Compass Diversified (CODI) Stock

About Compass Diversified

Compass Diversified functions as a private equity firm, specializing in late-stage and middle-market investments. The company employs various strategies, including leveraged buyouts, industry consolidation efforts, recapitalizations, and strategic add-on acquisitions. Their investment focus is on North American enterprises, particularly those in niche industrial or branded consumer segments. They also target businesses within manufacturing, distribution, general consumer products, business services, safety & security, electronic components, as well as the food and foodservice sectors. Typically, Compass Diversified allocates between $100 million and $800 million per investment, seeking companies with an EBITDA ranging from $15 million to $80 million. A key aspect of their approach is to secure controlling or majority ownership interests in their portfolio companies, often leveraging these as platforms for subsequent acquisitions. The firm funds these ventures directly from its balance sheet and generally holds investments for a period of five to seven years. Founded in 2005, Compass Diversified's main office is located in Westport, Connecticut, with an additional presence in Costa Mesa, California.

Compass Diversified is headquartered in US.

Compass Diversified (CODI) stock trades at $9.97 with a market capitalization of $749.73M. The stock is valued at a negative price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of -2.62, reflecting a net loss over the last twelve months, price-to-book of 1.87, price-to-sales of 0.41. Over the past 52 weeks the stock has ranged between $4.58 and $12.64, and currently trades 21.1% below its 52-week high.

On profitability, Compass Diversified generates a return on equity (ROE) of -46.27% (negative, reflecting a net loss), return on capital employed of 1.00%, an operating margin of 1.42%, a net profit margin of -12.30%.

Official website: compassdiversified.com

Compass Diversified by the numbers, 2016–2025

Between 2016 and 2025 Compass Diversified reported revenue of $978.0M rising to $1.9B, a change of +91.6% across 10 years. Compounded, revenue has grown 5.3% a year over five years, 2.2% over three, 4.8% over the last twelve months. Net profit fell to $-229.0M.

Operating margin went from 1.9% in 2016 to 2.3% in 2025, essentially unchanged. The most recent net margin is -12.30%. On a trailing twelve-month basis to Mar '26, revenue is $1.8B and net profit $-227.0M.

Borrowings rose from $557.0M to $1.9B, cash on hand is $60.7M, cash from operations was $-7.0M in the latest year, positive in 7 of the last 10.

Return on equity has averaged -13.4% over five years, and was -51.8% in the most recent year.

The share price itself has compounded at -13.4% a year over five years, -20.9% over three, 55.0% over the last year. Past price movement is history, not a forecast.

Figures are as reported and in the company's own reporting currency. They describe what has already happened and carry no implication about what follows.

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