Compass Minerals International (CMP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Edward Dowling Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $6.3M in fiscal 2025, up 9% from $5.8M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 68:1, on median employee pay of $93,154.

Filed
January 23, 2026
Annual meeting
March 5, 2026
Pay year
fiscal 2025
Named executives
8
CEO total pay
$6.3M+9% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
68:1median $93,154
CEO pay in equity
55%$3.5M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
93%of votes cast
Consolidated Revenue
$1.244BFiscal 2025 results
Adjusted EBITDA
$199MFiscal 2025 results
Net Debt Reduction
$125MYear-over-year decrease
Free Cash Flow
$128MFiscal 2025 results

How Jr. was paid

$6.3M in total for fiscal 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary16%Stock awards55%Non-equity incentive26%All other compensation3%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Edward Dowling Jr.President and Chief Executive Officer$6,343,575
Peter FjellmanChief Financial Officer$1,390,138
Patrick MerrinChief Operations Officer$1,740,271
Benjamin NicholsChief Sales Officer$1,498,342
Amy TillsChief Human Resources Officer$434,578
Jeffrey CatheyFormer Chief Financial Officer$790,198
Mary FrontczakFormer Chief Legal and Administrative Officer and Corporate Secretary$1,706,082
Jennifer HoodFormer Chief Supply Chain Officer$1,148,794

What changed and why

  • $1.244BThe company generated fiscal 2025 consolidated revenue of $1.244 billion and adjusted EBITDA of $199 million.
  • $125MNet debt was reduced by $125 million year-over-year during fiscal 2025.
  • $128MFree cash flow reached $128 million for the 2025 fiscal year.
  • 93%Stockholders supported the previous say-on-pay proposal at 93 percent.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.