COSTAR GROUP, INC.
Business
CoStar Group operates online real estate marketplaces, information platforms, and analytics serving commercial and residential property markets across the U.S., Australia, Europe, Canada, and Asia-Pacific. It offers subscription-based platforms including CoStar, LoopNet, Apartments.com, Homes.com, and Matterport 3D digital twins, along with BizBuySell and Ten-X auction services. The company serves property owners, brokers, agents, developers, appraisers, investors, and industry professionals through proprietary databases and standardized platforms.
Summary from 10-K filed 2026-02-26
Financials
Consolidated Statement of Income
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 3,247 | 2,736 | 2,455 | 2,182 | 1,944 | |
| Cost of revenue | 686 | 558 | 491 | 414 | 357 | |
| Gross profit | 2,561 | 2,178 | 1,964 | 1,768 | 1,587 | |
| Selling and marketing (excluding customer base amortization) | 1,560 | 1,364 | 990 | 684 | 622 | |
| Software development | 406 | 326 | 268 | 221 | 201 | |
| General and administrative | 549 | 439 | 382 | 339 | 257 | |
| Customer base amortization | 118 | 44 | 42 | 74 | 75 | |
| Total operating expenses | 2,633 | 2,173 | 1,682 | 1,317 | 1,155 | |
| Income (loss) from operations | −72 | 5 | 282 | 451 | 432 | |
| Interest income, net | 110 | 213 | 214 | 32 | −32 | |
| Other income (expense), net | −8 | −8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
| Income before income taxes | 30 | 210 | 502 | 487 | 404 | |
| Income tax expense | 23 | 71 | 127 | 117 | 111 | |
| Net income | 7 | 139 | 375 | 370 | 293 | |
| Earning per share basic (in dollars per share) | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.75 | |
| Earning per share diluted (in dollars per share) | 0.02 | 0.34 | 0.92 | 0.93 | 0.74 | |
| Weighted average outstanding shares basic (in shares) | 417 | 406 | 405 | 396 | 392 | |
| Weighted average outstanding shares diluted (in shares) | 421 | 408 | 407 | 398 | 394 |
Consolidated Balance Sheet
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | 1,633 | 4,681 | — | — | — | |
| Restricted cash | 100 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accounts receivable | 263 | 211 | 213 | 166 | 138 | |
| Less: Allowance for credit losses | −29 | −23 | −23 | −12 | −13 | |
| Accounts receivable, net | 234 | 188 | 190 | 154 | 125 | |
| Income taxes receivable | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 134 | 81 | 70 | 64 | 36 | |
| Total current assets | 2,119 | 4,950 | 5,476 | 5,186 | 3,988 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 47 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
| Property and equipment, net | 1,323 | 1,015 | 472 | 321 | — | |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 123 | 103 | 80 | 80 | 101 | |
| Goodwill | 4,944 | 2,528 | 2,386 | 2,315 | 2,321 | |
| Intangible assets, net | 1,771 | 433 | 314 | 329 | 436 | |
| Deferred commission costs, net | 184 | 170 | 168 | 143 | 102 | |
| Deposits and other assets | 27 | 27 | 20 | 17 | 22 | |
| Total assets | 10,538 | 9,257 | 8,920 | 8,403 | 7,257 | |
| Accounts payable | 42 | 44 | 23 | 29 | 22 | |
| Accrued wages and commissions | 145 | 133 | 118 | 105 | 82 | |
| Accrued expenses | 203 | 164 | 163 | — | — | |
| Litigation accrual | 99 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Income taxes payable | 1 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 31 | |
| Lease liabilities | 28 | 32 | 40 | 36 | — | |
| Deferred revenue | 205 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 96 | |
| Other current liabilities | 23 | 19 | — | — | — | |
| Total current liabilities | 746 | 552 | 456 | 373 | 339 | |
| Long-term debt, net | 993 | 992 | 991 | 989 | 988 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 238 | 8 | 37 | 76 | 99 | |
| Income taxes payable | 27 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |
| Lease and other long-term liabilities | 163 | 127 | 80 | 80 | 107 | |
| Total liabilities | 2,167 | 1,704 | 1,581 | 1,533 | 1,545 | |
| Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 2.0 million shares authorized; zero outstanding | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Common stock, $0.01 par value; 1.2 billion shares authorized at December 31, 2025 and 2024; and 425.0 million issued and 417.9 million outstanding as of December 31, 2025 and 409.5 million issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2024 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| Additional paid-in capital | 6,410 | 5,232 | 5,148 | 5,065 | 4,253 | |
