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How Compass (COMP) makes money

Compass (COMP) made $3.9B of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +111% from a year earlier. Gross commission income brought in $3.6B (92%); Service revenue brought in $192M (5%); Franchise brought in $108M (3%). Of every dollar of revenue, 2¢ was left as operating profit, 2¢ was left as net earnings.

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Compass revenue by segment, Q3 2026Compass revenue by segment, Q3 2026Gross commission income$3.6BService revenue$192MFranchise$108MOther$30.0M
Compass: revenue by line, Q1 2026 to Q3 2026Compass: revenue by line, Q1 2026 to Q3 2026Gross commission inco…Service revenueFranchiseOtherGross commission income: $3.6B latest$3.6BService revenue: $192M latestFranchise: $108M latestOther: $30.0M latestQ1 2026Q2 2026Q3 2026
The mix barely moved between Q1 2026 and Q3 2026.
Compass revenue by quarterCompass revenue by quarter$1.4BQ1 2025$2.1BQ2 2025$1.8BQ3 2025$1.7BQ4 2025$2.7BQ1 2026$4.3BQ2 2026$3.9BQ3 2026
Compass: where each dollar of revenue goesCompass: where each dollar of revenue goesOperating profit2¢Net earnings2¢Operating cash flow6¢Free cash flow6¢

Revenue by segment, Q3 2026

SegmentRevenueShareQ/QY/Y
Gross commission income$3.6B91.5%-10%+99%
Service revenue$192M4.9%-6%+433%
Franchise$108M2.8%-9%14×
Other$30.0M0.8%-14%+329%

Where each dollar of revenue goes

LineQ3 2026% of revenue
Revenue$3.9B100.0%
Operating profit$87.0M2.2%
Net earnings$63.0M1.6%
Operating cash flow$248M6.4%
Free cash flow$240M6.2%

Revenue, quarter by quarter

QuarterRevenueY/Y
Q3 2026$3.9B+111%
Q2 2026$4.3B+109%
Q1 2026$2.7B+99%
Q4 2025$1.7B+23%
Q3 2025$1.8B+24%
Q2 2025$2.1B+21%
Q1 2025$1.4B+29%

From Compass' 10-Q filed Nov 6, 2026 (on EDGAR).

Questions

How does Compass make money?

Compass (COMP) made $3.9B of revenue in the third quarter 2026 (Q3 2026), +111% from a year earlier. Gross commission income brought in $3.6B (92%); Service revenue brought in $192M (5%); Franchise brought in $108M (3%). Of every dollar of revenue, 2¢ was left as operating profit, 2¢ was left as net earnings.

What is Compass' biggest business?

Gross commission income: $3.6B in the third quarter 2026, 92% of revenue, +99% from a year earlier.

What is Compass' profit margin?

Net earnings were $63.0M, 1.6% of revenue, in the third quarter 2026; the operating margin was 2.2%.

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Updated Nov 8, 2026. Read automatically from SEC filings and public data; errors are possible. Not investment advice.