Compass Group PLC provides food and support services in North America and internationally.
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Compass Group: Company identity, ownership, reported financial performance, balance sheets, and corporate actions.
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Compass Group Profile & Fundamentals
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Company and Market Context
Company Profile & Ownership
Compass Group PLC provides food and support services in North America and internationally. The company offers support services, such as cleaning in hospitals; reception services at corporate headquarters; managing remote camps; grounds and facilities services at schools and universities; insurance brokerage services; and others. It serves business and industry; healthcare and senior living; education; sports and leisure; and defense, offshore, and remote sectors. The company was founded in 1941 and is based in Chertsey, the United Kingdom.
Company profile record
Compass Group PLC
Common Stock · Consumer Discretionary · Restaurants
Company
- Company / asset
- Compass Group PLC
- Security type
- Common Stock
- Sector
- Consumer Discretionary
- Industry
- Restaurants
- HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Head office
- Compass House, Chertsey, United Kingdom, KT16 9BQ
Leadership & scale
- Chief executive
- Mr. Dominic William Blakemore
- CEO year born
- 1969
- Full-time employees
- 590K
- Fiscal year end
- September
Fundamentals snapshot
- Market Cap
- USD 51.0B
- P/E
- 14.5x
- Revenue (Q1 26)
- USD 25.0B
- Profit (Q1 26)
- USD 1.1B
- Dividend Yield
- --
- Revenue (FY 25)
- USD 47.5B
- Shares in public float
- 1.7B
- Insider ownership
- 0.12%
Reporting & identifiers
- Symbol
- CPG.LSE
- Listing
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | Dividend Tax: 0%
- Ticker Currency
- USD
- Income Statement Currency
- USD
- Balance Sheet Currency
- USD
- Cash Flow Currency
- USD
- EPS Currency
- USD
- Contract Type
- SPOT
- ISIN
- GB00BD6K4575
- Asset ID
- equity_a18945ae-e7c6-55d7-bfc3-74438183e6a1
Ownership
Shares Outstanding
Latest: 1.7B | Max: 1.8B | Min: 1.6B
Latest reported ownership snapshot
As of Oct 1, 2026Float Shares
99.55%
1.7B latest reported shares
Insider Ownership
0.12%
Latest reported insider stake
Short Float
1.00%
Latest reported short interest / float
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Shares Outstanding
Annual reported shares outstanding; up to 10 reporting dates.
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| Reporting date | Shares outstanding |
|---|---|
| 2017-01-01 | 1,675,307,700 |
| 2018-01-01 | 1,586,000,000 |
| 2019-01-01 | 1,587,000,000 |
| 2020-01-01 | 1,784,000,000 |
| 2021-01-01 | 1,784,000,000 |
| 2022-01-01 | 1,753,000,000 |
| 2023-01-01 | 1,737,516,400 |
| 2024-01-01 | 1,703,838,300 |
| 2025-01-01 | 1,699,000,000 |
| 2026-01-01 | 1,699,000,000 |
Top Holders
Available reported ownership records.
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Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings, Profitability & Valuation
Earnings & Revenue
Earnings and Revenue Trajectory
AI Review
Compass Group's financial trajectory reflects steady, resilient operational growth. For the six months ended March 2026, revenue reached twenty-five billion dollars with organic growth exceeding seven percent, supported by consistent contract wins and client retention holding near ninety-six percent. Several automated market summaries mistakenly doubled these figures by aggregating interim and annual data. In reality, Compass generates dependable recurring profits from contracted dining facilities rather than cyclical windfalls, converting healthy operating earnings into durable cash.
Compass Group's financial trajectory reflects steady, resilient operational growth. For the six months ended March 2026, revenue reached twenty-five billion dollars with organic growth exceeding seven percent, supported by consistent contract wins and client retention holding near ninety-six percent. Several automated market summaries mistakenly doubled these figures by aggregating interim and annual data. In reality, Compass generates dependable recurring profits from contracted dining facilities rather than cyclical windfalls, converting healthy operating earnings into durable cash.
Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Latest: USD 47.5B | Max: USD 55.1B | Min: USD 133.0M
Valuation
P/E Ratio (TTM)iPublished valuation snapshots use the earnings basis recorded with each observation. Source tables retain that basis.
Latest: 16x
Profitability & Margins
Margins and Operating Efficiency
AI Review
Underlying operating margins have progressed steadily to 7.4%, driven by centralized purchasing through Foodbuy and administrative efficiency. While reported statutory margins dipped slightly due to acquisition amortisation, core business profitability continues to expand. Compass protects its margins by embedding inflation clauses into service contracts, passing higher food and labor costs onto institutional clients. Unmatched bulk buying power ensures Compass secures lower ingredient prices than regional caterers, sustaining healthy operating profits across economic cycles.
Underlying operating margins have progressed steadily to 7.4%, driven by centralized purchasing through Foodbuy and administrative efficiency. While reported statutory margins dipped slightly due to acquisition amortisation, core business profitability continues to expand. Compass protects its margins by embedding inflation clauses into service contracts, passing higher food and labor costs onto institutional clients. Unmatched bulk buying power ensures Compass secures lower ingredient prices than regional caterers, sustaining healthy operating profits across economic cycles.
Profitability Margins
Latest: 6.6% | Max: 72.2% | Min: 0.7%
Latest Profitability Ratios as of 2025-09-30
Gross Margin
6.6%
Gross profit / revenue
Operating Margin
6.7%
Operating income / revenue
Net Margin
4.1%
Net income / revenue
FCF Margin
6.3%
Free cash flow / revenue
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Revenue, Net Income, and Free Cash Flow
Annual reported results, using the source statement's recorded USD conversion. Up to 10 reporting periods; missing values are not estimated.
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| Period end | Revenue (USD) | Net income (USD) | Free cash flow (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | 25,486,500,000 | 1,289,600,000 | 1,099,800,000 |
| 2017-09-30 | 30,241,120,000 | 1,555,740,000 | 1,230,120,000 |
| 2018-09-30 | 29,853,200,000 | 1,462,500,000 | 1,380,600,000 |
| 2019-09-30 | 30,599,940,000 | 1,396,050,000 | 1,740,450,000 |
| 2020-09-30 | 25,722,600,000 | 171,570,000 | 526,320,000 |
| 2021-09-30 | 23,996,720,000 | 478,380,000 | 1,263,620,000 |
| 2022-09-30 | 28,573,440,000 | 1,246,560,000 | 1,273,440,000 |
| 2023-09-30 | 37,854,160,000 | 1,603,080,000 | 1,825,120,000 |
| 2024-09-30 | 55,052,861,440 | 1,404,000,000 | 2,234,000,000 |
| 2025-09-30 | 47,478,514,482 | 1,925,111,027 | 2,989,693,301 |
Published P/E Ratio
Published valuation snapshots retain each observation's earnings basis.
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| Period end | P/E (times earnings) | Earnings basis |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-30 | 16.01 | Trailing four quarters |
| 2022-09-30 | 33.47 | Annual net income |
| 2021-09-30 | 74.96 | Annual net income |
Profitability Margins
Matching annual reporting dates. Values are percentages.
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| Period end | Gross margin (%) | Operating margin (%) | Net margin (%) | Free cash flow margin (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-30 | 25.27 | 7.19 | 5.06 | 4.32 |
| 2017-09-30 | 24.54 | 6.8 | 5.14 | 4.07 |
| 2018-09-30 | 23.38 | 7.36 | 4.9 | 4.62 |
| 2019-09-30 | 24.09 | 6.54 | 4.56 | 5.69 |
| 2020-09-30 | 18.85 | 1.47 | 0.67 | 2.05 |
| 2021-09-30 | 5.37 | 4.11 | 1.99 | 5.27 |
| 2022-09-30 | 5.8 | 5.88 | 4.36 | 4.46 |
| 2023-09-30 | 72.19 | 6.38 | 4.23 | 4.82 |
| 2024-09-30 | 33.16 | 5.06 | 2.55 | 4.06 |
| 2025-09-30 | 6.64 | 6.66 | 4.05 | 6.3 |
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