ZG vs DUO vs NWSA Stock Comparison

Zillow, Fangdd Network and News Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ZG Zillow Group, Inc.
$31.21 +10.0% 1M -55.5% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.86B
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Software Technology
3 wins
NWSA News Corp
$26.48 -7.3% 1M +3.3% 1Y
Market cap
$14.69B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.03B
Div. yield
–
Publishing Communication Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionZGDUONWSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.84B $3.48M $14.69B NWSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -60.6x — 25.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x — 21.2x ZG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.1% — +6.8% ZG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.0% — 6.3% NWSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.1% — 6.6% NWSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.3x — -0.1x ZG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.5% -72.3% +3.3% NWSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.0%/yr -83.2%/yr +1.7%/yr NWSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.4% 99.7% 30.1% NWSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 — 68/100 NWSA

Percentile Scorecard

ZGDUONWSA

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

AxisZGDUONWSA
Valuation 66 #31 of 89 – 64 #20 of 53
Growth 36 #53 of 82 – 86 #7 of 44
Profitability 46 #43 of 78 – 74 #12 of 43
Financial Health 70 #29 of 95 63 #36 of 95 85 #10 of 61
Shareholder Returns 96 #3 of 55 – 32 #20 of 29
Overall 63 – 68
  • ZG ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • DUO ranked among 98 companies in Vertical Software
  • NWSA ranked among 62 companies in Advertising and Media

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodZGDUONWSASPY
1 month +10.0%-13.3%-7.3% -5.9%
3 months -7.6%-11.9%-10.8% -4.6%
6 months -29.1%-66.0%-2.1% +0.2%
Year to date -54.3%-64.4%+1.4% +7.5%
1 year -55.5%-72.3%+3.3% +8.2%
3 years -13.3%-96.5%+22.3% +68.3%
3 years, per year -4.7%-67.3%+6.9% +19.0%
5 years -52.8%-100.0%+8.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -14.0%-83.2%+1.7% +9.4%
10 years -7.9%—+122.7% +251.5%
10 years, per year -0.8%—+8.3% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureZGDUONWSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.4%99.7%30.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.1%99.8%34.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.690.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.04-0.730.11 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.1%-100.0%-37.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.8%-77.3%-15.1% -5.9%
52-week high $73.87$2.29$31.19 $779.14
52-week low $27.70$0.47$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.

MultipleZGDUONWSA
P/E now vs peer median -62.2xmedian 42.4x —median 42.4x 25.7xmedian 14.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.5x —median 2.5x 1.6xmedian 0.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 49.1xmedian 17.4x —median 17.4x 9.6xmedian 9.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 21.5x —median 21.5x 18.2xmedian 8.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median -6.67median 1.51 —median 1.51 0.44median 0.40

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 monthsZGDUONWSA
Revenue $2.86B – $9.03B
Gross profit $2.07B – –
Operating income -$146.00M – –
Net income -$113.00M – $743.00M
Free cash flow $313.00M – $811.00M
R&D $610.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.50 – $1.03
Cash & equivalents $602.00M $2.04M $2.10B
Total debt $392.00M – $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 225.31M 6.54M 558.40M
Enterprise value $3.38B -$85.09M $6.18B

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
MetricZGDUONWSA
P/E -62.2x – 25.7x
P/FCF 22.5x – 18.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x – 11.9x
P/S 2.5x – 1.6x
P/B 1.7x 0.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 49.1x – 9.6x
EV/EBIT -46.1x – 14.0x
EV/Revenue 2.4x – 1.6x
EV/FCF 21.5x – 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x – 11.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -6.67 – 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricZGDUONWSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.1% – 6.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.5% – 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -58.7% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -253.1% – -44.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.4% – 58.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -301.6% – -50.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 9.3% – 58.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.5% – 26.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.1% – 16.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.2% – 42.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.0% – 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricZGDUONWSA
Gross margin 72.5% – –
EBITDA margin 4.8% – 17.0%
Operating margin -5.1% – –
Pretax margin -3.7% – 11.6%
Net margin -4.0% – 6.3%
FCF margin 11.0% – 9.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.6% – 13.7%
Return on equity -2.6% – 8.0%
Return on assets -2.1% – 4.8%
Return on invested capital -3.1% – 6.6%
Return on capital employed -3.4% – 8.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.9x – 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 12.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricZGDUONWSA
Debt / assets 7.4% – 12.8%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.3x – -0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.3x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 20.6% 24.9% 40.6%
Equity / assets 79.4% 75.1% 59.4%
Interest coverage -7.0x – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.9x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.7x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.6x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 3.95 – 2.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricZGDUONWSA
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 14.8% – 4.3%
Shareholder yield 14.8% – 5.1%
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.

ConsensusZGDUONWSA
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 – 21.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.34FY2026 – $1.25FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +42.7%FY2026 – +5.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +26.5% – +30.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.04BFY2026 – $9.17BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 – +1.5%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.1% – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersZGDUONWSA
Held by institutions 100.0% – 67.8%
Institutions holding 264 – 637
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.1% – -3.3%
Institutions buying 125 – 343
Institutions selling 98 – 189
Buyers to sellers 1.28 – 1.81

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.

ZGDUONWSA
ZG 1.00 0.16 0.48
DUO 0.16 1.00 0.09
NWSA 0.48 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ZG, DUO and NWSA?

News (NWSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Zillow (ZG) $6.84B, Fangdd Network (DUO) $3.48M, News (NWSA) $14.69B.

Which company is growing faster?

Zillow (ZG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Zillow (ZG) +15.1%, News (NWSA) +6.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

News (NWSA) has the highest net margin (Zillow (ZG) -4.0%, News (NWSA) 6.3%). On return on invested capital, News (NWSA) leads (Zillow (ZG) -3.1%, News (NWSA) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year News (NWSA) returned the most: Zillow (ZG) -55.5%, Fangdd Network (DUO) -72.3%, News (NWSA) +3.3%. Over five years, News (NWSA) compounded fastest (Zillow (ZG) -14.0%/yr, Fangdd Network (DUO) -83.2%/yr, News (NWSA) +1.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, News (NWSA) has been the steadiest (Zillow (ZG) 53.4%, Fangdd Network (DUO) 99.7%, News (NWSA) 30.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ZG, DUO 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, News (NWSA) 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.