Compass Group (CPG) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Compass Group is a global leader in food services, operating in over 25 countries, with over 590,000 employees worldwide and generating underlying revenues of over $46 billion for the 2025 fiscal year. The company's primary listing is the London Stock Exchange and also trades on OTCQX® Best Market. Our core offer is the provision of outsourced food services and targeted support services across the world. Compass operates across five sectors: Business & Industry, Healthcare & Senior Living, Education, Sports & Leisure, and Defence, Offshore & Remote, using a portfolio of bespoke B2B brands. Our vision is to be a world-class provider of outsourced food services and targeted support services, renowned for our great people, our great service, and our great results.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 28.78 to 30.31
• 50-Day Range: 27.19 to 2,306
• 52-Week Range: 26 to 36.28
• Volume: 115.50 million shs
• Average Volume: 485.99 million shs
• Market Capitalization: £507.97 million
• P/E Ratio: 0.27
• Dividend Yield: 2.31%
• Price Target: GBX 2,932.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Compass Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Compass Group scored higher than 85% 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: 4.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Compass Group has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,932.50, representing about 9,719.2% upside from its current price of GBX 29.87.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Compass Group has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Compass Group is 0.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.31.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Compass Group is 0.27, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 70.21.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Compass Group has a PEG Ratio of 1.42. 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 0.07. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for CPG.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Compass Group pays a meaningful dividend of 2.31%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Compass Group is 56.36%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.68

News Sentiment

Compass Group has a news sentiment score of 0.68. 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 0.45 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Compass Group this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 3 people have searched for CPG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Compass Group to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -50% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 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

0.52% of the stock of Compass Group is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

68.23% of the stock of Compass Group is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

CPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have CPG shares performed this year?

Compass Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,364 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CPG shares have decreased by 98.7% and is now trading at GBX 29.87.

How were Compass Group's earnings last quarter?

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The company reported $37.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $36.20 by $1.40. Compass Group had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 25.84% and a net margin of 4.09%.
Read the conference call transcript.

How do I buy shares of Compass Group?

Shares of CPG stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Compass Group own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Compass Group investors own include Alibaba Group (BABA), GSK (GSK), Prudential (PRU), Vodafone Group Public (VOD), Aramark (ARMK), Barclays (BARC) and BP (BP).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/19/2020
• Today: 5/06/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Restaurants
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: LON:CPG
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.compass-group.com
• Phone: +44-1932-573000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 550,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Compass Group: GBX 2,932.50
• High Price Target: GBX 3,100
• Low Price Target: GBX 2,600
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9,719.2%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 8 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 109.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 0.27
• Forward P/E Ratio: 0.26
• P/E Growth: 1.42
• Net Income: £1.35 billion
• Net Margins: 4.09%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 25.84%
• Return on Assets: 7.52%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 91.36
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.86

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £46.07 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.01
• Cash Flow: GBX 1.77 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 16.84
• Book Value: GBX 404.10 per share
• Price / Book: 0.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,700,313,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £507.80 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.68