CSGP vs LPL vs ZBRA Stock Comparison

Costar, LG Display and Zebra Technologies 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
LPL LG Display Co., Ltd.
$2.59 -11.6% 1M -48.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.68B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$17.53B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
ZBRA Zebra Technologies Corp
$386.45 +4.2% 1M +23.1% 1Y
Market cap
$18.31B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.85B
Div. yield
–
Electronic Components Technology
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSGPLPLZBRALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.61B $2.68B $18.31B ZBRA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 184.9x -5.8x 34.0x ZBRA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x — 17.1x ZBRA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% -6.9% +12.7% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% -2.7% 9.2% ZBRA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 3.3% 10.6% ZBRA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x — 2.4x CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% -48.8% +23.1% ZBRA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr -19.1%/yr -6.1%/yr ZBRA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 61.5% 47.2% ZBRA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 53/100 61/100 CSGP

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPLPLZBRA

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

AxisCSGPLPLZBRA
Valuation 49 #46 of 90 94 #8 of 112 63 #42 of 112
Growth 46 #45 of 82 74 #29 of 109 48 #57 of 109
Profitability 57 #34 of 77 37 #67 of 105 85 #17 of 105
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 9 #107 of 117 17 #97 of 117
Shareholder Returns 87 #8 of 54 – 93 #7 of 82
Overall 63 53 61
  • CSGP ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • LPL ranked among 122 companies in Computer Hardware
  • 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

PeriodCSGPLPLZBRASPY
1 month +20.0%-11.6%+4.2% -1.0%
3 months +22.6%-18.0%+48.7% +2.9%
6 months -6.9%-38.0%+69.7% +6.4%
Year to date -49.6%-38.5%+59.2% +11.4%
1 year -56.3%-48.8%+23.1% +13.1%
3 years -54.3%-41.1%+87.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -23.0%-16.2%+23.4% +21.5%
5 years -65.8%-65.4%-26.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -19.3%-19.1%-6.1% +10.9%
10 years +61.8%-79.4%+497.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.9%-14.6%+19.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSGPLPLZBRASPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%61.5%47.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%67.9%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.182.291.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.18-0.790.49 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-76.0%-67.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.6%-55.0%-1.2% -2.5%
52-week high $78.23$5.76$391.00 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$2.59$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.

MultipleCSGPLPLZBRA
P/E now vs peer median 186.2xmedian 42.7x -5.6xmedian 31.3x 34.2xmedian 31.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.7x 0.1xmedian 2.6x 3.1xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 19.0x —median 19.6x 19.5xmedian 19.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 19.6x 1.9xmedian 28.3x 20.2xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 0.5xmedian 2.9x 5.3xmedian 2.9x
PEG now vs peer median -4.41median 1.75 -0.11median 1.15 -9.05median 1.15

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 monthsCSGPLPLZBRA
Revenue $3.56B $17.53B $5.85B
Gross profit $2.80B $2.54B $2.90B
Operating income $77.00M $456.43M $858.00M
Net income $73.60M -$915.07M $539.00M
Free cash flow $280.00M $1.37B $904.00M
R&D $435.40M $957.27M $622.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $-0.58 $11.20
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $941.29M $157.00M
Total debt $994.00M $37.49B $2.77B
Shares (diluted) 404.40M 797.61M 48.13M
Enterprise value $7.56B -$1.79B $16.87B

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
MetricCSGPLPLZBRA
P/E 186.2x -5.6x 34.2x
P/FCF 49.1x 1.9x 20.2x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 1.2x 18.7x
P/S 3.9x 0.1x 3.1x
P/B 1.7x 0.5x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.7x 6.7x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x – 19.5x
EV/EBIT 175.0x 22.5x 24.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 0.6x 3.6x
EV/FCF 48.1x 7.5x 23.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 4.8x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.41 -0.11 -9.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPLPLZBRA
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% -6.9% 12.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 0.0% 2.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.0% 18.3% 14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 101.7% 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,383% 865.5% 8.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% 29.4% -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.3% -141.3% -1.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 36.4% -6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.8% 40.6% 4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% 49.0% -3.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 28.4% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -6.4% 63.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.7% 585.0% 6.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 33.6% 83.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPLPLZBRA
Gross margin 78.7% 14.5% 49.6%
EBITDA margin 14.9% – 18.3%
Operating margin 2.2% 2.6% 14.7%
Pretax margin 2.8% -5.1% 12.1%
Net margin 2.1% -2.7% 9.2%
FCF margin 7.9% 7.8% 15.5%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 12.2% 16.7%
Return on equity 0.9% -18.1% 15.6%
Return on assets 0.7% -5.1% 6.4%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 3.3% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 4.4% 19.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.8x -2.3x 1.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% – 3.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPLPLZBRA
Debt / assets 9.8% 48.9% 32.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.8x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x – 2.4x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 6.4x 3.1x
Liabilities / assets 21.6% 72.2% 60.2%
Equity / assets 78.4% 27.8% 39.8%
Interest coverage – 0.6x –
Current ratio 2.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Quick ratio 2.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.97 3.76

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPLPLZBRA
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.2% – 4.9%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 0.0% 4.9%
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.

ConsensusCSGPLPLZBRA
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 – 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $-0.31FY2026 $22.59FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 -293.8%FY2026 +42.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% – -4.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $18.37BFY2026 $6.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +2.5%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% -3.0% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPLPLZBRA
Held by institutions 100.0% 7.8% 100.0%
Institutions holding 751 189 644
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +76.8% +4.5%
Institutions buying 415 153 309
Institutions selling 257 22 242
Buyers to sellers 1.61 6.95 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.

CSGPLPLZBRA
CSGP 1.00 -0.11 0.08
LPL -0.11 1.00 0.19
ZBRA 0.08 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, LPL and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $13.61B, LG Display (LPL) $2.68B, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) $18.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, LPL and ZBRA?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 184.9x, LG Display (LPL) -5.8x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 24.1x, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 17.1x). 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%, LG Display (LPL) -6.9%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +12.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 2.1%, LG Display (LPL) -2.7%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 9.2%). On return on invested capital, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) leads (Costar (CSGP) 0.6%, LG Display (LPL) 3.3%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -56.3%, LG Display (LPL) -48.8%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) +23.1%. Over five years, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -19.3%/yr, LG Display (LPL) -19.1%/yr, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) -6.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 47.7%, LG Display (LPL) 61.5%, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 47.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSGP, LPL 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, Zebra Technologies (ZBRA) 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.