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CSGP
Dec 31, 2025
Quarter ended Dec 31, 2025 · FY2025 Q4

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CoStar Group (CSGP) Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2025

Operating cash flow and free cash flow improved sharply compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year ago, lifting the free cash flow margin into positive territory after a negative prior quarter. Revenue was higher sequentially and year-over-year, while capital expenditure was lower sequentially but mixed against the year-ago quarter.

Free cash flow takeaway

A quick read on the company's cash generation and what it means for investors.

Operating cash flow and free cash flow improved sharply compared with both the prior quarter and the same quarter a year ago, lifting the free cash flow margin into positive territory after a negative prior quarter. Revenue was higher sequentially and year-over-year, while capital expenditure was lower sequentially but mixed against the year-ago quarter.

  • Revenue increased from the prior quarter and from the same quarter last year, while operating cash flow grew to a level that, after subtracting lower capital expenditure, resulted in a higher free cash flow and a positive free cash flow margin.
  • Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, operating cash flow and free cash flow were markedly higher, and the margin improved from negative to positive. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, free cash flow was also higher, and the margin strengthened.

FCF snapshot

Quarterly and TTM cash-flow metrics with the minimum valuation context.

TTM free cash flow

$123.0M

Trailing twelve-month free cash flow.

Quarter free cash flow

$101.3M

Free cash flow in the selected fiscal quarter.

Operating cash flow

$162.1M

Cash generated by operations before capital spending.

CapEx

$60.8M

Capital spending and related asset purchases.

FCF margin

11.3%

The share of revenue converted into free cash flow.

Cash flow trend

A short quarterly history shows whether FCF is scaling with revenue or only spiking for one period.

PeriodRevenueOperating CFCapExFCFFCF margin
2025-03-31$732.0M$53.0M$54.0M-$1.0M-0.1%
2025-06-30$781.3M$146.7M$118.5M$28.2M3.6%
2025-09-30$833.6M$68.2M$73.7M-$5.5M-0.7%
2025-12-31$899.9M$162.1M$60.8M$101.3M11.3%

Cash conversion quality

Checks that separate high-quality free cash flow from accounting noise or working-capital timing.

FCF / net income217.8%Shows whether accounting earnings convert into cash.
CapEx / revenue6.8%Lower capital intensity usually supports FCF margin.
Net cash$1.5BCash and equivalents minus total debt.

Recent events shaping cash flow

Near-term business events that help explain the free cash flow result.

Supportive

Operating cash flow growth

Operating cash flow rose substantially from the prior quarter and from the year-ago quarter, driving the improvement in free cash flow even as revenue growth continued.

The higher operating cash flow was the primary factor turning free cash flow positive this quarter.

What the cash flow says

How to interpret the company's free cash flow beyond the headline number.

Revenue increased from the prior quarter and from the same quarter last year, while operating cash flow grew to a level that, after subtracting lower capital expenditure, resulted in a higher free cash flow and a positive free cash flow margin.

Compared with the immediately preceding quarter, operating cash flow and free cash flow were markedly higher, and the margin improved from negative to positive. Versus the same quarter one year earlier, free cash flow was also higher, and the margin strengthened.

Monitor capital expenditure levels in subsequent quarters, as their change relative to operating cash flow directly influenced free cash flow direction.

CSGP Free Cash Flow — Quarter Ended Dec 31, 2025