DOUG vs COMP vs FTHM Stock Comparison

Douglas Elliman, Compass and Fathom Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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DOUG Douglas Elliman Inc.
$1.61 +3.2% 1M -40.8% 1Y
Market cap
$135.43M
P/E
5.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
4 wins
COMP Compass, Inc.
$9.69 +3.2% 1M +20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.34B
P/E
109.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.56B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
5 wins
FTHM Fathom Holdings Inc.
$0.18 -69.0% 1M -89.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.01M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$406.93M
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Compass leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Compass 5, Douglas Elliman 4, Fathom Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDOUGCOMPFTHMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $135.43M $7.34B $6.01M COMP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.4x 109.9x -0.2x DOUG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 60.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.7% +67.8% +4.3% COMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.5% 0.6% -6.3% DOUG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -42.0% COMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 25.9x -1.5x FTHM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -40.8% +20.7% -89.7% COMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -5.7%/yr -62.7%/yr COMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 61.9% 64.9% 120.3% DOUG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 40/100 20/100 DOUG

Percentile Scorecard

DOUGCOMPFTHM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisDOUGCOMPFTHM
Valuation 88 #3 of 18 24 #14 of 18 35 #12 of 18
Growth 47 #9 of 16 80 #4 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Profitability 47 #9 of 16 27 #12 of 16 20 #13 of 16
Financial Health 63 #7 of 17 31 #12 of 17 6 #16 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 61 40 20
  • DOUG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • COMP ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • FTHM ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodDOUGCOMPFTHMSPY
1 month +3.2%+3.2%-69.0% -0.8%
3 months -7.5%-18.0%-80.2% +3.5%
6 months -14.8%+19.8%-81.8% +7.0%
Year to date -32.1%-8.3%-82.2% +12.2%
1 year -40.8%+20.7%-89.7% +13.0%
3 years -9.0%+375.0%-93.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.1%+68.2%-60.4% +23.1%
5 years —-25.2%-99.3% +68.6%
5 years, per year —-5.7%-62.7% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureDOUGCOMPFTHMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 61.9%64.9%120.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 69.2%55.6%109.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.292.351.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.660.32-0.75 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -91.0%-86.3%-99.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.5%-28.6%-89.5% -1.8%
52-week high $2.85$13.58$1.71 $779.14
52-week low $1.40$6.68$0.18 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleDOUGCOMPFTHM
P/E now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 21.2x 110.0xmedian 21.2x -0.2xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 0.0xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 9.8x 103.0xmedian 9.8x -1.9xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 12.3x 56.9xmedian 12.3x -0.4xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.8x 0.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.51 4.00median 0.51 -0.01median 0.51

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsDOUGCOMPFTHM
Revenue $1.01B $10.56B $406.93M
Gross profit $175.64M – –
Operating income $35.43M -$276.10M -$20.72M
Net income $25.12M $66.90M -$25.50M
Free cash flow -$18.69M $128.30M -$13.58M
R&D – $360.50M $7.90M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $0.08 $-0.76
Cash & equivalents $105.23M $694.00M $4.50M
Total debt – $3.14B $25.06M
Shares (diluted) 85.71M 842.38M 33.42M
Enterprise value -$324.28M $5.79B -$13.07M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricDOUGCOMPFTHM
P/E 5.5x 110.0x -0.2x
P/FCF -7.8x 56.9x -0.4x
P/Operating cash flow -8.8x 47.2x -0.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 0.0x
P/B 0.9x 2.4x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 486.6x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 0.9x 103.0x -1.9x
EV/EBIT 1.2x -35.3x -1.3x
EV/Revenue 0.0x 0.9x 0.1x
EV/FCF -2.2x 76.0x -2.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -2.5x 63.0x -2.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 4.00 -0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDOUGCOMPFTHM
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.7% 67.8% 4.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 27.8% 3.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -15.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 202.5% -368.0% 12.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 17.8% 7.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 140.2% 223.2% -8.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 36.4% 28.7% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 139.6% 186.5% 11.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 36.2% 27.5% 22.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -235.3% -5.6% -9.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.8% 42.5% -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -91.1% -12.4% -9.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 37.8% -4.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDOUGCOMPFTHM
Gross margin 17.5% – –
EBITDA margin 4.3% 0.9% -3.4%
Operating margin 3.5% -2.6% -5.1%
Pretax margin 2.8% -3.3% -6.3%
Net margin 2.5% 0.6% -6.3%
FCF margin -1.9% 1.2% -3.3%
Operating cash flow margin -1.7% 1.5% -3.3%
Return on equity 14.5% 2.3% -95.2%
Return on assets 5.5% 0.8% -35.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -42.0%
Return on capital employed 10.6% -4.0% -74.2%
Asset turnover 2.3x 1.3x 5.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 2.3x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 2.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDOUGCOMPFTHM
Debt / assets – 37.7% 34.1%
Debt / equity – 1.1x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 25.9x -1.5x
Debt / FCF – 24.5x -1.8x
Liabilities / assets 62.4% 64.2% 67.5%
Equity / assets 37.6% 35.8% 32.5%
Interest coverage 17.7x -3.4x –
Current ratio 1.5x 1.1x 0.8x
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.0x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 2.59 1.55 2.08

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDOUGCOMPFTHM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% -106.4%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.4% -106.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusDOUGCOMPFTHM
Forward P/E – 60.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.24FY2026 $0.16FY2026 $-0.14FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +37.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.09BFY2026 $15.07BFY2026 $472.49MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.2%FY2026 +116.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.7% -1.9% +3.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDOUGCOMPFTHM
Held by institutions 51.2% 93.4% 13.2%
Institutions holding 132 431 42
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +7.4% +35.1%
Institutions buying 67 242 14
Institutions selling 41 119 11
Buyers to sellers 1.63 2.03 1.27

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

DOUGCOMPFTHM
DOUG 1.00 0.38 0.24
COMP 0.38 1.00 0.18
FTHM 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DOUG, COMP and FTHM?

Compass (COMP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) $135.43M, Compass (COMP) $7.34B, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) $6.01M.

Which stock is cheaper, DOUG, COMP and FTHM?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 5.4x, Compass (COMP) 109.9x, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -0.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass (COMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -2.7%, Compass (COMP) +67.8%, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) +4.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) has the highest net margin (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 2.5%, Compass (COMP) 0.6%, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -6.3%). On return on invested capital, Compass (COMP) leads (Compass (COMP) 0.0%, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -42.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass (COMP) returned the most: Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -40.8%, Compass (COMP) +20.7%, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -89.7%. Over five years, Compass (COMP) compounded fastest (Compass (COMP) -5.7%/yr, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) -62.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) has been the steadiest (Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 61.9%, Compass (COMP) 64.9%, Fathom Holdings (FTHM) 120.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DOUG, COMP and FTHM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Compass (COMP) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.