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 2.39, indicating much higher sensitivity to broad-market moves, whereas FirstService (FSV) is closer to market-like at 0.91 — a noticeable difference in market-sensitivity profile.

Compass (COMP) is heavily traded at around 13.49M shares per day, whereas FirstService (FSV) sees a more moderate 205.53K — 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 12.12% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Compass (COMP) at 3.63% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for FSV.

FirstService (FSV) at 2.59% keeps about the industry-typical share of revenue as profit, while Compass (COMP) at 0.64% retains only a bottom-quartile share.

Both Compass (COMP) at 3.76% and FirstService (FSV) at 7.29% run core operations about as efficiently as their industries’ norm — neither stands out on operating profitability.

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 1.69 keeps current ratio within its industry’s typical mid-range, while Compass (COMP) at 1.06 runs in the tighter-liquidity quartile — a thinner cushion against current liabilities for COMP.

Both Compass (COMP) at 1.38 and FirstService (FSV) at 1.26 lean more heavily on debt funding than most peers, landing in the higher-leverage quartile of their industries.

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 0.81%, 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 36.50%, ranking against industry peers normally.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

FirstService (FSV) at 44.07 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Compass (COMP) at 162.50 sits in the richer quartile — COMP needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

On P/S ratio, both Compass (COMP) at 0.71 and FirstService (FSV) at 1.10 are priced roughly in line with their industries — neither looks cheap nor rich on a sales basis.

Compass (COMP) at 2.47 sits near its industry’s typical P/B ratio, while FirstService (FSV) at 6.64 prices above its benchmark range — FSV looks rich relative to book.

Valuation Metrics