CBRE vs CCI vs CWK Stock Comparison

Cbre, Crown Castle and Cushman & Wakefield Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$122.89 -8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$35.35B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
8 wins
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.56 +29.1% 1M -11.1% 1Y
Market cap
$37.55B
P/E
45.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
-0.06%
Tower REITs Real Estate
2 wins
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$11.90 -2.2% 1M -30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
41.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cbre leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Cbre 8, Crown Castle 2, Cushman & Wakefield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBRECCICWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.35B $37.55B $2.84B CCI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.6x 45.7x 41.0x CBRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 43.3x 7.8x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% -5.3% +11.0% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% — 0.6% CBRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 7.0% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 3.7x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -11.1% -30.3% CCI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -13.3%/yr -8.2%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 35.2% 45.6% CBRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 34/100 38/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBRECCICWK

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

AxisCBRECCICWK
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 60 #5 of 11 65 #7 of 18
Growth 67 #6 of 16 0 #10 of 10 27 #12 of 16
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 67 #4 of 10 40 #10 of 16
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 10 #10 of 11 19 #14 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 58 34 38
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CWK 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

PeriodCBRECCICWKSPY
1 month -8.8%+29.1%-2.2% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%+18.2%-9.3% +3.5%
6 months -16.0%+4.9%-17.3% +7.0%
Year to date -23.6%-1.5%-26.5% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-11.1%-30.3% +13.0%
3 years +85.8%-2.6%+78.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.9%-0.9%+21.2% +23.1%
5 years +18.7%-50.9%-34.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%-13.3%-8.2% +11.0%
10 years +341.9%-5.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%-0.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBRECCICWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%35.2%45.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%34.5%46.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.191.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.32-0.66 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-68.3%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-10.3%-30.8% -1.8%
52-week high $171.61$97.60$17.20 $779.14
52-week low $122.89$66.11$11.03 $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.

MultipleCBRECCICWK
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 21.2x 46.1xmedian 24.3x 40.4xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 9.1xmedian 6.4x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.8x —median 15.8x 8.4xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.5xmedian 12.3x 11.9xmedian 18.4x -340.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x -10.9xmedian 2.3x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.51 -2.42median 0.72 0.51median 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 monthsCBRECCICWK
Revenue $45.01B $4.08B $10.82B
Gross profit $8.33B – $1.96B
Operating income $2.06B $1.92B $477.30M
Net income $1.52B $822.00M $69.10M
Free cash flow $356.00M – -$8.20M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $1.89 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $133.00M $500.50M
Total debt $8.85B – $2.66B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 434.00M 236.30M
Enterprise value $28.65B $37.55B $316.54M

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
MetricCBRECCICWK
P/E 25.7x 46.1x 40.4x
P/FCF 99.5x 11.9x -340.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 17.6x 50.2x
P/S 0.8x 9.1x 0.3x
P/B 3.9x -10.9x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -10.3x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 8.4x
EV/EBIT 20.7x – 10.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 9.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 119.7x – -603.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.4x 17.6x 89.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 -2.42 0.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRECCICWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% -5.3% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -16.7% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% -9.4% 14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% -7.0% 22.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 117.8% -66.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -19.1% 81.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 117.9% -67.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -19.1% 79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% -30.7% -65.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% -11.8% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% – -106.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% – -35.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRECCICWK
Gross margin 18.5% – 18.1%
EBITDA margin 6.9% – 5.5%
Operating margin 4.6% – 4.4%
Pretax margin 4.3% – 0.9%
Net margin 3.1% – 0.6%
FCF margin 0.8% – -0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 52.0% 0.5%
Return on equity 17.1% – 3.5%
Return on assets 4.9% 8.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 7.0%
Return on capital employed 10.7% – 9.2%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.6x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.0% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRECCICWK
Debt / assets 28.2% – 35.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 3.7x
Debt / FCF 24.9x – -324.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 116.6% 73.2%
Equity / assets 28.8% -16.6% 26.8%
Interest coverage – – 2.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.12 – 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRECCICWK
Dividend yield – 4.8% –
Net buyback yield 4.1% – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.8% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 281.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% –

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.

ConsensusCBRECCICWK
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 43.3xFY2026 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.50FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $1.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +100.0%FY2026 +334.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +44.6% +12.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.64BFY2026 $3.82BFY2026 $11.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 -10.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +0.5% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRECCICWK
Held by institutions 96.9% 97.7% 96.0%
Institutions holding 1,067 930 310
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.0% +6.0%
Institutions buying 518 438 170
Institutions selling 405 377 99
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.16 1.72

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.

CBRECCICWK
CBRE 1.00 0.11 0.83
CCI 0.11 1.00 0.09
CWK 0.83 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, CCI and CWK?

Crown Castle (CCI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.35B, Crown Castle (CCI) $37.55B, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $2.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, CCI and CWK?

Cbre (CBRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.6x, Crown Castle (CCI) 45.7x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 41.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.4x, Crown Castle (CCI) 43.3x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cbre (CBRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cbre (CBRE) +14.8%, Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cbre (CBRE) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Crown Castle (CCI) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.6%, Crown Castle (CCI) -11.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -30.3%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr, Crown Castle (CCI) -13.3%/yr, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -8.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cbre (CBRE) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Crown Castle (CCI) 35.2%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRE, CCI and CWK?

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 8. 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.