FAF vs RKT vs COMP Stock Comparison

First American Financial, Rocket Companies and Compass Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RKT Rocket Companies, Inc.
$11.73 -3.3% 1M -33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$32.55B
P/E
69.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.02B
Div. yield
–
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
2 wins
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
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First American Financial leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (First American Financial 8, Rocket Companies 2, Compass 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFAFRKTCOMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.58B $32.55B $7.33B RKT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.0x 69.1x 109.7x FAF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 18.9x 61.0x FAF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.1% +101.7% +67.8% RKT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.1% 4.7% 0.6% FAF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.3% 2.4% 0.0% FAF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 10.8x 25.9x FAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -33.4% +27.2% COMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.6%/yr -6.6%/yr -5.4%/yr FAF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 58.8% 65.0% FAF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 41/100 35/100 FAF

Percentile Scorecard

FAFRKTCOMP

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

AxisFAFRKTCOMP
Valuation 84 #20 of 119 17 #142 of 170 24 #14 of 18
Growth 72 #34 of 117 90 #17 of 165 80 #4 of 16
Profitability 51 #58 of 117 34 #103 of 155 27 #12 of 16
Financial Health 66 #41 of 118 47 #87 of 163 31 #12 of 17
Shareholder Returns 50 #55 of 108 17 #114 of 137 14 #7 of 8
Overall 64 41 35
  • FAF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • RKT ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • 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

PeriodFAFRKTCOMPSPY
1 month -5.0%-3.3%+6.4% -1.0%
3 months -13.9%-10.2%-11.9% +2.9%
6 months -8.7%-24.8%+24.3% +6.4%
Year to date +5.3%-39.4%-7.7% +11.4%
1 year +1.8%-33.4%+27.2% +13.1%
3 years +27.3%+59.8%+349.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +8.4%+16.9%+65.1% +21.5%
5 years -12.4%-29.0%-24.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -2.6%-6.6%-5.4% +10.9%
10 years +65.6%—— +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.2%—— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFAFRKTCOMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%58.8%65.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%57.9%55.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.372.262.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.570.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.1%-64.8%-86.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-50.0%-28.1% -2.5%
52-week high $79.13$23.44$13.58 $779.14
52-week low $56.85$10.53$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.

MultipleFAFRKTCOMP
P/E now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.5x 70.6xmedian 11.0x 110.8xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.4x 4.4xmedian 2.6x 0.7xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 8.0x 30.3xmedian 13.1x 103.6xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 8.4x -57.1xmedian 6.9x 57.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 2.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.47 0.45median 0.31 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 monthsFAFRKTCOMP
Revenue $8.09B $10.02B $10.56B
Operating income – – -$276.10M
Net income $733.90M $471.36M $66.90M
Free cash flow $805.80M -$772.00M $128.30M
R&D – – $360.50M
EPS (diluted) $7.10 $0.17 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $1.73B $3.10B $694.00M
Total debt $1.55B $92.61B $3.14B
Shares (diluted) 103.20M 2.84B 842.38M
Enterprise value -$3.55B $18.22B $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
MetricFAFRKTCOMP
P/E 9.1x 70.6x 110.8x
P/FCF 8.2x -57.1x 57.3x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x -69.5x 47.5x
P/S 0.8x 4.4x 0.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.9x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 9.5x 490.1x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 30.3x 103.6x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 39.5x -35.5x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 6.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF 7.3x -88.5x 76.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x -107.8x 63.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 0.45 4.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFAFRKTCOMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.1% 101.7% 67.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 39.7% 27.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -368.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 17.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.4% 4,530% 223.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.0% 39.3% 28.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 51.7% 5,670% 186.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.1% 157.4% 27.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 7.0% 70.4% -5.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -30.9% 42.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.4% 65.1% -12.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -32.0% 37.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFAFRKTCOMP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 16.8% 22.5% 0.9%
Operating margin – – -2.6%
Pretax margin 11.9% 6.6% -3.3%
Net margin 9.1% 4.7% 0.6%
FCF margin 10.0% -7.7% 1.2%
Operating cash flow margin 12.0% -6.3% 1.5%
Return on equity 13.3% 2.0% 2.3%
Return on assets 4.0% 0.8% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 12.3% 2.4% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – -4.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -1.3x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 4.3% 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFAFRKTCOMP
Debt / assets 8.6% 45.0% 37.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.2x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 10.8x 25.9x
Debt / FCF 1.9x -35.5x 24.5x
Liabilities / assets 69.9% 61.4% 64.2%
Equity / assets 30.1% 38.6% 35.8%
Interest coverage 6.4x 1.6x -3.4x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 1.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFAFRKTCOMP
Dividend yield 3.5% – –
Net buyback yield 0.8% -0.2% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 4.3% -0.2% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusFAFRKTCOMP
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2026 18.9xFY2026 61.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.60FY2026 $0.62FY2026 $0.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +10.0%FY2026 +121.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +13.9% +24.2% +37.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.82BFY2026 $11.29BFY2026 $15.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.0%FY2026 +68.5%FY2026 +116.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +6.7% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFAFRKTCOMP
Held by institutions 97.0% 50.4% 93.4%
Institutions holding 472 793 431
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +16.2% +7.4%
Institutions buying 246 429 242
Institutions selling 142 259 119
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.66 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.

FAFRKTCOMP
FAF 1.00 0.32 0.27
RKT 0.32 1.00 0.58
COMP 0.27 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FAF, RKT and COMP?

Rocket Companies (RKT) is the largest by market capitalisation: First American Financial (FAF) $6.58B, Rocket Companies (RKT) $32.55B, Compass (COMP) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, FAF, RKT and COMP?

First American Financial (FAF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First American Financial (FAF) 9.0x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 69.1x, Compass (COMP) 109.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, First American Financial (FAF) is cheapest (First American Financial (FAF) 9.8x, Rocket Companies (RKT) 18.9x, 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?

Rocket Companies (RKT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First American Financial (FAF) +14.1%, Rocket Companies (RKT) +101.7%, Compass (COMP) +67.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

First American Financial (FAF) has the highest net margin (First American Financial (FAF) 9.1%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 4.7%, Compass (COMP) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, First American Financial (FAF) leads (First American Financial (FAF) 12.3%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 2.4%, Compass (COMP) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass (COMP) returned the most: First American Financial (FAF) +1.8%, Rocket Companies (RKT) -33.4%, Compass (COMP) +27.2%. Over five years, First American Financial (FAF) compounded fastest (First American Financial (FAF) -2.6%/yr, Rocket Companies (RKT) -6.6%/yr, Compass (COMP) -5.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, First American Financial (FAF) has been the steadiest (First American Financial (FAF) 30.2%, Rocket Companies (RKT) 58.8%, Compass (COMP) 65.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FAF, RKT 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 8. 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.