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Compass, Inc.: Q4 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q4 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 26 February 2026: press release. Guidance figures: 4 new. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Revenue rose 23.1% to $1.70 billion: Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $1.70 billion, up 23.1% year over year, according to the CFO. Source
  • Record full-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA: Management said 2025 produced record full-year Revenue, record full-year Adjusted EBITDA and record full-year Operating Cash Flow. Source
  • Transactions outgrew market by ~5 points: Organic transactions rose 5.6% and total transactions 19.7%, while market transactions rose 0.7%, per management. Source
  • Organic outperformance for 19 quarters: Management said Compass has outperformed the market on an organic basis for 19 consecutive quarters, spanning its entire public company history. Source
  • Q4 Adjusted EBITDA rose to $58.3 million: Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDA was $58.3 million, against $16.7 million in Q4 2024. Adjusted EBITDA excludes $10.6 million of merger transaction expenses in Q4 2025. Source
  • Operating cash flow grew 49%: Q4 2025 operating cash flow was $45.3 million, up 49% year over year, which the CFO described as the eighth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flow. Source

“I’m very pleased with our financial and operational execution this quarter, which resulted in record Q4 results.”

Scott Wahlers, Chief Financial Officer of Compass

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Revenue SourceQ1 2026$2.55 billion to $2.75 billionNew
Adjusted EBITDA SourceQ1 2026$15 million to $35 millionNew
Discrete expense items in Adjusted EBITDA SourceQ1 2026$15-20 millionNew
Adjusted EBITDA excluding discrete expense items SourceQ1 2026$32.5 million to $47.5 millionNew
Net debt leverage target Sourcenot stated1.5x

What changed from last quarter

  • New guidance: Q1 2026 revenue and Adjusted EBITDA ranges are given for the first time; the previous release contained no guidance. Source
  • New: Management said the Anywhere transaction is now closed and that the combined organization will operate with the same focus and discipline. Source
  • Ended: The Texas operations of the Latter & Blum business, with the related agents, were divested in Q4 2025. Source
  • New: The previous release announced a proposed $750.0 million convertible senior notes offering, with an option for $112.5 million more; the current release does not state the outcome.

Results and growth drivers

  • Revenue rose 23.1% to $1.70 billion: Fourth-quarter 2025 revenue was $1.70 billion, up 23.1% year over year, according to the CFO. Source
  • Organic growth 11.3%, acquisitions 11.8%: Organic revenue growth excluding acquisitions completed since October 1, 2024 was 11.3%. Revenue growth attributable to all those acquisitions was 11.8%. Source
  • Record full-year revenue and Adjusted EBITDA: Management said 2025 produced record full-year Revenue, record full-year Adjusted EBITDA and record full-year Operating Cash Flow. Source
  • Net loss included merger and stock costs: The GAAP net loss attributable to Compass was $42.6 million, against $40.5 million in Q4 2024. The loss included $10.6 million of merger expenses, $57.5 million of stock-based compensation and $26.9 million of depreciation and amortization. Source

Market demand and share

  • Market GTV rose 2.7%: Management cited National Association of Realtors data showing entire U.S. residential market GTV up 2.7% in the same period. Source
  • Transactions outgrew market by ~5 points: Organic transactions rose 5.6% and total transactions 19.7%, while market transactions rose 0.7%, per management. Source
  • Organic outperformance for 19 quarters: Management said Compass has outperformed the market on an organic basis for 19 consecutive quarters, spanning its entire public company history. Source

“2025 was a defining year for Compass, characterized by steadfast execution and operational discipline.”

