Growth Metrics

Costar (CSGP) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Costar (CSGP) has disclosed Return on Capital Employed for 15 consecutive years, with 0.01% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Capital Employed fell 1.0% to 0.01% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.01% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.01% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed for Q4 2025 was 0.01% at Costar, up from 0.01% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Capital Employed was 0.07% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.01% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Capital Employed over 5 years is 0.03%, with a median of 0.04% recorded in 2023.
  • Peak annual rise in Return on Capital Employed hit 2bps in 2021, while the deepest fall reached -4bps in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Capital Employed stood at 0.06% in 2021, then decreased by -10bps to 0.06% in 2022, then crashed by -41bps to 0.03% in 2023, then plummeted by -98bps to 0.0% in 2024, then tumbled by -1329bps to 0.01% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Capital Employed over the past three periods came in at 0.01%, 0.01%, and 0.0% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.