Stock · CPG.L · Consumer Cyclical
United Kingdom · Large Cap · Revenue 12 mo. $48.5B
Price as of 11/06/2026
Compass Group PLC provides food and support services in North America and internationally.
Compass Group PLC provides food and support services in North America and internationally. The company offers support services, such as cleaning in hospitals; reception services at corporate headquarters; managing remote camps; grounds and facilities services at schools and universities; insurance brokerage services; and others. It serves business and industry; healthcare and senior living; education; sports and leisure; and defense, offshore, and remote sectors. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Chertsey, the United Kingdom.
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Summary
48.7 of 100
Mean of the six area values. Each area value is the mean of the stock's ranks among the companies in its sector. 50 is the middle of the sector, not a share of companies beaten.
Analysis
What the price requires
If free cash flow stays at €2.7B (2025), it supports €29.8B. The remaining €20.9B of the market value assume it grows 7.5% a year for 10 years and not at all afterwards.
Required FCF growth per year
7.5%
no growth afterwards
Price to operating cash flow 15.5×, below its usual range.
Middle half of 20 quarters: 17.0× to 30.0×, median 23.9×.
Measures only against its own past, not against what the company is worth. Price as of 11/06/2026.
with respect to the priced-in expectation
with respect to the priced-in expectation
Since the last quarter
Q4 2025 → Q2 2026
4 more unchanged: EBIT margin, FCF margin, Shares outstanding, Return on equity
Derivation
Each area value is the average of its metrics' ranks within the sector (0 to 100, 50 is the middle). For metrics where lower is better, the rank is mirrored. The overall value is the average of the area values.
Price as of 11/06/2026.
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | 25.17% | 11.07% | Rank 80 |
| Return on capital (Greenblatt) | 107.31% | 17.91% | Rank 95 |
| EBIT margin | 6.66% | 10.89% | Rank 25 |
| FCF margin | 6.30% | 8.07% | Rank 37 |
| Gross margin | 6.64% | 34.00% | Rank 1 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1 year | −13.76% | 5.10% | Rank 1 |
| Earnings growth, 3 years per year | 21.89% | 8.34% | Rank 75 |
| Earnings growth, 5 years per year | 69.84% | 15.10% | Rank 94 |
| Sustainable growth (ROE × retained earnings) | 0.79% | 4.34% | Rank 9 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yield | 3.41% | 4.32% | Rank 41 |
| FCF yield | 5.29% | 4.17% | Rank 57 |
| EV/saleslower is better | 1.33 | 1.95 | Rank 59 |
| EV/EBITlower is better | 19.91 | 16.88 | Rank 38 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Share price, 1 year | −8.53% | −4.35% | Rank 41 |
| Share price, 6 months | 13.13% | 3.63% | Rank 72 |
| Share price, 3 months | 8.36% | 2.92% | Rank 74 |
| Distance from 52-week high | −3.65% | −15.83% | Rank 89 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accruals (Sloan)lower is better | 4.47% | 0.39% | Rank 22 |
| Change in share countlower is better | −0.47% | −0.37% | Rank 52 |
| Dividend streak in years | 3 | 4 | Rank 46 |
| Price reaction to results, market-adjusted | −2.36% | 0.16% | Rank 28 |
| Metric | Stock | Sector median | Position in sector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity ratio | 28.65% | 40.59% | Rank 27 |
| Net debt/EBITDAlower is better | 1.42 | 0.99 | Rank 42 |
| Debt to equitylower is better | 0.91 | 0.49 | Rank 36 |
| Volatility, 1 yearlower is better | 27.80% | 33.42% | Rank 75 |
Ten years in figures
| Year | Revenue, $B | EBIT margin | FCF | Shares | Net debt, $B |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 19.6 | 7.2% | $846.0M | 1.65B | 3.1 |
| 2017 | 22.6 | 6.8% | $918.0M | 1.63B | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 23.0 | 7.4% | $1.1B | 1.59B | 3.5 |
| 2019 | 24.9 | 6.5% | $1.4B | 1.59B | 3.5 |
| 2020 | 19.9 | 1.5% | $408.0M | 1.66B | 3.2 |
| 2021 | 17.9 | 4.1% | $943.0M | 1.79B | 2.6 |
| 2022 | 25.5 | 5.9% | $1.1B | 1.78B | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 31.0 | 6.4% | $1.5B | 1.75B | 4.2 |
| 2024 | 55.1 | 5.1% | $2.2B | 1.71B | 5.3 |
| 2025 | 47.5 | 6.7% | $3.0B | 1.70B | 6.4 |
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Selected fundamental metrics for Compass Group PLC.
| Metric | Stock | Sector |
|---|---|---|
| P/E ratio | 29.3 | 21.6 |
| P/B ratio | 7.4 | 2.4 |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 25.2% | 11.1% |
| Equity ratio | 28.6% | 40.6% |
| Debt-to-equity (D/E) | 0.91 | 0.49 |
| Dividend yield | 2.1% | 2.2% |
How comparable stocks in the same sector score in the StockScorer model.
| Symbol | Company | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| CPG.L | Compass Group PLCthis page | |
| YUM | Yum! Brands Inc | locked |
| CMG | Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc | locked |
| QSR.TO | Restaurant Brands International Inc | locked |
| DRI | Darden Restaurants Inc | locked |
| QSP-UN.TO | Restaurant Brands International Limited Partnership | locked |
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