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Compass vs Howard Hughes

Compass COMP · Howard Hughes HHH · Real Estate Services

Compass reported revenue of $7.0 billion in fiscal 2025, 4.7 times Howard Hughes' $1.5 billion in fiscal 2025. Compass' revenue grew 23.7% in its latest year, and Howard Hughes' fell 15.8%. Compass had an operating margin of -0.9%, against 22.5% at Howard Hughes. Free cash flow was $203 million at Compass and $418 million at Howard Hughes.

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CompassHoward Hughes
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$7.0B$1.5B
Revenue growth23.7%−15.8%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years13.3%—
Gross margin——
Operating margin−0.9%22.5%
Net margin−0.8%8.4%
Free cash flow$203M$418M
Free cash flow margin2.9%28.3%
Return on capital—3.4%
Net debt to EBITDA—7.1x
Dividends and buybacks$0M$0M
Change in diluted share count12.1%12.3%
Last close$9.69$73.30
P/E at the last close161.5×15.0×
Insider trades, last 12 monthssold $3.7 millionbought $2.1 million, sold $1.6 million
Piotroski F-score——
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ 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
CompassHoward Hughes
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
CompassHoward Hughes
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
CompassHoward Hughes

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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 Howard Hughes pages.