Newmark Group vs Zillow
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I put Newmark Group and Zillow side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Newmark Group is the larger business, with $3.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $2.6B for Zillow.
- Newmark Group grew revenue faster (20.3%, against 15.5%).
- Newmark Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.1% operating margin, against −1.3%).
- Zillow turned more of its sales into free cash flow (9.1% FCF margin, against 4.3%).
- Newmark Group earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.6%, against −0.9%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Zillow’s earnings: a P/E of 153.3x against 14.2x for Newmark Group.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Newmark Group
NMRK
6/10
Revenue growth5-year growthOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equity
Zillow
ZG
3/10
FCF marginNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | NMRK FY25 | ZG FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $7.7B |
| Revenue | $3.3B | $2.6B |
| Free cash flow | $143M | $235M |
| Net income | $126M | $23.0M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 20.3% | 15.5% |
| 5-year growth | 11.6% | 9.7% |
| Share count change | 42.6% | 8.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | — | 74.1% |
| Operating margin | 7.1% | −1.3% |
| Net margin | 3.8% | 0.9% |
| FCF margin | 4.3% | 9.1% |
| Return on capital | 8.6% | −0.9% |
| Return on equity | 9.5% | 0.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $443M | −$1.3B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.1x | −5.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $127M | $670M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 14.2x | 153.3x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.