Zillow Group, Inc. Class C

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Price

$33.91

-0.17 (-0.51%)

Market Cap

$8.15B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count rising — dilution

+1.7% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 249.9M (2021) → 254.1M (2025)

Zillow Group, Inc., a digital real estate company, operates real estate brands on mobile applications and Websites in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Homes; Internet, Media & Technology; and Mortgages. The Homes segment is involved in resale of homes; and title and escrow services to home buyers and sellers, including title search procedures for title insurance policies, escrow, and other closing services. The IMT segment offers premier agent, rentals, and new con

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+18.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+506.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$607M/ year

→ Flat (+4% vs prior year)

23.5% of revenue

2.0x the sector average (12%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

12.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$678M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth + cash flow

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 18%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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Quality

Gross Margin

73.3%

Premium pricing power — 73.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

5.1%

Thin — 5.1% operating margin

ROCE

0.8%

Weak — 0.8% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+16.8%

Fast-growing sales (16.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

8/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

757%

Turns 757% of profit into real cash

FCF Margin

10.7%

Modest free cash flow (10.7%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.08

Conservative — low debt load (0.08)

Interest Cover

0.65x

Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.6x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

129.4x

Expensive — P/E 129.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward

+121.3

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (129.4 → 8.1)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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