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Compass Group (CPG) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 2,489 -27.00 (-1.07%)
As of 09/22/2025 12:19 PM Eastern

About Compass Group Stock (LON:CPG)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
2,489
2,533
50-Day Range
2,489
2,660
52-Week Range
2,344
2,853
Volume
2.06 million shs
Average Volume
7.94 million shs
Market Capitalization
£42.24 billion
P/E Ratio
2,897.56
Dividend Yield
0.02%
Price Target
GBX 2,870
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Compass Group Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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60th Percentile Overall Score

CPG MarketRank™: 

Compass Group scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Compass Group has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Compass Group has a consensus price target of GBX 2,870, representing about 15.3% upside from its current price of GBX 2,489.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Compass Group has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Compass Group's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Compass Group is 2,897.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 297.75.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Compass Group is 2,897.56, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 538.88.

  • 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 6.16. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CPG.
  • Dividend Yield

    Compass Group pays a meaningful dividend of 1.91%, 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 69.29%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Compass Group's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for CPG.
    • 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

      Only 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.

    • Read more about Compass Group's insider trading history.
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    CPG Stock News Headlines

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    CPG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

    Compass Group's stock was trading at GBX 2,662 at the beginning of the year. Since then, CPG stock has decreased by 6.5% and is now trading at GBX 2,489.

    Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 19th. The company reported $37.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $36.20 by $1.40. Compass Group had a net margin of 4.27% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 22.69%.
    Read the conference call transcript
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    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.

    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
    9/22/2025

    Industry, Sector and Symbol

    Stock Exchange
    LON
    Industry
    Restaurants
    Sub-Industry
    Personal Services
    Current Symbol
    LON:CPG
    CIK
    N/A
    Fax
    N/A
    Employees
    550,000
    Year Founded
    N/A

    Price Target and Rating

    High Price Target
    GBX 3,000
    Low Price Target
    GBX 2,700
    Potential Upside/Downside
    +15.3%
    Consensus Rating
    Moderate Buy
    Rating Score (0-4)
    2.67
    Research Coverage
    6 Analysts

    Profitability

    EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
    GBX 0.86
    Trailing P/E Ratio
    2,897.56
    Forward P/E Ratio
    21.53
    P/E Growth
    1.42
    Net Income
    £1.35 billion
    Net Margins
    4.27%
    Pretax Margin
    N/A
    Return on Equity
    22.69%
    Return on Assets
    7.52%

    Debt

    Debt-to-Equity Ratio
    86.56
    Current Ratio
    0.74
    Quick Ratio
    0.86

    Sales & Book Value

    Annual Sales
    £43.83 billion
    Price / Sales
    0.96
    Cash Flow
    GBX 147.83 per share
    Price / Cash Flow
    16.84
    Book Value
    GBX 404.10 per share
    Price / Book
    6.16

    Miscellaneous

    Outstanding Shares
    1,697,131,000
    Free Float
    N/A
    Market Cap
    £42.24 billion
    Optionable
    Not Optionable
    Beta
    0.81
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    This page (LON:CPG) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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