Robert Reffkin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Compass

Margins and operating costs

  • Q4 Adjusted EBITDA rose to $58.3 million: Q4 2025 Adjusted EBITDA was $58.3 million, against $16.7 million in Q4 2024. Adjusted EBITDA excludes $10.6 million of merger transaction expenses in Q4 2025. Source
  • Full-year Adjusted EBITDA $293.4 million: Full-year 2025 Adjusted EBITDA was $293.4 million, against $126.0 million in 2024. Source
  • Adjusted EBITDA margin widened: Adjusted EBITDA margin was 3.4% in Q4 2025 against 1.2% a year earlier, and 4.2% for full-year 2025 against 2.2%. Source
  • Non-GAAP OPEX growth held near 1%: Management said non-GAAP OPEX growth for 2025 was roughly 1%. Source
  • Commission expense rose to $1.38 billion: Commissions and other related expense was $1,384.5 million in Q4 2025, against $1,139.3 million in Q4 2024. Source
  • Non-GAAP operations and support rose: Non-GAAP operations and support was $99.9 million in Q4 2025, against $79.6 million in Q4 2024. The release gives no stated cause. Source

Cash flow and balance sheet

  • Operating cash flow grew 49%: Q4 2025 operating cash flow was $45.3 million, up 49% year over year, which the CFO described as the eighth consecutive quarter of positive operating cash flow. Source
  • Q4 free cash flow of $42.2 million: Free cash flow was $42.2 million in Q4 2025, against $26.7 million a year earlier, after capital expenditures of $3.1 million. Source
  • Record full-year operating cash flow: Full-year 2025 operating cash flow was $216.7 million, against $121.5 million in 2024. Full-year free cash flow was $203.3 million, against $105.8 million. Source
  • Cash balance with no revolver borrowing: Cash and cash equivalents were $199.0 million at year end, against $223.8 million a year earlier. The revolver had no balance at the end of Q4 2025. Source
  • Merger cash costs within operating cash flow: Operating cash flow included $3.8 million of Q4 cash paid for merger transaction and integration costs, and $6.3 million for the full year. Source

Capital, acquisitions and share count

  • Acquisition payments rose to $174.0 million: Full-year payments for acquisitions, net of cash acquired, were $174.0 million, against $18.9 million in 2024. Capital expenditures were $13.4 million, against $15.7 million. Source
  • Goodwill and intangibles increased: At December 31, 2025, goodwill was $479.2 million against $233.6 million, and intangible assets, net were $193.3 million against $73.8 million. Source
  • Christie's International Real Estate acquired: Management said 2025 included completing the acquisition of Christie’s International Real Estate. Source
  • Share count and loss per share: Q4 2025 weighted-average shares were 571,983,083, against 511,244,971 in Q4 2024. Net loss per share attributable to Compass was $(0.07), against $(0.08). Source

Products and platform use

  • Compass One reached 28.4% of closings: The share of closed home sales with at least one active Compass One client was 28.4% in Q4 2025, up from 17.4% in Q1 2025. Source
  • One-Click T&E attaches at higher rate: Management said agents using the One-Click T&E integration attach at about 2x the rate of agents who have not used it. A two-way document exchange was released in Q4. Source
  • Make-Me-Sell entries rose: Make-Me-Sell entries were about 22,000 at end of Q4 2025, up from about 20,000 at end of Q3 2025. Management said it believes the tool will convert some passive inventory over time. Source
  • Buyer Demand Tool launched in beta: The Buyer Demand Tool launched in beta in Q4 with about 2,000 users. More than 9,000 agents have engaged with it since launch. Source

Coming up, as management said on 26 February 2026

  • Earnings presentation posted online: Additional detail is in the Q4 2025 Earnings Presentation, posted in the Investor Relations section of the Compass website. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Principal agents (end of Q4 2025) Source21,190
Organic principal agent adds (Q3 to Q4 2025) Source830 agents
Quarterly principal agent retention (Q4 2025) Source96.8%
Owned-brokerage transactions (Q4 2025) Source60,328
Gross transaction value (Q4 2025) Source$65.6 billion
Organic GTV (Q4 2025) Source$60.1 billion
Compass One clients (2025) Sourceapproximately 370,000
Average weekly platform sessions per agent (Q4 2025) Source20

Risks management discussed

  • Demand: The CFO referred to a challenging housing market when describing the quarter's operating cash flow. Source
  • Operational: The principal agent count was corrected to remove 493 non-producing agents that had been incorrectly included from Q2 2024 M&A activity. Source

Earlier plans management reported on

  • Not stated: Management said it remains focused on OPEX control, cost synergy targets and cash generation as it looks to 2026. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.