CSGP vs ICE vs MASK Stock Comparison

Costar, Intercontinental Exchange and 3 E Network Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$27.54 +1.9% 1M -64.8% 1Y
Market cap
$11.08B
P/E
61.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.67B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 8, Costar 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSGPICEMASKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.08B $87.55B $335.97K ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 61.8x 21.8x — ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.5x 18.0x — ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +6.9% — CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% 30.1% — ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% 8.5% — ICE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.6x — CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -64.8% -0.8% -94.6% ICE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.4%/yr +2.4%/yr — ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.1% 25.8% 199.1% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 55/100 — CSGP

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPICEMASK

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

AxisCSGPICEMASK
Valuation 73 #25 of 89 62 #37 of 96 –
Growth 78 #19 of 81 45 #36 of 65 –
Profitability 63 #29 of 76 86 #10 of 65 –
Financial Health 70 #29 of 94 35 #60 of 92 48 #49 of 94
Shareholder Returns 90 #6 of 52 49 #20 of 38 –
Overall 75 55 –
  • CSGP ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MASK ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPICEMASKSPY
1 month +1.9%+2.0%-15.5% +0.9%
3 months -7.7%+1.1%-51.7% +5.9%
6 months -19.3%-0.1%-53.9% +8.5%
Year to date -59.0%-3.6%-88.2% +13.3%
1 year -64.8%-0.8%-94.6% +12.4%
3 years -61.0%+49.0%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -26.9%+14.2%— +23.5%
5 years -68.0%+12.7%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -20.4%+2.4%— +11.0%
10 years +44.4%+191.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +3.7%+11.3%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCSGPICEMASKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.1%25.8%199.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.4%27.5%151.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.163.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.29-0.03-0.48 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-35.1%-99.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.8%-10.9%-95.0% -0.9%
52-week high $78.23$175.10$14.25 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$122.91$0.70 $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.

MultipleCSGPICEMASK
P/E now vs peer median 61.8xmedian 40.6x 21.8xmedian 30.1x —median 40.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 2.4x 6.5xmedian 3.0x —median 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.0xmedian 18.3x 15.0xmedian 14.1x —median 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 20.5x 17.2xmedian 15.8x —median 20.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 3.0xmedian 2.4x 0.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.65median 1.74 0.65median 0.54 —median 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 monthsCSGPICEMASK
Revenue $3.67B $13.43B –
Gross profit $2.88B – –
Operating income $212.00M $5.47B –
Net income $179.00M $4.10B –
Free cash flow $422.00M $5.08B –
R&D $439.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.45 $7.13 –
Cash & equivalents $500.00M $1.07B $35.28K
Total debt $994.00M $19.85B –
Shares (diluted) 401.90M 566.00M 423.90K
Enterprise value $6.48B $81.36B -$95.59K

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
MetricCSGPICEMASK
P/E 61.8x 21.8x –
P/FCF 26.3x 17.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 18.0x 15.9x –
P/S 3.0x 6.5x –
P/B 1.4x 3.0x 0.0x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 5.9x 0.0x
EV/EBITDA 17.0x 15.0x –
EV/EBIT 54.6x 19.3x –
EV/Revenue 3.2x 7.9x –
EV/FCF 27.4x 20.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 19.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.65 0.65 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEMASK
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 6.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 11.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.7% 16.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 790.5% 34.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.7% 33.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 830.4% 36.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.3% 33.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.0% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 14.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 786.6% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 14.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEMASK
Gross margin 78.3% – –
EBITDA margin 18.6% 52.3% –
Operating margin 5.8% 40.7% –
Pretax margin 6.3% 39.7% –
Net margin 4.9% 30.1% –
FCF margin 11.5% 37.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 41.1% –
Return on equity 2.2% 13.9% –
Return on assets 1.8% 2.3% –
Return on invested capital 1.8% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 2.2% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPICEMASK
Debt / assets 9.7% 11.4% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 83.0% 35.9%
Equity / assets 77.9% 17.0% 64.1%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 3.0x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.73 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPICEMASK
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 9.3% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 9.3% 3.6% –
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.

ConsensusCSGPICEMASK
Forward P/E 19.5xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $8.69FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% -3.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +16.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPICEMASK
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.5% –
Institutions holding 751 1,653 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.4% –
Institutions buying 415 735 –
Institutions selling 257 694 –
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.06 –

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.

CSGPICEMASK
CSGP 1.00 0.45 -0.04
ICE 0.45 1.00 -0.03
MASK -0.04 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, ICE and MASK?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $11.08B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.55B, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) $335.97K.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, ICE and MASK?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 61.8x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 19.5x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Costar (CSGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costar (CSGP) +20.2%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 4.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads (Costar (CSGP) 1.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -64.8%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -0.8%, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) -94.6%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -20.4%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.31%. Costar (CSGP) and 3 E Network Technology (MASK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 50.1%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, 3 E Network Technology (MASK) 199.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSGP, ICE and MASK?

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 8. 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.