# CoStar Group Inc. (CSGP) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Real Estate / Real Estate Management & Development. Price $30.91, market value $12.5 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 171.7×** (5-yr avg 771.5×, 3-yr avg 1222.5×). CoStar Group Inc. trades at 171.7× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 771.5×: cheap by its own standards. The Real Estate median in the September 2026 study was 25.2×. Forward P/E is 17.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 3.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 3.5×.
- **Price / book: 1.6×**. The shares trade at 1.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 30.1×**. Enterprise value is 30.1× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; above 20× is demanding.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.2%** (5-yr avg 0.7%). Free cash flow equals 2.2% of the market value, above its five-year average of 0.7%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 0.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 0.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 78.7%**. CoStar Group Inc. keeps 78.7% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 2.2%**. 2.2% of revenue is left after running the business, which leaves little cushion in a downturn.
- **Net margin: 0.2%**. 0.2% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 0.1%**. 0.1% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 0.8%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 0.8%: close to or below the cost of capital, so growth may not create value.
- **Return on assets: 0.7%**. Each dollar of assets produces 0.7% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 18.7%** (3-yr 14.2%/yr, 5-yr 14.4%/yr). Revenue grew 18.7% over the last year, against 14.4% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -94.1%** (3-yr -72.2%/yr, 5-yr -49.2%/yr). Earnings per share fell 94.1%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): -34.8%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at -34.8% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.12**. Debt is 0.12 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: net cash**. CoStar Group Inc. holds more cash than debt.
- **Altman Z-score: 4.86**. A Z-score of 4.86 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend: none**. CoStar Group Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (20 analysts). 20 analysts cover CoStar Group Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $37.20 (+20% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -65.3%** (YTD -54.0%, 3-mo -8.8%). The shares are down 65.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -65.9%** (19.4% above the low). Trading 66% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 47**. An RSI of 47 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 0.29** (volatility 44%). Beta of 0.29 against the S&P 500: the shares move much less than the market.

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