Costar (CSGP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Costar's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 8.22% for Q2 2026, up 11.67 percentage points from -3.46% a year earlier and up 7.88 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Costar (CSGP) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Jun 30, 2026, Costar reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 2.17%, up 2.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -2.22%, down 2.40 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -19.65 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 0.18% in FY2024 (-11.30 pp), 11.49% in FY2023 (-9.18 pp), 20.67% in FY2022 (-1.57 pp) and 22.24% in FY2021 (+4.80 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] since Q4 2023.
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.48 percentage points.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q4 2021 (a gain of 15.27 percentage points), and the weakest in Q1 2024 (a drop of 18.87 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows CSGP's Return on Sales [ROS] at 0.33% (Q1 2026), 5.46% (Q4 2025) and -6.13% (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryn | 945.00 Bn | 945.00 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Veeva Systems | 50.96 Bn | 23.21 Bn | 695.95 Mn | 29.64% |
| 3 | Samsara | 23.85 Bn | 20.62 Bn | 392.58 Mn | 0.96% |
| 4 | Ptc | 22.17 Bn | 20.99 Bn | 490.47 Mn | 27.75% |
| 5 | Toast | 18.75 Bn | 11.42 Bn | 516.00 Mn | 7.97% |
| 6 | Trimble | 14.19 Bn | 13.25 Bn | 674.90 Mn | 13.58% |
| 7 | Manhattan Associates | 13.20 Bn | 12.19 Bn | 168.33 Mn | 22.24% |
| 8 | Costar | 12.93 Bn | 6.88 Bn | 728.00 Mn | 8.22% |
| 9 | Bentley Systems | 11.18 Bn | 10.64 Bn | 336.74 Mn | 21.57% |
| 10 | Procore Technologies | 8.78 Bn | 6.08 Bn | 299.80 Mn | 1.15% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.22% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.33% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.46% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -6.13% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -3.46% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -5.87% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.68% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.42% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -2.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -6.52% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.78% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 9.86% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 13.05% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.35% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 22.19% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.32% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 20.54% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.87% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.70% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.97% |
API Access
Costar Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CSGP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=CSGP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();