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CoStar GroupCSGP

Real Estate Services · Washington, D.C. · In the S&P 500
Solid businessCheaper than peers
$30.17+7.21%After hours: $30.16 (−0.03%)At the close, 30 Oct · Prices from CNBC, may be delayed
▼ 57.2% over 1 year
CoStar Group over 1 yearDaily close, $, to 30 Oct 2026
$40$60Nov2026MarMayJulSep$30.17$40$60NovMarJul$30.17
Source: Nasdaq daily closes
Market value$12.14B
Price to earnings69.4x
Forward P/E19.3x
Dividend yield–
Year to date−55.1%
One year−57.2%
Next earningsNot scheduled
SectorReal Estate
52-week range (closes)
$26.95$70.44

Quality and valuation

How CoStar Group compares with other real estate stocks. A description, not a recommendation.

CoStar Group and 7 real estate services peers. Across: valuation (P/E) against the sector. Up: business quality against the sector. Hover or tap a logo for its numbers.

Business quality: about averageValuation: cheaper than most

An average business among real estate companies, priced below most of them.

CoStar Group trades at 19.3 times the next 12 months of expected earnings, against a median of 35.1x for the 30 real estate stocks we cover. The quality score blends where it ranks on revenue growth, gross margin, operating margin and free-cash-flow margin (net margin for banks and insurers) over the last 12 months, from SEC filings.

  • Revenue grew faster than the sector median: +20.2% vs +5.5%
  • Keeps more of each sale (gross margin): 78.3% vs 70.1%
  • Less profitable (operating margin): 5.8% vs 37.2%
  • Turns less of its sales into cash: 11.5% vs 36.0%
CSGP trades at 19.3x forward earnings, below the sector medianForward p/e, Real Estate Services peers
CSGP19.3xAMT27.8xSPG31.4xPSA33.0xPLD40.2xEQIX57.0xDLR76.9xWELL82.7xSector median 35.1xCSGP19.3xAMT27.8xSPG31.4xPSA33.0xPLD40.2xEQIX57.0xDLR76.9xWELL82.7xSector median 35.1x
Source: CNBC quotes; Mostly Markets
At 68.6x earnings, CSGP is cheaper than its average since Oct 2024Price over the last 12 months of reported (GAAP) diluted EPS
P/EUsual range (±1 s.d.)
2,000x4,000xAverage 755.0x2025202668.6x2,000x4,000xAverage 755.0x2025202668.6x
Source: Nasdaq prices; SEC filings

Financials

From CoStar Group's SEC filings, through the quarter ending 30 Sep 2026. Hover or tap a bar for its value.

Revenue grew 14.1% from a year earlierQuarterly revenue, $m, latest Q3 ’26
$0m$250m$500m$750mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$952mQ3 ’26$0m$500mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$952mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Growth slowed to +14.1% last quarterRevenue growth, year on year, %
0%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2514.1%Q3 ’260%10%20%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’2514.1%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Operating margin was 8.8% last quarterOperating income as a share of revenue, %
−5%0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’258.8%Q3 ’26−5%0%5%Q4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’258.8%Q3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Free cash flow was $422 million over 12 monthsQuarterly free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex), $m
$0m$50m$100mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$137mQ3 ’26$0m$50m$100mQ4 ’24Q2 ’25Q4 ’25$137mQ3 ’26
Source: SEC filings
Last 12 monthsCSGPSector median
Revenue growth+20.2%+5.5%
Gross margin78.3%70.1%
Operating margin5.8%37.2%
Free cash flow margin11.5%36.0%
Price to earnings69.4x30.3x

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