963,500 shares $66.26 million +1.3%2.9%4.5 $68.77 4/30/2021951,200 shares $66.01 million +15.4%2.8%4.2 $69.40 4/15/2021824,000 shares $54.12 million -5.0%2.5%3.5 $65.68 3/31/2021866,900 shares $54.54 million -4.9%2.6%3.6 $62.91 3/15/2021911,300 shares $62.06 million -11.5%2.7%3.5 $68.10 2/26/20211,030,000 shares $67.24 million -1.0%3.1%4.2 $65.28 2/12/20211,040,000 shares $66.62 million -2.8%3.1%4.4 $64.06 1/29/20211,070,000 shares $63.42 million -10.1%3.2%4.6 $59.27 1/15/20211,190,000 shares $74.87 million -9.2%3.5%5.1 $62.92 12/31/20201,310,000 shares $80.47 million -8.4%3.9%5.9 $61.43 12/15/20201,430,000 shares $88.07 million -0.7%4.2%6.4 $61.59 11/30/20201,440,000 shares $93.67 million -2.0%4.3%7.1 $65.05 11/15/20201,470,000 shares $90.71 million +5.0%4.4%7.2 $61.71 10/30/20201,400,000 shares $84.69 million -6.7%4.2%7 $60.49 10/15/20201,500,000 shares $92.99 million -10.2%4.5%7.6 $61.99 9/30/20201,670,000 shares $99.11 million -13.9%5.0%8.1 $59.35 CMP Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Compass Minerals International's current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Compass Minerals International shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of August 31st, traders have sold 1,930,000 shares of CMP short. 5.85% of Compass Minerals International's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Compass Minerals International's current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Compass Minerals International? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. CMP shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Compass Minerals International's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Compass Minerals International? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Compass Minerals International: Group One Trading LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, and Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Compass Minerals International? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 5.85% of Compass Minerals International's floating shares are currently sold short. Is Compass Minerals International's short interest increasing or decreasing? Compass Minerals International saw a increase in short interest in the month of August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 1,930,000 shares, an increase of 6.0% from the previous total of 1,820,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Compass Minerals International's float size? Compass Minerals International currently has issued a total of 41,690,000 shares. Some of Compass Minerals International's outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Compass Minerals International currently has a public float of 33,010,000 shares. How does Compass Minerals International's short interest compare to its competitors? 5.85% of Compass Minerals International's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Compass Minerals International: Materion Corporation (2.58%), Ferroglobe PLC (6.44%), SunCoke Energy, Inc. (5.06%), Southern Copper Corporation (11.16%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (1.62%), The Chemours Company (10.10%), Innospec Inc. (1.29%), Huntsman Corporation (8.40%), Stepan Company (1.68%), Oil-Dri Corporation Of America (1.51%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($73.23 billion), Invesco QQQ ($29.52 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($20.82 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($10.76 billion), Palo Alto Networks, Inc. ($9.37 billion), Strategy Inc ($7.58 billion), Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($6.78 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($6.72 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($6.37 billion), and iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($6.29 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Compass Minerals International stock? Short selling CMP is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Compass Minerals International as its price is falling. CMP shares are trading down $0.25 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Compass Minerals International? A short squeeze for Compass Minerals International occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of CMP, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Compass Minerals International's short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including CMP, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 31 2025. 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