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Cohen & Steers, Inc. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, Cohen & Steers, Inc. had return on equity of 28.5%, an operating margin of 32.0% and debt equal to 0.0% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

Cohen & Steers, Inc.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year2009Dec 20092010Dec 20102011Dec 20112012Dec 20122013Dec 20132014Dec 20142015Dec 20152016Dec 20162017Dec 20172018Dec 20182019Dec 20192020Dec 20202021Dec 20212022Dec 20222023Dec 20232024Dec 20242025Dec 2025LTMSept 2026
Operating margin14.2%28.7%36.7%35.3%35.7%38.8%38.8%38.7%40.9%38.6%39.0%22.2%44.6%38.1%33.6%33.4%32.0%32.4%
Net margin−1.4%25.3%22.9%24.2%22.9%24.1%19.6%26.6%24.3%29.9%32.8%17.9%36.2%30.2%26.4%29.2%27.6%28.2%
Free-cash-flow margin15.9%27.9%29.3%6.2%23.4%15.5%26.6%29.9%16.1%18.1%33.8%20.3%41.1%10.1%23.5%16.4%−22.7%6.3%
Return on equity—19.9%23.4%29.6%31.0%33.4%28.1%37.4%34.0%45.7%61.7%39.5%98.5%57.7%35.9%33.9%28.5%28.9%
Return on assets—16.7%19.3%21.2%22.3%27.2%22.0%29.1%24.7%25.6%30.5%20.4%50.3%29.3%18.3%19.5%18.1%18.2%
Asset turnover—0.660.840.880.971.131.121.091.020.860.931.141.390.970.690.670.660.65
Debt to equity—0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%0.0%
Effective tax rate—29.1%37.5%34.9%39.4%37.9%42.9%35.3%42.3%23.8%21.6%19.5%19.8%24.1%24.2%22.3%——
Capital spending as % of revenue2.0%1.6%1.2%1.2%2.1%1.9%0.7%2.9%0.9%0.9%0.7%0.6%0.5%0.7%11.6%2.3%1.1%0.0%
Free cash flow ÷ net income—110.3%128.0%25.7%102.2%64.4%135.3%112.7%66.4%60.7%103.0%113.2%113.6%33.6%89.1%56.2%−82.5%22.5%
Dividends ÷ net income—220.7%127.3%147.0%117.0%111.6%105.6%76.2%106.9%157.1%120.9%159.9%69.8%62.8%87.1%78.8%82.8%80.2%
Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow54.6%206.7%109.0%622.4%125.9%197.2%100.0%75.3%176.1%274.1%124.8%171.2%70.8%233.5%116.5%165.0%—407.4%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Moat

76 /100

Strong moat

How hard Cohen & Steers's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.

  • Returns on capital 20 / 20

    Net income has been a median 22.7% of total assets over 10 years.

  • Durability 20 / 20

    Operating margin has been a median 35.7%; its worst year was 31.1%.

  • Discipline 9 / 20

    The diluted share count rose 5.8% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 7.0% of revenue.

AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (81 before it).

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from Cohen & Steers, Inc.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 3, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to Cohen & Steers, Inc.