(CSGP) CoStar - Overview
Sector: Real Estate | Industry: Real Estate Services | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 13.864m USD | Total Return: -56.5% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 228M
EPS Trend: -68.3%
Qual. Beats: 3
Rev. Trend: 98.8%
Qual. Beats: 0
Warnings
P/E ratio 485.0
Interest Coverage Ratio -1.5 is critical
Below Avwap Earnings
Tailwinds
Confidence
CoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP) is a global provider of information, analytics, and online marketplaces for the commercial and residential real estate sectors. The company operates a comprehensive suite of data services, including CoStar Property, CoStar Sales, and CoStar Leasing, which offer detailed inventory, transaction history, and market analytics to real estate professionals. Its business model relies on a subscription-based data platform integrated with high-traffic listing sites such as LoopNet, Apartments.com, and Homes.com.
The company operates within the Real Estate Services sub-industry, where competitive advantage is often driven by the scale of proprietary datasets and network effects. CoStar’s platform aggregates data across diverse property types, including office, industrial, retail, and multifamily, serving a broad client base of brokers, lenders, and institutional investors. By combining data analytics with transactional marketplaces like Ten-X, the company captures value across multiple stages of the real estate lifecycle.
Investors can further evaluate these market dynamics and valuation metrics by exploring the data available on ValueRay. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, CoStar Group continues to expand its geographic footprint across North America, Europe, and the Asia Pacific region.
- Aggressive marketing spend for Homes.com platform pressures short-term operating margins
- Subscription revenue growth from CoStar and LoopNet drives core profitability
- Residential real estate transaction volume fluctuations impact marketplace listing demand
- Strategic acquisitions expand international market share and data ecosystem scale
- High interest rates dampen commercial property sales and auction platform activity
| Net Income: 25.3m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.02 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 2.67 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 27.23% < 20% (prev 129.1%; Δ -101.8% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.05 > 3% & CFO 528.8m > Net Income 25.3m |
| Net Debt (21.0m) to EBITDA (284.2m): 0.07 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.20 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (414.0m) vs 12m ago 0.85% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 77.40% > 18% (prev 0.80%; Δ 7.66k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 33.14% > 50% (prev 26.97%; Δ 6.17% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: -1.47 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 284.2m / Interest Expense TTM 13.3m) |
| A: 0.09 (Total Current Assets 1.71b - Total Current Liabilities 777.0m) / Total Assets 10.2b |
| B: 0.23 (Retained Earnings 2.35b / Total Assets 10.2b) |
| C: -0.00 (EBIT TTM -19.5m / Avg Total Assets 10.3b) |
| D: 1.12 (Book Value of Equity 2.49b / Total Liabilities 2.21b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 2.52 = A |
| DSRI: 1.11 (Receivables 287.0m/213.5m, Revenue 3.41b/2.81b) |
| GMI: 1.03 (GM 77.40% / 79.71%) |
| AQI: 1.47 (AQ_t 0.69 / AQ_t-1 0.47) |
| SGI: 1.21 (Revenue 3.41b / 2.81b) |
| TATA: -0.05 (NI 25.3m - CFO 528.8m) / TA 10.2b) |
| Beneish M = -2.53 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of May 29, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 32.30 with a total of 6,747,639 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -5.03%,
over one month by -10.18%,
over three months by -27.63% and
over the past year by -56.49%.
CoStar has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.00. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CSGP.
- StrongBuy: 6
- Buy: 6
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 49.1 | 51.9% |
P/E Trailing = 485.0
P/E Forward = 20.7469
P/S = 4.0632
P/B = 1.751
P/EG = 0.1245
Revenue TTM = 3.41b USD
EBIT TTM = -19.5m USD
EBITDA TTM = 284.2m USD
Long Term Debt = 994.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 28.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.34b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 196.0m
Net Debt = 21.0m USD (calculated: Debt 1.34b - CCE 1.32b)
Enterprise Value = 13.9b USD (13.9b + Debt 1.34b - CCE 1.32b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = -1.47 (Ebit TTM -19.5m / Interest Expense TTM 13.3m)
EV/FCF = 57.54x (Enterprise Value 13.9b / FCF TTM 241.3m)
FCF Yield = 1.74% (FCF TTM 241.3m / Enterprise Value 13.9b)
FCF Margin = 7.07% (FCF TTM 241.3m / Revenue TTM 3.41b)
Net Margin = 0.74% (Net Income TTM 25.3m / Revenue TTM 3.41b)
Gross Margin = 77.40% ((Revenue TTM 3.41b - Cost of Revenue TTM 771.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 78.15% (prev 73.89%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.37 (Enterprise Value 13.9b / Total Assets 10.2b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.99% (Interest Expense 13.3m / Debt 1.34b)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = -15.4m (EBIT -19.5m * (1 - 21.00%)) [loss with tax shield]
Current Ratio = 2.20 (Total Current Assets 1.71b / Total Current Liabilities 777.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.17 (Debt 1.34b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 7.91b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.07 (Net Debt 21.0m / EBITDA 284.2m)
Debt / FCF = 0.09 (Net Debt 21.0m / FCF TTM 241.3m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.37b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 0.25% (Net Income 25.3m / Total Assets 10.2b)
RoE = 0.30% (Net Income TTM 25.3m / Total Stockholder Equity 8.37b)
RoCE = -0.21% (EBIT -19.5m / Capital Employed (Equity 8.37b + L.T.Debt 994.0m))
RoIC = -0.17% (negative operating profit) (NOPAT -15.4m / Invested Capital 9.01b)
WACC = 6.76% (E(13.9b)/V(15.2b) * Re(7.34%) + D(1.34b)/V(15.2b) * Rd(0.99%) * (1-Tc(0.21)))
Discount Rate = 7.34% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 64.44 | Cagr: 0.71%
[DCF] Terminal Value 75.44% ; FCFF base≈241.3m ; Y1≈242.3m ; Y5≈256.7m
[DCF] Fair Price = 9.72 (EV 3.99b - Net Debt 21.0m = Equity 3.97b / Shares 408.4m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow 0.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -68.29 | EPS CAGR: -13.87% | SUE: 1.57 | # QB: 3
Revenue Correlation: 98.85 | Revenue CAGR: 14.23% | SUE: 0.07 | # QB: 0
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.29 | Chg30d=+5.50% | Revisions=+60% | Analysts=18
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.38 | Chg30d=+1.35% | Revisions=+38% | Analysts=17
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.36 | Chg30d=+3.63% | Revisions=+73% | GrowthEPS=+56.6% | GrowthRev=+17.1%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.80 | Chg30d=+1.03% | Revisions=+13% | GrowthEPS=+32.0% | GrowthRev=+12.5%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +73%