Buyback yield (TTM)
6.55%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
6.55%
5Y share count change
9.8%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$1.09B
Cumulative buybacks
$894.97M
Key takeaways
- CoStar Group (CSGP) repurchased about $1.09B of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is up 9.8% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 6.63× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- Cash buyback spend has compounded at +71.4% per year over the latest 5-year window.
- TTM repurchases used about 452% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for CoStar Group (CSGP)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for CoStar Group (CSGP)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for CoStar Group (CSGP)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for CoStar Group (CSGP)
Latest: $575.00M
Overview
CoStar Group (CSGP) most recent annual buyback spend stands at $575.00M (2025) – surged 1849.2% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), CoStar Group buyback spend produced a CAGR of +71.4% – sustaining 3 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The highest annual buyback spend of $575.00M was reported in 2025. The lowest in the available history was $0.00 in 1997.
CoStar Group Buyback Spend 2025: $575.00M
CoStar Group posted buyback spend of $575.00M in 2025, surged 1849.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
CoStar Group Buyback Spend 2024: $29.50M
In 2024, CoStar Group reported buyback spend of $29.50M, grew 11.7% from 2023.
CoStar Group Buyback Spend 2023: $26.40M
CoStar Group buyback spend in 2023 was $26.40M, grew 14.2% from 2022.
CoStar Group Buyback Spend 2022: $23.11M
2022's buyback spend for CoStar Group came in at $23.11M, plunged 30.6% below 2021.
CoStar Group Buyback Spend 2021: $33.31M
CoStar Group buyback spend in 2021 was $33.31M.
See more financial history for CoStar Group (CSGP).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $575.00M | $194.00M | $381.00M | 2.05% | 0.42B | +3.2% | |
| 2024 | $29.50M | $89.00M | −$59.50M | 0.10% | 0.41B | +0.2% | |
| 2023 | $26.40M | $85.00M | −$58.60M | 0.07% | 0.41B | +2.3% | |
| 2022 | $23.11M | $75.20M | −$52.09M | 0.07% | 0.40B | +0.9% | |
| 2021 | $33.31M | $63.71M | −$30.39M | 0.11% | 0.39B | +2.8% | |
| 2020 | $38.87M | $53.45M | −$14.58M | 0.11% | 0.38B | +4.6% | |
| 2019 | $27.58M | $52.26M | −$24.68M | 0.13% | 0.37B | +0.5% | |
| 2018 | $24.33M | $41.21M | −$16.89M | 0.20% | 0.36B | +8.6% | |
| 2017 | $14.90M | $39.03M | −$24.13M | 0.14% | 0.34B | +3.5% | |
| 2016 | $16.42M | $36.35M | −$19.93M | 0.27% | 0.32B | +1.5% | |
| 2015 | $16.44M | $34.54M | −$18.10M | 0.25% | 0.32B | +4.3% | |
| 2014 | $50.55M | $28.27M | $22.29M | 0.87% | 0.31B | +8.6% | |
| 2013 | $8.47M | $41.55M | −$33.08M | 0.16% | 0.28B | +4.7% | |
| 2012 | $4.20M | $12.28M | −$8.08M | 0.17% | 0.27B | +14.5% | |
| 2011 | $2.31M | $8.10M | −$5.80M | 0.14% | 0.24B | +13.6% | |
| 2010 | $2.90M | $8.31M | −$5.40M | 0.25% | 0.21B | +3.9% | |
| 2009 | $672.00K | $6.46M | −$5.79M | 0.08% | 0.20B | +1.9% | |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $4.94M | −$4.94M | — | 0.20B | +0.8% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.19B | +1.2% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.19B | +0.8% | |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.19B | +1.0% | |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.19B | +12.9% | |
| 2003 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.17B | +5.8% | |
| 2002 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | +0.8% | |
| 2001 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.16B | +3.3% | |
| 2000 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.15B | +29.1% | |
| 1999 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.12B | +62.6% | |
| 1998 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.07B | +24.6% | |
| 1997 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 0.06B | — |
- 2025$575.00M
- 2024$29.50M
- 2023$26.40M
- 2022$23.11M
- 2021$33.31M
- 2020$38.87M
- 2019$27.58M
- 2018$24.33M
- 2017$14.90M
- 2016$16.42M
- 2015$16.44M
- 2014$50.55M
- 2013$8.47M
- 2012$4.20M
- 2011$2.31M
- 2010$2.90M
- 2009$672.00K
- 2008$0.00
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$0.00
- 2004$0.00
- 2003$0.00
- 2002$0.00
- 2001$0.00
- 2000$0.00
- 1999$0.00
- 1998$0.00
- 1997$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for CoStar Group (CSGP)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 6.63×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for CoStar Group (CSGP)
How CoStar Group splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $241.30M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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