| Treasury stock, 7.1 million shares, cost basis at December 31, 2025 | −510 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | 80 | −26 | −18 | −29 | −6 | |
| Retained earnings | 2,350 | 2,343 | 2,204 | 1,830 | 1,460 | |
| Stockholders' equity attributable to CoStar Group | 8,334 | 7,553 | 7,339 | 6,870 | 5,712 | |
| Equity attributable to NCI | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Total equity | 8,371 | 7,553 | 7,338 | 6,868 | — | |
| Total liabilities and stockholders equity | 10,538 | 9,257 | 8,920 | 8,403 | 7,257 |
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
| Concept | Trend | FY 2025 2025-12-31 | FY 2024 2024-12-31 | FY 2023 2023-12-31 | FY 2022 2022-12-31 | FY 2021 2021-12-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation and amortization | 263 | 147 | 108 | 138 | 140 | |
| Amortization of deferred commissions costs | 141 | 117 | 95 | 76 | 63 | |
| Non-cash lease expense | 30 | 33 | 30 | 39 | 29 | |
| Stock-based compensation expense | 194 | 89 | 85 | 75 | 64 | |
| Deferred income taxes, net | 36 | −50 | −37 | −31 | 24 | |
| Credit loss expense | 32 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 11 | |
| Other operating activities, net | −5 | 1 | −2 | −2 | −700,000 | |
| Accounts receivable | −28 | −30 | −67 | −46 | −30 | |
| Prepaid expenses, other current assets and other assets | −21 | −8 | −17 | −18 | −15 | |
| Deferred commissions | −152 | −120 | −120 | −117 | −72 | |
| Accounts payable and other liabilities | −12 | 44 | 34 | 23 | −30 | |
| Lease liabilities | −31 | −38 | −39 | −37 | −31 | |
| Income taxes payable, net | −45 | 22 | 11 | −19 | 6 | |
| Deferred revenue | 21 | 11 | −1 | 7 | 17 | |
| Net cash provided by operating activities | 430 | 393 | 490 | 479 | 470 | |
| Proceeds from sale and settlement of investments and other assets | 205 | 2 | 4 | 900,000 | 0 | |
| Purchases of property, equipment, and other assets for new campuses | −307 | −579 | −118 | −35 | −124 | |
| Purchases of property, equipment, and other assets | −82 | −59 | −25 | −59 | −65 | |
| Purchases of equity securities | −285 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| Cash paid for acquisitions, net of cash acquired | −2,347 | −277 | −100 | −6 | −193 | |
| Net cash used in investing activities | −2,816 | −913 | −239 | −69 | −381 | |
| Repurchase of restricted stock to satisfy tax withholding obligations | −75 | −30 | −26 | −23 | −33 | |
| Stock repurchase | −500 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |
| Proceeds from exercise of stock options and employee stock purchase plan | 24 | 25 | 23 | 14 | 18 | |
| Other financing activities, net | −8 | −9 | −1 | 0 | −400,000 | |
| Net cash used in financing activities | −559 | −14 | −4 | 734 | −16 | |
| Effect of foreign currency exchange rates on cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −3 | −1 | 1 | −3 | −2 | |
| Net (decrease) increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash | −2,948 | −535 | 248 | 1,141 | 71 | |
| Interest paid | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |
| Income taxes paid | 73 | 100 | 163 | 169 | 82 | |
| Consideration owed for acquisitions | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 100,000 | |
| Accrued capital expenditures and non-cash landlord incentives | 74 | 64 | 29 | 15 | 2 |
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What is COSTAR GROUP, INC.'s CIK number?
COSTAR GROUP, INC.'s SEC CIK number is 0001057352 (1057352). The CIK (Central Index Key) is the permanent identifier the SEC assigns to every EDGAR filer — unlike a ticker symbol, it never changes.
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When did COSTAR GROUP, INC. last report earnings?
COSTAR GROUP, INC. (CSGP) most recently filed an earnings 8-K with the SEC on Apr 28, 2026, furnishing its results under Item 2.02 (Results of Operations and Financial Condition). The earnings press release is attached to that filing (accession 0001057352-26-000030). This is COSTAR GROUP, INC.'s most recent earnings filing of record — not a forecast of its next earnings date.
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COSTAR GROUP, INC.'s latest earnings 8-K (Item 2.02) was filed Apr 28, 2026 under accession 0001057352-26-000030. It carries the quarterly or annual earnings press release — the earliest official, SEC-filed version of the results.
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