CSGP Stock Analysis: CoStar | NASDAQ
Real Estate Services | NASDAQ, USA | Market Cap: 11.159m USD | 12M Return: -53.3% | US22160N1090 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 185M
EPS Trend: -1.0%
Qual. Beats: 11
Rev. Trend: 99.0%
Qual. Beats: -2
Warnings
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
Seasonality 11.7 years of data
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CoStar Group, Inc. (CSGP) is a leading provider of information, analytics, and online marketplace services for the global real estate industry, operating across the United States, Australia, Canada, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. The company maintains one of the most comprehensive commercial real estate databases in the world, covering offices, industrial, retail, multifamily, hospitality, and student housing properties, and offers specialized tools for lease and sales comps, portfolio tracking, market analytics, and tenant information.
In addition to its core subscription-based analytics platform, CoStar operates a portfolio of consumer-facing online marketplaces, including LoopNet for commercial properties, Apartments.com for rentals, Homes.com for residential listings, Ten-X for CRE auctions, Land.com for rural land, and BizBuySell.com for business sales. The GICS classification places CSGP within the Real Estate sector, specifically the Real Estate Services sub-industry, which encompasses companies that derive revenue from data, advisory, and technology solutions supporting property transactions rather than direct property ownership. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, CoStar has expanded its recurring-revenue model over decades, now serving brokers, lenders, REITs, institutional investors, government agencies, and hospitality owners.
- Homes.com subscriber growth drives residential segment revenue
- Heavy marketing spend on Homes.com pressures operating margins
- LoopNet and Apartments.com subscription revenue grows double digits
| Net Income: 179.0m TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.01 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA -1.98 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 6.26% < 20% (prev 53.48%; Δ -47.22% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.06 > 3% & CFO 617.1m > Net Income 179.0m |
| Net Debt (734.0m) to EBITDA (575.9m): 1.27 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 1.32 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (401.9m) vs 12m ago -4.29% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 76.18% > 18% (prev 79.25%; Δ -3.07% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 34.85% > 50% (prev 28.25%; Δ 6.60% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 21.09 > 6 (EBIT TTM 229.9m / Interest Expense TTM 10.9m) |
| A: 0.02 (Total Current Assets 946.0m - Total Current Liabilities 716.0m) / Total Assets 10.3b |
| B: 0.23 (Retained Earnings 2.35b / Total Assets 10.3b) |
| C: 0.02 (EBIT TTM 229.9m / Avg Total Assets 10.5b) |
| D: 3.51 (Book Value of Equity 7.97b / Total Liabilities 2.27b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 4.72 = AA |
| DSRI: 1.01 (Receivables 306.0m/252.5m, Revenue 3.67b/3.06b) |
| GMI: 1.04 (GM 79.25% / 76.18%) |
| AQI: 1.16 (AQ_t 0.75 / AQ_t-1 0.65) |
| SGI: 1.20 (Revenue 3.67b / 3.06b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 179.0m - CFO 617.1m) / TA 10.3b) |
| Beneish M = -2.75 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of November 05, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 32.58 with a total of 5,652,621 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +18.30%, over one month by +17.79%, over three months by +9.26% and over the past year by -53.32%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 30.00 (which is 7.9% or 1.6 ATR below the current price).
CoStar has received a consensus analysts rating of 3.90. Therefore, it is recommended to buy CSGP.
- StrongBuy: 9
- Buy: 3
- Hold: 8
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 35.9 | 10% |
P/E Trailing = 183.6
P/E Forward = 17.452
P/S = 3.1381
P/B = 1.6264
P/EG = 0.1003
Revenue TTM = 3.67b USD
EBIT TTM = 229.9m USD
EBITDA TTM = 575.9m USD
Long Term Debt = 993.0m USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 64.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 1.23b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 208.0m
Net Debt = 734.0m USD (calculated: Debt 1.23b - CCE 500.0m)
Enterprise Value = 11.9b USD (11.2b + Debt 1.23b - CCE 500.0m)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 21.09 (Ebit TTM 229.9m / Interest Expense TTM 10.9m)
EV/FCF = 181.9x (Enterprise Value 11.9b / FCF TTM 65.4m)
FCF Yield = 0.55% (FCF TTM 65.4m / Enterprise Value 11.9b)
FCF Margin = 1.78% (FCF TTM 65.4m / Revenue TTM 3.67b)
Net Margin = 4.87% (Net Income TTM 179.0m / Revenue TTM 3.67b)
Gross Margin = 76.18% ((Revenue TTM 3.67b - Cost of Revenue TTM 875.0m) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 77.84% (prev 74.81%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.16 (Enterprise Value 11.9b / Total Assets 10.3b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 0.88% (Interest Expense 10.9m / Debt 1.23b)
Taxrate = 22.51% (52.0m / 231.0m)
NOPAT = 178.1m (EBIT 229.9m * (1 - 22.51%))
Current Ratio = 1.32 (Total Current Assets 946.0m / Total Current Liabilities 716.0m)
Debt / Equity = 0.15 (Debt 1.23b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 7.97b)
Debt / EBITDA = 1.27 (Net Debt 734.0m / EBITDA 575.9m)
Debt / FCF = 11.22 (Net Debt 734.0m / FCF TTM 65.4m)
Total Stockholder Equity = 8.04b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 1.70% (Net Income 179.0m / Total Assets 10.3b)
RoE = 2.23% (Net Income TTM 179.0m / Total Stockholder Equity 8.04b)
RoCE = 2.55% (EBIT 229.9m / Capital Employed (Equity 8.04b + L.T.Debt 993.0m))
RoIC = 1.89% (NOPAT 178.1m / Invested Capital 9.43b)
WACC = 5.44% (E(11.2b)/V(12.4b) * Re(5.97%) + D(1.23b)/V(12.4b) * Rd(0.88%) * (1-Tc(0.23)))
Discount Rate = 5.97% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -5.93 | Cagr: -0.60%
[DCF] Terminal Value 73.10% ; FCFF base≈152.7m ; Y1≈133.9m ; Y5≈108.2m
[DCF] Fair Price = 2.47 (EV 1.74b - Net Debt 734.0m = Equity 1.00b / Shares 405.2m; r=8.35% [WACC [floored]]; 5y FCF grow -15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: -1.04 | EPS CAGR: -0.19% | SUE: 3.87 | # QB: 11
Revenue Correlation: 99.02 | Revenue CAGR: 16.25% | SUE: -1.31 | # QB: -2
EPS current Quarter (2027-03-31): EPS=0.34 | Chg30d=+1.29% | Revisions=+0% | Analysts=5
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=1.40 | Chg30d=+2.59% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+60.6% | GrowthRev=+15.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=1.77 | Chg30d=-0.19% | Revisions=-25% | GrowthEPS=+26.7% | GrowthRev=+9.4%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -40% (up=0, down=2)