Compass Group (CMPGY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compass Group is a UK-based multinational company that specializes in contract foodservice and support services for corporate, education, healthcare, sports and leisure, defense, and remote-site clients. The company delivers on-site catering, concession and hospitality services, vending, and retail food offerings, drawing on a portfolio of operating units and local brands to tailor services to client needs. Its business model focuses on delivering food and related services under long-term contracts for institutions and organizations rather than direct retail food sales.

Beyond core catering, Compass Group offers a range of integrated support services including facilities management, cleaning, waste management, catering technology, and workforce management solutions. These services are designed to support client operations in complex environments such as hospitals, schools, corporate campuses, stadia and arenas, offshore and mining sites, and government or defense installations. The company emphasizes food safety, sustainability, and menu innovation as part of its service delivery, often adapting offerings to local tastes and regulatory requirements.

Compass Group operates internationally with a broad geographic footprint and significant operations in North America and Europe as well as activities in Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and other regions. Growth has historically been achieved through a combination of organic expansion and acquisitions, positioning the company to serve multinational clients as well as regional and local customers. The business is overseen by an executive leadership team and board of directors responsible for strategy, operations and risk management across its global divisions.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $30.99 to $31.85
• 50-Day Range: $27.11 to $33.09
• 52-Week Range: $26.95 to $36.70
• Volume: 417,616 shs
• Average Volume: 444,752 shs
• Market Capitalization: $53.65 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.63%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Strong Buy

Compass Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compass Group scored higher than 38% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Strong Buy

Consensus Rating

Compass Group has received a consensus rating of Strong Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.50, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compass Group has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Compass Group are expected to grow by 11.11% in the coming year, from $1.44 to $1.60 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Compass Group has a PEG Ratio of 2.00. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Compass Group has a P/B Ratio of 6.90. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Compass Group has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Compass Group has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.03, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Compass Group has recently increased by 49.47%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Compass Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.51%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Compass Group does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Compass Group will have a dividend payout ratio of 51.88% next year. This indicates that Compass Group will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.00

News Sentiment

Compass Group has a news sentiment score of 1.00. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Compass Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Compass Group insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.04% of the stock of Compass Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

0.03% of the stock of Compass Group is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Today: 5/19/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: RETAIL - RESTRNTS
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:CMPGY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.compass-group.com
• Phone: 441932573000
• Fax: 44-19-3256-9956
• Employees: 591,767
• Year Founded: 1941

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 21.91
• P/E Growth: 2
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.72
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.65

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $46.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.16
• Cash Flow: $1.79 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.66
• Book Value: $4.57 per share
• Price / Book: 6.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,700,440,000
• Free Float: 1,699,762,000
• Market Cap: $53.65 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.65