COMP vs. CSGP: Compass vs. CoStar Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Compass (COMP) and CoStar (CSGP) are both classified in the Real Estate Services sub-industry within the broader Real Estate Management & Development industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

CoStar (CSGP) has more than two decades of public-market history since July 1, 1998, whereas Compass (COMP) listed on April 1, 2021 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Calendar-Year Returns

Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Compass (COMP) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.36, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas CoStar (CSGP) is closer to market-like at 0.72 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Both Compass (COMP) at 0.83% and CoStar (CSGP) at 0.89% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Both Compass (COMP) at 0.17% and CoStar (CSGP) at 2.08% keep about the typical share of revenue as profit for their industries — neither bottom line stands out from peers.

Compass (COMP) reports a negative operating margin of -5.70%, usually indicating that operating costs exceeded revenue at the operating-income line. Meanwhile CoStar (CSGP) reports 8.22%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Compass (COMP) at 23.67% and CoStar (CSGP) at 18.68% sit in the top peer quartile for revenue growth, so each is growing its top line faster than typical industry peers.

Only one side can be read here: CoStar (CSGP) reports EPS growth of -94.12%, ranked against its industry; Compass (COMP) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

CoStar (CSGP) at 2.21 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Compass (COMP) at 0.84 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for COMP.

CoStar (CSGP) at 0.15 keeps leverage in the lower quartile, while Compass (COMP) at 1.44 sits in the higher-leverage quartile.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Neither Compass (COMP) nor CoStar (CSGP) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Neither Compass (COMP) nor CoStar (CSGP) pays a dividend this period — they may reinvest, use buybacks, or simply not return cash through dividends.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Both look expensive on trailing earnings: CoStar (CSGP) at 163.67 sits in the richer P/E ratio quartile, and Compass (COMP) at 571.00 is richer still, above its industry range.

On P/S ratio, both Compass (COMP) at 1.03 and CoStar (CSGP) at 3.36 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

On P/B ratio, both Compass (COMP) at 3.02 and CoStar (CSGP) at 1.48 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

Valuation Metrics