Compass, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2026 Results

Actioned Over $250 Million in Net Cost Synergies in Q1
 Increases 2026 Actioned Cost Synergy Target from $250 Million to $300 Million
Increases 2026 Realized Cost Synergy Target from $100 Million to $200 Million
Q1 GAAP Net Income of $22 Million; Adjusted EBITDA of $61 Million
Q1 Pro forma GTV  +7.3% YoY for Brokerage & +4.6% YoY for Franchise

NEW YORK, May 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Compass, Inc. ("Compass" or "the Company") (NYSE: COMP), a global real estate services company with a presence in every major U.S. city and approximately 120 countries and territories, announced its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.

"We achieved strong financial and operational results in our first quarter as a newly combined company. Revenue came in above the mid-point of our guide and Adjusted EBITDA¹ came in above the high-end of our guidance range driven by continued OPEX² discipline and healthy revenue growth" said Robert Reffkin, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Compass. Reffkin added, "in Q1, we continued to outperform the industry, with pro forma³ Brokerage transactions up 2.6% year-over-year compared to market transactions up 0.2% year-over-year, reflecting 240 basis points of outperformance, while pro forma³ Brokerage GTV was up 7.3% year-over-year, which compared favorably to market volumes that were up 1.5% year-over-year."

Reffkin continued, "During the quarter, the Compass team was manically focused on executing against our integration and cost synergy plan. This focus led to over $250 million in net cost synergies being actioned by April 1st, only 82 days after close, and allowing us to now raise our 2026 realized cost synergy target from $100 million to $200 million. Of the $200 million, we expect to realize approximately $130 million through the P&L and the remaining $70 million as a Capex synergy. We are also increasing our Year 1 target for actioned cost synergies from $250 million to $300 million, and raising our total actioned cost synergy target from $400 million to $500 million over the next three years. Approximately $420 million of the $500 million is expected to be realized through the P&L, while the remaining $80 million is expected to be realized as a Capex synergy. By fully realizing these cost synergies, we believe Compass will be able to achieve durable profitability and lower our financial leverage in a flat housing market, with significant upside in a housing market recovery."

Scott Wahlers, Chief Financial Officer of Compass, said, "I'm very pleased with our Q1 2026 results, which reflect our first quarter as a combined company following the close of the Anywhere transaction on January 9, 2026. We delivered $2.70 billion in Revenue, Adjusted EBITDA¹ of $61 million and ended the quarter with $484 million in cash. Looking ahead, we remain acutely focused on OPEX control, executing against our cost synergy targets, and generating cash flow to de-lever our balance sheet."

Q1 2026 Highlights:

• Revenue in Q1 2026 increased by 99% year-over-year to $2.70 billion compared to $1.36 billion in Q1 2025 primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's revenue in Q1 2026. Pro forma³ revenue increased by 7% year-over-year to $2.76 billion.
• GAAP Net Income in Q1 2026 was $22 million compared to a net loss of $51 million in Q1 2025. GAAP net income for Q1 2026 includes $183 million in merger transaction and integration expenses, non-cash stock-based compensation expense of $47 million, depreciation and amortization of $163 million and a non-cash tax benefit of $401 million.
• Adjusted EBITDA⁴ (a non-GAAP measure) was $61 million in Q1 2026. Adjusted EBITDA in Q1 2026 excludes the $401 million non-cash tax benefit in the quarter and $183 million in merger transaction and integration expenses.
• Operating Cash Flow / Free Cash Flow⁴ (a non-GAAP measure): During Q1 2026, operating cash flow was ($157) million and free cash flow was ($168) million, driven primarily by the Anywhere transaction and related cash expenses.
• Liquidity & Capital Structure: At the end of Q1 2026, our cash balance was $484 million, and we had no balance on our revolver. Total long-term debt at the end of Q1 2026 was $3.14 billion.
  • In early April, both Moody's and S&P initiated credit ratings on Compass with a Positive Outlook. Moody's initiated a Corporate credit rating of B2, while S&P initiated a Corporate credit rating of B+. Both agencies concurrently upgraded the Anywhere's notes that Compass assumed. These upgrades underscore Compass' financial strength and commitment to disciplined capital management.

