ZG vs ABX vs SMRT Stock Comparison

Zillow, Abacus Global Management and SmartRent Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
3 wins
SMRT SmartRent, Inc.
$1.37 +16.1% 1M -0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$259.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$151.20M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionZGABXSMRTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.25B $803.07M $259.76M ZG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 131.8x 28.5x -13.3x ABX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 8.9x — ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +65.3% -2.8% ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 10.5% -13.0% ABX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 7.0% — ABX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.9x — ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% +61.7% -0.7% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.2%/yr -2.6%/yr -36.4%/yr ABX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 55.7% 60.2% ZG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 71/100 50/100 ABX

Percentile Scorecard

ZGABXSMRT

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

AxisZGABXSMRT
Valuation 59 #37 of 89 86 #26 of 181 46 #49 of 89
Growth 66 #28 of 81 95 #7 of 110 83 #15 of 81
Profitability 55 #35 of 76 75 #32 of 127 32 #52 of 76
Financial Health 75 #24 of 93 40 #97 of 162 67 #31 of 93
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 50 59 #32 of 76 22 #39 of 50
Overall 71 71 50
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • ABX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SMRT ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZGABXSMRTSPY
1 month +14.6%+6.9%+16.1% +0.7%
3 months -5.7%-17.8%+34.3% +3.7%
6 months -28.0%-9.3%+0.7% +7.1%
Year to date -53.0%+0.8%-32.2% +12.8%
1 year -53.4%+61.7%-0.7% +11.9%
3 years -15.9%+41.3%-42.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.6%+12.2%-17.1% +22.8%
5 years -69.6%-12.5%-89.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -21.2%-2.6%-36.4% +10.9%
10 years +0.1%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.0%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureZGABXSMRTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%55.7%60.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%51.1%56.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.151.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.041.11-0.01 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.0%-62.8%-94.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.5%-28.2%-35.4% -1.2%
52-week high $73.87$12.00$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $27.70$5.02$0.95 $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.

MultipleZGABXSMRT
P/E now vs peer median 133.0xmedian 39.2x 29.1xmedian 33.5x -13.4xmedian 39.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 3.2xmedian 4.9x 1.7xmedian 2.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 17.3x 11.0xmedian 12.0x -12.5xmedian 17.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.3x 9.4xmedian 14.3x -249.5xmedian 20.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.13median 1.52 -1.14median 0.97 -0.39median 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 monthsZGABXSMRT
Revenue $2.81B $267.28M $151.20M
Gross profit $2.05B $236.22M $54.98M
Operating income $12.00M $85.02M -$22.56M
Net income $55.00M $28.20M -$19.60M
Free cash flow $258.00M $89.47M -$1.05M
R&D $611.00M – $23.23M
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.29 $-0.10
Cash & equivalents $572.00M $23.39M $92.66M
Total debt $1.44B $330.61M –
Shares (diluted) 227.90M 98.46M 192.41M
Enterprise value $3.10B $617.94M -$136.30M

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
MetricZGABXSMRT
P/E 133.0x 29.1x -13.4x
P/FCF 28.0x 9.4x -249.5x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 9.3x -371.8x
P/S 2.6x 3.2x 1.7x
P/B 1.7x 1.9x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 2.2x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.5x 11.0x -12.5x
EV/EBIT 583.4x 13.5x -7.5x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 4.3x 1.1x
EV/FCF 27.1x 12.9x -161.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 12.7x -240.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.13 -1.14 -0.39

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZGABXSMRT
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 65.3% -2.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 77.1% -9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 65.6% 10.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 76.7% 31.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 152.8% 71.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 31.8% 33.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 188.7% 2,295% 72.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -6.8% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 198.0% 2,506% 73.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -25.5% 34.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.8% 169.9% 98.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 81.3% 77.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% 168.4% 97.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 80.8% 73.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZGABXSMRT
Gross margin 72.9% 88.4% 36.4%
EBITDA margin 10.6% 39.0% -9.0%
Operating margin 0.4% 31.8% -14.9%
Pretax margin 2.1% 17.0% -13.1%
Net margin 2.0% 10.5% -13.0%
FCF margin 9.2% 33.5% -0.7%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 34.0% -0.5%
Return on equity 1.3% 6.6% -8.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 3.3% -6.6%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 7.0% –
Return on capital employed 0.3% 11.2% -8.9%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.1x 3.2x 0.0x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 8.6% 6.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZGABXSMRT
Debt / assets 8.8% 38.1% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.8x 3.7x –
Liabilities / assets 18.8% 49.9% 23.3%
Equity / assets 81.2% 50.1% 76.7%
Interest coverage 0.7x 2.2x -59.4x
Current ratio 1.9x 0.7x 3.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.6x 3.1x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.3x 2.2x
Altman Z-score 4.59 1.72 1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZGABXSMRT
Dividend yield – 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 13.0% 3.9% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 13.0% 6.2% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusZGABXSMRT
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $0.97FY2026 $-0.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +26.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.04BFY2026 $269.54MFY2026 $154.91MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +21.0% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZGABXSMRT
Held by institutions 18.3% 28.7% 64.9%
Institutions holding 264 149 130
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +1.0% +3.0%
Institutions buying 125 79 72
Institutions selling 98 48 33
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.65 2.18

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.

ZGABXSMRT
ZG 1.00 0.28 0.16
ABX 0.28 1.00 0.14
SMRT 0.16 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZG, ABX and SMRT?

Zillow (ZG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zillow (ZG) $7.25B, Abacus Global Management (ABX) $803.07M, SmartRent (SMRT) $259.76M.

Which stock is cheaper, ZG, ABX and SMRT?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zillow (ZG) 131.8x, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 28.5x, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Zillow (ZG) 13.7x, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.9x). 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%, SmartRent (SMRT) -2.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) has the highest net margin (Zillow (ZG) 2.0%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%, SmartRent (SMRT) -13.0%). On return on invested capital, Abacus Global Management (ABX) leads (Zillow (ZG) 0.2%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Zillow (ZG) -53.4%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) +61.7%, SmartRent (SMRT) -0.7%. Over five years, Abacus Global Management (ABX) compounded fastest (Zillow (ZG) -21.2%/yr, Abacus Global Management (ABX) -2.6%/yr, SmartRent (SMRT) -36.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Zillow (ZG) has been the steadiest (Zillow (ZG) 51.5%, Abacus Global Management (ABX) 55.7%, SmartRent (SMRT) 60.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.