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Compass Group PLC

CPG·Food Service·Market Cap £38.3b
Rank #40 of 48
Data from Excel Model · 48 Stocks Analysed
£22.53
-4.70% YTD
Target: £28.07(+24.6%)
52W: £20.00 - £28.38

Score Analysis

Compass Group PLC is ranked #40 out of 48 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

26/48
Average Score
Liquidity
Weak30/48
Valuation
Weak33/48
Profitability
Good18/48
Solvency
Good15/48
Mkt Trading
Fair28/48
Technical
Weak33/48

1. Valuation

Score: 33/48

Is CPG undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

1/5
valuation criteria met
FY26e P/E Ratio
20.8xRank 38/48
FY27e P/E Ratio
18.8xRank 41/48
Price-to-Book
7.08xRank 38/48
Price-to-Tangible Book
N/ARank 1/48
EV/EBITDA
13.7xRank 30/48

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E
27.6x
Price-to-Earnings
FY26e P/E
20.8x
Forward estimate
FY27e P/E
18.8x
Forward estimate
P/B Ratio
7.08x
Price-to-Book
P/TBV
N/A
Price-to-Tangible Book
EV/EBITDA
13.7x
Enterprise Value
FY26e EV/EBITDA
11.4x
Forward estimate
FY27e EV/EBITDA
10.5x
Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price
£22.53
Consensus Target
£28.07
Potential
+24.6%
Target
Bloomberg Median Target: £29.60

2. Profitability

Score: 18/48

How profitable is CPG relative to its peers?

1/6
profitability criteria met
TTM Profit Margin
4.1%Rank 7/48
Current ROE
25.8%Rank 39/48
Current ROA
7.3%Rank 32/48
FY26e EPS
1.46Rank 23/48
TTM EPS
1.10Rank 24/48
Net Income Growth
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Profit Margin
4.1%
ROE
25.8%
FY27e ROE
29.2%
ROA
7.3%

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 15/48

How strong is CPG's balance sheet and financial position?

2/6
solvency criteria met
Debt-to-Equity
90.1%Rank 29/48
Altman Z-Score
5.52Rank 9/48
Z-Score Trend
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Amihud Illiquidity
Rank 49Rank 49/48
Intangible/Asset
Rank 49Rank 49/48
R&D/Sales
Rank 14Rank 14/48

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio
0.48
Below 1.0
Cash Ratio
0.05
Debt/Equity
90%
FCF Margin
5.5%

Altman Z-Score

5.52
Safe Zone
01.812.995+

4. Dividend

CPG pays a dividend yield of 2.18%.

Current Yield
2.18%
FY27e Yield
2.41%
FY26e DPS
0.733
FY27e DPS
N/A

Dividend Per Share Forecast

5. Technical Analysis

Score: 33/48

What do the technical indicators say about CPG?

0/4
technical criteria met
CMP vs 52W High
-20.6%Rank 43/48
CMP vs 52W Low
12.7%Rank 45/48
RSI 14 Day
57.4Rank 27/48
MA(50) > MA(200)
No (Bearish)Rank 22/48

RSI (14 Day)

57.4
Bullish
0 (Oversold)50100 (Overbought)

Moving Averages

MA 30-Day£21.78
MA 50-Day£22.47
MA 200-Day£24.61
SignalDeath Cross (Bearish)
MACD-8.37

Risk Metrics

Beta
0.73
Lower volatility
3-Yr Std Dev
256.4%
5-Yr Std Dev
406.6%

6. Market Trading

Score: 28/48

How liquid and actively traded is CPG?

0/4
market trading criteria met
5D Avg Volume
5.1MRank 20/48
3M Avg Volume
2.9MRank 24/48
Volume Trend
79.2%Rank 49/48
Beta
0.73Rank 39/48
Shares Outstanding
1700.4m
Free Float
99.9%
Enterprise Value
$58.1b

Trading Volume