APPF vs ICE vs SMRT Stock Comparison

Appfolio, Intercontinental Exchange and SmartRent Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
APPF Appfolio Inc
$214.32 +4.9% 1M -11.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.12B
P/E
41.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.28 +8.5% 1M -14.1% 1Y
Market cap
$253.02M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 6, Appfolio 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPPFICESMRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $87.70B $253.02M ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 21.7x -12.9x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.1x 18.4x — ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +6.9% -2.8% APPF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 30.1% -13.0% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% +1.5% -14.1% ICE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +3.8%/yr -37.0%/yr APPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 25.7% 60.3% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 56/100 49/100 APPF

Percentile Scorecard

APPFICESMRT

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

AxisAPPFICESMRT
Valuation 46 #49 of 90 59 #40 of 97 45 #50 of 90
Growth 91 #8 of 82 52 #33 of 68 83 #15 of 82
Profitability 92 #7 of 77 83 #12 of 67 33 #52 of 77
Financial Health 90 #11 of 96 35 #63 of 97 65 #34 of 96
Shareholder Returns 57 #24 of 54 49 #21 of 40 21 #43 of 54
Overall 75 56 49
  • APPF ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • ICE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • SMRT ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPFICESMRTSPY
1 month +4.9%+3.7%+8.5% -0.8%
3 months +27.0%+7.7%+33.3% +3.5%
6 months +26.3%+2.0%-5.9% +7.0%
Year to date -7.9%-1.2%-36.6% +12.2%
1 year -11.7%+1.5%-14.1% +13.0%
3 years +14.0%+52.8%-45.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.5%+15.2%-18.2% +23.1%
5 years +65.2%+20.4%-90.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.6%+3.8%-37.0% +11.0%
10 years +1,022.7%+200.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.4%+11.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPFICESMRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%25.7%60.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%27.3%56.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.171.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.260.06-0.23 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-35.1%-94.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-8.6%-39.6% -1.8%
52-week high $262.26$175.10$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $143.34$122.91$0.95 $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.

MultipleAPPFICESMRT
P/E now vs peer median 44.7xmedian 42.4x 22.4xmedian 29.4x -12.6xmedian 42.4x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.7x 6.7xmedian 2.9x 1.6xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 19.0x 15.3xmedian 13.7x -11.2xmedian 19.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 19.4x 17.7xmedian 16.0x -233.1xmedian 19.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 2.3x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 1.75 0.67median 0.52 -0.37median 1.75

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 monthsAPPFICESMRT
Revenue $1.09B $13.43B $151.20M
Gross profit $693.53M – $54.98M
Operating income $204.71M $5.47B -$22.56M
Net income $169.86M $4.10B -$19.60M
Free cash flow $282.10M $5.08B -$1.05M
R&D $199.70M – $23.23M
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $7.13 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $258.54M $1.07B $92.66M
Total debt – $19.85B –
Shares (diluted) 35.58M 566.00M 192.41M
Enterprise value $6.19B $81.43B -$143.03M

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
MetricAPPFICESMRT
P/E 44.7x 22.4x -12.6x
P/FCF 26.9x 17.7x -233.1x
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 16.3x -347.4x
P/S 7.0x 6.7x 1.6x
P/B 13.0x 3.0x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 13.8x 6.1x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 30.7x 15.3x -11.2x
EV/EBIT 35.6x 19.7x -6.8x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 8.0x 1.0x
EV/FCF 25.8x 21.2x -145.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x 19.5x -216.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.67 -0.37

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPFICESMRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 6.9% -2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 11.9% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.6% – 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.7% 16.4% 71.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.0% 13.9% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 34.1% 72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 77.5% 33.1% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% 36.6% 73.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 78.5% 33.3% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 13.1% 98.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 100.5% 14.9% 77.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.3% 13.9% 97.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 114.3% 14.1% 73.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPFICESMRT
Gross margin 63.8% – 36.4%
EBITDA margin 21.9% 52.3% -9.0%
Operating margin 18.8% 40.7% -14.9%
Pretax margin 19.6% 39.7% -13.1%
Net margin 15.6% 30.1% -13.0%
FCF margin 25.9% 37.8% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.1% 41.1% -0.5%
Return on equity 30.6% 13.9% -8.6%
Return on assets 24.9% 2.3% -6.6%
Return on invested capital – 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 35.3% 9.7% -8.9%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.3x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 6.8% 2.0% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPFICESMRT
Debt / assets – 11.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x –
Debt / FCF – 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 18.6% 83.0% 23.3%
Equity / assets 81.4% 17.0% 76.7%
Interest coverage – 6.8x -59.4x
Current ratio 4.0x 1.0x 3.8x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.0x 3.1x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.0x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 38.29 0.74 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPFICESMRT
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 2.2% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 3.5% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 27.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 22.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –

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.

ConsensusAPPFICESMRT
Forward P/E 32.1xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.68FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% -3.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $154.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.2%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +16.0% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPFICESMRT
Held by institutions 96.0% 92.5% 64.9%
Institutions holding 391 1,651 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +1.4% +3.0%
Institutions buying 225 734 72
Institutions selling 130 694 33
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.06 2.18

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.

APPFICESMRT
APPF 1.00 0.30 0.10
ICE 0.30 1.00 0.05
SMRT 0.10 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPF, ICE and SMRT?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appfolio (APPF) $7.12B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.70B, SmartRent (SMRT) $253.02M.

Which stock is cheaper, APPF, ICE and SMRT?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Appfolio (APPF) 41.9x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.7x, SmartRent (SMRT) -12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Appfolio (APPF) 32.1x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Appfolio (APPF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Appfolio (APPF) +20.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%, SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Appfolio (APPF) 15.6%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) returned the most: Appfolio (APPF) -11.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +1.5%, SmartRent (SMRT) -14.1%. Over five years, Appfolio (APPF) compounded fastest (Appfolio (APPF) +10.6%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.8%/yr, SmartRent (SMRT) -37.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Appfolio (APPF) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, SmartRent (SMRT) 0.00%. Appfolio (APPF) and SmartRent (SMRT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Appfolio (APPF) 44.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.7%, SmartRent (SMRT) 60.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPF, ICE and SMRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads on 6. 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.