Costar Group Inc vs FirstService Corp

Costar Group Inc (CSGP) is overvalued and FirstService Corp (FSV) is overvalued.

Both trade above our estimate of their intrinsic value. FSV is the closer of the two: -41%, against -661% for CSGP.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Costar Group Inc (CSGP)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.9% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $3.78; the price of $28.77 is 661% above that value.

Leak Score 27/100 on 3 of 12 signals

FirstService Corp (FSV)

Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $94.25; the price of $133.34 is 41% above that value, and 78% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 14/100 on 3 of 12 signals

MetricCSGPFSV
VerdictOvervaluedOvervalued
Price$28.77$133.34
Intrinsic value$3.78$94.25
Margin of safety-661%-41%
Leak Score27/100 (3/12)14/100 (3/12)
Market cap$11.7B$6.1B
Revenue growth, 5 years14.4%14.7%
Operating margin2.4%6.2%
Net margin2.1%2.9%
Return on equity0.9%13.1%
Debt to equity0.151.28
P/E158.3x37.8x
Forward P/E16.8x19.9x
P/B1.5x4.8x
Dividend yield0.9%

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