CoStar Group is a global provider of proprietary information, analytics, and online marketplaces serving both commercial and residential real estate.
It is a $12.0B technology company. Revenue grew 22.0% over the last year, it keeps 2¢ of every dollar of sales as profit, and it holds more cash than debt. It trades at 163.3× earnings — around the middle of its own history.
- Website
- costargroup.com
- Location
- Arlington, VA
- Employees
- 8 000
- Sector
- Technology
- Founded
- 1987
Skills
Six independent scores, 0–100, built from reported numbers and valuation history. Click a row to see how it was scored.
Strong health and quality; Valuation, Growth and Profitability lag behind.
Valuation30
- P/E vs own history63th pct · 5/25
- FCF yield2.3% · 5/25
- P/S3.4x · 20/25
- EV/EBITDA52.4x · 0/25
Growth45
- Revenue CAGR13.7% · 20/25
- Net income CAGR-60.7% · 0/25
- EPS CAGR ~5Y-51.1% · 0/25
- Fwd implied growth830.5% · 25/25
Profitability21
- ROIC0.1% · 5/25
- ROE0.9% · 5/25
- Net margin2.1% · 6/25
- Operating margin2.2% · 5/25
Health100
- Altman Z3.97 · 25/25
- Current ratio2.21 · 25/25
- Interest coverage14.6x · 25/25
- Net cash / debtNet cash · 25/25
Quality77
- Piotroski F5/9 · 15/25
- Beneish M-2.68 · 25/25
- FCF conversion380% · 25/25
- Margin stabilityσ 10.0% · 12/25
Moat61
- ROIC >12% years3/10 yrs · 6/25
- Median gross margin79.5% · 25/25
- FCF-positive years9/10 yrs · 18/25
- Worst-year net marginworst 0.2% · 12/25
Experience
The company's career so far — founding, the IPO, landmark products and acquisitions, plus revenue milestones and insider buying.
- 2026AcquisitionCoStar Group agreed to acquire Zonda, a provider of new-home construction data and homebuilder…
- 2025AcquisitionAfter initially taking a 16.9% stake in Australian real estate information company Domain Group, CoStar entered an…
- 2024AcquisitionCoStar Group purchased an estimated $35 million worth of airtime at Super Bowl LVIII for four Super Bowl…
- FY2023FinancialBest year on record$375M net income
- FY2018FinancialRevenue crossed $1B$1.19B for the year
- 2018AcquisitionFrom 2018 through 2023, it acquired the British online marketplace Realla, the German real-estate data company…
- 2017AcquisitionFrom 2017 through 2020, the company acquired the online marketplaces Westside Rentals, ForRent.com (previously owned…
- FY2016FinancialProfitable every year on record10 consecutive profitable years in our data
- 2016AcquisitionOverseas, its European division acquired the German real-estate business data company Thomas Daily and the Spanish…
- 2012AcquisitionIt acquired the online marketing site LoopNet for $860 million
- 2009AcquisitionIt acquired Property and Portfolio Research company Grecam, joining the company's existing Grecam service
- 1998IPOThe company went public via an initial public offering on Nasdaq, raising $22.5 million
- 1987FoundedCoStar Group was founded in 1987 by Andrew C
Achievements
Verifiable track record, straight from the reported numbers.
Strengths & watch-outs
What a bull and a bear would each point to. Both lists come from the reported numbers, not opinions.
Strengths
- High gross margin (78.7%)
- Revenue growing 22.0% year over year
- Net cash position after subtracting debt from cash
- Interest covered 14.6× by operating earnings
- Altman Z-Score 3.97 — low bankruptcy-risk zone
Watch-outs
Nothing stands out as a concern in the available data.
Qualifications
The basics a company should meet before you research it further. Each check uses the reported numbers.
- Revenue growing — the company sells more than a year ago+22.0% YoY
- Profitable — makes more than it spends$73.6M TTM
- Profit growing — earnings are higher than last year-73.9% YoY
- Generates cash — cash left after running and investing$280M TTM
- Debt under control — could handle its obligationsmore cash than debt
- Established company — not a micro-cap — lower blow-up risk$12.0B market cap
- Not printing shares — share count not ballooning — you keep your slice+9.8% shares over ~5y
- Proven track record — years of profitability behind it10/10 profitable years
- Financially stable — balance sheet not near distressAltman Z 4.0 — safe
- Pays a dividend — returns cash to shareholdersno data
- Valuation not extreme — price not wildly above earningsP/E 163.3
Peer comparisonCoStar Group Inc vs 6 largest technology peers — cap, P/E, growth and margin side by sideOpen ▾Close ▴
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Revenue growth | Net margin | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSGP this company | $12.0B | 163.3 | +22.0% | 2.1% | Strong |
| NVDA Nvidia Corp | $5.5T | 28.6 | +83.4% | 63.7% | Mixed |
| AAPL Apple Inc. | $4.9T | 38.1 | +14.2% | 27.6% | Strong |
| GOOGL Alphabet Inc. | $4.3T | 17.6 | +20.1% | 54.8% | Mixed |
| MSFT Microsoft Corp | $4.0T | 29.7 | +17.8% | 40.3% | Strong |
| SPCX Space Exploration Technologies Corp. | $2.1T | — | +33.2% | -34.0% | Strained |
| META Meta Platforms, Inc. | $1.8T | 26.9 | +27.7% | 29.8% | Mixed |
Head-to-head: CSGP vs NVDA · CSGP vs AAPL · CSGP vs GOOGL
References
What covering analysts publish about the company — information only, not a recommendation.
Appendix · Financial records
The full statements behind this CV, FY2016–FY2025. For readers who want to check the numbers.
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