Q1 2026 Operational Highlights:

Brokerage:

• Gross Transaction Value ("GTV")⁵: Brokerage GTV was $97.3 billion in Q1 2026, an increase of 85.7% year-over-year compared to $52.4 billion in Q1 2025, primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's GTV in Q1 2026. Brokerage GTV on a pro forma³ basis increased by 7.3% year-over-year to $98.7 billion. GTV for the entire U.S. residential real estate market increased by 1.5% over the same period.
• Transactions⁶: Brokerage agents closed 99,504 total transactions in Q1 2026, an increase of 102.6% year-over-year compared to 49,121 in Q1 2025, primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's transactions in Q1 2026. Total Brokerage transactions on a pro forma³ basis increased by 2.6% year-over-year to 101,147. Transactions for the entire U.S. residential real estate market increased by 0.2%⁷ over the same period.
• Total Agents: At the end of Q1 2026, total Brokerage agents were 84,187 compared to 36,990 at the end of Q4 2025. On a pro forma³ basis, total agent count was 85,724 at the end of Q4 2025 and the Company added 3,503 agents on a gross basis between Q4 2025 and Q1 2026. Pro forma³ agent retention rate in Q1 2026 was 94%, flat compared to Q4 2025. The quarter-over-quarter decline in agent count was driven primarily by a strategy at Anywhere to separate non-productive agents. Separations refer to agents that were in the prior quarter's pro forma³ ending agent count but not included in the current quarter's ending agent count. Furthermore, unlike Principal agent count, which the Company previously reported, total agent count separations reflect a decision more often than not made by individual agent team leaders, rather than decisions made by Compass. In order to provide investors with greater insight into the combined Brokerage's retention trends in Q1, the Company is providing the number of total agent separations and agent retention rate by gross commission income (GCI) bands. All amounts reflected below are shown on a pro forma³ basis:

Quarter-over-Quarter Total Separations and Separations by GCI Band:  

• • Total Agent Separations in Q1: 5,041
  • Percentage of Q1 Total Agent Separations with $0 GCI in the last twelve-months: 56%
  • Percentage of Q1 Total Agent Separations with $20K or less in GCI (equivalent to less than 2 transactions on average at our price points) in the last twelve-months: 77%

Total Agent Retention and Retention by GCI Band:

• • Total Agent retention in Q1: 94%
  • Total Agent retention excluding $0 GCI agents: 97%
  • Total Agent retention excluding agents with $20K or less in GCI: over 98%

Franchise:

• Gross Transaction Value ("GTV")⁵: Franchise GTV was $76.9 billion in Q1 2026 compared to the $6.2 billion in Q1 2025, an increase of 1,131% year-over-year primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's franchise GTV in Q1 2026. Franchise GTV on a pro forma³ basis increased by 4.6% year-over-year to $80.7 billion. GTV for the entire U.S. residential real estate market increased by 1.5% over the same period.
• Transactions⁸: The Franchise network closed 137,347 total transactions in Q1 2026 compared to 6,117 in Q1 2025, an increase of 2,145% year-over-year primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's franchise transactions in Q1 2026. Total franchise transactions on a pro forma³ basis increased by 0.1% year-over-year to 143,406.
• Net Royalty Rate Per Side⁹: Net royalty rate per side was $440 in Q1 2026 compared to $660 in Q1 2025, a decrease of 33% year-over-year driven primarily by the addition of Anywhere's franchise transactions that have a lower average sales price compared to the Christie's International Real Estate network. Net royalty per side on a pro forma³ basis decreased by 5.0% year-over-year to $438.

Integrated Services:

• Title and Escrow ("T&E"): Total Title and Escrow transactions were 30,321 in Q1 2026 compared to 4,150 in Q1 2025, an increase of 631% year-over-year primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's T&E transactions in Q1 2026. On a pro forma³ basis, T&E transactions increased by 13.2% year-over-year to 31,698. Average revenue per transaction on a pro forma³ basis was $3,514 in Q1 2026 or up 1% year-over-year.
  • T&E Purchase Transactions: Purchase transactions were 25,003 in Q1 2026 compared to 3,887 in Q1 2025, an increase of 543% year-over-year primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's purchase transactions in Q1 2026. T&E purchase transactions on a pro forma³ basis increased by 4% year-over-year to 26,171.
  • T&E Refi Transactions: Refinance transactions were 5,318 in Q1 2026 compared to 263 in Q1 2025, an increase of 1,922% year-over-year primarily due to the addition of Anywhere's refinance transactions in Q1 2026. Refinance transactions on a pro forma³ basis increased by 100% year-over-year to 5,527.

