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COSTAR GROUP, INC. CSGP

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Business Services, NEC · website · IPO 1998-07-01 · LEI

COSTAR GROUP, INC. statistics & valuation

P / S3.8×
P / B1.5×
P / FCF100.4×
Net margin0.2%
FCF margin3.8%
Net cash$640.0M
Net debt / EBITDA-3.4×
Enterprise value USD$11.7B
EV / EBITDA61.3×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV-0.6%
Return on capital-0.7%
Graham number -90.2%$2.99

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($2.99); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Net margin (%)
10.20% 12.70% 20.00% 22.50% 13.70% 15.10% 16.90% 15.30% 5.10% 0.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Gross margin (%)
79.20% 77.20% 77.40% 79.30% 81.40% 81.60% 81.00% 80.00% 79.60% 78.90% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
17.30% 18.00% 23.00% 26.00% 17.40% 22.20% 20.70% 11.50% 0.20% -2.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
5.10% 4.60% 7.90% 9.20% 4.20% 5.10% 5.40% 5.10% 1.80% 0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
325.1M 361.1M 364.5M 366.3M 394.3M 394.9M 406.7M 408.1M 409.5M 420.7M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
-$228.9M -$1.21B -$1.10B -$1.07B -$2.69B -$2.80B -$4.00B -$4.20B -$3.68B -$640.0M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
3.90% 4.30% 7.20% 8.20% 3.30% 4.00% 4.40% 4.20% 1.50% 0.10% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
32.70% 29.30% 17.80% 20.30% 15.20% -6.80% 3.80% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
0.20× 0.00× 0.00× 0.00× 0.19× 0.18× 0.15× 0.14× 0.13× 0.12× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$0.26 $0.37 $0.65 $0.86 $0.59 $0.74 $0.93 $0.92 $0.34 $0.02 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

COSTAR GROUP, INC. trades at about 1525× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 59.7×–3075×, median 94.6×).

59.7× 3075×

Shaded band = 10-year range (59.7×–3075×); dot = today's 1525×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin78.9%79.6%80.0%81.0%81.6%81.4%79.3%77.4%77.2%79.2%
Operating margin-2.2%0.2%11.5%20.7%22.2%17.4%26.0%23.0%18.0%17.3%
Net margin0.2%5.1%15.3%16.9%15.1%13.7%22.5%20.0%12.7%10.2%
FCF margin3.8%-6.8%15.2%20.3%17.8%29.3%32.7%
Return on assets0.1%1.5%4.2%4.4%4.0%3.3%8.2%7.2%4.3%3.9%
Return on equity0.1%1.8%5.1%5.4%5.1%4.2%9.2%7.9%4.6%5.1%
Debt / equity0.12×0.13×0.14×0.15×0.18×0.19×0.00×0.00×0.00×0.20×
Current ratio2.848.9712.0113.9111.7811.755.797.878.784.05

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.