CSGP vs ICE vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Costar, Intercontinental Exchange and Zebra Technologies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$32.01 +14.0% 1M -59.0% 1Y
Market cap
$12.97B
P/E
148.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.67B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
1 win
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$381.67 +3.1% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$18.06B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSGPICEZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.97B $87.19B $18.06B ICE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 148.0x 21.7x 33.8x ICE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.7x 17.9x 16.9x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% +6.9% +12.7% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 30.1% 9.2% ICE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.5% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.6x 2.4x ZBRA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.31% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -59.0% -2.8% +22.9% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.2%/yr +2.8%/yr -6.4%/yr ICE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.9% 25.8% 47.2% ICE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 54/100 62/100 ZBRA

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPICEZBRA

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

AxisCSGPICEZBRA
Valuation 55 #41 of 89 59 #40 of 96 68 #37 of 112
Growth 79 #18 of 81 45 #37 of 66 49 #56 of 109
Profitability 44 #43 of 76 83 #12 of 64 85 #17 of 104
Financial Health 68 #31 of 94 36 #60 of 93 17 #97 of 116
Shareholder Returns – 46 #21 of 38 94 #6 of 81
Overall 61 54 62
  • CSGP ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ICE ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • ZBRA ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPICEZBRASPY
1 month +14.0%+0.7%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months +5.5%+1.7%+34.2% +3.9%
6 months -11.0%-0.6%+74.1% +8.2%
Year to date -52.4%-4.0%+57.2% +12.9%
1 year -59.0%-2.8%+22.9% +12.3%
3 years -54.6%+48.4%+84.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -23.2%+14.1%+22.6% +23.3%
5 years -63.4%+14.7%-28.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -18.2%+2.8%-6.4% +10.9%
10 years +66.5%+192.0%+475.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.2%+11.3%+19.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSGPICEZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.9%25.8%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%27.5%41.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.150.161.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.23-0.110.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-35.1%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.1%-11.2%-2.4% -1.2%
52-week high $78.23$175.10$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$122.91$199.30 $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.

MultipleCSGPICEZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 148.0xmedian 40.1x 21.7xmedian 28.3x 33.8xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.5x 6.5xmedian 2.9x 3.1xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 18.5x 15.0xmedian 13.5x 19.3xmedian 20.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 39.0xmedian 20.1x 17.2xmedian 16.0x 20.0xmedian 29.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 2.9xmedian 2.4x 5.3xmedian 3.0x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.73 0.65median 0.54 -8.94median 1.17

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 monthsCSGPICEZBRA
Revenue $3.67B $13.43B $5.85B
Gross profit $2.88B – $2.90B
Operating income $212.10M $5.47B $858.00M
Net income – $4.10B $539.00M
Free cash flow – $5.08B $904.00M
R&D – – $622.00M
EPS (diluted) – $7.13 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $500.00M $1.07B $157.00M
Total debt – $19.85B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 404.40M 566.00M 48.13M
Enterprise value $12.99B $80.99B $16.61B

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
MetricCSGPICEZBRA
P/E 148.0x 21.7x 33.8x
P/FCF 39.0x 17.2x 20.0x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 15.8x 18.4x
P/S 3.5x 6.5x 3.1x
P/B 1.6x 2.9x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.9x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA – 15.0x 19.3x
EV/EBIT – 19.2x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 3.5x 7.8x 3.5x
EV/FCF – 20.7x 22.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.0x 19.1x 21.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.65 -8.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% 6.9% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% 11.9% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.8% – 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.5% 16.4% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% 13.9% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 34.1% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 36.6% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 33.3% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.0% 13.1% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% 14.9% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 13.9% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPICEZBRA
Gross margin – – 49.6%
EBITDA margin – 52.3% 18.3%
Operating margin – 40.7% 14.7%
Pretax margin – 39.7% 12.1%
Net margin – 30.1% 9.2%
FCF margin – 37.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% 41.1% 16.7%
Return on equity – 13.9% 15.6%
Return on assets – 2.3% 6.4%
Return on invested capital – 8.5% 10.6%
Return on capital employed – 9.7% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% 2.0% 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPICEZBRA
Debt / assets – 11.4% 32.0%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.6x 2.4x
Debt / FCF – 3.9x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 83.0% 60.2%
Equity / assets 77.7% 17.0% 39.8%
Interest coverage – 6.8x –
Current ratio 1.3x 1.0x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.0x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.73 3.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPICEZBRA
Dividend yield – 1.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 5.0%
Shareholder yield – 3.6% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusCSGPICEZBRA
Forward P/E 22.7xFY2026 17.9xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $8.69FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% -3.2% -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $10.54BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +16.0% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPICEZBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 92.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 751 1,653 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +1.4% +4.5%
Institutions buying 415 735 309
Institutions selling 257 694 242
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.06 1.28

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.

CSGPICEZBRA
CSGP 1.00 0.50 0.09
ICE 0.50 1.00 0.06
ZBRA 0.09 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, ICE and ZBRA?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $12.97B, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) $87.19B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, ICE and ZBRA?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 148.0x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 21.7x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 22.7x, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 17.9x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 16.9x). 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%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has the highest net margin (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 30.1%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 8.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -59.0%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) -2.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +22.9%. Over five years, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -18.2%/yr, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) +2.8%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.4%/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 Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 47.9%, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) 25.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.