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  <li>CoStar Group is the dominant provider of information and analytics for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, a position that affords it a wide economic moat and significant pricing power.</li>
  <li>The company is undertaking a massive, multi-billion dollar strategic investment to penetrate the U.S. residential real estate market with its Homes.com portal, directly challenging the incumbent leader, Zillow. This initiative is the primary driver of recent earnings suppression but also represents the most significant long-term growth opportunity.</li>
  <li>Recent financial results indicate a positive inflection point, with the residential segment achieving profitability for the first time in Q2 2026, suggesting the high-risk, high-reward strategy may be starting to yield results. However, the company's valuation remains elevated, pricing in substantial future success.</li>
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  CoStar Group is the dominant provider of information and analytics for the commercial real estate (CRE) industry, a position that affords it a wide economic moat and significant pricing power.
  The company is undertaking a massive, multi-billion dollar strategic investment to penetrate the U.S. residential real estate market with its Homes.com portal, directly challenging the incumbent leader, Zillow. This initiative is the primary driver of recent earnings suppression but also represents the most significant long-term growth opportunity.
  Recent financial results indicate a positive inflection point, with the residential segment achieving profitability for the first time in Q2 2026, suggesting the high-risk, high-reward strategy may be starting to yield results. However, the company's valuation remains elevated, pricing in substantial future success.
This content is AI-generated and displayed for general informational purposes only. Please verify independently before use.

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Independent research on the U.S. markets

Baptista Research is an independent financial research house focused on the U.S. markets. We provide equity research as well as credit research reports on the top-listed U.S. companies with most of our focus on technology, consumer goods and services, automobiles, industrials, oil and gas, pharma, and healthcare. Our research has served more than 3000 institutional investors including mutual funds, hedge funds, banks, family offices, and various buy-side firms. We operate a research subscription service where institutions, as well as retail investors, can have priority access to all our research. We also have a wide distribution of our research reports across some of the top global financial platforms. Apart from equity research and credit research, we also provide advisory services with respect to mergers & acquisitions (M&A), private equity/ venture capital fundraising, valuation reports, and investment management services for corporates.
Baptista Research is owned and managed by Ishan Majumdar, an ex-Venture Capitalist/ Investment Banker, a Chartered Accountant, and a Masters’ degree holder in Management from HEC Paris. Ishan has nearly a decade of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions, Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs), Venture Capital Investing, Corporate Strategy, and Valuation in front-office roles at the likes of BNP Paribas CIB, Credit Agricole CIB, Groupe Danone, and TIW Private Equity. He has worked on and closed multiple acquisition deals, leveraged buyouts, and start-up investment transactions.

<ul><li>The CoStar Group reported strong financial performance in the second quarter of 2026, with revenue increasing 18% year-over-year to $925 million and adjusted EBITDA more than doubling to $184 million, marking the second highest quarterly level in company history.</li><li>This represents an 18% revenue growth and a 900 basis point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin to 20%.</li><li>The company’s commercial real estate segment generated $481 million in revenue, up 8% year-over-year, delivering $172 million in adjusted EBITDA with a 36% margin, while the residential segment saw revenue growth of 33% to $444 million and achieved positive adjusted EBITDA in this quarter for the first time with $12 million.</li></ul>

The CoStar Group reported strong financial performance in the second quarter of 2026, with revenue increasing 18% year-over-year to $925 million and adjusted EBITDA more than doubling to $184 million, marking the second highest quarterly level in company history.This represents an 18% revenue growth and a 900 basis point increase in adjusted EBITDA margin to 20%.The company’s commercial real estate segment generated $481 million in revenue, up 8% year-over-year, delivering $172 million in adjusted EBITDA with a 36% margin, while the residential segment saw revenue growth of 33% to $444 million and achieved positive adjusted EBITDA in this quarter for the first time with $12 million.

CoStar Group Turns Residential Profitable For The First Time As Revenue Surges 33%!

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/walmart-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:11134:1" rel="noopener">Walmart (WMT US)</a> is now eligible for Nasdaq100 following its listing change from NYSE to Nasdaq on 9 December 2025, marking the largest exchange transfer in history.</li>
<li>The listing transfer was completed after the December 2025 annual review cut-off, so Nasdaq100 inclusion is anticipated by December 2026.</li>
<li>Forecasted passive fund demand upon inclusion is ~600m shares, $70bn and 25 ADV.</li>
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Walmart (WMT US) is now eligible for Nasdaq100 following its listing change from NYSE to Nasdaq on 9 December 2025, marking the largest exchange transfer in history.
The listing transfer was completed after the December 2025 annual review cut-off, so Nasdaq100 inclusion is anticipated by December 2026.
Forecasted passive fund demand upon inclusion is ~600m shares, $70bn and 25 ADV.


Walmart (WMT US): Unwrapping Nasdaq100 Inclusion Following Listing Transfer

<ul><li>CoStar Group reported a strong start to 2026 with revenue growth accelerating across both its commercial and residential businesses, while adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year-over-year due to operating leverage, AI-driven efficiency initiatives, and tighter expense management.</li><li>The company continued to benefit from broad-based momentum in Apartments.com, Homes.com, LoopNet, international operations, and Matterport integration, while also reaffirming its long-term revenue growth and earnings expansion targets.</li><li>Residential revenue growth remained particularly strong, supported by accelerating Homes.com subscriber additions, higher engagement metrics, and improving monetization trends.</li></ul>

CoStar Group reported a strong start to 2026 with revenue growth accelerating across both its commercial and residential businesses, while adjusted EBITDA more than doubled year-over-year due to operating leverage, AI-driven efficiency initiatives, and tighter expense management.The company continued to benefit from broad-based momentum in Apartments.com, Homes.com, LoopNet, international operations, and Matterport integration, while also reaffirming its long-term revenue growth and earnings expansion targets.Residential revenue growth remained particularly strong, supported by accelerating Homes.com subscriber additions, higher engagement metrics, and improving monetization trends.

<ul><li>CoStar Group's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 showcase significant growth alongside strategic investments and developments that reflect both opportunities and challenges for the company.</li><li>For the fourth quarter, CoStar Group reported a 27% year-over-year increase in revenue, reaching $900 million.</li><li>For the full year, revenue rose to $3.2 billion, marking a 19% increase from the previous year.</li></ul>

CoStar Group's financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025 showcase significant growth alongside strategic investments and developments that reflect both opportunities and challenges for the company.For the fourth quarter, CoStar Group reported a 27% year-over-year increase in revenue, reaching $900 million.For the full year, revenue rose to $3.2 billion, marking a 19% increase from the previous year.

CoStar Group Goes Global Fast—Inside the Bold Australia and Europe Push and What It Could Unlock Next!

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CoStar Group Inc. provides building-specific information to the United States commercial real estate industry and related industries. The Company's database details office and industrial space. The database provides digitized photographs and floor plan images on individual commercial buildings in the company's markets.

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Primer: Costar Group (CSGP US) - Aug 2026

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