COMP vs. JLL: Compass vs. Jones Lang LaSalle Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Compass (COMP) and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) 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.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) has more than two decades of public-market history since July 17, 1997, whereas Compass (COMP) listed on April 1, 2021 and has a much shorter record to draw on.

Price Performance

Cumulative Growth

Trailing Returns

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Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Compass (COMP) is heavily traded at around 13.49M shares per day, whereas Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) sees a more moderate 380.17K — 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

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 13.52% sits in the top ROE quartile, while Compass (COMP) at 3.63% is closer to the peer norm — stronger capital efficiency for JLL.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 3.64% 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 Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 4.57% 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 Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 11.45% is closer to the peer norm — faster top-line expansion for COMP.

Only one side can be read here: Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) reports EPS growth of 45.13%, ranked against its industry; Compass (COMP) has no EPS growth figure this period.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

Both Compass (COMP) at 1.06 and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 1.13 run current ratio in the tighter-liquidity quartile of industry peers, leaving thinner cushions against current liabilities than typical competitors.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 0.42 carries an industry-typical debt-to-equity mix, while Compass (COMP) at 1.38 uses more debt funding than most peers.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

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

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

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 14.40 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.

Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 0.50 sits in the cheaper P/S ratio quartile while Compass (COMP) at 0.71 prices around its industry’s middle — JLL costs less per dollar of sales, though read it alongside growth and margins.

On P/B ratio, both Compass (COMP) at 2.47 and Jones Lang LaSalle (JLL) at 1.85 are valued close to their industries’ norm against book — neither stands out from peers.

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