Costar (CSGP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026)
Costar's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.63% in Q2 2026, up 0.66 percentage points from -0.04% a year earlier and up 0.77 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Costar (CSGP) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2012 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at Costar came in at -0.19%, down 0.23 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has now declined for six consecutive years, with a five-year change of -5.08 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was 0.04% in FY2024 (-2.56 pp), 2.60% in FY2023 (-2.10 pp), 4.71% in FY2022 (-0.09 pp) and 4.79% in FY2021 (-0.10 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] was higher in 1 of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.98 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] over five years was Q2 2022 (a gain of 1.16 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2024 (a drop of 2.91 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, CSGP's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was -0.14% (Q1 2026), -0.17% (Q4 2025) and -0.31% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 50.00 Bn | 22.25 Bn | 695.95 Mn | - |
| 3 | Samsara | 22.97 Bn | 19.74 Bn | 392.58 Mn | - |
| 4 | Ptc | 22.13 Bn | 20.95 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 24.21% |
| 5 | Toast | 18.24 Bn | 10.91 Bn | 516.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | Trimble | 13.95 Bn | 13.01 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 9.44% |
| 7 | Manhattan Associates | 12.99 Bn | 11.99 Bn | 168.33 Mn | - |
| 8 | Costar | 12.79 Bn | 6.74 Bn | 728.00 Mn | 0.63% |
| 9 | Bentley Systems | 11.04 Bn | 10.49 Bn | 336.74 Mn | 12.33% |
| 10 | Procore Technologies | 8.51 Bn | 5.81 Bn | 299.80 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.63% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -0.14% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.17% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.31% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.27% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.61% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.49% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.55% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.18% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.45% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 3.81% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.40% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.68% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 5.07% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 4.85% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 4.71% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.93% |
API Access
Costar Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CSGP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=CSGP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();