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Compass, Inc. (COMP) stock analysis

COMPNYSEReal Estate Agents & Managers (For Others)Fiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q3 FY2026, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026Last filing: 10-Q on Nov 6, 2026Score 6/30292% above fair value
$10.26+0.27 (+2.70%)

Close on Nov 11, 2026Market cap $7.77BP/E 73.3Yield –

StockData Score

Prices as of Nov 11, 2026How the score works

Value0Growth2Performance3Health1Dividend0

Weak6 of 30 checks passed

Compass passes 6 of the 30 checks behind our score; 12 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.

Valuation
0/6
Growth
2/6
Past performance
3/6
Financial health
1/6
Dividend
0/6

What stands out

  • Guidance raised

    Compass raised its full year 2026 Non-GAAP OPEX outlook on Aug 4, 2026.

  • Growing faster than the industry

    Revenue grew 89.8% over the last twelve months; the Real Estate median is 8.9%.

  • Return on equity above the industry

    Compass's return on equity of 6.8% is above the Real Estate median of -3.3%.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was 1.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -5.6%.

What to watch

  • Margin of safety under 20%

    The price is 292% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

  • Trading above fair value

    The share price of $10.26 is above our fair value estimate of $2.62.

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was 6.8% over the last twelve months and averaged -50.8% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was -4.8%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Valuation0/6

  • P/E against its history

    Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

  • P/E above the industry

    Compass's P/E of 73.3 is above the Real Estate median of 23.6.

  • EV/EBITDA against its history

    Needs positive EBITDA and price history.

  • P/B above the industry

    Compass's price-to-book of 2.48 is above the Real Estate median of 1.70.

  • Trading above fair value

    The share price of $10.26 is above our fair value estimate of $2.62.

  • Margin of safety under 20%

    The price is 292% above fair value, so there is no margin of safety.

Growth2/6

  • Revenue growing under 10% a year

    Revenue grew 5.0% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

  • EPS growth over 3 years

    Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.

  • Earnings acceleration

    Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

  • Growing faster than the industry

    Revenue grew 89.8% over the last twelve months; the Real Estate median is 8.9%.

  • Guidance raised

    Compass raised its full year 2026 Non-GAAP OPEX outlook on Aug 4, 2026.

  • Gross margin trend

    This company does not report gross profit.

Past performance3/6

  • Return on equity under 15%

    Return on equity was 6.8% over the last twelve months and averaged -50.8% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

  • Return on capital under 10%

    Return on invested capital was -4.8%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

  • Return on equity above the industry

    Compass's return on equity of 6.8% is above the Real Estate median of -3.3%.

  • Earnings over 5 years

    Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.

  • Net margin above its 5-year average

    Net margin was 1.1% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -5.6%.

  • Net margin above the industry

    Compass's net margin of 1.1% is above the Real Estate median of -1.4%.

Financial health1/6

  • High debt

    Debt is 100% of shareholders' equity, above the 40% we consider low.

  • Debt trend

    Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

  • Debt not well covered by cash flow

    Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 10.4% of total debt; we look for at least 20%.

  • Interest not well covered

    Operating income covers interest expense -1.5 times; we look for at least 5.

  • Short-term assets cover short-term debts

    Current assets are 1.12 times current liabilities.

  • Bankruptcy risk in the grey zone

    The Altman Z-score is 1.86; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

Dividend0/6

  • No dividend

    Compass has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

  • Yield against Treasuries

    No dividend.

  • Yield against the market

    No dividend.

  • Dividend stability

    No dividend.

  • Earnings cover

    No dividend.

  • Cash-flow cover

    No dividend.

Scores of similar companies

Fair value

How we estimate it

Our estimate per share

$2.62

The share price is 292% above this estimate.

20%+ below
Near fair value
20%+ above
$10.26Price$2.62Fair value
MethodMultiple usedOwn 5Y medianIndustry medianValue per shareWeight
P/E23.6×–23.6×$3.3073%
EV/EBITDAleft out, too far from the others8.8×–8.8×$0.53–
P/Bleft out, too far from the others2.7×3.7×1.7×$11.19–
Earnings power14.9% cost of equity––$0.8027%
Fair value$2.62100%

Valuation over time

Using the earnings and balance sheet published at each date, not today's.

  • EV/EBITDA at month end
  • Real Estate median 8.8

An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.

Market risk

From the past year of daily prices.

Liquidity

Low risk

Average value traded per day
$148.30M
Value traded per 1% price move
$47.11M

Downside

High risk

Typical loss in a bad month
29.2%
Volatility (annualized)
68%
Sharpe ratio, 1 year
0.18
Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
2.24

Typical bad-month loss, week by week

25%: high

Margins

Share of revenue, fiscal years 2018 to 2025

Operating margin

-0.9%+6.4 pts over 5 years

Net margin

-0.8%+6.4 pts over 5 years

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