Hello, thank you for joining us to discuss the full year and fourth quarter 2025 results of CoStar Group. Certain portions of the discussion today may contain forward-looking statements, including the company's outlook and expectations for the first quarter, full year of 2026 and beyond. That's an increase of $191 million from $709 million of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2024. Revenue for 2025 was $3.2 billion, up 19% from $2.7 billion in 2024.

Adjusted EBITDA of 2025 was $442 million, up 83% from $241 million in 2024. This result positions us well to achieve our guidance range of $740 million-$800 million full-year adjusted EBITDA in 2026. With the heavy lifting of Homes.com national brand launch behind us, we are entering a phase of significant EBITDA expansion. These commercial businesses, as a group, grew 20% year-over-year and generated $471 million of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025.

For the full year, the commercial business grew 18% to reach $1.79 billion for the full year of 2025. As the CRE economy improves and we continue to expand the product offering, CoStar Group has generated seven consecutive quarters of accelerating growth. CoStar revenues grew 10% year-over-year, generating $325 million in the fourth quarter of 2025. We have grown the CoStar sales team 20% year-over-year to 492 reps and believe that will support further revenue acceleration.

What went well
  • Fourth quarter revenue rose 27% year-over-year to $900 million and full-year 2025 revenue grew 19% to $3.2 billion, marking the 59th consecutive quarter of double-digit revenue growth.
  • Full-year 2025 adjusted EBITDA reached $442 million, up 83% from $241 million in 2024 and above the high end of guidance, at a 14% margin.
  • The company delivered record annualized net new bookings of $308 million for 2025, up 23%, with fourth quarter net new bookings up 42% year-over-year to $75 million.
  • The CoStar product reached an all-time high NPS of 70 and its highest renewal rate since 2022 at 94%, surpassing 300,000 subscribers, up 26% year-over-year, while primary UK competitor EG Radius shut down and CoStar onboarded 166 of its clients with 75% on three-year deals.
  • LoopNet had its fastest growth since 2021 at 17% year-over-year in Q4, generating $312 million for the year with record net new sales that tripled versus 2024, and Homes.com delivered 63% year-over-year revenue growth.
What went wrong
  • Analysts characterized Q4 net new bookings as a touch lighter than some had expected, which management rebutted by calling it the second highest Q4 in company history.
  • Commercial segment adjusted EBITDA guidance implied roughly flat to slightly lower dollars, pressured by the inorganic drag from newly acquired Matterport and Domain and by the reclassification of high-margin Apartments.com into the residential segment.
  • The residential segment remains unprofitable, with Q1 2026 residential adjusted EBITDA guided to negative $45 million before reaching roughly positive $105 million for the full year.
  • Full-year company-wide net income was only $7 million, reflecting the still-heavy investment phase despite being $25 million above the high end of guidance.

Guidance Changes

MetricPeriodCurrent guidance
RevenueFY2026$3.78 billion to $3.82 billion (reiterated, affirming the January 7 guidance implying 16% to 18% annual growth)
Adjusted EBITDAFY2026$740 million to $800 million (reiterated, affirming a 20% to 21% adjusted EBITDA margin)
RevenueQ1 2026$890 million to $900 million (reiterated as new quarterly guide, 22% to 23% year-over-year growth at midpoint)
Adjusted EBITDAQ1 2026$95 million to $115 million (reiterated as new quarterly guide, with margins expected to rise roughly five percentage points each quarter through 2026)
Residential adjusted EBITDAQ1 2026about negative $45 million (reiterated as new guide, improving to roughly positive $105 million for the full year on front-loaded marketing normalizing)

Performance Breakdown

MetricYoYNote
Q4 total revenue up 27% to $900 million Higher than expected contributions from CoStar, Matterport and Domain plus broad organic strength
Full-year adjusted EBITDA up 83% to $442 million Revenue beat combined with lower than anticipated personnel costs as the Homes.com launch spend wound down
Commercial segment revenue (FY) up 18% to $1.79 billion Organic CRE recovery plus roughly 10 points of growth from the Matterport and Domain acquisitions
CoStar product revenue up 10% in Q4 and 7% for the year Emerging CRE recovery with rep productivity rising every quarter and its highest sales year since 2022
LoopNet revenue up 17% in Q4 and 11% for the year Record net new sales that tripled year-over-year, with 93% from higher-renewal silver listings
Residential segment revenue (FY) up 20% to $1.46 billion 12% organic growth plus Domain; Homes.com grew 63% and Apartments.com grew 11%
Apartments.com revenue up 11% in Q4 and for the year Rooftop growth of 18% to 89,275 at year-end amid continued sales investment

