Compass reports Q4 EPS (8c) vs. (17c) last year

Reports Q4 revenue $1.38B, consensus $1.38B. “Despite a year in which resale transactions experienced a 29-year low, Compass (COMP) grew both Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA2 significantly and delivered $122 million in operating cash flow, or $150 million prior to the NAR-related settlement payment. As the market recovers, we believe the combination of our cost discipline and structural advantages, which include our end-to-end proprietary technology platform, national scale, network of top agents, and depth of inventory, positions Compass to capture significant upside,” said Robert Reffkin, CEO. “In the fourth quarter, we grew transactions by 24.1% or 3.5x faster than the market where transactions grew by 6.8% year-over-year. This led to quarterly market share of 5.06%, or an increase of 65 basis points, which is our highest year-over-year increase in market share in twelve quarters. Importantly, organic transactions3 increased by 15.5% year-over-year and organic quarterly market share4 grew 48 basis points. I believe 2025 will be the year that the gap between Compass and the industry widens. By leveraging our structural advantages and our affiliation with the Christie’s International Real Estate brand, we are positioning ourselves to accelerate our market share gains.”