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Comparable Company Analysis · nousresearch | DecimalAI

financeby nousresearch

Comparable Company Analysis

nousresearch/comps-analysis

Source nousresearch/hermes-agent ↗License MIT

Build comparable-company valuation workbooks in Excel.

SkillScore87Maintained

Automatic

Finance & Accounting pack

Last verified 8/8/2026

What it changes

Passed 19 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 14 of 22 without it.

Without skill65%

With skill87%

Checks it passed that the model alone missed

The default styling uses Times New Roman font
Row 2 lists the peer companies along with their stock tickers
The default visual palette uses dark blue section headers with light blue column headers

and 3 more in the full report

5 fixed15 passed either way3 still failing0 broke

Pass-rate lift: +22 pp
Tokens: +268%
Agent turns: 0%
Response time: -19%

Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/8/2026v120 of 23 cases passed with skill · 22 comparable

Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.

Use this skill

Save it into your project's skills folder. Claude Code picks it up in its next session.

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/nousresearch-comps-analysis/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/nousresearch-comps-analysis/SKILL.md

Want it pinned and updatable? pip install "decimalai>=0.15", then decimalai skills add nousresearch-comps-analysis, and start Claude Code with claude --plugin-dir "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.agents"

1 · One-time — install the CLI (docs ↗)

pip install "decimalai>=0.15"

2 · Get the skill — writes .agents/skills/nousresearch-comps-analysis/ and pins it in .decimal/skills.lock

decimalai skills add nousresearch-comps-analysis

No CLI? Get the same file — curl · raw file

curl -fsSL --create-dirs -o .claude/skills/nousresearch-comps-analysis/SKILL.md https://app.decimal.ai/s/nousresearch-comps-analysis/SKILL.md

Raw file: /s/nousresearch-comps-analysis/SKILL.md ↗ · machine-readable summary at /s/nousresearch-comps-analysis.json ↗

Safety checks: 3 of 3 passed

Code scan CleanIntent PassedContent Clean

See it in action

One of 5 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.

1 of 5

Prompt

What specific information must be included in Rows 1 through 3 of the header block in a comps spreadsheet model?

What was checked, without and with the skill
Checked	Without skill	With skill
Row 1 contains the analysis title	Passed	Passed
Row 2 lists the peer companies along with their stock tickers	Missed	Passed
Row 3 specifies the date/period and reporting units	Passed	Passed

case-20 · gemini-3.6-flash · 8/8/2026 · answers are capped and redacted

What's inside

The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.

SKILL.md649 linessingle file

Environment

This skill assumes headless openpyxl — you are producing an .xlsx file on disk. Follow the excel-author skill's conventions for cell coloring, formulas, named ranges, and sensitivity tables. Recalculate before delivery: python /path/to/excel-author/scripts/recalc.py ./out/model.xlsx.

Comparable Company Analysis

⚠️ CRITICAL: Data Source Priority (READ FIRST)

ALWAYS follow this data source hierarchy:

FIRST: Check for MCP data sources - If S&P Kensho MCP, FactSet MCP, or Daloopa MCP are available, use them exclusively for financial and trading information
DO NOT use web search if the above MCP data sources are available
ONLY if MCPs are unavailable: Then use Bloomberg Terminal, SEC EDGAR filings, or other institutional sources
NEVER use web search as a primary data source - it lacks the accuracy, audit trails, and reliability required for institutional-grade analysis

Why this matters: MCP sources provide verified, institutional-grade data with proper citations. Web search results can be outdated, inaccurate, or unreliable for financial analysis.

Overview

This skill teaches the agent to build institutional-grade comparable company analyses that combine operating metrics, valuation multiples, and statistical benchmarking. The output is a structured Excel/spreadsheet that enables informed investment decisions through peer comparison.

Reference Material & Contextualization:

An example comparable company analysis is provided in examples/comps_example.xlsx. When using this or other example files in this skill directory, use them intelligently:

DO use examples for:

Understanding structural hierarchy (how sections flow)
Grasping the level of rigor expected (statistical depth, documentation standards)
Learning principles (clear headers, transparent formulas, audit trails)

DO NOT use examples for:

Exact reproduction of format or metrics
Copying layout without considering context
Applying the same visual style regardless of audience

ALWAYS ask yourself first:

"Do you have a preferred format or should I adapt the template style?"

Track record

Benchmark

19 / 22

test cases passed, vs 14 / 22 without

Adoption

Users: 0
Times used: 0

Safety and source details

SkillSafety

✓ 3 of 3 passed

Code scan15 of 15 checks clean

0 critical · 0 warning · 0 info — scanner v4 — 8/3/2026

View 15 scanner checks

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IntentSafe

LLM judge · does the skill do what it claims

ContentClean

LLM judge · policy & harmful-content review

Source

Imported

nousresearch / hermes-agent

optional-skills/finance/comps-analysis/SKILL.md

View on GitHub ↗

License Apache-2.0Imported 8/3/2026Version v1

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Comparable Company Analysis

⚠️ CRITICAL: Data Source Priority (READ FIRST)

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