AMT vs CBRE vs CIGI Stock Comparison

American Tower, Cbre and Colliers International Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$121.67 -9.7% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$35.94B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

American Tower leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (American Tower 6, Cbre 3, Colliers International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMTCBRECIGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.06B $35.94B $4.77B AMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 26.0x 79.1x AMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 16.2x 11.8x CIGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.3% +14.8% +15.2% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.1% 3.1% 1.0% AMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 9.1% 6.8% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 2.3x 3.8x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.1% -24.5% -44.0% AMT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.5%/yr +3.0%/yr -8.8%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 34.5% 37.6% AMT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 58/100 45/100 AMT

Percentile Scorecard

AMTCBRECIGI

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMTCBRECIGI
Valuation 40 #7 of 11 41 #11 of 18 47 #10 of 18
Growth 89 #2 of 10 67 #6 of 16 53 #8 of 16
Profitability 78 #3 of 10 80 #4 of 16 67 #6 of 16
Financial Health 40 #7 of 11 44 #10 of 17 13 #15 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 62 58 45
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMTCBRECIGISPY
1 month +8.7%-9.7%+2.9% -0.2%
3 months +7.0%-17.3%-10.4% +3.9%
6 months +3.0%-17.2%-15.8% +8.2%
Year to date +4.7%-24.3%-36.7% +12.9%
1 year -3.1%-24.5%-44.0% +12.3%
3 years +6.9%+83.9%+5.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +2.2%+22.5%+1.8% +23.3%
5 years -35.7%+15.9%-36.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.5%+3.0%-8.8% +10.9%
10 years +59.3%+357.6%+134.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +4.8%+16.4%+8.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMTCBRECIGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%34.5%37.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%35.9%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.070.930.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.11-0.71-1.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.1%-40.4%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-29.1%-44.0% -1.2%
52-week high $194.12$171.61$166.27 $779.14
52-week low $161.11$121.67$85.88 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMTCBRECIGI
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 24.2x 25.5xmedian 21.2x 78.4xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 6.3x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 15.7x 13.6xmedian 9.8x 11.1xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 18.2x 98.6xmedian 12.3x 11.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.4x 3.9xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 0.72 0.71median 0.52 1.67median 0.52

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMTCBRECIGI
Revenue $11.01B $45.01B $5.96B
Gross profit $10.87B $8.33B $2.38B
Operating income $4.94B $2.06B $373.62M
Net income $3.38B $1.52B $211.66M
Free cash flow $3.96B $356.00M $419.51M
EPS (diluted) $7.11 $4.74 $1.18
Cash & equivalents $1.87B $1.68B $265.19M
Total debt $37.58B $8.85B $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 465.76M 291.61M 51.08M
Enterprise value $78.35B $29.24B $3.84B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMTCBRECIGI
P/E 25.8x 25.5x 78.4x
P/FCF 21.5x 98.6x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 25.0x 14.8x
P/S 7.7x 0.8x 0.8x
P/B 8.7x 3.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -21.6x 5.6x 66.6x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x 13.6x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 20.5x 19.2x
EV/Revenue 11.0x 0.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 30.6x 118.7x 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.2x 30.1x 22.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.71 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMTCBRECIGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.3% 14.8% 15.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 13.0% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.7% 12.3% 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.0% 10.9% 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% 19.4% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 34.0% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.0% 14.4% -5.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 74.5% 34.9% 14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 13.6% 15.8% 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 66.9% 35.9% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 9.0% -16.4% 14.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.2% 47.1% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 7.3% -62.4% 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 132.9% 4.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMTCBRECIGI
Gross margin 98.7% 18.5% 40.0%
EBITDA margin 63.6% 6.9% 10.8%
Operating margin 44.8% 4.6% 6.3%
Pretax margin 35.3% 4.3% 5.0%
Net margin 30.1% 3.1% 1.0%
FCF margin 36.0% 0.8% 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 51.8% 3.1% 5.4%
Return on equity 33.8% 17.1% 13.8%
Return on assets 5.4% 4.9% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 9.1% 6.8%
Return on capital employed 9.1% 10.7% 10.2%
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.5x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 0.9x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 1.4% 0.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMTCBRECIGI
Debt / assets 59.7% 28.2% 46.0%
Debt / equity 3.8x 1.0x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.1x 2.3x 3.8x
Debt / FCF 9.5x 24.9x 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 84.5% 71.2% 73.5%
Equity / assets 15.5% 28.8% 26.5%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 0.4x 1.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.3x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.17 3.11 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMTCBRECIGI
Dividend yield 3.8% – 0.3%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 4.1% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 7.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 3.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMTCBRECIGI
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 16.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.75FY2026 $7.50FY2026 $7.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.0%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +12.0% +0.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.51BFY2026 $45.64BFY2026 $6.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +16.2% +14.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMTCBRECIGI
Held by institutions 94.4% 96.9% 71.7%
Institutions holding 1,743 1,067 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +0.6% -3.8%
Institutions buying 860 518 92
Institutions selling 657 405 64
Buyers to sellers 1.31 1.28 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMTCBRECIGI
AMT 1.00 0.13 0.12
CBRE 0.13 1.00 0.71
CIGI 0.12 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMT, CBRE and CIGI?

American Tower (AMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Tower (AMT) $85.06B, Cbre (CBRE) $35.94B, Colliers International (CIGI) $4.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMT, CBRE and CIGI?

American Tower (AMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Tower (AMT) 25.7x, Cbre (CBRE) 26.0x, Colliers International (CIGI) 79.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Colliers International (CIGI) is cheapest (American Tower (AMT) 27.2x, Cbre (CBRE) 16.2x, Colliers International (CIGI) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colliers International (CIGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Tower (AMT) +5.3%, Cbre (CBRE) +14.8%, Colliers International (CIGI) +15.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest net margin (American Tower (AMT) 30.1%, Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (American Tower (AMT) 9.1%, Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year American Tower (AMT) returned the most: American Tower (AMT) -3.1%, Cbre (CBRE) -24.5%, Colliers International (CIGI) -44.0%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (American Tower (AMT) -8.5%/yr, Cbre (CBRE) +3.0%/yr, Colliers International (CIGI) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Tower (AMT) 0.00%, Cbre (CBRE) 0.00%, Colliers International (CIGI) 0.00%. American Tower (AMT) and Cbre (CBRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Tower (AMT) has been the steadiest (American Tower (AMT) 28.6%, Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Colliers International (CIGI) 37.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMT, CBRE and CIGI?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, American Tower (AMT) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.