Compass Group has delivered “another strong year” as profits and revenue jumped in 2025.
For the year to 30 September 2025, operating profit grew by 11.7% to $3.3bn (£2.5bn), while revenue increased 8.7% to $46.1bn (£35bn).
Organic revenue grew 9.1% in North America and by 7.7% internationally as the group secured new business of $3.8bn (£2.8bn) in the period, an 11% increase year on year.
In July, Compass agreed to acquire Netherlands-based premium food services business Vermaat for €1.5bn (£1.3bn). It offers tailored on-site food concepts, delivered-in solutions and consumer-focused retail expertise, and is on track to generate sales of €700m (£607m) with a double-digit operating margin in 2025.
Compass Group CEO Dominic Blakemore said this acquisition would “further improve our delivery of tailored on-site concepts and innovative retail solutions, as well as bring exceptional talent”.
For 2026, the business expects underlying operating profit growth of around 10%. Longer-term, it remains confident in sustaining mid-to-high single-digit organic revenue growth.
“We are continuing to strengthen our business model, which leverages the flexibility of our bespoke sector portfolio with significant global scale, by investing in high-quality platform acquisitions in Europe,” said Blakemore.
”This provides us with further long-term value creation opportunities and follows our established and proven track record of successful M&A in North America, which has unlocked decades of high growth and strong returns.
”This year’s strong trading performance, combined with the significant market opportunity, which keeps expanding as we add new capabilities through M&A, reinforces our confidence in the sustainability of our long-term growth algorithm.”
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