SMRT vs ZG vs PRCH Stock Comparison

SmartRent, Zillow and Porch Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.36 +13.3% 1M -2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$260.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$31.87 +13.2% 1M -56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.17B
P/E
132.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.81B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
8 wins
PRCH Porch Group, Inc.
$16.30 -3.1% 1M +5.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
192.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$530.17M
Div. yield
–
Property and Casualty Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSMRTZGPRCHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $260.59M $7.17B $2.16B ZG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -13.3x 132.1x 192.8x ZG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.6x 543.3x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.8% +17.7% +15.6% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -13.0% 2.0% 1.8% ZG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% 1.1% PRCH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x 2.1x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.2% -56.2% +5.2% PRCH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -36.5%/yr -21.3%/yr -5.0%/yr PRCH
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.2% 51.8% 75.2% ZG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 69/100 23/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

SMRTZGPRCH

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

AxisSMRTZGPRCH
Valuation 44 #50 of 89 57 #39 of 89 8 #110 of 119
Growth 83 #15 of 81 66 #28 of 81 68 #37 of 113
Profitability 33 #51 of 76 53 #36 of 76 21 #85 of 107
Financial Health 67 #32 of 94 74 #25 of 94 13 #93 of 107
Shareholder Returns 22 #41 of 52 96 #3 of 52 8 #97 of 105
Overall 50 69 23
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • PRCH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMRTZGPRCHSPY
1 month +13.3%+13.2%-3.1% +0.9%
3 months +37.4%-7.1%+31.9% +5.9%
6 months +1.5%-26.7%+60.9% +8.5%
Year to date -32.7%-53.3%+78.5% +13.3%
1 year -2.2%-56.2%+5.2% +12.4%
3 years -41.9%-15.5%+2,810.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -16.6%-5.5%+207.8% +23.5%
5 years -89.6%-69.9%-22.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year -36.5%-21.3%-5.0% +11.0%
10 years —-0.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —-0.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSMRTZGPRCHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.2%51.8%75.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.2%55.5%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.172.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.04-1.090.07 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -94.9%-74.4%-98.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.8%-56.9%-12.3% -0.9%
52-week high $2.12$73.87$18.59 $779.14
52-week low $0.95$27.70$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.

MultipleSMRTZGPRCH
P/E now vs peer median -13.3xmedian 40.6x 132.1xmedian 40.6x 192.8xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.4x 2.6xmedian 2.4x 4.1xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -12.3xmedian 18.3x 23.3xmedian 18.3x 32.9xmedian 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -247.7xmedian 20.5x 27.8xmedian 20.5x 19.0xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.7xmedian 1.8x 72.9xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.39median 1.74 4.10median 1.74 7.17median 0.59

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 monthsSMRTZGPRCH
Revenue $151.20M $2.81B $530.17M
Gross profit $54.98M $2.05B $382.03M
Operating income -$22.56M $12.00M $42.24M
Net income -$19.60M $55.00M -$2.36M
Free cash flow -$1.05M $258.00M $114.00M
R&D $23.23M $611.00M $57.28M
EPS (diluted) $-0.10 $0.24 $0.08
Cash & equivalents $92.66M $572.00M $230.54M
Total debt – $1.44B $404.26M
Shares (diluted) 192.41M 227.90M 126.30M
Enterprise value -$135.46M $3.02B $1.34B

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
MetricSMRTZGPRCH
P/E -13.3x 132.1x 192.8x
P/FCF -247.7x 27.8x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow -369.1x 18.5x 18.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.6x 4.1x
P/B 1.2x 1.7x 72.9x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 1.8x -41.6x
EV/EBITDA -12.3x 23.3x 32.9x
EV/EBIT -7.4x 579.1x 54.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 2.5x 4.4x
EV/FCF -159.6x 26.9x 20.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -237.9x 17.9x 20.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.39 4.10 7.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMRTZGPRCH
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.8% 17.7% 15.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 14.1% 11.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.3% 13.2% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 31.6% 10.5% 30.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 71.0% 109.0% -6.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 33.4% 27.0% 29.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.9% 188.7% -106.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 32.0% 75.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 73.4% 198.0% -74.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.1% 32.2% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 98.4% -19.8% 197.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 77.1% -4.3% 19.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 97.8% -25.0% 199.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.9% -7.0% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMRTZGPRCH
Gross margin 36.4% 72.9% 72.1%
EBITDA margin -9.0% 10.6% 13.3%
Operating margin -14.9% 0.4% 8.0%
Pretax margin -13.1% 2.1% 1.8%
Net margin -13.0% 2.0% 1.8%
FCF margin -0.7% 9.2% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin -0.5% 13.8% 21.7%
Return on equity -8.6% 1.3% 4.6%
Return on assets -6.6% 1.0% 0.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% 1.1%
Return on capital employed -8.9% 0.3% 5.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 7.1x -48.7x
Stock comp / revenue 6.7% 12.9% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMRTZGPRCH
Debt / assets – 8.8% 46.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 13.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x 2.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.8x 3.5x
Liabilities / assets 23.3% 18.8% 96.6%
Equity / assets 76.7% 81.2% 3.4%
Interest coverage -59.4x 0.7x 0.7x
Current ratio 3.8x 1.9x 1.5x
Quick ratio 3.1x 0.9x 3.5x
Cash ratio 2.2x 0.8x 3.2x
Altman Z-score 1.00 4.56 1.34

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMRTZGPRCH
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 13.1% 0.1%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 13.1% 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.

ConsensusSMRTZGPRCH
Forward P/E – 13.6xFY2026 543.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.10FY2026 $2.34FY2026 $0.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +42.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +26.9% +833.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $154.91MFY2026 $3.04BFY2026 $493.33MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +28.9% +11.5% +20.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMRTZGPRCH
Held by institutions 64.9% 18.3% 78.1%
Institutions holding 130 263 202
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.0% +0.1% +2.1%
Institutions buying 72 124 123
Institutions selling 33 98 55
Buyers to sellers 2.18 1.27 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.

SMRTZGPRCH
SMRT 1.00 0.17 0.07
ZG 0.17 1.00 0.24
PRCH 0.07 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMRT, ZG and PRCH?

Zillow (ZG) is the largest by market capitalisation: SmartRent (SMRT) $260.59M, Zillow (ZG) $7.17B, Porch (PRCH) $2.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMRT, ZG and PRCH?

Zillow (ZG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (SmartRent (SMRT) -13.3x, Zillow (ZG) 132.1x, Porch (PRCH) 192.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Zillow (ZG) 13.6x, Porch (PRCH) 543.3x). 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: SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%, Zillow (ZG) +17.7%, Porch (PRCH) +15.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Zillow (ZG) has the highest net margin (SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%, Zillow (ZG) 2.0%, Porch (PRCH) 1.8%). On return on invested capital, Porch (PRCH) leads (Zillow (ZG) 0.2%, Porch (PRCH) 1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Porch (PRCH) returned the most: SmartRent (SMRT) -2.2%, Zillow (ZG) -56.2%, Porch (PRCH) +5.2%. Over five years, Porch (PRCH) compounded fastest (SmartRent (SMRT) -36.5%/yr, Zillow (ZG) -21.3%/yr, Porch (PRCH) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zillow (ZG) has been the steadiest (SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%, Zillow (ZG) 51.8%, Porch (PRCH) 75.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMRT, ZG 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, Zillow (ZG) 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.