What is Compass's franchise — sales and marketing?

Compass (COMP) reported franchise — sales and marketing of $7M in Q1 2026.

What does franchise — sales and marketing mean?

Spending on advertising, lead generation, and sales efforts to grow the franchise segment.

How do you interpret franchise — sales and marketing?

High spending may signal aggressive growth strategies, while low spending might indicate a focus on profitability over expansion.

How does franchise — sales and marketing compare across companies?

Standard operating expense category for franchise-based businesses.

Compass COMP Franchise — Sales and marketing

Other segment segments

Brokerage

$79M+61.2%

Integrated Services

$6M+500%

Similar metrics at other companies

BROSFranchising and other — Cost of Sales

$12.36M+40.8%

DPZUs Franchise — Advertising Expense

$139.88M+9.7%

BROSFranchising and other — Total segment depreciation and amortization

$1.02M-25.5%

YUMFranchise advertising and other services expense

$419M+5.8%

QSRTH — Advertising expenses and other services

$82M+24.2%

HManagement and franchising — Additions

$21.5M+38.7%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$2.7B+99.4%

Operating income-$351.0M-550%

Net income$22.0M+143%

EPS (diluted)$0.03+133%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$484.0M+281%

Total debt$3.9B+715%

Total equity$2.8B+344%

Total assets$8.1B+426%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$157.0M-783%

CapEx$11.0M+175%

Free cash flow-$168.0M-984%

Valuation

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Market cap$7.48B+20.1%

Enterprise value$10.92B+81.9%

P/E526.7×—

P/S0.9×-0.2×

Profitability

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Operating margin-4.3%-7.5pp

Net margin0.2%+0.1pp

FCF margin0.2%-1.8pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.8%+0.4pp

Debt / equity1.4×+0.6×

Current ratio0.8×+0.3×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Compass in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OtherSellingAndMarketingExpense.

The official record: Compass’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Compass's franchise — sales and marketing?: Compass (COMP) reported franchise — sales and marketing of $7M in Q1 2026.
What does franchise — sales and marketing mean?: Spending on advertising, lead generation, and sales efforts to grow the franchise segment.
How do you interpret franchise — sales and marketing?: High spending may signal aggressive growth strategies, while low spending might indicate a focus on profitability over expansion.
How does franchise — sales and marketing compare across companies?: Standard operating expense category for franchise-based businesses.