Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS) is a publicly traded company in the Financial Services — Asset Management industry listed on NYSE. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Cohen & Steers, Inc. operates as a publicly traded holding company specializing in asset management. Through its various operating units, the firm delivers financial services to institutional investors, such as pension funds, university endowments, and charitable foundations. Its subsidiaries are tasked with managing bespoke client portfolios across equities, fixed income, multi-asset strategies, and commodities.
Is Cohen & Steers, Inc. stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
Cohen & Steers, Inc. (CNS) trades at 22.8× earnings (P/E), above the median of the 321 financial services companies over $2bn in Kaplio's universe. At the decade median (21.7×) $71 (-5 %); at its sector median (12.9×) $42 (-43 %).
Kaplio overview: Cohen & Steers, Inc.
Market cap $4B · 52 weeks $59 – $86 (15 % below the high) · P/E 22.8× · 2027 est. P/E 20.7× · Dividend 3.5 % · 3 years rising · Next earnings January 28, 2027 · expected EPS $0.88 · Closing price, Nov 2 · accounts published Oct 15.
- Valuation: TTM P/E 22.8× (fairly priced).
- Business: ROE 29.1 % (excellent).
- Balance sheet: Debt/Equity 0.22 (solid).
- Earnings: 2 of 8 (disappointing).
What would it be worth at its usual multiples?
At the decade median (21.7×) $71 (-5 %); at its sector median (12.9×) $42 (-43 %). Implied price from applying the reference multiples to today's earnings (or book value, or FFO) per share. Not a fair value: it is where the stock would trade at its usual multiples.
What matters in financial services: 4 of 6 pass
- 5y revenue growth 4.2 %, fails.
- FCF / Net Income −82.5 %, fails.
- Operating margin 31.3 %, passes, near the threshold.
- ROE 29.1 %, passes.
- Debt / Equity 0.22, passes.
- P/E vs own 5y 22.8×, passes.
Against its peers (reference peers) — Cohen & Steers, Inc.: P/E 22.8×; EV/EBITDA 16.0×; ROIC 17.2 %; $3.8B. Golub Capital BDC, Inc. (P/E 23.4×; EV/EBITDA 19.8×; ROIC 4.8 %; $3.3B), AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (P/E 10.4×; EV/EBITDA 9.4×; ROIC 0.0 %; $3.2B), Hercules Capital, Inc. (P/E 9.0×; EV/EBITDA 12.8×; ROIC 9.0 %; $3.1B).
Expensive or cheap against its last ten years?
P/E at each close: today 22.8× · median 21.7× · minimum 12.7× · maximum 62.7× · cheap below 20.0× · expensive above 27.3×. It has been cheaper than today 59% of the time over its last ten years.
Dividend
tight · Yield 3.5 % ($2.48 per share in 2025) · Years raising it 3 · 5-year growth -1 % a year · Free cash flow coverage 0.2× · With $1,000 invested today you'd collect $35.40 a year ($2.95 a month).
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 29.08% |
| Return on Invested Capital | 17.20% |
| Return on Assets | 17.23% |
| Gross Margin | 84.67% |
| Operating Margin | 33.93% |
| Net Margin | 27.52% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.22 |
| Current Ratio | 1.83 |
| Piotroski F-Score | 3 |
| Altman Z-Score | 8.36 |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -0.71% |
| 3 months | -13.94% |
| Year-to-date | +15.45% |
| 1 year | +6.93% |
| 3 years | +27.85% |
| 5 years | -26.74% |
| 10 years | +101.50% |
Dividend History
Paid in the last 12 months: $2.63 per share in 4 payments.
| Date | Amount |
|---|---|
| November 9, 2026 | $0.67 |
| August 10, 2026 | $0.67 |
| May 11, 2026 | $0.67 |
| March 9, 2026 | $0.67 |
| November 10, 2025 | $0.62 |
| August 11, 2025 | $0.62 |
| May 12, 2025 | $0.62 |
| March 3, 2025 | $0.62 |
| November 18, 2024 | $0.59 |
| August 12, 2024 | $0.59 |
Amounts adjusted for stock splits.
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