Platform: The Compass end-to-end proprietary technology platform is the only fully-connected platform in the industry built for real estate professionals. From first contact to close, it brings together everything agents need to grow their business, work more efficiently, and deliver a client experience that sets them apart. The technology will be branded as the Home Platform and we expect it will be made available to Anywhere's Brokerage agents in Q3 2026, with plans to roll out the platform to Anywhere's franchise network in Q1 2027.

• Product highlights from Q1 2026 include:
  • Compass One-Click Title & Escrow Integration: A feature in our platform that allows agents to seamlessly order T&E on behalf of their clients continues to show attach rates that are higher than regular-way transactions, with agents who utilize the integration attaching at an approximately 2x higher-rate than agents who have not used One-Click T&E. In the quarter, the Company introduced One-Click Title capabilities in the Chicago market which represents the first attorney-led market rollout for Compass. 
  • Compass One: The industry's premier all-in-one client dashboard designed to connect buyers and sellers with their agent and provide 24/7 transparency is experiencing increased engagement with 31.5% of all closed home sale transactions in Q1 2026 going through the Compass One experience, up from 17.4% in Q1 2025 and up from 28.4% in Q4 2025.
  • Structural Advantage Tools: A set of proprietary platform features that combine to help our real estate professionals surface unique inventory and differentiate themselves in the market continues to see higher engagement.
    • Reverse Prospecting: Allows our listing professionals to surface agents who have buyers that have shown interest in their property through saved searches, collections, direct views, and other engagement statistics. Since launch, more than 19,700 agents have used the tool, including more than 10,600 in Q1 2026, an 11% increase compared to Q4 2025.
    • Network Tool: Lets our listing professionals surface relevant agents in an area to find the right buyers for their property. In Q1 2026, more than 9,500 agents used the tool. Over time, we believe this feature will help our agents match buyers and sellers more effectively. 
    • Make-Me-Sell: Lets homeowners share an aspirational price with their agent that would compel them to move. At the end of Q1 2026, there were approximately 24,700 make-me-sell entries in the platform, up from approximately 22,000 at the end of Q4 2025. This passive inventory is exclusively available to agents on the platform.
    • Buyer Demand Tool: Provides agents with real-time insights into how many buyers are searching for properties at specific price points before going into a listing appointment. In Q1 2026, more than 10,100 agents engaged with the tool. We believe this feature will help our professionals win more listings and efficiently target buyers for their listings.

Q2 2026 Outlook:

• Revenue of $4.0 billion to $4.2 billion for Q2
• Adjusted EBITDA of $310 million to $350 million for Q2

Full Year 2026 Outlook:

• Non-GAAP OPEX of $2.70 billion to $2.75 billion. Included in the range is $130 million of realized OPEX synergies.
• Free cash flow positive for the full year 2026.

We have not reconciled our outlook for Adjusted EBITDA to GAAP Net Income (loss) because certain expenses excluded from GAAP Net income (loss) when calculating Adjusted EBITDA cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Additionally, we have not reconciled our guidance for non-GAAP OPEX to GAAP OPEX because certain expenses excluded from GAAP OPEX cannot be reasonably calculated or predicted at this time. Accordingly, reconciliations are not available without unreasonable effort.

Additional information can be found in the Company's Q1 2026 Earnings Presentation, which can be found in the Investor Relations section of the Compass website at https://investors.compass.com.

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Conference Call Information

Management will conduct a conference call to discuss the first quarter results as well as outlook at 5:00pm ET on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. The conference call will be accessible via the Internet on the Compass Investor Relations website https://investors.compass.com. You can also access the audio webcast via the following link: Compass, Inc. Q1 26 Earnings Conference Call. 

