Cohen & Steers, Inc (NYSE:CNS) Extends Near-Term Upside As AUM Momentum Strengthens

Price action shows constructive momentum while valuation metrics remain rich; near-term upside looks plausible but constrained by stretched multiples and light volume.

Recent News

On April 9, 2026 the firm reported preliminary assets under management of $93.1 billion as of March 31, 2026. On May 11, 2026 Cohen & Steers reported preliminary AUM of $100.1 billion as of April 30, 2026, a $7.0 billion increase from March. Most recently, the company reported preliminary AUM of $99.5 billion as of May 31, 2026.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a bullish tilt: DI+ at 27.59 and trending higher signals constructive directional breadth, while DI- at 17.53 has peaked and reversed, which also reads as bullish; ADX at 18.98, however, indicates the move lacks strong trend conviction.

MACD sits at 1.62, rising and above its signal line at 1.30, which signals bullish momentum and supports a near-term positive price bias.

MRO reads 7.69 with a dip-and-reversal pattern; the positive MRO implies price sits modestly above the model target and therefore may exert mild downward pressure if momentum fades.

RSI at 58.4 and increasing shows momentum staying in buyers’ favor without overbought readings. Price closed at $76.02, above the 12-day EMA ($73.68) and well above the 200-day average ($65.71), which reinforces the short-to-intermediate bullish posture.

Price trades slightly above the 1x Bollinger upper band (upper 1σ $75.44), suggesting the move carries near-term upside risk of reversion. SuperTrend lower support rests near $72.38; 50-day average at $69.10 and the 20-day average at $72.54 provide sequential support levels. Volume registers below 10/50/200-day averages, indicating the recent advance lacks strong participation.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Profitability: operating margin (EBIT margin) stands at 36.72% with a QoQ expansion of 20.20% and a YoY improvement of 1.54%, indicating meaningful quarter-over-quarter margin recovery. EBIT equals $55,429,000 and operating income matches that figure. Return on equity registers 7.52% with a QoQ lift of 21.17%; return on assets equals 4.89% with a QoQ gain of 17.76%.

Top-line and cash flow: total revenue totaled $150,946,000; revenue growth shows QoQ contraction of -13.52% and a YoY change of -138.21%. Operating cash flow and free cash flow both show an outflow of -$51,364,000; free cash flow yield equals -1.55%. Cash conversion ratio measures 45.78% and cash flow to earnings equals 84.83%, which indicates earnings convert partially to cash despite the FCF deficit.

Capital structure and liquidity: total debt stands at $136,323,000 with debt-to-assets 15.95% and debt-to-equity 0.24x. Current ratio equals 23.95x, markedly above the industry peer mean of 1.94x, signaling substantial near-term liquidity. Interest coverage remains high at 110.20x.

Valuation metrics: trailing P/E equals 81.49 and forward P/E about 68.75, both above the industry peer mean P/E of 62.64. Price-to-book equals 5.87, above the industry peer mean of 3.20 and below the industry peer high of 7.06. PS ratio equals 21.92. EPS for the quarter printed $0.79 versus an estimate of $0.82, a -3.66% surprise. Dividend payout ratio measures 81.49% with a dividend yield near 1.04% and dividend coverage roughly 1.23x. Free cash flow and FCF yield remain negative, while net income for the period equals $42,368,000.

