FAF vs FNF vs COMP Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Fidelity National Financial and Compass Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COMP Compass, Inc.
$9.76 +6.4% 1M +27.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
109.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.56B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 5, Fidelity National Financial 4, Compass 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFFNFCOMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $10.66B $7.33B FNF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 13.8x 109.7x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 8.3x 61.0x FNF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +13.0% +67.8% COMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 5.0% 0.6% FAF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 5.6% 0.0% FAF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 25.9x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.05% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -26.1% +27.2% COMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -2.6%/yr -5.4%/yr FNF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 27.5% 65.0% FNF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 35/100 FAF

Percentile Scorecard

FAFFNFCOMP

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

AxisFAFFNFCOMP
Valuation 84 #20 of 119 91 #12 of 119 24 #14 of 18
Growth 72 #34 of 117 32 #80 of 117 80 #4 of 16
Profitability 51 #58 of 117 71 #35 of 117 27 #12 of 16
Financial Health 66 #41 of 118 36 #76 of 118 31 #12 of 17
Shareholder Returns 50 #55 of 108 58 #46 of 108 14 #7 of 8
Overall 64 57 35
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FNF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • COMP 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

PeriodFAFFNFCOMPSPY
1 month -5.0%-3.4%+6.4% -1.0%
3 months -13.9%-21.6%-11.9% +2.9%
6 months -8.7%-22.7%+24.3% +6.4%
Year to date +5.3%-25.9%-7.7% +11.4%
1 year +1.8%-26.1%+27.2% +13.1%
3 years +27.3%+11.7%+349.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+3.8%+65.1% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%-12.1%-24.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-2.6%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +65.6%+64.8%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.2%+5.1%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFAFFNFCOMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%27.5%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%29.4%55.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.370.302.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.950.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-40.2%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-29.8%-28.1% -2.5%
52-week high $79.13$57.61$13.58 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$38.66$6.68 $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.

MultipleFAFFNFCOMP
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.5x 14.0xmedian 10.5x 110.8xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 1.4x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.0x 4.6xmedian 8.0x 103.6xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.4x 2.0xmedian 8.4x 57.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.2xmedian 1.5x 2.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.47 0.94median 0.47 4.03median 0.50

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 monthsFAFFNFCOMP
Revenue $8.09B $15.36B $10.56B
Gross profit – $15.08B –
Operating income – $1.46B -$276.10M
Net income $733.90M $912.00M $66.90M
Free cash flow $805.80M $5.43B $128.30M
R&D – – $360.50M
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $2.89 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $3.58B $694.00M
Total debt $1.55B $4.38B $3.14B
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 267.00M 842.38M
Enterprise value -$3.55B -$7.74B $5.78B

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
MetricFAFFNFCOMP
P/E 9.1x 14.0x 110.8x
P/FCF 8.2x 2.0x 57.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 1.9x 47.5x
P/S 0.8x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.2x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.2x 490.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 4.6x 103.6x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 7.3x -35.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF 7.3x 2.0x 76.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x 1.9x 63.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.94 4.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFFNFCOMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 13.0% 67.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 10.8% 27.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 21.4% -368.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 61.9% 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.4% -21.0% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% 20.9% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% -26.7% 186.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% 14.9% 27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% -19.0% -5.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -2.5% 42.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% -19.3% -12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -2.6% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAFFNFCOMP
Gross margin – 98.2% –
EBITDA margin 16.8% 15.2% 0.9%
Operating margin – 9.5% -2.6%
Pretax margin 11.9% 11.3% -3.3%
Net margin 9.1% 5.0% 0.6%
FCF margin 10.0% 35.3% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% 36.2% 1.5%
Return on equity 13.3% 10.3% 2.3%
Return on assets 4.0% 0.8% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 5.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 6.1x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFFNFCOMP
Debt / assets 8.6% 3.8% 37.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 25.9x
Debt / FCF 1.9x 0.8x 24.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 92.3% 64.2%
Equity / assets 30.1% 7.7% 35.8%
Interest coverage 6.4x 6.0x -3.4x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFFNFCOMP
Dividend yield 3.5% 5.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% 1.9% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 7.1% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 60.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% –

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.

ConsensusFAFFNFCOMP
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 61.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $4.88FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 -1.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +16.6% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $14.31BFY2026 $15.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 -0.9%FY2026 +116.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +3.6% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFFNFCOMP
Held by institutions 97.0% 83.3% 93.4%
Institutions holding 472 711 431
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +1.9% +7.4%
Institutions buying 246 320 242
Institutions selling 142 257 119
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.25 2.03

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.

FAFFNFCOMP
FAF 1.00 0.78 0.27
FNF 0.78 1.00 0.24
COMP 0.27 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, FNF and COMP?

Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) $10.66B, Compass (COMP) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, FNF and COMP?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 13.8x, Compass (COMP) 109.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 8.3x, Compass (COMP) 61.0x). 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: First American Financial (FAF) +14.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) +13.0%, Compass (COMP) +67.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

First American Financial (FAF) has the highest net margin (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.0%, Compass (COMP) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, First American Financial (FAF) leads (First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 5.6%, Compass (COMP) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass (COMP) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -26.1%, Compass (COMP) +27.2%. Over five years, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/yr, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) -2.6%/yr, Compass (COMP) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: First American Financial (FAF) 0.00%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 0.05%, Compass (COMP) 0.00%. First American Financial (FAF) and Compass (COMP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) has been the steadiest (First American Financial (FAF) 30.2%, Fidelity National Financial (FNF) 27.5%, Compass (COMP) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FAF, FNF and COMP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, First American Financial (FAF) 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.