ZG vs ABX vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Zillow, Abacus Global Management and News Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
2 wins
ABX Abacus Global Management, Inc.
$8.41 +2.2% 1M +58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$822.43M
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$267.28M
Div. yield
2.38%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
7 wins
NWSA News Corp
$29.31 +0.7% 1M +9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.31B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
0.68%
Publishing Communication Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Abacus Global Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Abacus Global Management 7, News 3, Zillow 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZGABXNWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.17B $822.43M $16.31B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 132.1x 28.4x 28.5x ABX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.6x 8.7x 23.4x ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +65.3% +6.8% ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 10.5% 6.3% ABX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 7.0% 6.6% ABX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.9x -0.1x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.38% 0.68% ABX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -56.2% +58.1% +9.9% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.3%/yr -3.1%/yr +5.1%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.8% 55.7% 26.3% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 69/100 69/100 ZG

Percentile Scorecard

ZGABXNWSA

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

AxisZGABXNWSA
Valuation 57 #39 of 89 86 #27 of 181 58 #23 of 53
Growth 66 #28 of 81 94 #8 of 111 93 #4 of 44
Profitability 53 #36 of 76 73 #35 of 129 76 #11 of 42
Financial Health 74 #25 of 94 40 #99 of 164 85 #10 of 61
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 52 53 #36 of 76 32 #18 of 26
Overall 69 69 69
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ABX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NWSA ranked among 61 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZGABXNWSASPY
1 month +13.2%+2.2%+0.7% +0.9%
3 months -7.1%-18.3%+1.7% +5.9%
6 months -26.7%-10.3%+11.7% +8.5%
Year to date -53.3%-1.6%+12.2% +13.3%
1 year -56.2%+58.1%+9.9% +12.4%
3 years -15.5%+36.5%+45.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year -5.5%+10.9%+13.2% +23.5%
5 years -69.9%-14.6%+28.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -21.3%-3.1%+5.1% +11.0%
10 years -0.6%—+140.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.1%—+9.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureZGABXNWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.8%55.7%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.5%51.1%27.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.150.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.091.040.37 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -74.4%-62.8%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.9%-29.9%-6.0% -0.9%
52-week high $73.87$12.00$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $27.70$5.02$22.40 $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.

MultipleZGABXNWSA
P/E now vs peer median 132.1xmedian 40.6x 28.4xmedian 32.9x 28.5xmedian 18.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 4.9x 1.8xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.3xmedian 18.3x 10.8xmedian 11.8x 10.6xmedian 10.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 20.5x 9.2xmedian 13.3x 20.1xmedian 8.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.10median 1.74 -1.11median 0.93 0.49median 0.49

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 monthsZGABXNWSA
Revenue $2.81B $267.28M $9.03B
Gross profit $2.05B $236.22M –
Operating income $12.00M $85.02M –
Net income $55.00M $28.20M $743.00M
Free cash flow $258.00M $89.47M $811.00M
R&D $611.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.29 $1.03
Cash & equivalents $572.00M $23.39M $2.10B
Total debt $1.44B $330.61M $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 227.90M 98.46M 558.40M
Enterprise value $3.02B $637.30M $8.51B

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
MetricZGABXNWSA
P/E 132.1x 28.4x 28.5x
P/FCF 27.8x 9.2x 20.1x
P/Operating cash flow 18.5x 9.1x 13.2x
P/S 2.6x 3.1x 1.8x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.2x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 23.3x 10.8x 10.6x
EV/EBIT 579.1x 13.3x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 26.9x 12.6x 20.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 12.4x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.10 -1.11 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZGABXNWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 65.3% 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 77.1% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 65.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 76.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 152.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 31.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 188.7% 2,295% -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -6.8% 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 198.0% 2,506% -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -25.5% 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.8% 169.9% 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 81.3% 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% 168.4% 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 80.8% 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZGABXNWSA
Gross margin 72.9% 88.4% –
EBITDA margin 10.6% 39.0% 17.0%
Operating margin 0.4% 31.8% –
Pretax margin 2.1% 17.0% 11.6%
Net margin 2.0% 10.5% 6.3%
FCF margin 9.2% 33.5% 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 34.0% 13.7%
Return on equity 1.3% 6.6% 8.0%
Return on assets 1.0% 3.3% 4.8%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 7.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed 0.3% 11.2% 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.1x 3.2x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 8.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZGABXNWSA
Debt / assets 8.8% 38.1% 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.9x -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.7x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 18.8% 49.9% 40.6%
Equity / assets 81.2% 50.1% 59.4%
Interest coverage 0.7x 2.2x –
Current ratio 1.9x 0.7x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.56 1.69 2.46

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZGABXNWSA
Dividend yield – 2.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 13.1% 4.0% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 13.1% 6.4% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusZGABXNWSA
Forward P/E 13.6xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 23.4xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $0.97FY2026 $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +26.8% +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.04BFY2026 $269.54MFY2026 $9.15BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +1.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +21.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZGABXNWSA
Held by institutions 18.3% 28.7% 100.0%
Institutions holding 263 149 636
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.0% -3.3%
Institutions buying 124 79 344
Institutions selling 98 48 189
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.65 1.82

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.

ZGABXNWSA
ZG 1.00 0.27 0.43
ABX 0.27 1.00 0.32
NWSA 0.43 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZG, ABX and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zillow (ZG) $7.17B, Abacus Global Management (ABX) $822.43M, News (NWSA) $16.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, ZG, ABX and NWSA?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zillow (ZG) 132.1x, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 28.4x, News (NWSA) 28.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Zillow (ZG) 13.6x, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.7x, News (NWSA) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zillow (ZG) +17.7%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) +65.3%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) has the highest net margin (Zillow (ZG) 2.0%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, Abacus Global Management (ABX) leads (Zillow (ZG) 0.2%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 7.0%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Zillow (ZG) -56.2%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) +58.1%, News (NWSA) +9.9%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Zillow (ZG) -21.3%/yr, Abacus Global Management (ABX) -3.1%/yr, News (NWSA) +5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) has the highest dividend yield: Abacus Global Management (ABX) 2.38%, News (NWSA) 0.68%. Zillow (ZG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Zillow (ZG) 51.8%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 55.7%, News (NWSA) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZG, ABX and NWSA?

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