CSGP
CoStar Group
$31.02
▲ 4.9%Updated Today 11:30 AM ET
CSGP at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Weak · 40/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▼ Down 62.1% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$12.25B
P/E
—
Forward P/E (est.)
—
ROE
0.3%
Revenue Growth
21.3%
EPS Growth
-80.6%
Profit Margin
0.7%
FCF Yield
3.9%
Debt / Equity
0.12x
ROIC
-1.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
2.2x
Dividend Yield
—
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
7.9%
Rating Score
40/100
CoStar Group (CSGP) is a large-cap company in the Real Estate Services industry, part of the Real Estate sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $12.25B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $3.25B in revenue and $7.00M in net profit.
Our model rates CSGP Weak (40/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
79.5% average over the last 3 years
±1.5 pts around 79.6% across 10 years
grew in 9 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
-1.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what CSGP's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. CSGP trades near $31.02, below its 50-day average ($32.93) and 200-day average ($54.22). Price below both averages is a downtrend — momentum is against buyers for now.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 39 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. CSGP's is $1.53 (~4.9% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month CSGP found buyers near $28.18 (support) and sellers near $34.82 (resistance); its 52-week range is $28.18–$97.43. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.6× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
13.7%
Revenue moved from $837.63M in 2016 to $3.25B in 2025, a 16.2% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 21.3% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
78.9%
Operating Margin
-2.2%
Net Margin
0.2%
ROE
0.3%
CoStar Group keeps about 0.7% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 78.9% gross margin and -2.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 0.3% and return on invested capital about -1.0%. Thin margins leave less cushion if costs rise.
Total Debt
$1.00B
Net Debt
-$215.00M
Net cash position
Net Debt / EBITDA
—
Debt / Equity
0.12x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.1x, with a current ratio of 2.2x. That is a conservative balance sheet — a cushion in downturns. It carries roughly $1.00B of total debt against $1.22B of cash.
Operating CF
$430.00M
Free Cash Flow
$123.00M
FCF Margin
3.8%
In the latest year CoStar Group produced about $430.00M of operating cash flow and $123.00M of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 3.9% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
P/E
—
P/S
4.04x
P/B
3.32x
EV / EBITDA
—
CSGP trades at n/a trailing earnings, 4.0x sales, and 3.3x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 7.9% long-term free-cash-flow growth. With no positive trailing earnings, value it on sales, cash flow, or growth rather than P/E.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$12.47
Current price
$31.02
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$123.00M
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where CSGP sits versus its Real Estate sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 33 Real Estate companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How CSGP stacks up against its Real Estate peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Real Estate sector (41 S&P 500 companies), CSGP ranks #27 of 41 by our overall rating.
P/E vs sector
—
median 32.4x
ROE vs sector
0.3%
median 8.0%
Growth vs sector
21.3%
median 5.3%
Sector rank
#27
of 41 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Real Estate companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 41 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $31.02 today · expected CAGR -24% – -16%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.93B | $4.75B | $5.75B | $6.96B | $8.42B |
| Net income | $117.87M | $142.62M | $172.57M | $208.81M | $252.66M |
| EPS | $0.30 | $0.36 | $0.44 | $0.53 | $0.64 |
| Share price (low) | $3.58 | $4.33 | $5.24 | $6.34 | $7.68 |
| Share price (high) | $5.97 | $7.22 | $8.74 | $10.57 | $12.80 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -88% / -81% | -63% / -52% | -45% / -34% | -33% / -24% | -24% / -16% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for CSGP:
- Revenue is growing 21.3% a year, a sign of real demand.
- A conservative balance sheet (debt/equity 0.1x) lowers risk.
The case against CSGP:
- Thin net margins (0.7%) leave little room for error.
- Our model's overall read is Weak (40/100).
Margin risk — thin profitability (0.7%) is vulnerable to cost or pricing pressure.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen weakly: CoStar Group is a large-cap real estate business still growing nicely, with modest profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at n/a earnings, which our model scores Weak (40/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 28 Wall Street analysts covering CSGP recommend (August 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Analysts have turned more cautious over the last three months (-17 pts of buy ratings).
Latest SEC Filings
CSGP's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
CSGP — frequently asked questions
Is CSGP a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates CoStar Group Weak (40/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is CSGP's rating on The Stocks School?
CoStar Group currently scores 40/100 (Weak) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does CSGP's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from CoStar Group's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for CSGP calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this CSGP analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell CSGP. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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