Growth Metrics

Costar (CSGP) Return on Sales (2016 - 2025)

Costar (CSGP) has disclosed Return on Sales for 16 consecutive years, with 0.05% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 3.0% to 0.05% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.0% through Dec 2025, down 5.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.0% for FY2025, 5.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.05% at Costar, up from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.22% in Q4 2022, with the low at 0.93% in Q1 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.13% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales rose 10bps in 2021, then plummeted -94bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.18% in 2021, then increased by 18bps to 0.22% in 2022, then crashed by -30bps to 0.15% in 2023, then crashed by -44bps to 0.08% in 2024, then crashed by -39bps to 0.05% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.05%, 0.04%, and 0.01% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.