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Compass Diversified Holdings CODI
Compass Diversified Holdings (CODI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 8.88% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $1.9B at a -12.1% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -2.85 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.163 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.43 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.004 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.233 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CODI | Compass Diversified Holdings | 5/9 | -0.06 | — | +4.8% |
| LZB | LA-Z-BOY INC | 5/9 | 3.64 | 16 | +0.8% |
| PRPL | Purple Innovation, Inc. | 4/9 | -7.17 | — | -3.9% |
| FLXS | FLEXSTEEL INDUSTRIES INC | 7/9 | 6.93 | 19.4 | +6.9% |
| HOFT | HOOKER FURNISHINGS Corp | 5/9 | 6.24 | — | +226% |
| XMAX | XMax Inc. | 3/9 | 0.34 | — | — |
| LEG | LEGGETT & PLATT INC | 6/9 | — | 6.8 | -7.5% |
About Compass Diversified Holdings
Compass Diversified is a private equity firm specializing in add on acquisitions, buyouts, industry consolidation, recapitalization, late stage, and middle market investments. It seeks to invest in leading industrial or branded consumer companies, textiles, Apparel and Luxury goods, trading companies and distributors, manufacturing, distribution, consumer discretionary, commercial services and supplies, consumer products, capital good, Leisure Product, consumer service, consumer staples, household durables, business services sector, infrastructure healthcare, safety & security, electronic components, food, and foodservice. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in North America. It seeks to invest between $80 million to$800 million and EBITDA starting from $10 million per annum. It seeks to acquire controlling ownership interests in its portfolio companies and can make additional platform acquisitions. The firm prefer to have controlled and majority stake in companies. The firm invests through its balance sheet and typically holds investments between five to seven years. Compass Diversified was incorporated in 1998 and is based in Westport, Connecticut with an additional office in Costa Mesa, California.
FAQ
Is CODI financially healthy?
Compass Diversified Holdings's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CODI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Compass Diversified Holdings pays a dividend yielding about 8.88% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CODI?
In FY2025, Compass Diversified Holdings had a net margin of -12.1% and a return on equity of -39.5%.
Is CODI overvalued or undervalued?
Compass Diversified Holdings trades at about 17.2× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 3.0×–34.5×, median 17.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for CODI?
The average Wall-Street price target for Compass Diversified Holdings is $13.00, about 7.7% above the recent price, from 2 analysts.
Is CODI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Compass Diversified Holdings: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 8.88%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.