Zillow Group, Inc. Class C

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Mixed

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Strong

Stability

Strong

Valuation

Good

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Zillow Group runs one of the most visited real estate websites in the United States. It lets people search for homes to buy, rent, or sell, and it also offers mortgage services through Zillow Home Loans. The main customers are home shoppers, renters, landlords, and real estate agents who pay to advertise on the platform.

Zillow makes most of its money by charging real estate agents and brokers for leads and advertising on its site — a model called Premier Agent. It also earns revenue from mortgage originations and rental listings. The company operates almost entirely in the U.S. and benefits from strong brand recognition and a large audience of home shoppers, which keeps agents coming back to advertise. The key growth driver is expanding its mortgage business and building an integrated home-buying experience, but the main risk is that its results are closely tied to the health of the housing market, which has been slow due to high interest rates.

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Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+17.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

-341.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

12.6%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~7 years

$682M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$682M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Zillow Group, Inc. Class C is growing revenue at 18% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

72.8%

Premium pricing power — 72.8% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-1.3%

Losing money on operations — -1.3%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

0.3%

Weak — 0.3% 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 growth

Sales YoY

+17.7%

Fast-growing sales (+17.7% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

705%

Turns 705% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

8.9%

Modest free cash flow (8.9%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.02

Conservative — low debt load (0.02)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

2.00x

Tight — interest eats into profit (2.0x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

150.4x

no trend

Expensive — P/E 150.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

+141.0

GROWING

Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (150.4 → 9.4)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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