COMP vs. CSGP: Compass vs. CoStar Stock Comparison

Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

Performance at a Glance

Risk

Drawdown

Compass (COMP) carries a highly aggressive beta of 2.42, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas CoStar (CSGP) is closer to market-like at 0.71 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Risk at a Glance

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.

Valuation

Both Compass (COMP) at 429.50 and CoStar (CSGP) at 469.14 trade above their industries’ P/E ratio peer ranges, pointing to unusually expensive trailing earnings relative to peers.

Compass (COMP) at 0.77 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while CoStar (CSGP) at 3.93 prices around its industry’s middle — COMP costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

On P/B ratio, both Compass (COMP) at 2.27 and CoStar (CSGP) at 1.69 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

Valuation at a Glance

Profitability

Both Compass (COMP) at 0.83% and CoStar (CSGP) at 0.30% land near their industries’ usual ROE ranges, so capital efficiency looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

CoStar (CSGP) at 0.73% keeps about the industry-typical share of revenue as profit, while Compass (COMP) at 0.17% retains only a bottom-quartile share.

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 0.33%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability at a Glance

Growth

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth at a Glance

EPS Growth

EPS Growth at a Glance

Financial Strength

CoStar (CSGP) at 2.20 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 at a Glance

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.

Dividends at a Glance