ADP vs CXAI vs ZG Stock Comparison

Automatic Data Processing, CXApp and Zillow Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXAI CXApp Inc.
$1.35 -42.1% 1M +84.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.26M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.92M
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
1 win
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$32.90 +17.1% 1M -54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$7.40B
P/E
136.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Automatic Data Processing leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Automatic Data Processing 5, Zillow 5, CXApp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionADPCXAIZGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.85B $2.26M $7.40B ADP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x — 136.3x ADP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.2x — 14.1x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% -51.4% +17.7% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 20.3% — 2.0% ADP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -47.2% — 0.2% ZG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -0.7x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.28% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.8% +84.9% -54.0% CXAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr -33.0%/yr -13.0%/yr ADP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 413.4% 51.6% ADP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — 70/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

ADPCXAIZG

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

AxisADPCXAIZG
Valuation 28 #72 of 100 – 59 #37 of 88
Growth 26 #72 of 97 – 66 #28 of 81
Profitability 53 #45 of 94 – 53 #36 of 76
Financial Health 34 #74 of 111 – 75 #25 of 95
Shareholder Returns 51 #32 of 64 – 98 #2 of 53
Overall 38 – 70
  • ADP ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • CXAI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodADPCXAIZGSPY
1 month +16.0%-42.1%+17.1% -2.3%
3 months +10.7%+864.3%-8.1% -0.7%
6 months +41.4%+743.8%-25.7% +4.8%
Year to date +16.2%+309.1%-51.8% +10.3%
1 year +14.8%+84.9%-54.0% +10.3%
3 years +36.2%-14.0%-10.5% +73.0%
3 years, per year +10.9%-4.9%-3.7% +20.1%
5 years +32.3%-86.5%-50.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +5.8%-33.0%-13.0% +10.1%
10 years +232.1%—-5.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +12.8%—-0.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureADPCXAIZGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%413.4%51.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%152.9%55.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.131.041.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.21-1.05 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.2%-99.4%-68.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.0%-70.6%-55.5% -3.5%
52-week high $307.94$4.59$73.87 $779.14
52-week low $188.79$0.09$27.70 $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.

MultipleADPCXAIZG
P/E now vs peer median 26.6xmedian 28.5x —median 28.5x 136.3xmedian 39.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 2.8x 0.8xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -25.9xmedian 16.8x —median 16.8x 24.1xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 16.2x —median 16.2x 28.7xmedian 20.1x
P/B now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.67median 0.90 —median 0.90 4.24median 1.52

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 monthsADPCXAIZG
Revenue $22.26B $2.92M $2.81B
Gross profit $10.37B – $2.05B
Operating income -$6.45B – $12.00M
Net income $4.53B – $55.00M
Free cash flow $5.25B – $258.00M
R&D $1.03B – $611.00M
EPS (diluted) $11.22 – $0.24
Cash & equivalents $3.28B – $572.00M
Total debt $4.97B – $465.00M
Shares (diluted) 403.30M 1.67M 227.90M
Enterprise value $105.65B $2.26M $3.25B

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
MetricADPCXAIZG
P/E 26.6x – 136.3x
P/FCF 22.7x – 28.7x
P/Operating cash flow 21.8x – 19.1x
P/S 5.3x 0.8x 2.6x
P/B 23.3x – 1.7x
P/Tangible book 34.6x – 1.8x
EV/EBITDA -25.9x – 24.1x
EV/EBIT -18.7x – 598.4x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 23.0x – 27.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.1x – 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.67 – 4.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricADPCXAIZG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% -51.4% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -27.4% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.0% – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -2.7% – 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.8% – 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.4% – 188.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.3% – 198.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.9% – 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.6% – -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.6% – -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 14.0% – -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.2% – -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricADPCXAIZG
Gross margin 46.6% – 72.9%
EBITDA margin -20.9% – 10.6%
Operating margin -29.0% – 0.4%
Pretax margin 26.4% – 2.1%
Net margin 20.3% – 2.0%
FCF margin 23.6% – 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 24.5% – 13.8%
Return on equity 81.4% – 1.3%
Return on assets 7.1% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital -47.2% – 0.2%
Return on capital employed -54.0% – 0.3%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 76.0% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricADPCXAIZG
Debt / assets 7.8% – 8.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 0.9x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 92.0% – 18.8%
Equity / assets 8.0% – 81.2%
Interest coverage -13.7x – 0.7x
Current ratio 1.0x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.87 – 4.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricADPCXAIZG
Dividend yield 2.3% – –
Net buyback yield 2.1% – 12.7%
Shareholder yield 4.4% – 12.7%
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.

ConsensusADPCXAIZG
Forward P/E 23.2xFY2027 – 14.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.87FY2027 $-10.60FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.7%FY2027 – +42.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% – +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.14BFY2027 $8.25MFY2026 $3.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +0.9%FY2027 +80.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.1% +89.8% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersADPCXAIZG
Held by institutions 88.1% 14.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,293 34 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +313.6% +0.1%
Institutions buying 1,087 21 125
Institutions selling 874 6 98
Buyers to sellers 1.24 3.50 1.28

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.

ADPCXAIZG
ADP 1.00 0.05 0.48
CXAI 0.05 1.00 0.15
ZG 0.48 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ADP, CXAI and ZG?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) $118.85B, CXApp (CXAI) $2.26M, Zillow (ZG) $7.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, ADP, CXAI and ZG?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 26.6x, Zillow (ZG) 136.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 23.2x, Zillow (ZG) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zillow (ZG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +6.5%, CXApp (CXAI) -51.4%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has the highest net margin (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 20.3%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Zillow (ZG) leads (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) -47.2%, Zillow (ZG) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CXApp (CXAI) returned the most: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +14.8%, CXApp (CXAI) +84.9%, Zillow (ZG) -54.0%. Over five years, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) compounded fastest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) +5.8%/yr, CXApp (CXAI) -33.0%/yr, Zillow (ZG) -13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 2.28%. CXApp (CXAI) and Zillow (ZG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) has been the steadiest (Automatic Data Processing (ADP) 27.9%, CXApp (CXAI) 413.4%, Zillow (ZG) 51.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ADP, CXAI and ZG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Automatic Data Processing (ADP) leads on 5. 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.