FSV vs GEO vs NXDT Stock Comparison

FirstService, Geo and Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FSV FirstService Corp
$144.50 +11.8% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.59B
P/E
57.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.68B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
4 wins
GEO Geo Group Inc
$28.52 -7.9% 1M +71.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.72B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.83B
Div. yield
–
Facility Services Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Geo leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Geo 7, FirstService 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFSVGEONXDTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.59B $3.72B $206.49M FSV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 57.2x 12.8x -2.8x GEO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.7x 21.3x — GEO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.7% +15.3% -20.5% GEO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 10.3% -94.2% GEO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.0% 7.5% -0.1% FSV
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.3x 15.1x FSV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% +71.0% +31.9% GEO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +28.4%/yr -22.3%/yr GEO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.8% 49.2% 64.3% FSV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 55/100 30/100 GEO

Percentile Scorecard

FSVGEONXDT

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

AxisFSVGEONXDT
Valuation 43 #65 of 113 53 #54 of 113 33 #98 of 145
Growth 55 #44 of 96 59 #40 of 96 6 #135 of 143
Profitability 63 #34 of 91 59 #38 of 91 2 #133 of 136
Financial Health 38 #76 of 122 33 #82 of 122 67 #46 of 138
Shareholder Returns 9 #60 of 66 69 #21 of 66 44 #74 of 131
Overall 42 55 30
  • FSV ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • GEO ranked among 130 companies in Business Services
  • NXDT ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFSVGEONXDTSPY
1 month +11.8%-7.9%-18.6% +0.7%
3 months 0.0%-7.0%-3.4% +3.7%
6 months +8.0%+54.1%-20.7% +7.1%
Year to date -7.1%+76.9%+12.3% +12.8%
1 year -7.2%+71.0%+31.9% +11.9%
3 years +1.8%+225.9%-43.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.6%+48.3%-17.3% +22.8%
5 years -27.7%+248.7%-71.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%+28.4%-22.3% +10.9%
10 years +251.9%+82.0%-80.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +13.4%+6.2%-14.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFSVGEONXDTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.8%49.2%64.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.0%50.8%67.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.640.821.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.231.440.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-62.5%-84.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.5%-13.0%-25.7% -1.2%
52-week high $165.10$32.78$5.79 $779.14
52-week low $125.66$13.26$2.66 $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.

MultipleFSVGEONXDT
P/E now vs peer median 57.1xmedian 21.9x 12.8xmedian 21.9x -3.0xmedian 25.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 0.9x 1.3xmedian 0.9x 2.9xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 11.9x 11.5xmedian 11.9x 28.4xmedian 14.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 14.4x 142.7xmedian 14.4x -30.9xmedian 23.5x
P/B now vs peer median 7.1xmedian 2.4x 2.5xmedian 2.4x 0.3xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 153.10median 0.97 0.50median 0.97 10.70median 1.86

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 monthsFSVGEONXDT
Revenue $5.68B $2.83B $78.07M
Gross profit $1.88B – –
Operating income $339.62M $315.54M -$1.21M
Net income $199.45M $291.54M -$66.70M
Free cash flow $536.84M $26.44M -$7.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.52 $2.21 $-1.22
Cash & equivalents $160.76M $54.99M $11.67M
Total debt $1.55B $6.34B $1.16B
Shares (diluted) 45.75M 132.02M 60.44M
Enterprise value $5.91B $3.33B $171.92M

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
MetricFSVGEONXDT
P/E 57.1x 12.8x -3.0x
P/FCF 12.3x 142.7x -30.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 19.0x -73.3x
P/S 1.2x 1.3x 2.9x
P/B 7.1x 2.5x 0.3x
P/Tangible book 7.1x 2.7x 0.3x
EV/EBITDA 14.9x 11.5x 28.4x
EV/EBIT 23.6x 16.7x -403.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.9x 6.3x
EV/FCF 14.9x 199.0x -66.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.2x 26.5x -156.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 153.10 0.50 10.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFSVGEONXDT
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.7% 15.3% -20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.9% 5.0% -16.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -0.6% 11.4% -414.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.7% 222.2% 35.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 28.5% -23.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 12.3% 242.8% 42.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.4% 25.6% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 0.1% -16.6% -188.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 23.1% -4.1% -27.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1.6% -79.8% -648.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.6% -42.6% -29.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFSVGEONXDT
Gross margin 33.1% – –
EBITDA margin 9.5% 16.1% 22.1%
Operating margin 6.0% 11.2% -1.6%
Pretax margin 4.8% 14.0% -85.1%
Net margin 2.0% 10.3% -94.2%
FCF margin 9.4% 0.9% -9.5%
Operating cash flow margin 7.4% 7.0% -4.0%
Return on equity 18.5% 19.4% -10.0%
Return on assets 4.5% 7.7% -6.5%
Return on invested capital 10.0% 7.5% -0.1%
Return on capital employed 9.8% 9.3% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 0.7x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.9% 6.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFSVGEONXDT
Debt / assets 34.9% 41.2% 26.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.6x 3.3x 15.1x
Debt / FCF 2.9x 58.3x -36.8x
Liabilities / assets 78.9% 59.5% 35.2%
Equity / assets 21.1% 40.5% 64.8%
Interest coverage – 2.1x -0.1x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.5x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score – 2.27 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFSVGEONXDT
Dividend yield 1.0% – 11.2%
Net buyback yield -9.1% 4.6% -26.6%
Shareholder yield -8.1% 4.6% -15.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -10.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -93.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 25.4%
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.

ConsensusFSVGEONXDT
Forward P/E 24.7xFY2026 21.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $5.84FY2026 $1.34FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +2.1%FY2026 +55.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +9.6% +44.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.42BFY2026 $3.17BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% -1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFSVGEONXDT
Held by institutions 69.9% 94.2% 50.2%
Institutions holding 276 292 127
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% -2.2% +3.8%
Institutions buying 148 151 80
Institutions selling 101 97 34
Buyers to sellers 1.47 1.56 2.35

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.

FSVGEONXDT
FSV 1.00 0.16 0.11
GEO 0.16 1.00 0.04
NXDT 0.11 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FSV, GEO and NXDT?

FirstService (FSV) is the largest by market capitalisation: FirstService (FSV) $6.59B, Geo (GEO) $3.72B, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) $206.49M.

Which stock is cheaper, FSV, GEO and NXDT?

Geo (GEO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (FirstService (FSV) 57.2x, Geo (GEO) 12.8x, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -2.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Geo (GEO) is cheapest (FirstService (FSV) 24.7x, Geo (GEO) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Geo (GEO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: FirstService (FSV) +3.7%, Geo (GEO) +15.3%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Geo (GEO) has the highest net margin (FirstService (FSV) 2.0%, Geo (GEO) 10.3%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -94.2%). On return on invested capital, FirstService (FSV) leads (FirstService (FSV) 10.0%, Geo (GEO) 7.5%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -0.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Geo (GEO) returned the most: FirstService (FSV) -7.2%, Geo (GEO) +71.0%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) +31.9%. Over five years, Geo (GEO) compounded fastest (FirstService (FSV) -6.3%/yr, Geo (GEO) +28.4%/yr, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) -22.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: FirstService (FSV) 0.00%, Geo (GEO) 0.00%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) 0.03%. FirstService (FSV) and Geo (GEO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, FirstService (FSV) has been the steadiest (FirstService (FSV) 30.8%, Geo (GEO) 49.2%, Nexpoint Diversified Real Estate Trust (NXDT) 64.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FSV, GEO and NXDT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Geo (GEO) leads on 7. 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.