APPF vs JLL vs OWLS Stock Comparison

Appfolio, Jones Lang Lasalle and Obook Holdings 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
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$300.64 -6.6% 1M -5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.85B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.43B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
6 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$2.04 -63.0% 1M -83.8% 1Y
Market cap
$214.03M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAPPFJLLOWLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.12B $13.85B $214.03M JLL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.9x 13.9x — JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 32.1x 12.5x — JLL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.0% +11.2% — APPF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.6% 3.6% — APPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.7% -5.2% -83.8% JLL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.6%/yr +2.9%/yr — APPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.8% 36.1% 75.0% JLL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 81/100 — JLL

Percentile Scorecard

APPFJLLOWLS

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

AxisAPPFJLLOWLS
Valuation 46 #49 of 90 94 #2 of 18 –
Growth 91 #8 of 82 87 #3 of 16 –
Profitability 92 #7 of 77 87 #3 of 16 –
Financial Health 90 #11 of 96 56 #8 of 17 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 57 #24 of 54 – –
Overall 75 81 –
  • APPF ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • JLL ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPPFJLLOWLSSPY
1 month +4.9%-6.6%-63.0% -0.8%
3 months +27.0%-9.8%-62.0% +3.5%
6 months +26.3%-12.1%-65.5% +7.0%
Year to date -7.9%-10.6%-69.5% +12.2%
1 year -11.7%-5.2%-83.8% +13.0%
3 years +14.0%+143.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +4.5%+34.6%— +23.1%
5 years +65.2%+15.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.6%+2.9%— +11.0%
10 years +1,022.7%+196.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +27.4%+11.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPPFJLLOWLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.8%36.1%75.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.1%37.9%88.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.460.971.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.14-1.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.4%-55.5%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-23.5%-82.6% -1.8%
52-week high $262.26$392.79$11.75 $779.14
52-week low $143.34$280.16$1.98 $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.

MultipleAPPFJLLOWLS
P/E now vs peer median 44.7xmedian 42.4x 13.9xmedian 21.2x —median 20.6x
P/S now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 2.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x —median 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 19.0x 9.4xmedian 9.8x —median 15.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 19.4x 12.3xmedian 12.3x —median 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 13.0xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x -14.7xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.57median 1.75 0.28median 0.51 —median 1.05

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 monthsAPPFJLLOWLS
Revenue $1.09B $27.43B –
Gross profit $693.53M – –
Operating income $204.71M $1.28B –
Net income $169.86M $997.90M –
Free cash flow $282.10M $1.12B –
R&D $199.70M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.77 $21.29 –
Cash & equivalents $258.54M $458.20M $10.19M
Total debt – $1.92B –
Shares (diluted) 35.58M 46.93M –
Enterprise value $6.19B $11.93B $161.80M

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
MetricAPPFJLLOWLS
P/E 44.7x 13.9x –
P/FCF 26.9x 12.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 10.2x –
P/S 7.0x 0.5x –
P/B 13.0x 1.8x -14.7x
P/Tangible book 13.8x 2.0x -13.8x
EV/EBITDA 30.7x 9.4x –
EV/EBIT 35.6x 12.0x –
EV/Revenue 6.7x 0.6x –
EV/FCF 25.8x 13.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.7x 11.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.57 0.28 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPPFJLLOWLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.0% 11.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 10.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 26.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 54.7% 38.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 85.0% 26.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -16.6% 76.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 77.5% 47.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -15.0% 82.5% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 78.5% 49.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 32.7% 80.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 100.5% 73.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.3% 99.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 114.3% 176.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPPFJLLOWLS
Gross margin 63.8% – –
EBITDA margin 21.9% 5.9% –
Operating margin 18.8% 4.7% –
Pretax margin 19.6% 4.5% –
Net margin 15.6% 3.6% –
FCF margin 25.9% 4.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 26.1% 5.0% –
Return on equity 30.6% 13.3% –
Return on assets 24.9% 5.6% –
Return on invested capital – 10.6% –
Return on capital employed 35.3% 11.9% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 6.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPPFJLLOWLS
Debt / assets – 11.0% 2.7%
Debt / equity – 0.3x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x –
Debt / FCF – 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 18.6% 56.5% 150.9%
Equity / assets 81.4% 43.5% -50.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.0x 1.1x 0.6x
Quick ratio 3.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio 3.0x 0.1x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 38.29 3.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPPFJLLOWLS
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 1.7% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 4.1% –
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.

ConsensusAPPFJLLOWLS
Forward P/E 32.1xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.68FY2026 $23.99FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +17.4% +10.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.19BFY2026 $30.87BFY2026 $8.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.2%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.3% +3.4% +536.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPPFJLLOWLS
Held by institutions 96.0% 93.2% –
Institutions holding 391 661 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.3% +0.2% –
Institutions buying 225 317 –
Institutions selling 130 264 –
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.20 –

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.

APPFJLLOWLS
APPF 1.00 0.35 0.12
JLL 0.35 1.00 0.08
OWLS 0.12 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APPF, JLL and OWLS?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Appfolio (APPF) $7.12B, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $13.85B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $214.03M.

Which stock is cheaper, APPF, JLL and OWLS?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Appfolio (APPF) 41.9x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 13.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is cheapest (Appfolio (APPF) 32.1x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 12.5x). 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%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appfolio (APPF) has the highest net margin (Appfolio (APPF) 15.6%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) returned the most: Appfolio (APPF) -11.7%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) -5.2%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -83.8%. Over five years, Appfolio (APPF) compounded fastest (Appfolio (APPF) +10.6%/yr, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has been the steadiest (Appfolio (APPF) 44.8%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 36.1%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 75.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APPF, JLL and OWLS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 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.