Costar Group (CSGP) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Andrew C. Florance, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $36.4M in 2025, down 3% from $37.4M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 303:1, on median employee pay of $120,170.

Filed
April 30, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$36.4M-3% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
303:1median $120,170
CEO pay in equity
87%$31.7M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
53%of votes cast
Total NEO pay
$68.7MSum not printed in filing
CEO equity awards
$31.7MStock and option awards
CEO cash incentive
$3.0MEarned for 2025 performance
2025 say-on-pay support
53%Votes cast in favor

How Florance was paid

$36.4M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary3%Stock awards78%Option awards9%Non-equity incentive8%All other compensation2%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Andrew C. FloranceFounder and Chief Executive Officer$36,431,936
Christian M. LownChief Financial Officer$7,970,423
Lisa C. RugglesSenior Vice President, Global Operations$5,828,826
Frederick G. SaintPresident, Marketplaces$8,188,206
Frank A. SimuroChief Technology Officer$10,303,439

What changed and why

  • $36.4M$36.4M CEO total compensation in 2025, down from $37.4M in 2024.
  • $28.3M$28.3M CEO stock awards and $3.4M option awards comprised most reported CEO compensation.
  • $3.0M$3.0M CEO annual cash incentive compensation was earned for 2025 performance.
  • $120K303:1 CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio, based on median employee compensation of $120,170.
  • 53%53% of votes supported the executive compensation program at the 2025 annual meeting, versus approximately 92% previously.
  • 2026 changes eliminated stock options and annual performance-based restricted stock, emphasizing PSUs and time-based RSUs.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.