Earnings Call Themes & Trends

TopicPrevious mentionCurrent periodTrend
Segment reporting changeReported CoStar, LoopNet, information services and other product linesConsolidated into commercial and residential segments, folding information services into CoStar and grouping Matterport, Domain, Ten-X and BizBuySell accordingly
AI as moat builderAI used internally for efficiencyAI cited as accelerating proprietary dataset creation, such as abstracting corporate leases in weeks for under $200,000 versus years of manual work, reinforcing the data-begets-data flywheel
Homes.com strategy amid MLS upheavalBuilding brand awareness and member baseLaunched Homes AI and framed industry instability around MLS and listing ownership as an opportunity that should break in CoStar's favor
Matterport integrationNewly acquired standalone public companyEliminated about $120 million of duplicative public-company and executive costs while refocusing on revenue growth via added salespeople and a new camera
Capital allocation and buybacksCompleted the $500 million buyback program repurchasing 7.1 million sharesAuthorized a new $1.5 billion program, planning $700 million of repurchases in 2026 including a $500 million accelerated share repurchase this quarter

Q&A Summary

Q4 bookings looked a touch lighter than some expected, so what were the puts and takes by business, and how is the 2025 hire class ramping versus history?
Management said newly added reps are not yet at maximum productivity but are in line with historical ramps, becoming two to three times more productive by year five. Lown pointed to the investor deck and emphasized Q4 net new was the second highest fourth quarter in company history.
How are you thinking about Apartments.com growth this year, and how are you managing the Homes.com strategy around the upheaval in MLS and listing ownership?
Florance pointed to industry dissatisfaction, noting a major brokerage CEO said agents may not need to belong to the main association within two years, and argued that lead-diversion portals hurt sellers and agents. He believes that instability creates opportunity for a platform aligned with brokerages and sellers and should break in CoStar's favor, while Lown directed investors to the residential guidance.
Can you give the top priorities within the commercial EBITDA investment, and quantify the Matterport cost reductions?
Florance said the Matterport merger eliminated about $120 million of duplicative public-company costs, mostly executive comp in cash and equity. Lown listed 2026 investment priorities including the de novo CoStar Australia build, European expansion, a Debt Solutions origination workflow module, re-platforming Real Estate Manager and Visual Lease into CoStar, the new lease benchmarking product, the new homes module, STR profitability, Homes AI rollout, a new Matterport camera and additional salespeople.
With AI disruption fears around CRE brokers, would CoStar be able to change pricing, and is the CoStar suite at risk?
Florance said brokerage is relationship-driven and the revenue-driving relationship brokers will not be disintermediated, though background modeling roles may shrink. He noted CoStar has historically held prices while seat counts fell during downturns and that brokers represent only about 30% to 33% of revenue, with the majority coming from banks, owners, institutions, CMBS and agencies.
Can you bridge the commercial EBITDA guide, including how much is due to re-platforming shared costs moving back to commercial?
Lown explained the comparison shifts because high-margin Apartments moved out of the old commercial grouping and the inorganic Matterport and Domain businesses carry lower first-year margins. On an organic basis the margin is roughly similar to 2025, with the inorganic mix being the biggest driver of the apparent decline.
What are the early results from Homes AI, and how does it connect to retention and traffic given the marketing spend?
Florance said marketing is shifting from top-of-funnel awareness toward product-feature and lower-funnel SEM spend, citing 187% year-over-year lead growth for Homes.com members and engagement rising four to seven times when using the Homes AI interface. Lown added the AI agent remembers user preferences and improves lead quality for subscribers over time.
Can you provide any directional color on Apartments.com and Homes.com bookings in the quarter?
Lown declined to break out brand-level bookings, pointing instead to the new segment disclosures and reiterating the second highest net new bookings figure in company history since 2015, while expressing continued confidence in both businesses.
What are your capital allocation priorities, and will you continue M&A given portfolio gaps?
Lown said the capital allocation review produced the buyback program sized against free cash flow, and highlighted the company's ability to generate expense synergies and accelerate growth from acquisitions. Florance emphasized retiring shares and capital discipline, noted a large organic innovation pipeline as the priority, and said there are dozens of acquisition opportunities but no specific plans to comment on.

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