Compass Group Valuation

Is XGR2 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of XGR2 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: XGR2 (€31.55) is trading above our estimate of fair value (€22.57)

Significantly Below Fair Value: XGR2 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for XGR2?

Key metric: As XGR2 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for XGR2. This is calculated by dividing XGR2's market cap by their current earnings.
What is XGR2's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio31.8x
EarningsUS$1.76b
Market CapUS$56.02b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does XGR2's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for XGR2 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average31.9x
CMG Chipotle Mexican Grill
54x15.5%US$80.0b
7x17.3%€3.9b
YUM Yum! Brands
24.5x8.0%US$37.3b
3690 Meituan
42.1x28.6%HK$1.0t
XGR2 Compass Group
31.8x12.1%€44.4b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: XGR2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the peer average (31.8x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does XGR2's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Hospitality Industry?

10 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
XGR2 31.8xIndustry Avg. 17.0xNo. of Companies16PE01224364860+
10 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: XGR2 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the European Hospitality industry average (17x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is XGR2's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

XGR2 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio31.8x
Fair PE Ratio38.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: XGR2 is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (31.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (38.5x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst XGR2 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€29.98
€29.50
-1.6%
7.3%€33.61€23.40n/a20
Oct ’25€28.82
€28.94
+0.4%
7.5%€33.17€23.10n/a20
Sep ’25€28.49
€28.39
-0.3%
6.3%€31.10€22.89n/a21
Aug ’25€28.57
€28.55
-0.06%
6.3%€31.29€23.03n/a21
Jul ’25€25.78
€28.35
+10.0%
6.2%€31.29€23.03n/a20
Jun ’25€25.74
€28.15
+9.4%
6.3%€31.13€22.91n/a20
May ’25€25.94
€27.80
+7.2%
6.2%€30.37€22.78n/a20
Apr ’25€27.20
€27.80
+2.2%
6.2%€30.37€22.78n/a20
Mar ’25€25.60
€27.67
+8.1%
6.1%€30.37€22.77n/a20
Feb ’25€25.60
€27.50
+7.4%
5.7%€30.38€24.54n/a21
Jan ’25€25.20
€26.93
+6.9%
6.6%€30.18€22.34n/a21
Dec ’24€23.40
€26.74
+14.3%
7.0%€30.05€22.25n/a21
Nov ’24€24.20
€26.34
+8.8%
7.5%€29.89€22.13€29.9820
Oct ’24€23.20
€25.64
+10.5%
9.5%€30.03€19.35€28.8220
Sep ’24€23.80
€26.05
+9.5%
9.7%€30.48€19.63€28.4919
Aug ’24€23.60
€25.58
+8.4%
9.1%€28.59€19.55€28.5720
Jul ’24€25.80
€25.35
-1.7%
9.3%€28.38€19.40€25.7820
Jun ’24€26.20
€25.33
-3.3%
9.3%€28.74€19.25€25.7422
May ’24€23.60
€24.09
+2.1%
9.0%€28.33€18.41€25.9424
Apr ’24€23.60
€24.18
+2.5%
9.4%€28.43€18.48€27.2024
Mar ’24€21.60
€24.13
+11.7%
9.5%€28.40€18.46€25.6024
Feb ’24€21.60
€23.91
+10.7%
9.1%€28.46€18.50€25.6024
Jan ’24€21.60
€23.70
+9.7%
9.1%€28.37€18.44€25.2023
Dec ’23€22.00
€24.07
+9.4%
9.8%€28.93€18.22€23.4022
Nov ’23€21.60
€22.96
+6.3%
10.2%€28.29€17.82€24.2021

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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