WMDST values the stock as over-valued; price target mean sits at $73.91 versus the recent close of $76.02, and enterprise multiples (EV/Revenue and EV/EBITDA signals) remain elevated. Together, rich multiples, negative free cash flow, and modest EPS shortfall underpin the over-valued assessment.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2026-03-31
REPORT DATE: 2026-04-16
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-07-16
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 146.6 M
 Operating Cash Flow -51.36 M
 Capital Expenditures
 Change In Working Capital -114.97 M
 Dividends Paid -34.52 M
 Cash Flow Delta -90.29 M
 End Period Cash Flow 56.3 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 150.9 M
 Forward Revenue 43.8 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 74.0 M
 Depreciation 3.1 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 3.1 M
 Research and Development
 Total Operating Expenses 95.5 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 76.9 M
 EBITDA 58.6 M
 EBIT 55.4 M
 Operating Income 55.4 M
 Interest Income
 Interest Expense
 Net Interest Income
 Income Before Tax 57.2 M
 Tax Provision 16.0 M
 Tax Rate 27.936 %
 Net Income 42.4 M
 Net Income From Continuing Operations 41.2 M
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate 0.82
 EPS Actual 0.79
 EPS Difference -0.03
 EPS Surprise -3.659 %
 Forward EPS 0.96
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 854.7 M
 Intangible Assets 19.8 M
 Net Tangible Assets 543.5 M
 Total Current Assets 344.1 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 253.0 M
 Cash 53.1 M
 Net Receivables 88.6 M
 Inventory
 Long-Term Investments 24.8 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 7.9 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 14.4 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 136.3 M
 Total Liabilities 187.8 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 563.4 M
 Retained Earnings -98.91 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 10.96
 Shares Outstanding 51.403 M
 Revenue Per-Share 2.94
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 3.3 B
 Enterprise Value 3.2 B
 Enterprise Multiple 54.516
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -16.855 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -29.328 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA high: 289.321
CNS: 54.516
median: 45.311
mean: 21.923
low: -409.91
 EV/R 21.149
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.517
 Asset To Liability 4.552
 Debt To Capital 0.195
 Debt To Assets 0.159
Debt To Assets QoQ 1.084 %
Debt To Assets YoY -4.924 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 0.674
median: 0.211
mean: 0.198
CNS: 0.159
low: 0.0
 Debt To Equity 0.242
Debt To Equity QoQ -1.69 %
Debt To Equity YoY -12.275 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 3.986
mean: 1.764
median: 1.127
CNS: 0.242
low: -1.068
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 5.874
Price To Book QoQ -1.707 %
Price To Book YoY -28.853 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 7.056
CNS: 5.874
median: 3.216
mean: 3.198
low: -0.507
 Price To Earnings (P/E) 81.487
Price To Earnings QoQ 0.256 %
Price To Earnings YoY -25.677 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 131.673
CNS: 81.487
mean: 62.645
median: 56.13
low: -78.913
 PE/G Ratio -33.004
 Price To Sales (P/S) 21.922
Price To Sales QoQ -2.72 %
Price To Sales YoY -26.862 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 114.397
mean: 27.501
CNS: 21.922
median: 21.141
low: -50.338
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E 68.753
Forward PE/G -27.847
Forward P/S 77.162
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 16.828
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.174
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.813 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 2.692 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.275
CNS: 0.174
mean: 0.037
median: 0.013
low: -0.084
 Receivables Turnover 1.793
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -10.905 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -1.652 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 13.771
CNS: 1.793
mean: 1.614
median: 0.21
low: 0.039
 Inventory Turnover
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 50.894
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC)
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.458
 CapEx To Revenue
 CapEx To Depreciation
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 563.4 M
 Net Invested Capital 563.4 M
 Invested Capital 563.4 M
 Net Tangible Assets 543.5 M
 Net Working Capital 329.7 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 17.601
 Current Ratio 23.945
Current Ratio QoQ -35.387 %
Current Ratio YoY 56.792 %
Current Ratio IPRWA CNS: 23.945
high: 8.141
mean: 1.939
median: 1.178
low: 0.007
 Quick Ratio
Quick Ratio QoQ
Quick Ratio YoY
Quick Ratio IPRWA
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 2.328
 Cost Of Debt 0.262 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 110.197
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ 21.75 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY 9.611 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA CNS: 110.197
high: 98.464
mean: 10.81
median: 9.06
low: -19.59
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 2.501
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 9.217
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio 1.227
 Dividend Payout Ratio 0.815
 Dividend Rate 0.67
 Dividend Yield 0.01
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate -2.505 %
 Revenue Growth 1.292 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -13.521 %
Revenue Growth YoY -138.214 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 130.559 %
CNS: 1.292 %
median: -1.879 %
mean: -3.552 %
low: -156.276 %
 Earnings Growth -2.469 %
Earnings Growth QoQ
Earnings Growth YoY -35.803 %
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 45.0 %
median: 5.556 %
mean: -0.237 %
CNS: -2.469 %
low: -117.241 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 50.95 %
Gross Margin QoQ 12.861 %
Gross Margin YoY 1.644 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 98.068 %
median: 71.417 %
mean: 67.614 %
CNS: 50.95 %
low: 14.434 %
 EBIT Margin 36.721 %
EBIT Margin QoQ 20.196 %
EBIT Margin YoY 1.543 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 82.682 %
mean: 40.534 %
median: 37.173 %
CNS: 36.721 %
low: -62.871 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 36.721 %
Return On Sales QoQ 20.196 %
Return On Sales YoY 1.543 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 69.661 %
median: 45.647 %
mean: 39.546 %
CNS: 36.721 %
low: -58.213 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) -51.36 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield -1.552 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ -6847.826 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY -40.876 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 29.426 %
median: 0.626 %
CNS: -1.552 %
mean: -1.6 %
low: -27.411 %
 Free Cash Growth -6719.072 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ 6719.662 %
Free Cash Growth YoY 1455.686 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 314.536 %
median: 8.623 %
mean: -1.043 %
low: -569.703 %
CNS: -6719.072 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -1.212
 Cash Flow Margin 23.809 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings 0.848
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) 4.894 %
Return On Assets QoQ 17.757 %
Return On Assets YoY 1.325 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 6.815 %
CNS: 4.894 %
mean: 0.816 %
median: 0.371 %
low: -5.651 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 6.596 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) 0.075
Return On Equity QoQ 21.17 %
Return On Equity YoY -4.008 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.222
CNS: 0.075
median: 0.052
mean: 0.048
low: -0.164
 DuPont ROE 7.53 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 7.091 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ 20.554 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -12.919 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 11.978 %
CNS: 7.091 %
mean: 3.45 %
median: 3.357 %
low: -6.621 %

Six-Week Outlook

Technical setup supports modest further gains: MACD above its signal line, rising RSI, and price above short- and long-term averages favor continued upside, but ADX below 20 and below-average volume imply any trend may remain limited in strength. Elevated valuation metrics reduce the margin for error; a stalled advance would likely see price test short-term support near the SuperTrend lower band at $72.38 and the 20-day average at $72.54. Upside remains capped by the 52-week high near $78.69 and the analyst price-target mean at $73.91, with the market likely to weigh AUM momentum against stretched multiples.

About Cohen & Steers, Inc.

Cohen & Steers, Inc. (NYSE:CNS) develops comprehensive investment solutions with a focus on real assets and alternative income strategies. Founded in 1986 and based in New York, the company delivers a wide range of investment services through its subsidiaries, catering to institutional investors such as pension funds, endowments, and foundations. Cohen & Steers gains recognition for its proficiency in managing equity, fixed income, and multi-asset portfolios, particularly within the realms of real estate, infrastructure, and natural resources. The firm leads in the management of real estate investment trusts (REITs) and formulates innovative strategies for preferred securities and commodities. Cohen & Steers’ investment methodology emphasizes thorough research and aims to provide consistent, long-term value to its clients. Utilizing extensive industry knowledge and a global presence, the company offers a variety of mutual funds, hedge funds, and tailored investment solutions. Cohen & Steers remains committed to excellence, continuously influencing the asset management landscape in the area of real assets.



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