COMP vs RMSG vs ZG Stock Comparison

Compass, Real Messenger and Zillow Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COMP Compass, Inc.
$9.17 +0.8% 1M +15.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.11B
P/E
106.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.56B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
4 wins
RMSG Real Messenger Corp
$0.22 -24.1% 1M -91.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$31.87 +13.2% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.28B
P/E
132.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Zillow leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Zillow 7, Compass 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOMPRMSGZGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.11B $1.92M $7.28B ZG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 106.4x -0.5x 132.3x COMP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 57.3x — 13.6x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +67.8% — +17.7% COMP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% — 2.0% ZG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 0.2% ZG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 25.9x — -0.7x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.6% -91.3% -56.2% COMP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.9%/yr -53.3%/yr -21.3%/yr COMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 65.1% 257.4% 51.8% ZG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 — 69/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

COMPRMSGZG

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

AxisCOMPRMSGZG
Valuation 24 #14 of 18 0 #18 of 18 57 #39 of 89
Growth 73 #5 of 16 – 66 #28 of 81
Profitability 27 #12 of 16 – 53 #36 of 76
Financial Health 31 #12 of 17 69 #6 of 17 74 #25 of 94
Shareholder Returns – – 96 #3 of 52
Overall 39 – 69
  • COMP ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • RMSG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • 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

PeriodCOMPRMSGZGSPY
1 month +0.8%-24.1%+13.2% +0.9%
3 months -21.1%-35.3%-7.1% +5.9%
6 months +20.3%-84.1%-26.7% +8.5%
Year to date -13.2%-83.7%-53.3% +13.3%
1 year +15.6%-91.3%-56.2% +12.4%
3 years +349.5%-98.1%-15.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +65.1%-73.2%-5.5% +23.5%
5 years -30.0%-97.8%-69.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year -6.9%-53.3%-21.3% +11.0%
10 years ——-0.6% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——-0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCOMPRMSGZGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 65.1%257.4%51.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.2%188.7%55.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.331.071.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.24-0.35-1.09 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-99.4%-74.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-92.6%-56.9% -0.9%
52-week high $13.58$2.99$73.87 $779.14
52-week low $6.68$0.22$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.

MultipleCOMPRMSGZG
P/E now vs peer median 104.1xmedian 20.9x -0.5xmedian 20.9x 132.1xmedian 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 0.7x 66.5xmedian 0.7x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 98.9xmedian 9.8x —median 9.8x 23.3xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.8xmedian 13.1x -0.5xmedian 13.1x 27.8xmedian 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.8x 4.0xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 3.79median 0.54 —median 0.54 4.10median 1.74

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 monthsCOMPRMSGZG
Revenue $10.56B – $2.81B
Gross profit – – $2.05B
Operating income -$276.10M – $12.00M
Net income $66.90M – $55.00M
Free cash flow $128.30M – $258.00M
R&D $360.50M – $611.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.08 – $0.24
Cash & equivalents $694.00M $321.97K $572.00M
Total debt $3.14B – $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 842.38M 8.91M 227.90M
Enterprise value $5.56B -$7.62M $3.13B

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
MetricCOMPRMSGZG
P/E 104.1x -0.5x 132.1x
P/FCF 53.8x -0.5x 27.8x
P/Operating cash flow 44.7x – 18.5x
P/S 0.7x 66.5x 2.6x
P/B 2.3x 4.0x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 460.5x 4.0x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 98.9x – 23.3x
EV/EBIT -33.9x – 579.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 72.9x – 26.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.5x – 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.79 – 4.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOMPRMSGZG
Revenue growth (1Y) 67.8% – 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -368.0% – 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 223.2% – 188.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.7% – 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 186.5% – 198.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -5.6% – -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 42.5% – -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -12.4% – -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 37.8% – -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOMPRMSGZG
Gross margin – – 72.9%
EBITDA margin 0.9% – 10.6%
Operating margin -2.6% – 0.4%
Pretax margin -3.3% – 2.1%
Net margin 0.6% – 2.0%
FCF margin 1.2% – 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin 1.5% – 13.8%
Return on equity 2.3% – 1.3%
Return on assets 0.8% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 0.2%
Return on capital employed -4.0% – 0.3%
Asset turnover 1.3x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x – 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% – 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOMPRMSGZG
Debt / assets 37.7% – 8.8%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 25.9x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 24.5x – 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 64.2% 51.1% 18.8%
Equity / assets 35.8% 48.9% 81.2%
Interest coverage -3.4x – 0.7x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.8x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 1.51 – 4.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOMPRMSGZG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.5% – 13.1%
Shareholder yield -0.5% – 13.1%
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.

ConsensusCOMPRMSGZG
Forward P/E 57.3xFY2026 – 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.16FY2026 – $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +42.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +37.5% – +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.07BFY2026 – $3.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +116.5%FY2026 – +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% – +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOMPRMSGZG
Held by institutions 95.3% – 18.3%
Institutions holding 431 – 263
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.4% – +0.1%
Institutions buying 242 – 124
Institutions selling 119 – 98
Buyers to sellers 2.03 – 1.27

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.

COMPRMSGZG
COMP 1.00 0.05 0.54
RMSG 0.05 1.00 0.06
ZG 0.54 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COMP, RMSG and ZG?

Zillow (ZG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Compass (COMP) $7.11B, Real Messenger (RMSG) $1.92M, Zillow (ZG) $7.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, COMP, RMSG and ZG?

Compass (COMP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Compass (COMP) 106.4x, Real Messenger (RMSG) -0.5x, Zillow (ZG) 132.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Compass (COMP) 57.3x, Zillow (ZG) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Compass (COMP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Compass (COMP) +67.8%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zillow (ZG) has the highest net margin (Compass (COMP) 0.6%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Zillow (ZG) leads (Compass (COMP) 0.0%, Zillow (ZG) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Compass (COMP) returned the most: Compass (COMP) +15.6%, Real Messenger (RMSG) -91.3%, Zillow (ZG) -56.2%. Over five years, Compass (COMP) compounded fastest (Compass (COMP) -6.9%/yr, Real Messenger (RMSG) -53.3%/yr, Zillow (ZG) -21.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zillow (ZG) has been the steadiest (Compass (COMP) 65.1%, Real Messenger (RMSG) 257.4%, Zillow (ZG) 51.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COMP, RMSG 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, Zillow (ZG) 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.