Compass Minerals International Inc
Compass Minerals International Inc (CMP) Historical Volatility
CMP's 30 day historical volatility is 31.19%, in the 9th percentile of readings over the past year. This is a low percentile, meaning Compass Minerals International Inc shares have been calmer than usual. CMP's 30 day implied volatility sits at 55.20%, with an IV Rank of 41.67%, leaving IV 24.01 points above historical volatility. This means options are pricing in more movement than the stock has actually delivered, as of Nov 5, 2026.
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Tracking CMP historical volatility helps you see how much Compass Minerals International Inc's stock price has actually moved, giving you a baseline for whether option premiums look fair, cheap, or expensive. While implied volatility shows what the market expects, CMP's HV, also known as realized volatility, shows what actually happened. Use our scanner to monitor CMP 30 day historical volatility alongside longer lookback windows and spot the moments when realized and implied diverge.
Historical volatility is the annualized standard deviation of a stock's past returns, typically measured over rolling windows like 10, 20, 30, or 60 days. CMP's 30 day historical volatility, or CMP HV, is one of the most widely watched readings because it balances responsiveness with stability. Comparing CMP's HV to its implied volatility reveals the volatility risk premium. When IV sits well above HV, options are pricing in more movement than the stock has actually delivered, giving option sellers an edge. When HV runs hot relative to IV, options are pricing in less movement than the stock has delivered, and buyers may be underpaying for it.
Compass Minerals International, Inc., produces and sells essential minerals primarily in the United States, Canada, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through three segments: Salt, Plant Nutrition North America, and Plant Nutrition South America. The Salt segment offers sodium chloride and magnesium chloride, including rock salt, mechanically and solar evaporated salt, and brine and flake magnesium chloride products; and purchases potassium chloride and calcium chloride to sell as finished products or to blend with salt to produce specialty products. This segment provides products for use as a deicer for roadways, consumer, and professional use; as an ingredient in chemical production; for water treatment, human, and animal nutrition; and for various other consumer and industrial uses, as well as records management services.
Historical Volatility
Historical movement is subdued versus the past year. The stock has been unusually quiet.
As of Nov 5, 2026
As of Nov 5, 2026
As of Nov 5, 2026
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