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
Fiscal year by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Operating margin | Gross margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 0.2% | −2.2% | 78.9% |
| FY2024 | 5.1% | 0.2% | 79.6% |
| FY2023 | 15.3% | 11.5% | 80.0% |
| FY2022 | 16.9% | 20.7% | 81.0% |
| FY2021 | 15.0% | 22.2% | 81.6% |
| FY2020 | 13.7% | 17.4% | 81.4% |
| FY2019 | 22.5% | 26.0% | 79.3% |
| FY2018 | 20.0% | 23.0% | 77.4% |
| FY2017 | 12.7% | 18.0% | 77.2% |
| FY2016 | 10.2% | 17.3% | 79.2% |
| FY2015 | −0.5% | 1.6% | 73.5% |
| FY2014 | 7.8% | 14.0% | 72.7% |
| FY2013 | 6.7% | 12.3% | 70.7% |
| FY2012 | 2.8% | 7.8% | 67.2% |
| FY2011 | 5.8% | 8.6% | 65.0% |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Ended | Net margin, 12 months | Change on a year | Operating margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY26 | 2.1% | −1.5 pts | 2.2% | |
| Q1 FY26 | 0.7% | −3.4 pts | −0.8% | |
| Q4 FY25 | 0.2% | −4.9 pts | −2.2% | |
| Q3 FY25 | 0.7% | −5.9 pts | −2.7% | |
| Q2 FY25 | 3.6% | −4.6 pts | −0.2% | |
| Q1 FY25 | 4.2% | −7.5 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q4 FY24 | 5.1% | −10.2 pts | 0.2% | |
| Q3 FY24 | 6.6% | −10.3 pts | 1.3% | |
| Q2 FY24 | 8.2% | −8.4 pts | 2.8% | |
| Q1 FY24 | 11.6% | −4.7 pts | 6.6% | |
| Q4 FY23 | 15.3% | −1.7 pts | 11.5% | |
| Q3 FY23 | 16.9% | +0.9 pts | 14.2% |
Against its peers
Companies in Financial - Credit Services nearest Costar's size, closest first, today.
| Company | Profit margin |
|---|---|
| CSGPCostar | 2.1% |
| CARTMaplebear | 12.0% |
| RBARB Global | 10.0% |
| SOFISoFi Technologies | 14.8% |
| GPNGlobal Payments | −9.1% |
| HQYHealthequity | 17.4% |
| AFRMAffirm | 45.3% |
| ETSYEtsy | 7.3% |
| SYFSynchrony Financial | 18.3% |
| ZGZillow | 2.0% |
| WEXWEX | 12.6% |
| Peer median | 12.3% |
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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