Compass vs CoStar Group
Compass reported revenue of $7.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 2.1 times CoStar Group's $3.2 billion in fiscal 2025. Compass' revenue grew 23.7% in its latest year, and CoStar Group's grew 18.7%. Compass had an operating margin of -0.9%, against -2.2% at CoStar Group. Free cash flow was $203 million at Compass and $123 million at CoStar Group.
Side by side
| Compass | CoStar Group | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest fiscal year | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 | FY2025, Dec 31, 2025 |
| Revenue | $7.0B | $3.2B |
| Revenue growth | 23.7% | 18.7% |
| Revenue growth a year, last 5 years | 13.3% | 14.4% |
| Gross margin | — | 78.9% |
| Operating margin | −0.9% | −2.2% |
| Net margin | −0.8% | 0.2% |
| Free cash flow | $203M | $123M |
| Free cash flow margin | 2.9% | 3.8% |
| Return on capital | — | −0.6% |
| Net debt to EBITDA | — | −3.3x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0M | $500M |
| Change in diluted share count | 12.1% | 3.2% |
| Last close | $9.69 | $33.70 |
| P/E at the last close | 161.5× | 187.2× |
| Insider trades, last 12 months | sold $3.7 million | bought $8.5 million, sold $534,282 |
| Piotroski F-score | — | 5 of 9 |
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.
Ten years
Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
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Operating margin
Percent of revenue
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Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Compass and CoStar Group pages.