COMP vs. FSV: Compass vs. FirstService Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Compass (COMP) and FirstService (FSV) 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.

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 FirstService (FSV) is closer to market-like at 0.93 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Compass (COMP) is heavily traded at around 13.84M shares per day, whereas FirstService (FSV) sees a more moderate 222.54K — larger orders in the latter may require more patience and tighter control over order sizing.

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

FirstService (FSV) at 11.24% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Compass (COMP) at 0.83% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for FSV.

Both Compass (COMP) at 0.17% and FirstService (FSV) at 2.92% 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 FirstService (FSV) reports 3.66%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Compass (COMP) at 23.67% sits in the top revenue growth quartile, while FirstService (FSV) at 5.38% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for COMP.

Only one side can be read here: FirstService (FSV) reports EPS growth of 6.73%, ranked against its industry; Compass (COMP) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

FirstService (FSV) at 1.74 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.

FirstService (FSV) at 0.72 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Compass (COMP) at 1.44 uses more debt funding than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Compass (COMP) pays no dividend (yield 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile FirstService (FSV) reports a yield of 0.77%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Compass (COMP) pays no dividend (payout 0.00%) — it may be reinvesting, using buybacks, or simply not returning cash through dividends. Meanwhile FirstService (FSV) reports a payout of 31.83%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

FirstService (FSV) at 41.30 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Compass (COMP) at 571.00 sits above its peer range — an unusually expensive price for COMP’s trailing earnings.

On P/S ratio, both Compass (COMP) at 1.03 and FirstService (FSV) at 1.18 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

Compass (COMP) at 3.02 is valued about in line with its industry on P/B ratio, while FirstService (FSV) at 4.61 carries an above-peer premium to book — FSV is pricier on assets.

Valuation Metrics