CXAI vs PAYC vs ZG Stock Comparison

CXApp, Paycom Software and Zillow Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CXAI CXApp Inc.
$1.51 -40.3% 1M +118.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.92M
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
1 win
PAYC Paycom Software, Inc.
$260.65 +19.3% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$12.05B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.14B
Div. yield
–
HR Software Technology
6 wins
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$32.10 +14.6% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.25B
P/E
131.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Paycom Software leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Paycom Software 6, Zillow 4, CXApp 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCXAIPAYCZGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.24M $12.05B $7.25B PAYC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 24.7x 131.8x PAYC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.2x 13.7x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -51.4% +9.2% +17.7% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.8% 2.0% PAYC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.3% 0.2% PAYC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x -0.7x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +118.8% +39.8% -53.4% CXAI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -31.5%/yr -13.8%/yr -21.2%/yr PAYC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 412.4% 46.9% 51.5% PAYC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 71/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

CXAIPAYCZG

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

AxisCXAIPAYCZG
Valuation – 54 #47 of 101 59 #37 of 89
Growth – 57 #42 of 97 66 #28 of 81
Profitability – 98 #3 of 93 55 #35 of 76
Financial Health – 39 #66 of 108 75 #24 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 61 #25 of 63 98 #2 of 50
Overall – 62 71
  • CXAI ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • PAYC ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCXAIPAYCZGSPY
1 month -40.3%+19.3%+14.6% +0.7%
3 months +1,158.3%+61.4%-5.7% +3.7%
6 months +843.8%+105.6%-28.0% +7.1%
Year to date +357.6%+63.6%-53.0% +12.8%
1 year +118.8%+39.8%-53.4% +11.9%
3 years +22.8%+8.6%-15.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.1%+2.8%-5.6% +22.8%
5 years -84.9%-52.4%-69.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -31.5%-13.8%-21.2% +10.9%
10 years —+404.7%+0.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+17.6%+0.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCXAIPAYCZGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 412.4%46.9%51.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 151.2%42.1%55.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.071.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.290.85-1.04 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-79.5%-72.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -67.1%-5.1%-56.5% -1.2%
52-week high $4.59$274.60$73.87 $779.14
52-week low $0.09$113.59$27.70 $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.

MultipleCXAIPAYCZG
P/E now vs peer median —median 28.0x 24.5xmedian 28.0x 133.0xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.8x 5.4xmedian 2.8x 2.6xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 16.9x 14.5xmedian 16.9x 23.5xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.9x 20.1xmedian 15.9x 28.0xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 3.2x 20.2xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.89 0.98median 0.89 4.13median 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 monthsCXAIPAYCZG
Revenue $2.92M $2.14B $2.81B
Gross profit – $1.79B $2.05B
Operating income – $648.40M $12.00M
Net income – $487.60M $55.00M
Free cash flow – $575.10M $258.00M
R&D – $258.90M $611.00M
EPS (diluted) – $10.62 $0.24
Cash & equivalents – $198.00M $572.00M
Total debt – $900.00M $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 1.67M 45.91M 227.90M
Enterprise value $2.24M $10.95B $3.10B

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
MetricCXAIPAYCZG
P/E – 24.5x 133.0x
P/FCF – 20.1x 28.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 14.4x 18.6x
P/S 0.9x 5.4x 2.6x
P/B – 20.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book – 21.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 14.5x 23.5x
EV/EBIT – 18.9x 583.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 5.7x 2.5x
EV/FCF – 21.3x 27.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.3x 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.98 4.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCXAIPAYCZG
Revenue growth (1Y) -51.4% 9.2% 17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -27.4% 11.2% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 10.9% 13.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 11.0% 10.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.7% 109.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 14.9% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 17.3% 188.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 15.6% 32.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 44.3% 198.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 43.6% -19.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.4% -4.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 60.1% -25.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.3% -7.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCXAIPAYCZG
Gross margin – 83.7% 72.9%
EBITDA margin – 39.5% 10.6%
Operating margin – 30.3% 0.4%
Pretax margin – 32.0% 2.1%
Net margin – 22.8% 2.0%
FCF margin – 26.9% 9.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 37.4% 13.8%
Return on equity – 70.5% 1.3%
Return on assets – 9.7% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 31.3% 0.2%
Return on capital employed – 36.7% 0.3%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.6x 7.1x
Stock comp / revenue 76.0% 4.2% 12.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCXAIPAYCZG
Debt / assets – 17.3% 8.8%
Debt / equity – 1.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets – 89.0% 18.8%
Equity / assets – 11.0% 81.2%
Interest coverage – 39.8x 0.7x
Current ratio – 1.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 0.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.1x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 3.04 4.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCXAIPAYCZG
Dividend yield – 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 12.9% 13.0%
Shareholder yield – 13.5% 13.0%
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.

ConsensusCXAIPAYCZG
Forward P/E – 22.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-10.60FY2026 $11.74FY2026 $2.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +27.1%FY2026 +42.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +14.6% +26.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.25MFY2026 $2.08BFY2026 $3.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +80.1%FY2026 +1.5%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +89.8% +11.2% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCXAIPAYCZG
Held by institutions 14.8% 90.3% 18.3%
Institutions holding 34 595 264
Change in shares held, QoQ +313.6% -8.5% +0.1%
Institutions buying 21 295 125
Institutions selling 6 222 98
Buyers to sellers 3.50 1.33 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.

CXAIPAYCZG
CXAI 1.00 0.03 0.15
PAYC 0.03 1.00 0.28
ZG 0.15 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CXAI, PAYC and ZG?

Paycom Software (PAYC) is the largest by market capitalisation: CXApp (CXAI) $2.24M, Paycom Software (PAYC) $12.05B, Zillow (ZG) $7.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, CXAI, PAYC and ZG?

Paycom Software (PAYC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Paycom Software (PAYC) 24.7x, Zillow (ZG) 131.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Paycom Software (PAYC) 22.2x, Zillow (ZG) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Zillow (ZG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: CXApp (CXAI) -51.4%, Paycom Software (PAYC) +9.2%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Paycom Software (PAYC) has the highest net margin (Paycom Software (PAYC) 22.8%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%). On return on invested capital, Paycom Software (PAYC) leads (Paycom Software (PAYC) 31.3%, Zillow (ZG) 0.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year CXApp (CXAI) returned the most: CXApp (CXAI) +118.8%, Paycom Software (PAYC) +39.8%, Zillow (ZG) -53.4%. Over five years, Paycom Software (PAYC) compounded fastest (CXApp (CXAI) -31.5%/yr, Paycom Software (PAYC) -13.8%/yr, Zillow (ZG) -21.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Paycom Software (PAYC) has been the steadiest (CXApp (CXAI) 412.4%, Paycom Software (PAYC) 46.9%, Zillow (ZG) 51.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CXAI, PAYC and ZG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Paycom Software (PAYC) 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.