An audio recording of the conference call will be available for replay shortly after the call's completion. To access the replay, visit the Events and Presentations section on the Compass Investor Relations website at https://investors.compass.com.

Disclosure Channels
Compass uses its Investor Relations website, https://investors.compass.com, as a means of disclosing information which may be of interest or material to its investors and for complying with disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. We intend to announce material information to the public through filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, the investor relations page on our website (www.compass.com), press releases, public conference calls, public webcasts, our X (formerly Twitter) feed (@Compass), our Facebook page, our LinkedIn page, our Instagram account, our YouTube channel, and Robert Reffkin's X (formerly Twitter) feed (@RobReffkin) and Instagram account (@robreffkin). Accordingly, investors should monitor each of these disclosure channels.

Safe Harbor Statement
This press release includes forward-looking statements, which are statements other than statements of historical facts, and statements in the future tense. These statements include, but are not limited to, statements regarding our future performance, including expected financial results for the second quarter of 2026 and full year and our expectations for realizing cost synergies and operational achievements. Forward-looking statements are based upon various estimates and assumptions, as well as information known to us as of the date of this press release, and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to: general economic conditions, economic and industry downturns, the effects of geopolitical conflicts, the health of the U.S. real estate industry, and risks generally incident to the ownership of residential real estate; the effect of monetary policies of the federal government and its agencies; high mortgage rates; low home inventory levels; our ability to successfully integrate Anywhere's business and realize cost synergies and other anticipated benefits of the Anywhere transaction; the rapid advancement and integration of AI technologies in real estate, which could result in potential disintermediation of real estate professionals, increased competitive pressure and a variety of operational, ethical and regulatory challenges, and our ability to adapt to any changes driven by AI technologies in a timely and effective manner; the significant debt (and increased interest expense) we incurred in connection with the Anywhere transaction, including its impact on our business, cash flow and operations; an event of default under our material debt agreements would adversely affect our operations and our ability to satisfy obligations under our indebtedness; our ability to raise capital to grow our business or refinance or restructure our existing debt on terms acceptable to us, or at all; our ability to recruit and retain real estate professionals at the same rate as in the past; review of the Anywhere transaction by regulatory authorities and private parties and any challenges and resulting actions that could adversely affect our business; ongoing industry antitrust class action litigation (including the antitrust lawsuits filed against us and Anywhere) or any related regulatory activities; decreases in our gross commission income or the percentage of commissions that we or our franchisees collect; risks related to the significant increase in our franchise business following the Anywhere transaction; our ability to carefully manage our expense structure; adverse economic, real estate or business conditions in geographic areas where our business is concentrated and/or impacting high-end markets; our ability to continuously innovate, improve and expand our technology offerings to create value for our real estate professionals; our ability to maintain our company culture; our ability to expand our operations and to offer additional integrated services; our ability to realize the expected benefits from our joint ventures, including mortgage and title underwriting; our ability to compete successfully; our ability to attract and retain real estate professionals at our owned-brokerage and expand our franchisees; fluctuations in our quarterly results and other operating metrics; the loss of one or more of our key personnel and our ability to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel; actions by real estate professionals, employees or franchisees that could adversely affect our reputation and subject us to liability; our ability to pursue acquisitions that are successful and integrated into our existing operations; our ability to maintain or establish relationships with MLSs and third-party listing providers; the impact of cybersecurity incidents and the potential loss of critical and confidential information; the reliability of our fraud detection processes; depository banks not honoring our escrow and trust deposits; impairment of our goodwill and other long-lived assets; liabilities arising out of Anywhere's frozen pension plan; exposure to risks inherent to international markets; our ability to develop and maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting; our ability to use net operating losses and other tax attributes may be limited; our reliance on assumptions, estimates and business data to calculate our key performance indicators; changes in, and our reliance on, accounting standards, assumptions, estimates and business data; our ability to continue to securitize certain assets of Cartus; the dependability of our platform, technology offerings and software; our ability to obtain or maintain adequate insurance coverage; disruption or delay in service from third-party service providers; our ability to generate high-quality leads for real estate professionals and franchisees; a loss of our largest real estate benefit program client or continued reduction in spending on relocation services; investor expectations related to corporate responsibility, environmental, social and governance factors; natural disasters and catastrophic events; the effect of claims, lawsuits, government investigations, and other proceedings; changes in federal or state laws regarding the classification of our agents as independent contractors; compliance with privacy laws and regulations; compliance with applicable laws and regulations and changes to applicable laws and regulations; our ability to protect our intellectual property rights, and our reliance on the intellectual property rights of third parties; our use of open source software; the impact of having a multi-class structure of common stock; volatility in our trading price; the content of securities analysts reports and/or change in our debt rating by a rating agency; our charter provisions may make us more difficult to acquire, may limit stockholder attempts to remove or replace management and/or obtain a favorable judicial forum for disputes with us or our directors, officers or employees; our plan to continue to retain earnings rather than pay dividends for the foreseeable future; the impact of the accounting method for our 0.25% Convertible Senior Notes due 2031 (the "Convertible Notes") on our reported financial results; potential for common stock dilution or stock price depression related to the Convertible Notes; counterparty risk with respect to the capped call transactions we entered into in connection with the Convertible Notes; and other risks set forth in our annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q. Significant variation from the assumptions underlying our forward-looking statements could cause our actual results to vary, and the impact could be significant. Accordingly, actual results could differ materially from those predicted or implied or such uncertainties could cause adverse effects on our results. Reported results should not be considered as an indication of future performance. 

