CBRE vs CCI vs CIGI Stock Comparison

Cbre, Crown Castle and Colliers International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$122.89 -8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$35.24B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
7 wins
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.56 +29.1% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$37.61B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
-0.06%
Tower REITs Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cbre leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cbre 7, Crown Castle 2, Colliers International 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBRECCICIGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.24B $37.61B $4.68B CCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 45.8x 77.7x CBRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 43.3x 11.8x CIGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% -5.3% +15.2% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% — 1.0% CBRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 6.8% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 3.8x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -11.1% -44.2% CCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -13.3%/yr -8.9%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 35.2% 37.7% CBRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 34/100 45/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBRECCICIGI

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

AxisCBRECCICIGI
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 60 #5 of 11 47 #10 of 18
Growth 67 #6 of 16 0 #10 of 10 53 #8 of 16
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 67 #4 of 10 67 #6 of 16
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 10 #10 of 11 13 #15 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 58 34 45
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • 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

PeriodCBRECCICIGISPY
1 month -8.8%+29.1%+2.5% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%+18.2%-9.1% +3.5%
6 months -16.0%+4.9%-15.4% +7.0%
Year to date -23.6%-1.5%-37.0% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-11.1%-44.2% +13.0%
3 years +85.8%-2.6%+5.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.9%-0.9%+1.7% +23.1%
5 years +18.7%-50.9%-37.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%-13.3%-8.9% +11.0%
10 years +341.9%-5.4%+129.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%-0.6%+8.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBRECCICIGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%35.2%37.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%34.5%39.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.190.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.32-1.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-68.3%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-10.3%-44.3% -1.8%
52-week high $171.61$97.60$166.27 $779.14
52-week low $122.89$66.11$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.

MultipleCBRECCICIGI
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 21.2x 46.1xmedian 24.3x 78.1xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 9.1xmedian 6.4x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.8x —median 15.8x 11.1xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.5xmedian 12.3x 11.9xmedian 18.4x 11.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x -10.9xmedian 2.3x 3.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.51 -2.42median 0.72 1.66median 0.51

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 monthsCBRECCICIGI
Revenue $45.01B $4.08B $5.96B
Gross profit $8.33B – $2.38B
Operating income $2.06B $1.92B $373.62M
Net income $1.52B $822.00M $211.66M
Free cash flow $356.00M – $419.51M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $1.89 $1.18
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $133.00M $265.19M
Total debt $8.85B – $2.69B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 434.00M 51.08M
Enterprise value $28.54B $37.61B $3.76B

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
MetricCBRECCICIGI
P/E 25.7x 46.1x 78.1x
P/FCF 99.5x 11.9x 11.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 17.6x 14.7x
P/S 0.8x 9.1x 0.8x
P/B 3.9x -10.9x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -10.3x 66.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 11.1x
EV/EBIT 20.7x – 19.2x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 9.1x 1.2x
EV/FCF 119.7x – 17.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.4x 17.6x 22.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 -2.42 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRECCICIGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% -5.3% 15.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -16.7% 10.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – 14.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 11.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% -9.4% 3.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% -7.0% 9.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 117.8% -5.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -19.1% 14.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 117.9% 5.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -19.1% 47.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% -30.7% 14.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% -11.8% 4.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% – 20.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% – 4.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRECCICIGI
Gross margin 18.5% – 40.0%
EBITDA margin 6.9% – 10.8%
Operating margin 4.6% – 6.3%
Pretax margin 4.3% – 5.0%
Net margin 3.1% – 1.0%
FCF margin 0.8% – 7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 52.0% 5.4%
Return on equity 17.1% – 13.8%
Return on assets 4.9% 8.1% 3.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 6.8%
Return on capital employed 10.7% – 10.2%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.2x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.6x 1.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.0% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRECCICIGI
Debt / assets 28.2% – 46.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 24.9x – 6.4x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 116.6% 73.5%
Equity / assets 28.8% -16.6% 26.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 1.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRECCICIGI
Dividend yield – 4.8% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.8% 0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 281.1% 7.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 3.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.9% 6.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% 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.

ConsensusCBRECCICIGI
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 43.3xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.49FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $7.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +100.0%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +43.1% +0.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.81BFY2026 $3.83BFY2026 $6.30BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 +14.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +0.2% +14.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRECCICIGI
Held by institutions 96.9% 97.7% 71.7%
Institutions holding 1,067 930 189
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.0% -3.8%
Institutions buying 518 438 92
Institutions selling 405 377 64
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.16 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.

CBRECCICIGI
CBRE 1.00 0.11 0.71
CCI 0.11 1.00 0.12
CIGI 0.71 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, CCI and CIGI?

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.24B, Crown Castle (CCI) $37.61B, Colliers International (CIGI) $4.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, CCI and CIGI?

Cbre (CBRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.5x, Crown Castle (CCI) 45.8x, Colliers International (CIGI) 77.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Colliers International (CIGI) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.4x, Crown Castle (CCI) 43.3x, 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: Cbre (CBRE) +14.8%, Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, Colliers International (CIGI) +15.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Castle (CCI) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.6%, Crown Castle (CCI) -11.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) -44.2%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr, Crown Castle (CCI) -13.3%/yr, Colliers International (CIGI) -8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cbre (CBRE) 0.00%, Crown Castle (CCI) -0.06%, Colliers International (CIGI) 0.00%. Cbre (CBRE) and Crown Castle (CCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cbre (CBRE) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Crown Castle (CCI) 35.2%, Colliers International (CIGI) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRE, CCI 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, Cbre (CBRE) leads on 7. 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.