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
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 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 margin | 15.9% | 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 | — | 0.66 | 0.84 | 0.88 | 0.97 | 1.13 | 1.12 | 1.09 | 1.02 | 0.86 | 0.93 | 1.14 | 1.39 | 0.97 | 0.69 | 0.67 | 0.66 | 0.65 |
| 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 revenue | 2.0% | 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 flow | 54.6% | 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% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Dec 2024 | 2025 Q1Mar 2025 | 2025 Q2Jun 2025 | 2025 Q3Sept 2025 | 2025 Q4Dec 2025 | 2026 Q1Mar 2026 | 2026 Q2Jun 2026 | 2026 Q3Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 35.3% | 33.6% | 31.8% | 34.5% | 28.0% | 34.4% | 34.6% | 32.4% |
| Net margin | 32.8% | 29.6% | 27.1% | 29.4% | 24.3% | 29.1% | 32.3% | 26.8% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 23.7% | −81.8% | −51.3% | 37.1% | 0.5% | — | — | 12.7% |
Moat
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).
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