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CoStar Group CSGP Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$897.0M+22.5%
Gross profit$701.0M+21.1%
Operating income$3.0M+107%
Net income$3.0M+120%
EPS (diluted)$0.01+125%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.3B-65.2%
Total debt$1.1B+1.9%
Total equity$7.9B-7.5%
Total assets$10.2B-2.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$152.0M+187%
CapEx$45.0M-16.7%
Free cash flow$107.0M+10,800%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.3B-49.3%
Enterprise value$12.13B-45.5%
P/E496×+289×
P/S3.6×-5.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin78.6%-1.1pp
Operating margin-2.7%-3.9pp
Net margin0.7%-3.4pp
FCF margin6.9%

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity0.3%-1.2pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×
Current ratio2.2×-3.8×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CoStar Group’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CoStar Group’s 10-Q, filed April 29, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CoStar Group's return on invested capital?
CoStar Group (CSGP) reported return on invested capital of -0% in Q1 2026.
How has CoStar Group's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
CoStar Group's return on invested capital decreased by 116.3% year-over-year, from 0.1% to -0%.
What is the long-term trend for CoStar Group's return on invested capital?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), CoStar Group's return on invested capital has grown at a -48.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 10.8% to -0.4%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.