Constellation Software Inc "Bottoming amidst Value Creation Optionality" (Buy)

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Constellation Software Inc "Bottoming amidst Value Creation Optionality" (Buy)

Global Research

13 May 2026ab

Constellation Software Inc Equities

CanadaBottoming amidst Value Creation Optionality

Software

12-month rating Buy

Bottom Line

We believe the CSU stock is bottoming—following a very strong Q1 with the company 12m price target C$3,850.00

suggesting recent inorganic activity is sustainable. The market continues to mismark its

track record of disciplined M&A—acquiring companies for an estimated ~1x revenue

Price (13 May 2026) C$2,398.44

historically—with AI uncertainty creating more NOT less opportunity. With less than

~15% market share in small/medium vertical market software [VMS] we see increased RIC: CSU.TO BBG: CSU CN

optionality as Constellation enhances inorganic opportunities with its permanent

Trading data and key metrics

engaged minority shareholder [PEMS] strategy. As AI implementation efforts surface, we

52-wk range C$5,066.89-2,258.18

believe its moats—wide access to data and preferred acquirer data—are unlikely to fade

as enterprise AI reaches wider adoption. We remain Buy with C$3,850 target and Market cap. C$50.8b/US$37.1b

highlight Q1 key call takes as follows: Shares o/s 21.2m (COM)

Free float 93%

Margin—declined slightly YoY amid recent acquisitions and increased use of third Avg. daily volume ('000) 80.5

party providers—including external coding. Constellation committed $809m— Avg. daily value (m) C$204.4

$697m cash + $112m deferred payments—to M&A in Q1 with $786m—$627m +

Common s/h equity (12/26E) US$4.75b

$159m deferred payments—since 3/31 suggesting M&A momentum likely

P/BV (12/26E) 7.8x

continues.

Net debt to EBITDA (12/26E) 0.5x

AI tools—deploying internally to run portfolios and develop more software in an

EPS (UBS, diluted) (USD)