More information about factors that could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, or that could cause actual results to differ from those expressed or implied in our forward-looking statements is included under the captions "Risk Factors," "Legal Proceedings" and "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations" in our most recent annual report on Form 10-K and our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, copies of which are available on the Investor Relations page of our website at https://investors.compass.com and on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. All information herein speaks as of the date hereof and all forward-looking statements contained herein are based on information available to us as of the date hereof, and we do not assume any obligation to update these statements as a result of new information or future events. Undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements in this press release.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures
To supplement our condensed consolidated financial statements, which are prepared in accordance with GAAP, we present Adjusted EBITDA, non-GAAP OPEX and free cash flow, which are non-GAAP financial measures ("Non-GAAP Financial Measures"), in this press release. We use Non-GAAP Financial Measures in conjunction with GAAP measures as part of our overall assessment of our performance, including the preparation of our annual operating budget and quarterly forecasts, to evaluate the effectiveness of our business strategies and to communicate with our board of directors concerning our financial performance. We believe Non-GAAP Financial Measures are also helpful to investors, analysts and other interested parties because they can assist in providing a more consistent and comparable overview of our operations across our historical financial periods. Non-GAAP Financial Measures have limitations as analytical tools. Therefore, you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under GAAP. Because of these limitations, you should consider Non-GAAP Financial Measures alongside other financial performance measures, including net loss attributable to Compass, Inc., GAAP OPEX, operating cash flows and our other GAAP measures. In evaluating Non-GAAP Financial Measures, you should be aware that in the future we may incur expenses that are the same as or similar to some of the adjustments reflected in this press release. Our presentation of Non-GAAP Financial Measures should not be construed to imply that our future results will be unaffected by the types of items excluded from the calculations of Non-GAAP Financial Measures. Non-GAAP Financial Measures are not presented in accordance with GAAP and the use of these terms vary from others in our industry. Reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures have been provided in the financial statement tables included in this press release, and investors are encouraged to review these reconciliations.

About Compass, Inc.

Compass, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE: COMP) is a global real estate services company with a presence in every major U.S. city and approximately 120 countries and territories. Compass, Inc. serves millions of buyers and sellers through a portfolio of some of the most recognized and iconic brands: @properties®, Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate, CENTURY 21®, Christie's International Real Estate®, Coldwell Banker®, Compass®, Corcoran®, ERA®, and Sotheby's International Realty®. Every day, the Company empowers a global network of more than 300,000 real estate professionals in its owned-brokerage and franchise business to grow and deliver exceptional service to consumers.

The Company empowers real estate professionals to streamline operations and seamlessly guide clients through every phase of residential and commercial transactions, leveraging powerful tools, including its modern technology platform. In addition to brokerage services, Compass, Inc. offers integrated services, such as mortgage, title, insurance, escrow, and relocation.

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