Costar (CSGP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026)
Costar's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 0.82% for Q2 2026, up 0.88 percentage points from -0.06% a year earlier and up 1.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Costar (CSGP) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Costar's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was -0.79%, down 0.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -6.51 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 0.06% in FY2024 (-3.38 pp), 3.44% in FY2023 (-2.61 pp), 6.05% in FY2022 (-0.36 pp) and 6.41% in FY2021 (+0.68 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] since Q2 2024.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] increased in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.41 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in Q1 2022 (a gain of 1.88 percentage points), and the weakest in Q3 2024 (a drop of 3.69 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CSGP's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at -0.27% (Q1 2026), -0.72% (Q4 2025) and -0.82% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 49.39 Bn | 21.63 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 13.55% |
| 3 | Samsara | 23.96 Bn | 20.73 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 1.12% |
| 4 | Ptc | 22.37 Bn | 21.18 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 21.53% |
| 5 | Toast | 20.05 Bn | 12.69 Bn | 543.00 Mn | 23.08% |
| 6 | Manhattan Associates | 14.85 Bn | 13.91 Bn | 174.30 Mn | 114.12% |
| 7 | Bentley Systems | 13.89 Bn | 13.37 Bn | 349.55 Mn | 15.90% |
| 8 | Trimble | 12.57 Bn | 11.65 Bn | 659.10 Mn | 8.96% |
| 9 | Costar | 12.28 Bn | 7.66 Bn | 741.00 Mn | 2.23% |
| 10 | Procore Technologies | 11.33 Bn | 8.70 Bn | 323.62 Mn | -3.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 2.23% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.27% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.72% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.82% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.06% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.05% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.84% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.99% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.36% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.09% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.46% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.69% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.20% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.66% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.62% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.31% |
API Access
Costar Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CSGP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "CSGP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=CSGP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();