ZG vs CSGP vs JLL Stock Comparison

Zillow, Costar and Jones Lang Lasalle 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
2 wins
CSGP Costar Group, Inc.
$28.14 +4.4% 1M -60.1% 1Y
Market cap
$12.04B
P/E
67.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.67B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
2 wins
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$353.57 +13.7% 1M +16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$16.48B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.20B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jones Lang Lasalle leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Jones Lang Lasalle 7, Zillow 2, Costar 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionZGCSGPJLLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.25B $12.04B $16.48B JLL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 131.8x 67.2x 15.0x JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 20.0x 14.7x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.7% +20.2% +11.4% CSGP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 4.9% 3.9% CSGP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.2% 1.8% 11.7% JLL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.7x 0.8x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% -60.1% +16.5% JLL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.2%/yr -20.0%/yr +6.5%/yr JLL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.5% 49.2% 37.9% JLL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 74/100 82/100 JLL

Percentile Scorecard

ZGCSGPJLL

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

AxisZGCSGPJLL
Valuation 59 #37 of 89 67 #30 of 89 94 #2 of 18
Growth 66 #28 of 81 78 #19 of 81 93 #2 of 16
Profitability 55 #35 of 76 61 #30 of 76 87 #3 of 16
Financial Health 75 #24 of 93 70 #29 of 93 53 #8 of 16
Shareholder Returns 98 #2 of 50 94 #4 of 50 –
Overall 71 74 82
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • CSGP ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • JLL ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZGCSGPJLLSPY
1 month +14.6%+4.4%+13.7% +0.7%
3 months -5.7%-4.5%-2.4% +3.7%
6 months -28.0%-18.7%+11.1% +7.1%
Year to date -53.0%-58.1%+5.1% +12.8%
1 year -53.4%-60.1%+16.5% +11.9%
3 years -15.9%-60.2%+183.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.6%-26.5%+41.5% +22.8%
5 years -69.6%-67.3%+36.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -21.2%-20.0%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +0.1%+47.6%+266.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.0%+4.0%+13.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureZGCSGPJLLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.5%49.2%37.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 55.2%53.8%37.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.170.120.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-1.220.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -72.0%-72.4%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -56.5%-60.1%-10.0% -1.2%
52-week high $73.87$70.51$392.79 $779.14
52-week low $27.70$26.95$280.16 $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.

MultipleZGCSGPJLL
P/E now vs peer median 133.0xmedian 39.2x 63.1xmedian 39.2x 14.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.4x 3.1xmedian 2.4x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 17.3x 17.3xmedian 17.3x 10.0xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 20.3x 26.8xmedian 20.3x 14.6xmedian 13.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 2.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 4.13median 1.52 -2.70median 1.52 0.21median 0.56

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 monthsZGCSGPJLL
Revenue $2.81B $3.67B $28.20B
Gross profit $2.05B $2.88B –
Operating income $12.00M $212.00M $1.39B
Net income $55.00M $179.00M $1.09B
Free cash flow $258.00M $422.00M $1.11B
R&D $611.00M $439.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.24 $0.45 $23.47
Cash & equivalents $572.00M $500.00M $514.30M
Total debt $1.44B $994.00M $1.96B
Shares (diluted) 227.90M 401.90M 46.69M
Enterprise value $3.10B $7.42B $14.47B

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
MetricZGCSGPJLL
P/E 133.0x 63.1x 14.8x
P/FCF 28.0x 26.8x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 18.6x 18.3x 11.9x
P/S 2.6x 3.1x 0.6x
P/B 1.7x 1.4x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 23.5x 17.3x 10.0x
EV/EBIT 583.4x 55.7x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 2.5x 3.2x 0.6x
EV/FCF 27.1x 28.0x 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.0x 19.2x 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.13 -2.70 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZGCSGPJLL
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.7% 20.2% 11.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 15.4% 11.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.2% 18.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 14.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 109.0% 362.7% 44.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% -14.6% 37.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 188.7% 790.5% 73.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.0% -23.7% 68.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 198.0% 830.4% 79.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 32.2% -23.3% 70.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.8% 70.0% 22.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 5.5% 44.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -25.0% 786.6% 21.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.0% -2.9% 66.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZGCSGPJLL
Gross margin 72.9% 78.3% –
EBITDA margin 10.6% 18.6% 6.2%
Operating margin 0.4% 5.8% 4.9%
Pretax margin 2.1% 6.3% 4.8%
Net margin 2.0% 4.9% 3.9%
FCF margin 9.2% 11.5% 3.9%
Operating cash flow margin 13.8% 16.8% 4.8%
Return on equity 1.3% 2.2% 14.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.8% 6.1%
Return on invested capital 0.2% 1.8% 11.7%
Return on capital employed 0.3% 2.2% 13.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.1x 3.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 12.9% 4.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZGCSGPJLL
Debt / assets 8.8% 9.7% 10.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x 0.7x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.8x 2.4x 1.8x
Liabilities / assets 18.8% 22.1% 57.2%
Equity / assets 81.2% 77.9% 42.8%
Interest coverage 0.7x – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.8x 0.7x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.59 – 3.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZGCSGPJLL
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield 13.0% 9.1% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 13.0% 9.1% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusZGCSGPJLL
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 20.0xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 $1.41FY2026 $23.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 +62.1%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.9% +29.8% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.04BFY2026 $3.92BFY2026 $30.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.5% +0.8% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZGCSGPJLL
Held by institutions 18.3% 100.0% 93.2%
Institutions holding 264 752 662
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% +2.0% +0.2%
Institutions buying 125 415 318
Institutions selling 98 258 264
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.61 1.20

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.

ZGCSGPJLL
ZG 1.00 0.57 0.54
CSGP 0.57 1.00 0.33
JLL 0.54 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZG, CSGP and JLL?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zillow (ZG) $7.25B, Costar (CSGP) $12.04B, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $16.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, ZG, CSGP and JLL?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Zillow (ZG) 131.8x, Costar (CSGP) 67.2x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Zillow (ZG) is cheapest (Zillow (ZG) 13.7x, Costar (CSGP) 20.0x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 14.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Costar (CSGP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zillow (ZG) +17.7%, Costar (CSGP) +20.2%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Costar (CSGP) has the highest net margin (Zillow (ZG) 2.0%, Costar (CSGP) 4.9%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads (Zillow (ZG) 0.2%, Costar (CSGP) 1.8%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) returned the most: Zillow (ZG) -53.4%, Costar (CSGP) -60.1%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +16.5%. Over five years, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) compounded fastest (Zillow (ZG) -21.2%/yr, Costar (CSGP) -20.0%/yr, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) has been the steadiest (Zillow (ZG) 51.5%, Costar (CSGP) 49.2%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 37.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZG, CSGP and JLL?

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