CSGP vs ICE vs PRCH Stock Comparison

Costar, Intercontinental Exchange and Porch Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$28.14 +4.4% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.32B
P/E
63.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.67B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
5 wins
PRCH Porch Group, Inc.
$20.89 +26.1% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.77B
P/E
247.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$530.17M
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Intercontinental Exchange leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Intercontinental Exchange 5, Costar 5, Porch 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSGPICEPRCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $11.32B $91.46B $2.77B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 63.1x 22.1x 247.1x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.0x 18.8x 696.3x ICE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +12.1% +15.6% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% — 1.8% CSGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — 1.1% CSGP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 2.1x CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.25% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.1% +8.2% +36.4% PRCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -20.0%/yr +3.3%/yr -0.1%/yr ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.2% 25.8% 79.2% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 50/100 25/100 CSGP

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPICEPRCH

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

AxisCSGPICEPRCH
Valuation 67 #30 of 89 53 #46 of 96 4 #114 of 119
Growth 78 #19 of 81 45 #36 of 65 66 #39 of 114
Profitability 61 #30 of 76 58 #28 of 65 22 #83 of 106
Financial Health 70 #29 of 93 53 #44 of 93 25 #78 of 104
Shareholder Returns 94 #4 of 50 41 #24 of 40 7 #98 of 105
Overall 74 50 25
  • CSGP ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PRCH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPICEPRCHSPY
1 month +4.4%+7.1%+26.1% +0.7%
3 months -4.5%+4.3%+45.7% +3.7%
6 months -18.7%+3.1%+116.9% +7.1%
Year to date -58.1%+0.7%+128.8% +12.8%
1 year -60.1%+8.2%+36.4% +11.9%
3 years -60.2%+53.8%+3,630.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -26.5%+15.4%+234.4% +22.8%
5 years -67.3%+17.7%-0.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -20.0%+3.3%-0.1% +10.9%
10 years +47.6%+204.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.0%+11.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSGPICEPRCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.2%25.8%79.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%26.9%82.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.120.152.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.220.320.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-35.1%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.1%-6.9%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $70.51$175.10$20.89 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$122.91$6.40 $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.

MultipleCSGPICEPRCH
P/E now vs peer median 63.1xmedian 39.2x 22.1xmedian 29.6x 247.1xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.4x 6.5xmedian 3.1x 5.2xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 17.3x —median 13.0x 41.5xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 20.3x 16.8xmedian 16.5x 24.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 2.3x 93.4xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -2.70median 1.52 1.12median 0.48 9.18median 0.60

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 monthsCSGPICEPRCH
Revenue $3.67B $14.05B $530.17M
Gross profit $2.88B – $382.03M
Operating income $212.00M $5.70B $42.24M
Net income $179.00M – -$2.36M
Free cash flow $422.00M – $114.00M
R&D $439.00M – $57.28M
EPS (diluted) $0.45 $7.35 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $500.00M $936.00M $230.54M
Total debt $994.00M – $404.26M
Shares (diluted) 401.90M 566.00M 126.30M
Enterprise value $6.72B $91.51B $1.95B

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
MetricCSGPICEPRCH
P/E 63.1x 22.1x 247.1x
P/FCF 26.8x 16.8x 24.3x
P/Operating cash flow 18.3x 15.9x 24.1x
P/S 3.1x 6.5x 5.2x
P/B 1.4x 3.1x 93.4x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 6.0x -53.3x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x – 41.5x
EV/EBIT 55.7x – 69.1x
EV/Revenue 3.2x 6.5x 5.5x
EV/FCF 28.0x – 25.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 15.9x 25.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.70 1.12 9.18

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEPRCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 12.1% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 13.5% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% – 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 30.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.7% 19.6% -6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 16.2% 29.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 790.5% – -106.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.7% – 75.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 830.4% 33.5% -74.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.3% 19.7% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.0% 17.7% 197.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 16.3% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 786.6% – 199.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEPRCH
Gross margin 78.3% – 72.1%
EBITDA margin 18.6% – 13.3%
Operating margin 5.8% – 8.0%
Pretax margin 6.3% – 1.8%
Net margin 4.9% – 1.8%
FCF margin 11.5% – 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 41.0% 21.7%
Return on equity 2.2% 14.2% 4.6%
Return on assets 1.8% 2.4% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – 1.1%
Return on capital employed 2.2% – 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x – -48.7x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% – 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPICEPRCH
Debt / assets 9.7% – 46.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 13.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 2.1x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 83.1% 96.6%
Equity / assets 77.9% 16.9% 3.4%
Interest coverage – – 0.7x
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.1x – 3.5x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 3.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.78

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPICEPRCH
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield 9.1% – 0.1%
Shareholder yield 9.1% 1.3% 0.1%
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.

ConsensusCSGPICEPRCH
Forward P/E 20.0xFY2026 18.8xFY2026 696.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% -3.2% +833.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $493.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +16.0% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPICEPRCH
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.5% 78.1%
Institutions holding 752 1,654 202
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.4% +2.1%
Institutions buying 415 736 123
Institutions selling 258 694 55
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.06 2.24

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.

CSGPICEPRCH
CSGP 1.00 0.45 0.19
ICE 0.45 1.00 0.07
PRCH 0.19 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, ICE and PRCH?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $11.32B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $91.46B, Porch (PRCH) $2.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, ICE and PRCH?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 63.1x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 22.1x, Porch (PRCH) 247.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 20.0x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 18.8x, Porch (PRCH) 696.3x). 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) +12.1%, Porch (PRCH) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Costar (CSGP) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 4.9%, Porch (PRCH) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Costar (CSGP) leads (Costar (CSGP) 1.8%, Porch (PRCH) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Porch (PRCH) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -60.1%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +8.2%, Porch (PRCH) +36.4%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -20.0%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +3.3%/yr, Porch (PRCH) -0.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 1.25%. Costar (CSGP) and Porch (PRCH) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 49.2%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Porch (PRCH) 79.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.