CoStar Group Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

CoStar Group is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 35% and 12.5% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 33.9% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 12.7% in 3 years.

Key information

35.0%

Earnings growth rate

33.9%

EPS growth rate

Real Estate earnings growth	36.3%
Revenue growth rate	12.5%
Future return on equity	12.7%
Analyst coverage	Good
Last updated	14 Jan 2025

Recent future growth updates

CoStar Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 178% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Jul 26

Recent updates

Is There An Opportunity With CoStar Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CSGP) 33% Undervaluation?

Jan 13

CoStar Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 178% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Jul 26

CoStar: Well-Positioned Into The Balance Of The Year

Jul 08

Here's Why CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Jun 02

Baron Funds - CoStar Group: A Disruption Opportunity Worth $2B Incremental Revenue

May 10

CoStar Group: Strong Growth Momentum

May 03

Andvari Associates - CoStar Group: Making Homes.Com The Second Most Trafficked Home Buying Portal

Apr 14

Revenues Tell The Story For CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP)

Apr 05

CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Feb 23

CoStar: Playing The Long Game

Jan 11

CoStar Group acquires hospitality benchmark Fairmas Benchmarking in Germany

Oct 13

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:CSGP - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027	4,133	941	1,063	N/A	5
12/31/2026	3,565	593	723	719	14
12/31/2025	3,087	332	484	574	15
12/31/2024	2,732	129	-391	391	15
9/30/2024	2,667	175	-179	447	N/A
6/30/2024	2,599	213	-172	389	N/A
3/31/2024	2,527	294	2	506	N/A
12/31/2023	2,455	375	347	490	N/A
9/30/2023	2,388	403	432	526	N/A
6/30/2023	2,321	384	473	565	N/A
3/31/2023	2,251	367	370	471	N/A
12/31/2022	2,182	370	385	479	N/A
9/30/2022	2,116	338	325	444	N/A
6/30/2022	2,058	330	353	462	N/A
3/31/2022	2,002	308	445	513	N/A
12/31/2021	1,944	293	281	470	N/A
9/30/2021	1,882	235	299	450	N/A
6/30/2021	1,808	229	285	458	N/A
3/31/2021	1,725	229	267	442	N/A
12/31/2020	1,659	227	438	486	N/A
9/30/2020	1,589	279	419	463	N/A
6/30/2020	1,517	300	428	473	N/A
3/31/2020	1,463	303	397	441	N/A
12/31/2019	1,400	315	412	458	N/A
9/30/2019	1,341	311	413	465	N/A
6/30/2019	1,293	291	422	450	N/A
3/31/2019	1,247	271	381	411	N/A
12/31/2018	1,192	238	306	335	N/A
9/30/2018	1,130	199	266	292	N/A
6/30/2018	1,072	174	N/A	259	N/A
3/31/2018	1,012	153	N/A	243	N/A
12/31/2017	965	123	N/A	235	N/A
9/30/2017	930	108	N/A	215	N/A
6/30/2017	895	97	N/A	209	N/A
3/31/2017	864	90	N/A	217	N/A
12/31/2016	838	85	N/A	201	N/A
9/30/2016	812	78	N/A	210	N/A
6/30/2016	789	50	N/A	191	N/A
3/31/2016	752	19	N/A	149	N/A
12/31/2015	712	-3	N/A	140	N/A
9/30/2015	675	-13	N/A	118	N/A
6/30/2015	639	6	N/A	128	N/A
3/31/2015	616	29	N/A	181	N/A
12/31/2014	576	45	N/A	144	N/A
9/30/2014	535	44	N/A	132	N/A
6/30/2014	495	42	N/A	110	N/A
3/31/2014	456	42	N/A	91	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: CSGP's forecast earnings growth (35% per year) is above the savings rate (2.6%).

Earnings vs Market: CSGP's earnings (35% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (14.9% per year).

High Growth Earnings: CSGP's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: CSGP's revenue (12.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (9% per year).

High Growth Revenue: CSGP's revenue (12.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: CSGP's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (12.7%).

