PAPL vs ZG vs FMCC Stock Comparison

Pineapple Financial, Zillow and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Zillow leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Zillow 6, Federal Home Loan Mortgage 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAPLZGFMCCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $24.51M $7.25B $13.42B FMCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.8x 131.8x -536.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.7x 0.9x FMCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.6% +17.7% +3.6% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -90.1% 2.0% — ZG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 26.6x -0.7x — ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -78.6% -53.4% -60.2% ZG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -21.2%/yr +35.5%/yr FMCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 138.0% 51.5% 85.7% ZG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 71/100 69/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

PAPLZGFMCC

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

AxisPAPLZGFMCC
Valuation 7 #157 of 169 59 #37 of 89 99 #2 of 169
Growth 41 #95 of 159 66 #28 of 81 70 #49 of 159
Profitability 12 #128 of 146 55 #35 of 76 37 #92 of 146
Financial Health 52 #74 of 153 75 #24 of 93 –
Shareholder Returns – 98 #2 of 50 –
Overall 28 71 69
  • PAPL ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • FMCC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPAPLZGFMCCSPY
1 month -4.0%+14.6%+9.4% +0.7%
3 months -22.6%-5.7%-28.0% +3.7%
6 months -44.5%-28.0%-42.8% +7.1%
Year to date -31.9%-53.0%-60.0% +12.8%
1 year -78.6%-53.4%-60.2% +11.9%
3 years —-15.9%+534.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-5.6%+85.2% +22.8%
5 years —-69.6%+356.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-21.2%+35.5% +10.9%
10 years —+0.1%+153.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+0.0%+9.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasurePAPLZGFMCCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 138.0%51.5%85.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 123.9%55.2%72.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.381.171.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.57-1.04-0.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -99.4%-72.0%-78.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.7%-56.5%-64.2% -1.2%
52-week high $4.50$73.87$11.33 $779.14
52-week low $0.58$27.70$2.98 $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.

MultiplePAPLZGFMCC
P/E now vs peer median -9.8xmedian 11.7x 133.0xmedian 39.2x -525.2xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.8xmedian 2.7x 2.6xmedian 2.4x 0.5xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 86.3xmedian 13.1x 23.5xmedian 17.3x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.8xmedian 6.5x 28.0xmedian 20.3x 0.8xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 0.2xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 4.13median 1.52 -30.58median 0.33

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 monthsPAPLZGFMCC
Revenue $2.78M $2.81B $24.70B
Gross profit – $2.05B –
Operating income -$402.62K $12.00M –
Net income -$2.51M $55.00M –
Free cash flow -$5.13M $258.00M –
R&D – $611.00M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $0.24 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $10.51M $572.00M $4.56B
Total debt $53.03M $1.44B –
Shares (diluted) 25.58M 227.90M 3.23B
Enterprise value -$7.49M $3.10B $13.42B

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
MetricPAPLZGFMCC
P/E -9.8x 133.0x -525.2x
P/FCF -4.8x 28.0x 0.8x
P/Operating cash flow -4.8x 18.6x –
P/S 8.8x 2.6x 0.5x
P/B 0.5x 1.7x 0.2x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 1.8x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 86.3x 23.5x –
EV/EBIT -88.0x 583.4x –
EV/Revenue 12.8x 2.5x 0.5x
EV/FCF -6.9x 27.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow -6.9x 18.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.13 -30.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAPLZGFMCC
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.6% 17.7% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 13.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.0% 109.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 27.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 188.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 98.2% 198.0% 26.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 32.2% 17.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -628.7% -19.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -629.0% -25.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -7.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAPLZGFMCC
Gross margin – 72.9% –
EBITDA margin 14.8% 10.6% –
Operating margin -14.5% 0.4% –
Pretax margin -74.1% 2.1% –
Net margin -90.1% 2.0% –
FCF margin -184.6% 9.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -184.6% 13.8% –
Return on equity -5.2% 1.3% 16.9%
Return on assets -3.3% 1.0% 0.4%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% –
Return on capital employed -1.0% 0.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x 7.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.9% 12.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAPLZGFMCC
Debt / assets 28.3% 8.8% –
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 26.6x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF -4.2x 1.8x –
Liabilities / assets 31.9% 18.8% 97.7%
Equity / assets 68.1% 81.2% 2.3%
Interest coverage -0.4x 0.7x –
Current ratio 1.0x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 0.35 4.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAPLZGFMCC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – 13.0% –
Shareholder yield – 13.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusPAPLZGFMCC
Forward P/E – 13.7xFY2026 0.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.32FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $4.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +42.7%FY2026 +30.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +26.9% -12.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.16MFY2026 $3.04BFY2026 $23.94BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +39.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +2.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +77.2% +11.5% +2.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAPLZGFMCC
Held by institutions – 18.3% 0.0%
Institutions holding – 264 12
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.1% +48.6%
Institutions buying – 125 5
Institutions selling – 98 1
Buyers to sellers – 1.28 5.00

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.

PAPLZGFMCC
PAPL 1.00 0.10 0.05
ZG 0.10 1.00 0.13
FMCC 0.05 0.13 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAPL, ZG and FMCC?

Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) $24.51M, Zillow (ZG) $7.25B, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) $13.42B.

Which company is growing faster?

Zillow (ZG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -6.6%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zillow (ZG) has the highest net margin (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -90.1%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zillow (ZG) returned the most: Pineapple Financial (PAPL) -78.6%, Zillow (ZG) -53.4%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) -60.2%. Over five years, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) compounded fastest (Zillow (ZG) -21.2%/yr, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) +35.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zillow (ZG) has been the steadiest (Pineapple Financial (PAPL) 138.0%, Zillow (ZG) 51.5%, Federal Home Loan Mortgage (FMCC) 85.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAPL, ZG and FMCC?

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