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CSGP

CoStar Group

NASDAQReal EstateReal Estate ServicesSnapshot 2026-05-08

$32.77-6.32%
Close 2026-05-08 · 1-day change
The bottom line

As of May 8, 2026, CSGP has a composite score of 18.3, categorized as "mild favorable," with a high confidence level of 84.2. The score is influenced by various factors, including a macro score of 26.3 and a sector score of 16.1. Key drivers include macroeconomic conditions related to rates, growth, labor, and inflation. The overall risk is labeled as elevated, with a total risk score of 54.8.

Composite +18as of 2026-05-08

Price

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EarningsMaterial event

Factor signals

Read top-to-bottom: thesis (is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold), watch flags (has something changed worth re-reading), and position context (how violent might the path be). Each pill is a parallel diagnostic — never aggregated into a single score.

L1

Thesis

is this a strong company over a 1–3 year hold?
F1 · Recent financial performance
weak
Bottom 10% of real estate cohort
Why this rank
  • Direction share
    0.02
  • Slope (norm)
    0.78
  • Bonus
    0.00
Operating income, last 4 quarters ($M)
-43-27-51126
F2 · Value
expensive
Most expensive 10% of real estate cohort
Why this rank
Price
$32.77
TTM EPS
$0.09
Earnings yield
0.3%
P/E (TTM)
364.1

Trailing four: 2024-Q3, 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3

F3 · Earnings quality
neutral
Mid-cohort cash conversion
Why this rank
TTM NI ($M)
139
TTM CFO ($M)
393
CFO/NI
2.83
L2

Watch

has something changed worth re-reading?
F4 · Management stability
Insufficient data
No score yet
Earnings setup · pre-print positioning
forward-looking
bullish strongEPS revised +5.5% / 30d, n=18for period ending 2026-06-30
Why this setup
Consensus revisions

EPS estimate $0.27 → $0.29 (+5.5% / 30d). 12 raised, 2 cut, 18 covering analysts.

Rating actions

0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 12 maintained. 74% of analysts rate Buy.

Price target activity

5 PT revisions / 30d. Avg target 35.1% above current price.

Material events

1 positive, 0 negative / 30d. See F4 management tile for the event list.

F4 · Management deep-dive — recent events, stated priorities, guidance track record
1

Recent 8-K events

No recent events recorded.

2

Stated priorities

2 priorityies extracted from earnings transcripts (as of 2026-05-08).

  1. 1.Increase revenue to $3.78B-$3.82B in 2026growthbehind14% progress
    4/28: The Company reaffirms revenue in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion for the full year of 2026.
    Why this status

    Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The Company has consistently reaffirmed its revenue guidance for 2026 in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion. Revenue for 2025-Q4 was $464.7 million, indicating a need for significant growth to meet the 2026 target. Persistent statement, limited substantive delivery this quarter.

  2. 2.Increase Adjusted EBITDA to $780M-$820M in 2026growthbehind14% progress
    4/28: The Company is increasing its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year of 2026 to a range of $780 million to $820 million.
    Why this status

    Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The Company has increased its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026 to $780 million to $820 million. Operating income for 2025-Q4 was $126.1 million, indicating a need for substantial improvement to meet the 2026 target. Persistent statement, limited substantive delivery this quarter.

3

Guidance track record

Last 4 quarters of EPS guidance with actuals.

4 beat
Per-quarter detail
PeriodGuidanceActualResult
2023-12-31$0.31 – $0.32$0.33beat
2024-03-31$0.06 – $0.07$0.10beat
2024-06-30$0.09 – $0.10$0.15beat
2024-09-30$0.15 – $0.16$0.22beat

Beat / inside / miss is computed from the guided range when issued; for point-estimate quarters a ±5% tolerance band around the mid is used. surprise_pct_vs_mid is unstable when guided EPS is near zero, so it is not surfaced as a headline.

L3

Position context

how violent might the path be while I hold it?
Risk profile · realized
backward-looking
elevatedworst 12m loss −66%, typical day ±1.6%
Why this risk level

Recent vol — 30d annualized 42%; 252d 39%.

Drawdown — Max 1y −66%. Bad day move −4%.

Beta to sector ETF (XLRE) 0.75 over 1y.

Liquidity — score 100/100.

Sub-scores — vol 35/100, drawdown 0/100, beta 75/100, earnings vol .

Sector regime
headwind-3.1%sector vs S&P 500, 60d

via XLRE

Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive — historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.

AI cycle regime · market-wide
2-axis classifier
HeatingManiaSquallCrisisEarnings →Mood ↑
HeatingE +0.13 · M +0.71
Single-axisCHASEz +2.97+1.285d

Context label only — describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.

Not investment advice. As of 2026-05-08.

3

What changed

The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.

