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Costar profit margin CSGP

Gross, operating and net profit as a share of revenue over the last twelve months, from 2011.

Net margin, 12 months
2.1%
Operating margin, 12 months
2.2%
Net margin on a year earlier
−1.5 pts
Peer median
12.3%

Over the twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Costar kept 2.1% of its revenue as net profit, with an operating margin of 2.2% and a gross margin of 78.7%.

Five years earlier its net margin was 12.7%.

The median for 10 credit services stocks of a similar size is 12.3%.

Profit margin over time

GrossOperatingNet

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Fiscal year by fiscal year

Fiscal yearNet marginOperating marginGross margin
FY20250.2%−2.2%78.9%
FY20245.1%0.2%79.6%
FY202315.3%11.5%80.0%
FY202216.9%20.7%81.0%
FY202115.0%22.2%81.6%
FY202013.7%17.4%81.4%
FY201922.5%26.0%79.3%
FY201820.0%23.0%77.4%
FY201712.7%18.0%77.2%
FY201610.2%17.3%79.2%
FY2015−0.5%1.6%73.5%
FY20147.8%14.0%72.7%
FY20136.7%12.3%70.7%
FY20122.8%7.8%67.2%
FY20115.8%8.6%65.0%

Quarter by quarter

QuarterEndedNet margin, 12 monthsChange on a yearOperating margin
Q2 FY262.1%−1.5 pts2.2%
Q1 FY260.7%−3.4 pts−0.8%
Q4 FY250.2%−4.9 pts−2.2%
Q3 FY250.7%−5.9 pts−2.7%
Q2 FY253.6%−4.6 pts−0.2%
Q1 FY254.2%−7.5 pts0.2%
Q4 FY245.1%−10.2 pts0.2%
Q3 FY246.6%−10.3 pts1.3%
Q2 FY248.2%−8.4 pts2.8%
Q1 FY2411.6%−4.7 pts6.6%
Q4 FY2315.3%−1.7 pts11.5%
Q3 FY2316.9%+0.9 pts14.2%

Against its peers

Companies in Financial - Credit Services nearest Costar's size, closest first, today.

CompanyProfit margin
CSGPCostar2.1%
CARTMaplebear12.0%
RBARB Global10.0%
SOFISoFi Technologies14.8%
GPNGlobal Payments−9.1%
HQYHealthequity17.4%
AFRMAffirm45.3%
ETSYEtsy7.3%
SYFSynchrony Financial18.3%
ZGZillow2.0%
WEXWEX12.6%
Peer median12.3%

Where Costar ranks

What the profit margin tells you

Profit as a share of revenue at three levels: gross (after making the product), operating (after running the business) and net (after everything, including tax and interest).

Compare within an industry. 10% is superb for a retailer and poor for a software company.

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Valuation data, not investment advice. Prices as of . Reported figures come from the company's filings with the SEC.