CSGP vs NWSA vs PRCH Stock Comparison

Costar, News and Porch Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$33.92 +20.0% 1M -56.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.44B
P/E
182.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.56B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins
NWSA News Corp
$30.74 +9.3% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$16.99B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
8 wins
PRCH Porch Group, Inc.
$17.73 +6.7% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$520.38M
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCSGPNWSAPRCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.44B $16.99B $1.93B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 182.7x 29.7x -143.7x NWSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.1x 24.6x 591.0x CSGP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +22.0% +6.8% +17.6% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 6.3% -2.6% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.6% 6.6% 0.0% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 2.6x CSGP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.3% +16.4% +8.6% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr +5.0%/yr -0.6%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 47.7% 26.2% 74.9% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 69/100 30/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPNWSAPRCH

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

AxisCSGPNWSAPRCH
Valuation 49 #46 of 90 57 #24 of 54 6 #112 of 119
Growth 46 #45 of 82 93 #4 of 45 89 #14 of 117
Profitability 57 #34 of 77 79 #10 of 43 28 #84 of 117
Financial Health 79 #21 of 96 87 #9 of 62 21 #93 of 118
Shareholder Returns 87 #8 of 54 32 #18 of 26 7 #101 of 108
Overall 63 69 30
  • CSGP ranked among 99 companies in Vertical Software
  • NWSA ranked among 63 companies in Advertising and Media
  • PRCH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPNWSAPRCHSPY
1 month +20.0%+9.3%+6.7% -1.0%
3 months +22.6%+14.9%+49.7% +2.9%
6 months -6.9%+17.3%+124.7% +6.4%
Year to date -49.6%+17.7%+94.2% +11.4%
1 year -56.3%+16.4%+8.6% +13.1%
3 years -54.3%+43.2%+3,309.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -23.0%+12.7%+224.5% +21.5%
5 years -65.8%+27.7%-2.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year -19.3%+5.0%-0.6% +10.9%
10 years +61.8%+129.2%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +4.9%+8.7%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSGPNWSAPRCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 47.7%26.2%74.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.7%27.6%82.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.180.192.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.180.630.11 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-38.7%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.6%-1.4%-4.6% -2.5%
52-week high $78.23$31.19$18.59 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$22.40$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.

MultipleCSGPNWSAPRCH
P/E now vs peer median 186.2xmedian 42.7x 29.9xmedian 18.8x -146.5xmedian 10.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 2.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 4.5xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 19.0x 11.1xmedian 11.1x 36.4xmedian 8.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 19.6x 21.1xmedian 9.4x 24.5xmedian 8.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.6x 120.7xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -4.41median 1.75 0.51median 0.44 -2.26median 0.47

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 monthsCSGPNWSAPRCH
Revenue $3.56B $9.03B $520.38M
Gross profit $2.80B – $377.10M
Operating income $77.00M – $40.49M
Net income $73.60M $743.00M -$25.40M
Free cash flow $280.00M $811.00M $95.59M
R&D $435.40M – $54.75M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $1.03 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents $1.27B $2.10B $195.60M
Total debt $994.00M $1.99B $405.28M
Shares (diluted) 404.40M 558.40M 120.74M
Enterprise value $7.40B $8.48B $1.14B

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
MetricCSGPNWSAPRCH
P/E 186.2x 29.9x -146.5x
P/FCF 49.1x 21.1x 24.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 13.8x 24.3x
P/S 3.9x 1.9x 4.5x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x 120.7x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.3x -35.0x
EV/EBITDA 25.5x 11.1x 36.4x
EV/EBIT 175.0x 16.3x 62.2x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 1.9x 4.8x
EV/FCF 48.1x 21.0x 26.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 27.1x 13.7x 26.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -4.41 0.51 -2.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPNWSAPRCH
Revenue growth (1Y) 22.0% 6.8% 17.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% 4.1% 16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 21.0% – 27.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.3% – 38.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 1,383% – 53.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -40.4% – 28.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.3% -44.6% -141.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 58.4% 53.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.8% -50.4% -126.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% 58.6% 64.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.7% 26.5% 843.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 16.8% 84.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 201.7% 42.0% 905.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 23.6% 81.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPNWSAPRCH
Gross margin 78.7% – 72.5%
EBITDA margin 14.9% 17.0% 13.3%
Operating margin 2.2% – 7.8%
Pretax margin 2.8% 11.6% 1.0%
Net margin 2.1% 6.3% -2.6%
FCF margin 7.9% 9.0% 18.4%
Operating cash flow margin 14.0% 13.7% 18.5%
Return on equity 0.9% 8.0% -38.9%
Return on assets 0.7% 4.8% -1.1%
Return on invested capital 0.6% 6.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 0.8% 8.2% 5.4%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.8x 1.7x -3.8x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% – 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPNWSAPRCH
Debt / assets 9.8% 12.8% 49.5%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x 20.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x -0.1x 2.6x
Debt / FCF 3.6x 2.5x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 21.6% 40.6% 97.6%
Equity / assets 78.4% 59.4% 2.4%
Interest coverage – – 0.7x
Current ratio 2.2x 1.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.0x 1.4x 4.0x
Cash ratio 1.7x 0.8x 3.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.53 1.48

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPNWSAPRCH
Dividend yield – 0.7% –
Net buyback yield 7.2% 3.7% 0.1%
Shareholder yield 7.2% 4.4% 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.

ConsensusCSGPNWSAPRCH
Forward P/E 24.1xFY2026 24.6xFY2027 591.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $1.25FY2027 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027 –
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% +30.4% +900.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $9.16BFY2027 $493.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +1.4%FY2027 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.6% +4.1% +17.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPNWSAPRCH
Held by institutions 100.0% 100.0% 78.1%
Institutions holding 751 636 202
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -3.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 415 344 123
Institutions selling 257 189 55
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.82 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.

CSGPNWSAPRCH
CSGP 1.00 0.43 0.15
NWSA 0.43 1.00 0.14
PRCH 0.15 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, NWSA and PRCH?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $13.44B, News (NWSA) $16.99B, Porch (PRCH) $1.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSGP, NWSA and PRCH?

News (NWSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Costar (CSGP) 182.7x, News (NWSA) 29.7x, Porch (PRCH) -143.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Costar (CSGP) is cheapest (Costar (CSGP) 24.1x, News (NWSA) 24.6x, Porch (PRCH) 591.0x). 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) +22.0%, News (NWSA) +6.8%, Porch (PRCH) +17.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 2.1%, News (NWSA) 6.3%, Porch (PRCH) -2.6%). On return on invested capital, News (NWSA) leads (Costar (CSGP) 0.6%, News (NWSA) 6.6%, Porch (PRCH) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -56.3%, News (NWSA) +16.4%, Porch (PRCH) +8.6%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -19.3%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.0%/yr, Porch (PRCH) -0.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 47.7%, News (NWSA) 26.2%, Porch (PRCH) 74.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSGP, NWSA 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, News (NWSA) 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.