Constellation Software Valuation
Is CSU undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
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Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio
Analyst Forecast
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of CSU when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: CSU (CA$4608.28) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$5325.06)
Significantly Below Fair Value: CSU is trading below fair value, but not by a significant amount.
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CSU?
Key metric: As CSU is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.
| What is CSU's PE Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| PE Ratio | 119x |
| Earnings | US$587.00m |
| Market Cap | US$69.85b |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 7.5x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 47.1x |
| PEG Ratio | 4.5x |
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers
How does CSU's PE Ratio compare to its peers?
| Company | Forward PE | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 102.3x | ||
DSG Descartes Systems Group | 77.6x | 14.3% | CA$13.9b |
TOI Topicus.com | 79.1x | n/a | CA$9.7b |
KXS Kinaxis | 169.1x | 42.9% | CA$4.8b |
DCBO Docebo | 83.3x | 38.7% | CA$2.1b |
CSU Constellation Software | 119x | 26.6% | CA$97.7b |
Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CSU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (119x) compared to the peer average (102.4x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does CSU's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the CA Software Industry?
Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CSU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (119x) compared to the Canadian Software industry average (41.7x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is CSU's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PE Ratio | 119x |
| Fair PE Ratio | 76x |
Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CSU is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (119x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (76x).
Analyst Price Targets
What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?
| Date | Share Price | Average 1Y Price Target | Dispersion | High | Low | 1Y Actual price | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | CA$4,608.28 | CA$4,807.81 +4.3% | 10.8% | CA$5,322.52 | CA$3,271.38 | n/a | 11 |
| Nov ’25 | CA$4,257.90 | CA$4,487.21 +5.4% | 18.2% | CA$5,027.62 | CA$2,138.06 | n/a | 10 |
| Oct ’25 | CA$4,350.00 | CA$4,328.32 -0.5% | 18.0% | CA$4,909.32 | CA$2,071.73 | n/a | 10 |
| Sep ’25 | CA$4,400.69 | CA$4,312.82 -2.0% | 18.0% | CA$4,905.06 | CA$2,069.94 | n/a | 10 |
| Aug ’25 | CA$4,179.53 | CA$4,156.44 -0.6% | 18.3% | CA$5,008.23 | CA$2,126.75 | n/a | 10 |
| Jul ’25 | CA$3,941.88 | CA$3,953.50 +0.3% | 16.8% | CA$4,339.13 | CA$2,119.04 | n/a | 9 |
| Jun ’25 | CA$3,791.07 | CA$3,943.41 +4.0% | 16.9% | CA$4,324.28 | CA$2,111.79 | n/a | 9 |
| May ’25 | CA$3,616.70 | CA$4,147.62 +14.7% | 3.0% | CA$4,291.79 | CA$3,866.46 | n/a | 8 |
| Apr ’25 | CA$3,664.97 | CA$4,111.58 +12.2% | 3.5% | CA$4,306.55 | CA$3,805.79 | n/a | 8 |
| Mar ’25 | CA$3,853.01 | CA$3,697.33 -4.0% | 10.6% | CA$4,307.38 | CA$3,084.12 | n/a | 7 |
| Feb ’25 | CA$3,746.86 | CA$3,671.80 -2.0% | 10.5% | CA$4,261.29 | CA$3,051.13 | n/a | 7 |
| Jan ’25 | CA$3,285.27 | CA$3,210.99 -2.3% | 6.0% | CA$3,589.44 | CA$2,964.51 | n/a | 8 |
| Dec ’24 | CA$3,226.00 | CA$3,265.63 +1.2% | 3.3% | CA$3,397.35 | CA$3,075.82 | n/a | 8 |
| Nov ’24 | CA$2,830.65 | CA$3,185.71 +12.5% | 3.7% | CA$3,332.19 | CA$2,927.71 | CA$4,257.90 | 7 |
| Oct ’24 | CA$2,804.07 | CA$3,133.82 +11.8% | 4.1% | CA$3,301.98 | CA$2,863.29 | CA$4,350.00 | 7 |
| Sep ’24 | CA$2,847.35 | CA$3,139.69 +10.3% | 4.4% | CA$3,309.17 | CA$2,879.53 | CA$4,400.69 | 7 |
| Aug ’24 | CA$2,761.71 | CA$2,994.70 +8.4% | 6.1% | CA$3,263.64 | CA$2,705.14 | CA$4,179.53 | 7 |
| Jul ’24 | CA$2,744.76 | CA$2,949.97 +7.5% | 4.7% | CA$3,197.22 | CA$2,774.79 | CA$3,941.88 | 7 |
| Jun ’24 | CA$2,740.02 | CA$2,949.97 +7.7% | 4.7% | CA$3,197.22 | CA$2,774.79 | CA$3,791.07 | 7 |
| May ’24 | CA$2,695.00 | CA$2,808.30 +4.2% | 7.0% | CA$3,019.74 | CA$2,501.28 | CA$3,616.70 | 7 |
| Apr ’24 | CA$2,540.91 | CA$2,684.68 +5.7% | 6.5% | CA$2,996.41 | CA$2,447.07 | CA$3,664.97 | 7 |
| Mar ’24 | CA$2,285.48 | CA$2,516.69 +10.1% | 7.2% | CA$2,771.64 | CA$2,237.35 | CA$3,853.01 | 6 |
| Feb ’24 | CA$2,373.06 | CA$2,397.05 +1.0% | 7.8% | CA$2,743.47 | CA$2,214.61 | CA$3,746.86 | 7 |
| Jan ’24 | CA$2,113.96 | CA$2,371.51 +12.2% | 4.9% | CA$2,603.46 | CA$2,252.99 | CA$3,285.27 | 7 |
| Dec ’23 | CA$2,199.96 | CA$2,325.44 +5.7% | 4.9% | CA$2,580.09 | CA$2,232.77 | CA$3,226.00 | 7 |
| Nov ’23 | CA$1,972.58 | CA$2,481.90 +25.8% | 4.1% | CA$2,597.16 | CA$2,338.25 | CA$2,830.65 | 7 |
Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.
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