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CoStar brought the growth, and the profits showed up too
CoStar Group kicked off 2026 with a pretty healthy flex: revenue jumped 23% year over year to $897 million, while net income landed at $3 million after a $15 million loss a year ago. Not exactly a fireworks show, but for a company built on real estate data, marketplaces, and digital-twin tech, this is the kind of progress Wall Street likes to squint at and nod approvingly.
The part investors actually care about
The headline here isn’t just that revenue climbed. It’s that CoStar kept growing while also nudging into profitability, which is the corporate version of finally being able to eat dessert after broccoli. Earnings per diluted share came in at $0.01, and annualized net new bookings rose 20% to $67 million, suggesting demand is still humming.
Why this matters
For shareholders, the real question is whether CoStar can keep turning top-line momentum into something sturdier on the bottom line. Real estate markets can be moody little creatures, but if CoStar’s marketplaces and analytics tools keep pulling in customers, the business could keep building toward a more durable profit story.
Big picture
This wasn’t a blow-the-doors-off quarter, but it was the kind of quarter growth investors want: higher sales, better bookings, and a return to black ink. In a market that usually rewards “show me the path,” CoStar just gave a cleaner version of that map.