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

Data	Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis	2025/01/21 07:58
End of Day Share Price	2025/01/17 00:00
Earnings	2024/09/30
Annual Earnings	2023/12/31

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Ownership	10 years	Top shareholders Insider trading	SEC Form 4 SEC Form 13D
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Analyst Sources

CoStar Group, Inc. is covered by 29 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

Analyst	Institution
Jeffrey Meuler	Baird
Jeffrey Silber	BMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Heather Balsky	BofA Global Research

CoStar Group Future Growth

Future criteria checks 4/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

CoStar Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 178% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

CoStar Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Year of 2024

Costar Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Three Months Ending June 30, 2024 and Full Year Ending December 31, 2024

Price target increased by 7.1% to US$98.29

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 68%

Recent updates

Is There An Opportunity With CoStar Group, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:CSGP) 33% Undervaluation?

At US$72.22, Is CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) Worth Looking At Closely?

The Price Is Right For CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP)

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 12%

Independent Chairman of the Board recently sold US$5.4m worth of stock

Independent Chairman of the Board notifies of intention to sell stock

CoStar Group: Growth Outlook In The Coming Years Remains Solid

CoStar Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSGP) signed an definitive agreement to acquire Visual Lease, LLC for $272.5 million.

Third quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

CoStar Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSGP) signed an definitive agreement to acquire Visual Lease, LLC.

CoStar Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2024 Results on Oct 22, 2024

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CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) Has A Pretty Healthy Balance Sheet

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A Look At The Fair Value Of CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP)

CoStar Group, Inc. Just Recorded A 178% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next

Second quarter 2024 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

CoStar Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Third Quarter and Full Year of 2024

CoStar Group Announces Executive Appointments

CoStar: Well-Positioned Into The Balance Of The Year

CoStar Group, Inc.(NasdaqGS:CSGP) dropped from Russell 1000 Growth-Defensive Index

CoStar Group, Inc. to Report Q2, 2024 Results on Jul 23, 2024

CoStar Group Appoints Chris Lown as Chief Financial Officer, Effective July 1, 2024

Here's Why CoStar Group (NASDAQ:CSGP) Can Manage Its Debt Responsibly

Key Executive recently sold US$1.8m worth of stock

Baron Funds - CoStar Group: A Disruption Opportunity Worth $2B Incremental Revenue

CoStar Group: Strong Growth Momentum

Chief Financial Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

CoStar Group, Inc., Annual General Meeting, Jun 06, 2024

First quarter 2024 earnings: EPS and revenues exceed analyst expectations

Costar Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Three Months Ending June 30, 2024 and Full Year Ending December 31, 2024

CoStar Group, Inc. (NasdaqGS:CSGP) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matterport, Inc. (NasdaqGM:MTTR) for $1.9 billion.

Andvari Associates - CoStar Group: Making Homes.Com The Second Most Trafficked Home Buying Portal

Revenues Tell The Story For CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP)

CoStar Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2024 Results on Apr 23, 2024

Price target increased by 7.1% to US$98.29

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 68%

CoStar Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:CSGP) Just Released Its Yearly Results And Analysts Are Updating Their Estimates

Full year 2023 earnings: EPS misses analyst expectations

CoStar Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the First Quarter and Full Year of 2024

CoStar Group, Inc. to Report Q4, 2023 Results on Feb 20, 2024

CoStar: Playing The Long Game

CoStar Group, Inc. Provides Earnings Guidance for the Fourth Quarter and Full Year of 2023 and for the Year 2024

Price target decreased by 8.3% to US$88.86

CoStar Group Seeks to Acquire UK OnTheMarket

Costar Group Appoints Angelique Brunner to Board of Directors

Second quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Costar Group, Inc. Provides Revenue Guidance for the Year 2023

CoStar Group, Inc. to Report Q3, 2023 Results on Oct 24, 2023

Chief Technology Officer recently sold US$8.3m worth of stock

Chief Financial Officer recently sold US$2.0m worth of stock

Chief Financial Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

President of Marketplaces recently sold US$2.4m worth of stock

President of Marketplaces notifies of intention to sell stock

Costar Group Launches the Next Generation of STR

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 17%

Founder notifies of intention to sell stock

First quarter 2023 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

Independent Director notifies of intention to sell stock

Independent Director recently sold US$158k worth of stock

Chief Technology Officer exercised options to buy US$1.6m worth of stock.

Chief Human Resources Officer recently sold US$394k worth of stock

Chief Technology Officer notifies of intention to sell stock

Consensus EPS estimates fall by 30%

Price target decreased by 7.6% to US$83.50

Full year 2022 earnings: EPS exceeds analyst expectations

CoStar Group, Inc. to Report Q1, 2023 Results on Apr 25, 2023

News Corp Confirms the Talks to Sell Move to Costar

Insufficient new directors