CSGP vs APPF vs ABX Stock Comparison

Costar, Appfolio and Abacus Global Management 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
2 wins
APPF Appfolio Inc
$210.62 +0.3% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$7.60B
P/E
44.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.09B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Abacus Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abacus Global Management 6, Appfolio 3, Costar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSGPAPPFABXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.61B $7.60B $780.67M CSGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 184.9x 44.7x 27.7x ABX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 31.2x 8.6x ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +20.0% +65.3% ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 15.6% 10.5% APPF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% — 11.8% ABX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 0.2x CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% -12.1% +49.7% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr +9.6%/yr -3.4%/yr APPF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 44.7% 56.3% APPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 75/100 77/100 ABX

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPAPPFABX

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

AxisCSGPAPPFABX
Valuation 49 #46 of 90 46 #49 of 90 90 #20 of 183
Growth 46 #45 of 82 90 #9 of 82 94 #8 of 113
Profitability 57 #34 of 77 92 #7 of 77 75 #33 of 131
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 90 #11 of 96 71 #50 of 168
Shareholder Returns 87 #8 of 54 57 #24 of 54 56 #34 of 76
Overall 63 75 77
  • CSGP ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • APPF ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • ABX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPAPPFABXSPY
1 month +20.0%+0.3%+6.4% -1.0%
3 months +22.6%+27.6%-20.0% +2.9%
6 months -6.9%+24.4%-9.8% +6.4%
Year to date -49.6%-9.5%-2.8% +11.4%
1 year -56.3%-12.1%+49.7% +13.1%
3 years -54.3%+16.1%+34.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -23.0%+5.1%+10.3% +21.5%
5 years -65.8%+58.4%-15.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year -19.3%+9.6%-3.4% +10.9%
10 years +61.8%+1,004.5%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.9%+27.2%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSGPAPPFABXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%44.7%56.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%43.1%51.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.461.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.18-0.270.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-55.4%-62.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.6%-19.7%-30.8% -2.5%
52-week high $78.23$262.26$12.00 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$143.34$5.02 $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.

MultipleCSGPAPPFABX
P/E now vs peer median 186.2xmedian 42.7x 43.9xmedian 42.7x 28.1xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.7x 6.9xmedian 2.7x 3.0xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 19.0x 30.1xmedian 19.0x 8.0xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 19.6x 26.5xmedian 19.6x 9.1xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 12.8xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.41median 1.75 0.56median 1.75 -1.10median 0.91

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 monthsCSGPAPPFABX
Revenue $3.56B $1.09B $267.28M
Gross profit $2.80B $693.53M $236.22M
Operating income $77.00M $204.71M $85.02M
Net income $73.60M $169.86M $28.20M
Free cash flow $280.00M $282.10M $89.47M
R&D $435.40M $199.70M –
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $4.77 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $258.54M $23.39M
Total debt $994.00M – $39.79M
Shares (diluted) 404.40M 35.58M 98.46M
Enterprise value $7.56B $6.67B $595.54M

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
MetricCSGPAPPFABX
P/E 186.2x 43.9x 28.1x
P/FCF 49.1x 26.5x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 26.3x 9.0x
P/S 3.9x 6.9x 3.0x
P/B 1.7x 12.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 13.5x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 30.1x 8.0x
EV/EBIT 175.0x 35.0x 9.8x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 6.6x 3.1x
EV/FCF 48.1x 25.4x 9.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 25.2x 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.41 0.56 -1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPAPPFABX
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 20.0% 65.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 23.8% 77.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.0% 20.6% 65.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 26.1% 76.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,383% 54.7% 152.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% 85.0% 31.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.3% -16.6% 2,295%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 77.5% -6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.8% -15.0% 2,506%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% 78.5% -25.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 32.7% 169.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 100.5% 81.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.7% 33.3% 168.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 114.3% 80.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPAPPFABX
Gross margin 78.7% 63.8% 88.4%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 21.9% 39.0%
Operating margin 2.2% 18.8% 31.8%
Pretax margin 2.8% 19.6% 17.0%
Net margin 2.1% 15.6% 10.5%
FCF margin 7.9% 25.9% 33.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 26.1% 34.0%
Return on equity 0.9% 30.6% 6.6%
Return on assets 0.7% 24.9% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 0.6% – 11.8%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 35.3% 11.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.6x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.8x 1.7x 3.2x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 6.8% 8.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPAPPFABX
Debt / assets 9.8% – 4.6%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 21.6% 18.6% 49.9%
Equity / assets 78.4% 81.4% 50.1%
Interest coverage – – 2.2x
Current ratio 2.2x 4.0x 0.7x
Quick ratio 2.0x 3.5x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.7x 3.0x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 37.70 1.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPAPPFABX
Dividend yield – – 2.4%
Net buyback yield 7.2% 1.7% 4.1%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 1.7% 6.5%
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.

ConsensusCSGPAPPFABX
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 31.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $6.74FY2026 $0.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 +27.4%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% +18.0% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $1.18BFY2026 $268.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +19.4% +21.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPAPPFABX
Held by institutions 100.0% 96.0% 28.7%
Institutions holding 751 391 149
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +9.3% +1.0%
Institutions buying 415 225 79
Institutions selling 257 130 48
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.73 1.65

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.

CSGPAPPFABX
CSGP 1.00 0.51 0.19
APPF 0.51 1.00 0.21
ABX 0.19 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, APPF and ABX?

Costar (CSGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $13.61B, Appfolio (APPF) $7.60B, Abacus Global Management (ABX) $780.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, APPF and ABX?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 184.9x, Appfolio (APPF) 44.7x, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 27.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 24.1x, Appfolio (APPF) 31.2x, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.6x). 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: Costar (CSGP) +22.0%, Appfolio (APPF) +20.0%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) +65.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Appfolio (APPF) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 2.1%, Appfolio (APPF) 15.6%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%). On return on invested capital, Abacus Global Management (ABX) leads (Costar (CSGP) 0.6%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -56.3%, Appfolio (APPF) -12.1%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) +49.7%. Over five years, Appfolio (APPF) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -19.3%/yr, Appfolio (APPF) +9.6%/yr, Abacus Global Management (ABX) -3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Appfolio (APPF) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 47.7%, Appfolio (APPF) 44.7%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 56.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.