CSGP vs OWLS vs SMRT Stock Comparison

Costar, Obook Holdings and SmartRent Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$32.58 +17.8% 1M -53.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.75B
P/E
71.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.67B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
6 wins
OWLS Obook Holdings Inc.
$2.34 -57.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$179.04M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Payment Processing Technology
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.61 +33.1% 1M +19.3% 1Y
Market cap
$307.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Costar leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Costar 6, SmartRent 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSGPOWLSSMRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.75B $179.04M $307.86M CSGP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 71.3x — -15.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.2% — -2.8% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.9% — -13.0% CSGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.3% -73.5% +19.3% SMRT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -17.1%/yr — -34.7%/yr CSGP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.2% 78.4% 61.9% CSGP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 — 51/100 CSGP

Percentile Scorecard

CSGPOWLSSMRT

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

AxisCSGPOWLSSMRT
Valuation 64 #33 of 89 – 47 #48 of 89
Growth 77 #20 of 82 – 84 #14 of 82
Profitability 61 #31 of 78 – 34 #52 of 78
Financial Health 67 #32 of 95 24 #80 of 105 68 #31 of 95
Shareholder Returns 93 #5 of 54 – 21 #43 of 54
Overall 72 – 51
  • CSGP ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • OWLS ranked among 109 companies in Fintech
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSGPOWLSSMRTSPY
1 month +17.8%-57.0%+33.1% -1.0%
3 months +7.8%-56.9%+23.8% -0.4%
6 months -4.4%-61.2%+37.6% +4.5%
Year to date -51.5%-65.0%-20.3% +12.4%
1 year -53.3%-73.5%+19.3% +13.6%
3 years -57.9%—-39.5% +76.4%
3 years, per year -25.1%—-15.4% +20.8%
5 years -60.9%—-88.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year -17.1%—-34.7% +10.4%
10 years +77.5%—— +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.9%—— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCSGPOWLSSMRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.2%78.4%61.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.0%87.2%56.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.051.101.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.06-0.940.31 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.4%-96.4%-94.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.7%-75.7%-24.1% -1.6%
52-week high $70.44$9.61$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $26.95$1.98$0.95 $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.

MultipleCSGPOWLSSMRT
P/E now vs peer median 73.1xmedian 42.1x —median 21.9x -15.8xmedian 42.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.6x —median 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 16.8x —median 16.4x -15.8xmedian 16.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.1xmedian 21.0x —median 17.4x -293.2xmedian 21.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x -16.9xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -3.13median 1.52 —median 0.91 -0.46median 1.52

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 monthsCSGPOWLSSMRT
Revenue $3.67B – $151.20M
Gross profit $2.88B – $54.98M
Operating income $212.00M – -$22.56M
Net income $179.00M – -$19.60M
Free cash flow $422.00M – -$1.05M
R&D $439.00M – $23.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.45 – $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $500.00M $10.19M $92.66M
Total debt $994.00M $651.70K –
Shares (diluted) 401.90M – 192.41M
Enterprise value $8.14B $126.81M -$88.19M

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
MetricCSGPOWLSSMRT
P/E 73.1x – -15.8x
P/FCF 31.1x – -293.2x
P/Operating cash flow 21.2x – -437.0x
P/S 3.6x – 2.0x
P/B 1.6x -16.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -15.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x – -15.8x
EV/EBIT 64.2x – -9.6x
EV/Revenue 3.7x – 1.4x
EV/FCF 32.2x – -205.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.0x – -305.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.13 – -0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSGPOWLSSMRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.2% – -2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.4% – -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 18.7% – 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 362.7% – 71.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -14.6% – 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 790.5% – 72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -23.7% – 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 830.4% – 73.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -23.3% – 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 70.0% – 98.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.5% – 77.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 786.6% – 97.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 73.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSGPOWLSSMRT
Gross margin 78.3% – 36.4%
EBITDA margin 18.6% – -9.0%
Operating margin 5.8% – -14.9%
Pretax margin 6.3% – -13.1%
Net margin 4.9% – -13.0%
FCF margin 11.5% – -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 16.8% – -0.5%
Return on equity 2.2% – -8.6%
Return on assets 1.8% – -6.6%
Return on invested capital 1.8% – –
Return on capital employed 2.2% – -8.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x – 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 4.2% – 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSGPOWLSSMRT
Debt / assets 9.7% 2.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x -0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 22.1% 150.9% 23.3%
Equity / assets 77.9% -50.9% 76.7%
Interest coverage – – -59.4x
Current ratio 1.3x 0.6x 3.8x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.5x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.5x 2.2x
Altman Z-score – – 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSGPOWLSSMRT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 7.9% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 7.9% – -0.3%
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.

ConsensusCSGPOWLSSMRT
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.41FY2026 $-0.71FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +62.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +29.8% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.92BFY2026 $8.17MFY2026 $154.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.8%FY2026 +3.9%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.8% +536.4% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSGPOWLSSMRT
Held by institutions 100.0% – 64.9%
Institutions holding 753 – 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% – +3.0%
Institutions buying 415 – 72
Institutions selling 259 – 33
Buyers to sellers 1.60 – 2.18

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.

CSGPOWLSSMRT
CSGP 1.00 -0.03 0.12
OWLS -0.03 1.00 0.01
SMRT 0.12 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSGP, OWLS and SMRT?

Costar (CSGP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Costar (CSGP) $12.75B, Obook Holdings (OWLS) $179.04M, SmartRent (SMRT) $307.86M.

Which company is growing faster?

Costar (CSGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Costar (CSGP) +20.2%, SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Costar (CSGP) has the highest net margin (Costar (CSGP) 4.9%, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year SmartRent (SMRT) returned the most: Costar (CSGP) -53.3%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) -73.5%, SmartRent (SMRT) +19.3%. Over five years, Costar (CSGP) compounded fastest (Costar (CSGP) -17.1%/yr, SmartRent (SMRT) -34.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Costar (CSGP) has been the steadiest (Costar (CSGP) 50.2%, Obook Holdings (OWLS) 78.4%, SmartRent (SMRT) 61.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSGP, OWLS and SMRT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Costar (CSGP) leads on 6. 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.