CSGP vs ICE vs OWLS Stock Comparison

Costar, Intercontinental Exchange and Obook Holdings 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
3 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$1.98 -64.6% 1M -81.5% 1Y
Market cap
$170.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology

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.

QuestionCSGPICEOWLSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.61B $90.16B $170.39M ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 184.9x 22.3x — ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 18.7x — ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +6.9% — CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 30.1% — ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 8.5% — ICE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.6x — CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +3.3% -81.5% ICE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr +4.3%/yr — ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 25.6% 77.1% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 57/100 — CSGP

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPICEOWLS

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

AxisCSGPICEOWLS
Valuation 49 #46 of 90 64 #36 of 97 –
Growth 46 #45 of 82 53 #33 of 69 –
Profitability 57 #34 of 77 84 #12 of 70 –
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 37 #64 of 101 22 #82 of 105
Shareholder Returns 87 #8 of 54 49 #21 of 40 –
Overall 63 57 –
  • CSGP ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • ICE ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPICEOWLSSPY
1 month +20.0%+4.0%-64.6% -1.0%
3 months +22.6%+11.6%-63.7% +2.9%
6 months -6.9%+2.7%-66.6% +6.4%
Year to date -49.6%+0.4%-70.4% +11.4%
1 year -56.3%+3.3%-81.5% +13.1%
3 years -54.3%+52.1%— +79.4%
3 years, per year -23.0%+15.0%— +21.5%
5 years -65.8%+23.6%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -19.3%+4.3%— +10.9%
10 years +61.8%+205.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.9%+11.8%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSGPICEOWLSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%25.6%77.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%27.3%88.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.181.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.180.13-1.06 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-35.1%-96.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.6%-7.1%-84.3% -2.5%
52-week high $78.23$175.10$12.60 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$122.91$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.

MultipleCSGPICEOWLS
P/E now vs peer median 186.2xmedian 42.7x 22.7xmedian 29.4x —median 21.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.7x 6.8xmedian 2.8x —median 2.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 19.0x 15.6xmedian 12.8x —median 15.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 19.6x 18.0xmedian 15.9x —median 16.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 2.5x -14.3xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.41median 1.75 0.68median 0.51 —median 1.06

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 monthsCSGPICEOWLS
Revenue $3.56B $13.43B –
Gross profit $2.80B – –
Operating income $77.00M $5.47B –
Net income $73.60M $4.10B –
Free cash flow $280.00M $5.08B –
R&D $435.40M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $7.13 –
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $1.07B $10.19M
Total debt $994.00M $78.89B –
Shares (diluted) 404.40M 566.00M –
Enterprise value $7.56B $83.90B $118.16M

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
MetricCSGPICEOWLS
P/E 186.2x 22.7x –
P/FCF 49.1x 18.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 16.6x –
P/S 3.9x 6.8x –
P/B 1.7x 3.1x -14.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 6.2x -13.4x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 15.6x –
EV/EBIT 175.0x 20.0x –
EV/Revenue 3.8x 8.1x –
EV/FCF 48.1x 21.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 19.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.41 0.68 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEOWLS
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 6.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 11.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,383% 16.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% 13.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -29.3% 34.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 33.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -25.8% 36.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% 33.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 13.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 14.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.7% 13.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 14.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEOWLS
Gross margin 78.7% – –
EBITDA margin 14.9% 52.3% –
Operating margin 2.2% 40.7% –
Pretax margin 2.8% 39.7% –
Net margin 2.1% 30.1% –
FCF margin 7.9% 37.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 41.1% –
Return on equity 0.9% 13.9% –
Return on assets 0.7% 2.3% –
Return on invested capital 0.6% 8.5% –
Return on capital employed 0.8% 9.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.8x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 2.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPICEOWLS
Debt / assets 9.8% 11.4% 2.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.7x -0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 2.6x –
Debt / FCF 3.6x 3.9x –
Liabilities / assets 21.6% 83.0% 150.9%
Equity / assets 78.4% 17.0% -50.9%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 2.2x 1.0x 0.6x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.0x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 0.75 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPICEOWLS
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 7.2% 2.2% –
Shareholder yield 7.2% 3.4% –
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.

ConsensusCSGPICEOWLS
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $8.68FY2026 $-0.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% -3.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $10.53BFY2026 $8.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +6.0%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +16.1% +536.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPICEOWLS
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.5% –
Institutions holding 751 1,651 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.4% –
Institutions buying 415 734 –
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.

CSGPICEOWLS
CSGP 1.00 0.49 0.05
ICE 0.49 1.00 0.01
OWLS 0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, ICE and OWLS?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $13.61B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $90.16B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $170.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, ICE and OWLS?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 184.9x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 24.1x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.7x). 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) +22.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +6.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 2.1%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%). On return on invested capital, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) leads (Costar (CSGP) 0.6%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -56.3%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -81.5%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -19.3%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Costar (CSGP) 0.00%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 0.01%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 0.00%. Costar (CSGP) and Obook Holdings (OWLS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 47.7%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.6%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSGP, ICE 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, 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.