CoStar Group vs Newmark Group
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I put CoStar Group and Newmark Group side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Newmark Group is the larger business, with $3.3B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $3.2B for CoStar Group.
- Newmark Group grew revenue faster (20.3%, against 18.7%).
- Newmark Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (7.1% operating margin, against −2.2%).
- Newmark Group turned more of its sales into free cash flow (4.3% FCF margin, against 3.8%).
- Newmark Group earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (8.6%, against −0.6%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of CoStar Group’s earnings: a P/E of 187.2x against 14.2x for Newmark Group.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 10 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
CoStar Group
CSGP
3/10
5-year growthNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Newmark Group
NMRK
7/10
Revenue growthOperating marginNet marginFCF marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityPiotroski F-score
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | CSGP FY25 | NMRK FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $13.6B | $2.9B |
| Revenue | $3.2B | $3.3B |
| Free cash flow | $123M | $143M |
| Net income | $7.0M | $126M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 18.7% | 20.3% |
| 5-year growth | 14.4% | 11.6% |
| Share count change | 3.2% | 42.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 78.9% | — |
| Operating margin | −2.2% | 7.1% |
| Net margin | 0.2% | 3.8% |
| FCF margin | 3.8% | 4.3% |
| Return on capital | −0.6% | 8.6% |
| Return on equity | 0.1% | 9.5% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | −$629M | $443M |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −3.3x | 1.1x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $500M | $127M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 187.2x | 14.2x |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.