ABX vs CSGP vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Abacus Global Management, Costar and News Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$33.92 +20.0% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.61B
P/E
184.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.56B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
1 win
NWSA News Corp
$30.74 +9.3% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$17.01B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Abacus Global Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Abacus Global Management 7, News 3, Costar 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABXCSGPNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $780.67M $13.61B $17.01B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 184.9x 29.7x ABX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 24.1x 24.6x ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.3% +22.0% +6.8% ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% 2.1% 6.3% ABX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% 0.6% 6.6% ABX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.5x -0.1x CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.7% -56.3% +16.4% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr -19.3%/yr +5.0%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.3% 47.7% 26.2% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 63/100 69/100 ABX

Percentile Scorecard

ABXCSGPNWSA

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABXCSGPNWSA
Valuation 90 #20 of 183 49 #46 of 90 57 #24 of 54
Growth 94 #8 of 113 46 #45 of 82 93 #4 of 45
Profitability 75 #33 of 131 57 #34 of 77 79 #10 of 43
Financial Health 71 #50 of 168 79 #21 of 96 87 #9 of 62
Shareholder Returns 56 #34 of 76 87 #8 of 54 32 #18 of 26
Overall 77 63 69
  • ABX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CSGP ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • NWSA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABXCSGPNWSASPY
1 month +6.4%+20.0%+9.3% -1.0%
3 months -20.0%+22.6%+14.9% +2.9%
6 months -9.8%-6.9%+17.3% +6.4%
Year to date -2.8%-49.6%+17.7% +11.4%
1 year +49.7%-56.3%+16.4% +13.1%
3 years +34.2%-54.3%+43.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%-23.0%+12.7% +21.5%
5 years -15.7%-65.8%+27.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.4%-19.3%+5.0% +10.9%
10 years —+61.8%+129.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+4.9%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABXCSGPNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.3%47.7%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%51.7%27.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.180.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-1.180.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.8%-73.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-56.6%-1.4% -2.5%
52-week high $12.00$78.23$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $5.02$26.95$22.40 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABXCSGPNWSA
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 33.6x 186.2xmedian 42.7x 29.9xmedian 18.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.6x 3.9xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 12.0x 25.5xmedian 19.0x 11.1xmedian 11.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.4x 49.1xmedian 19.6x 21.1xmedian 9.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -1.10median 0.91 -4.41median 1.75 0.51median 0.44

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABXCSGPNWSA
Revenue $267.28M $3.56B $9.03B
Gross profit $236.22M $2.80B –
Operating income $85.02M $77.00M –
Net income $28.20M $73.60M $743.00M
Free cash flow $89.47M $280.00M $811.00M
R&D – $435.40M –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $0.18 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $23.39M $1.27B $2.10B
Total debt $39.79M $994.00M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 98.46M 404.40M 558.40M
Enterprise value $595.54M $7.56B $8.49B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABXCSGPNWSA
P/E 28.1x 186.2x 29.9x
P/FCF 9.1x 49.1x 21.1x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x 27.7x 13.8x
P/S 3.0x 3.9x 1.9x
P/B 1.9x 1.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.2x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x 25.5x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 9.8x 175.0x 16.3x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.8x 1.9x
EV/FCF 9.3x 48.1x 21.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 27.1x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.10 -4.41 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABXCSGPNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.3% 22.0% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.1% 15.3% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.6% 21.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 76.7% 14.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.8% 1,383% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.8% -40.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 2,295% -29.3% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -42.4% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,506% -25.8% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.5% -42.2% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.9% 25.7% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.3% -4.2% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.4% 201.7% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.8% -18.1% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABXCSGPNWSA
Gross margin 88.4% 78.7% –
EBITDA margin 39.0% 14.9% 17.0%
Operating margin 31.8% 2.2% –
Pretax margin 17.0% 2.8% 11.6%
Net margin 10.5% 2.1% 6.3%
FCF margin 33.5% 7.9% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% 14.0% 13.7%
Return on equity 6.6% 0.9% 8.0%
Return on assets 3.3% 0.7% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 11.8% 0.6% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 11.2% 0.8% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x 6.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% 5.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABXCSGPNWSA
Debt / assets 4.6% 9.8% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x -0.5x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 3.6x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 21.6% 40.6%
Equity / assets 50.1% 78.4% 59.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x – –
Current ratio 0.7x 2.2x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 2.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.67 – 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABXCSGPNWSA
Dividend yield 2.4% – 0.7%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 7.2% 3.7%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 7.2% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABXCSGPNWSA
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 24.1xFY2026 24.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +62.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +29.8% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $268.87MFY2026 $3.92BFY2026 $9.16BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +0.6% +4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABXCSGPNWSA
Held by institutions 28.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 149 751 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +2.0% -3.3%
Institutions buying 79 415 344
Institutions selling 48 257 189
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.61 1.82

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABXCSGPNWSA
ABX 1.00 0.19 0.32
CSGP 0.19 1.00 0.43
NWSA 0.32 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABX, CSGP and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abacus Global Management (ABX) $780.67M, Costar (CSGP) $13.61B, News (NWSA) $17.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABX, CSGP and NWSA?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 27.7x, Costar (CSGP) 184.9x, News (NWSA) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.6x, Costar (CSGP) 24.1x, News (NWSA) 24.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +65.3%, Costar (CSGP) +22.0%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) has the highest net margin (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%, Costar (CSGP) 2.1%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Abacus Global Management (ABX) leads (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 11.8%, Costar (CSGP) 0.6%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +49.7%, Costar (CSGP) -56.3%, News (NWSA) +16.4%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) -3.4%/yr, Costar (CSGP) -19.3%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 56.3%, Costar (CSGP) 47.7%, News (NWSA) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABX, CSGP and NWSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abacus Global Management (ABX) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.