  1. No material changes since the prior snapshot.

No material changes since the prior snapshot.

as of 2026-05-08

4

Management scorecard

How management runs the business — capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.

Composite59.0 / 100
Capital allocation13
Earnings discipline75
Margin discipline24
Balance sheet52
Guidance credibility100
Post-call reaction42

Met or beat guidance 100% of the last 4 guided quarters · 39.6% avg surprise

as of 2026-05-08
4

What management is focused on

Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.

  • #1

    Increase revenue to $3.78B-$3.82B in 2026

    Growth

    CoStar Group aims to achieve revenue in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion for the full year of 2026.

    Behind

    Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The Company has consistently reaffirmed its revenue guidance for 2026 in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion. Revenue for 2025-Q4 was $464.7 million, indicating a need for significant growth to meet the 2026 target. Persistent statement, limited substantive delivery this quarter.

    14%
    CEO/CFO:The Company reaffirms revenue in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion for the full year of 2026.
    Multiple sourcesSource dated 2026-04-28Stated 2 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-04-28
    Show history (2)
    • 2026-Q1Multiple sources

      The Company reaffirms revenue in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion for the full year of 2026.

    • 2025-Q4Multiple sources

      The Company is affirming its full year guidance provided on January 7, 2026 of revenue in the range of $3.78 billion to $3.82 billion for the full year of 2026.

  • #2

    Increase Adjusted EBITDA to $780M-$820M in 2026

    Growth

    CoStar Group aims to increase its Adjusted EBITDA to a range of $780 million to $820 million for the full year of 2026.

    Behind

    Stated in 2 of last 2 quarters. The Company has increased its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for 2026 to $780 million to $820 million. Operating income for 2025-Q4 was $126.1 million, indicating a need for substantial improvement to meet the 2026 target. Persistent statement, limited substantive delivery this quarter.

    14%
    CEO/CFO:The Company is increasing its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year of 2026 to a range of $780 million to $820 million.
    Multiple sourcesSource dated 2026-04-28Stated 2 of last 8 quartersFirst seen 2026-04-28
    Show history (2)
    • 2026-Q1Multiple sources

      The Company is increasing its Adjusted EBITDA guidance for the full year of 2026 to a range of $780 million to $820 million.

    • 2025-Q4Multiple sources

      The Company is affirming the guidance from our January 7, 2026 press release for Adjusted EBITDA to range from $740 million to $800 million.

as of 2026-05-08
5

How this stock is priced

Two ways to read price: against peers in the same business, and against the company's own history.

Compared to peers
14higher = cheaper

Looks more expensive than peers.

Compared to its own history
97higher = cheaper

Cheaper than its own typical valuation.

P/E
37.2x
EV/EBITDA
46.5x
FCF yield
-2.2%

P/E over the last 5 years

71 monthly points
fairas of 2026-05-08
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How this compares

A side-by-side read on composite, valuation, and risk versus peers.

StockCompositeValuationRisk
CSGP
CoStar Group
+18fairelevated
WELL
Welltower
+7.9expensivelow
PLD
Prologis
+10fulllow
EQIX
Equinix
+22fairmoderate
AMT
American Tower
+18fairmoderate
8

Risk — how this stock moves

What a normal day looks like, what a bad day looks like, and the worst the last year has thrown at it.

A typical day
How much price usually moves either way.
1.6%
A bad day (95th %ile)
A rough but not unusual down day.
-4.5%
Worst 12-month loss
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
-66.2%
Earnings-day move
How much price usually moves on earnings day.
elevatedas of 2026-05-08
9

What could change this view

Conditional scenarios — if X happens, the score would shift by about Y points. These are not predictions.

Upside triggers
  • If real_estate sector trend rises from +0.00 into 'improving' (>= +0.20)+5.0 pts
  • If next-quarter guidance is raised (currently NEW as of 2026-04-28)+4.0 pts
Downside triggers
  • If rates state reverses from -0.37 (negative) to +0.37 (positive)-8.0 pts
  • If next-quarter guidance is cut (currently NEW as of 2026-04-28)-8.0 pts
  • If real_estate sector trend falls from +0.00 into 'weakening' (<= -0.20)-5.0 pts
10

Material updates

Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.

  1. 2026-04-2811d agoItem 2.02

    and the Press Release shall be considered “furnished” and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section or Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any reports or filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), whether made before or after the date hereof, except as expressly set f…

    earnings preannouncementpositivescore 56
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Score history

The composite score, snapshot by snapshot. The dotted line at zero separates leaning-positive from leaning-negative.

60 snapshots
Data freshness · As of 2026-05-08 · Macro 2026-05-08 · Sector 2026-05-07 · Fundamentals 2026-02-26 · Price 2026-05-07 · Generated 2026-05-08 · Spec 2.3

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