Compass Pathways Plc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Compass Pathways Plc (CMPS) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Compass Pathways Plc vs Its Competitors
- Scale: Compass Pathways Plc ranks #118 of 544 companies by market capitalization in the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
Compass Pathways Plc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | - | - | - | - |
| Competitors combined (14) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | - | - | - | |
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
CMPS Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
CMPS Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
CMPS Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alto Neuroscience Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Definium Therapeutics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Nrx Pharmaceuticals Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Compass Pathways Plc's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Compass Pathways Plc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Compass Pathways Plc
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | 1,646.14 | - |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 4,444.16 | 1,333.00 |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | 4,268.00 | - |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | 3,936.98 | 13.17 |
| Ataibeckley Inc | 2,651.54 | 4.47 |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | 1,115.28 | - |
| SUBTOTAL | 19,307.80 | 1,584.87 |
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Sources: Compass Pathways Plc's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Compass Pathways Plc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cambridge Acquisition Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Janssen | Named by the company | 85% |
| Incannex Healthcare Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Cybin Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Enveric Biosciences Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Sage Therapeutics Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
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Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Compass Pathways Plc's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | Reportable 100.00 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
Compass Pathways Plc's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | 1,646 | - | -2,526,840 |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 4,444 | 1,333,000 | 356,000 |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | 4,268 | - | - |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | 3,937 | 35,597 | -1,105,932 |
| Ataibeckley Inc | 2,652 | 22,144 | -3,308,347 |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | 1,115 | - | -1,238,794 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 17,662 | 734,756 | -759,619 |
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Compass Pathways Plc's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 498 companies in Compass Pathways Plc's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Compass Pathways Plc ranks #118 of 498 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.03 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 816, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eli Lilly And Company | 1,029,931 | 19.10 % |
| 2 | Johnson and Johnson | 643,198 | 11.93 % |
| 3 | Beone Medicines Ltd | 553,175 | 10.26 % |
| 4 | Abbvie Inc | 461,540 | 8.56 % |
| 5 | Merck and Co Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Novartis Ag | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Abbott Laboratories | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Novo Nordisk A | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Pfizer Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 118 | Compass Pathways Plc | 1,646 | 0.03 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-10-01.
Compass Pathways Plc's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Zenas Biopharma Inc | 1,715 | 22.41 % |
| 114 | Omeros Corporation | 1,699 | 362.34 % |
| 115 | Xeris Biopharma Holdings Inc | 1,675 | 19.04 % |
| 116 | Eton Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,674 | 135.00 % |
| 117 | Syndax Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 118 | Compass Pathways Plc | 1,646 | 112.74 % |
| 119 | Rapport Therapeutics Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 120 | Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 121 | Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 122 | Silence Therapeutics Plc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 123 | Uniqure N v | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-10-01. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Compass Pathways Plc's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry average (345 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns. See the full Major Pharmaceutical Preparations industry valuation benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 24.9x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 17.1x | - |
| P/B | 16.3x | 4.5x | +11.8x |
| Return on Equity | -398.21 % | industry aggregate | -415.46 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -54.92 % | -2.85 % (avg) | -52.07 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Compass Pathways Plc's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | -13.07 % | - | -25.64 % | -32.10 % | -39.84 % | -54.87 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Compass Pathways Plc's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Compass Pathways Plc's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Compass Pathways Plc falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 8.1% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Compass Pathways Plc's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 816 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Compass Pathways Plc's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Compass Pathways Plc's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Compass Pathways Plc's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Compass Pathways Plc falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Compass Pathways Plc's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Outperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
Weaknesses
- Return on equity 415.5 points below the industry aggregate.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of tracked competitors (38.50 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Compass Pathways Plc's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | 1.28 | 1.47 | 0.48 |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 0.29 | 0.84 | - |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | 3.23 | 5.69 | 0.10 |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | 5.87 | 18.75 | - |
| Ataibeckley Inc | 3.50 | 9.64 | 0.03 |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | 16.39 | 16.63 | 0.11 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Compass Pathways Plc's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q2 2026 | +13.6 % | +577.8 % |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Ataibeckley Inc | Q2 2026 | +137.0 % | - |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | +40.2 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Compass Pathways Plc's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q2 2026 | -3.8 % | -61.1 % |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | Q2 2026 | - | +75.2 % |
| Ataibeckley Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | Q2 2026 | - | - |
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Compass Pathways Plc's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | - | - | - |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 28.21% | 68.79% | - |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | - | - | - |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | - | - | - |
| Ataibeckley Inc | - | - | - |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | - | - | - |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Compass Pathways Plc's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Compass Pathways Plc | - | - |
| Indivior Pharmaceuticals Inc | 12.80 | 3.33 |
| Definium Therapeutics Inc | - | - |
| Xenon Pharmaceuticals Inc | - | 298.91 |
| Ataibeckley Inc | - | 592.79 |
| Alto Neuroscience Inc | - | - |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 12.18 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.