CBRE vs CCI vs PSA Stock Comparison

Cbre, Crown Castle and Public Storage Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$122.89 -8.8% 1M -24.6% 1Y
Market cap
$35.48B
P/E
25.7x
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
$37.63B
P/E
45.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
-0.06%
Tower REITs Real Estate
PSA Public Storage
$306.79 +6.6% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$57.60B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cbre leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Cbre 7, Public Storage 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBRECCIPSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.48B $37.63B $57.60B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 45.8x 34.0x CBRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 43.3x 29.7x CBRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% -5.3% +5.2% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% — 33.7% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% — 7.9% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x — 3.6x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.06% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.6% -11.1% +1.5% PSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -13.3%/yr -1.0%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 35.2% 23.6% PSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 34/100 47/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBRECCIPSA

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

AxisCBRECCIPSA
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 60 #5 of 11 10 #130 of 145
Growth 67 #6 of 16 0 #10 of 10 24 #108 of 142
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 67 #4 of 10 98 #4 of 136
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 10 #10 of 11 80 #28 of 139
Shareholder Returns – – 24 #100 of 131
Overall 58 34 47
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBRECCIPSASPY
1 month -8.8%+29.1%+6.6% -0.8%
3 months -14.6%+18.2%-5.3% +3.5%
6 months -16.0%+4.9%+0.4% +7.0%
Year to date -23.6%-1.5%+18.2% +12.2%
1 year -24.6%-11.1%+1.5% +13.0%
3 years +85.8%-2.6%+28.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +22.9%-0.9%+8.8% +23.1%
5 years +18.7%-50.9%-4.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +3.5%-13.3%-1.0% +11.0%
10 years +341.9%-5.4%+43.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.0%-0.6%+3.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCBRECCIPSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%35.2%23.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%34.5%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.190.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.320.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-68.3%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.4%-10.3%-7.2% -1.8%
52-week high $171.61$97.60$330.53 $779.14
52-week low $122.89$66.11$258.44 $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.

MultipleCBRECCIPSA
P/E now vs peer median 25.7xmedian 21.2x 46.1xmedian 24.3x 33.3xmedian 27.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 9.1xmedian 6.4x 11.4xmedian 4.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 9.8x —median 15.8x 21.9xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.5xmedian 12.3x 11.9xmedian 18.4x 36.2xmedian 23.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x -10.9xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.51 -2.42median 0.72 -5.90median 2.11

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 monthsCBRECCIPSA
Revenue $45.01B $4.08B $5.03B
Gross profit $8.33B – –
Operating income $2.06B $1.92B $1.75B
Net income $1.52B $822.00M $1.92B
Free cash flow $356.00M – $1.58B
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $1.89 $9.16
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $133.00M $560.38M
Total debt $8.85B – $11.99B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 434.00M 185.11M
Enterprise value $28.78B $37.63B $56.33B

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
MetricCBRECCIPSA
P/E 25.7x 46.1x 33.3x
P/FCF 99.5x 11.9x 36.2x
P/Operating cash flow 25.3x 17.6x 19.1x
P/S 0.8x 9.1x 11.4x
P/B 3.9x -10.9x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x -10.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 21.9x
EV/EBIT 20.7x – 37.5x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 9.1x 13.7x
EV/FCF 119.7x – 43.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.4x 17.6x 22.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 -2.42 -5.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRECCIPSA
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% -5.3% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -16.7% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% -9.4% -15.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% -7.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 117.8% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -19.1% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 117.9% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -19.1% -5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% -30.7% -6.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% -11.8% -2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% – -36.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% – -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRECCIPSA
Gross margin 18.5% – –
EBITDA margin 6.9% – 62.2%
Operating margin 4.6% – 34.8%
Pretax margin 4.3% – 37.7%
Net margin 3.1% – 33.7%
FCF margin 0.8% – 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 52.0% 59.7%
Return on equity 17.1% – 15.7%
Return on assets 4.9% 8.1% 7.8%
Return on invested capital 9.1% – 7.9%
Return on capital employed 10.7% – –
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.0% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRECCIPSA
Debt / assets 28.2% – 41.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x – 3.6x
Debt / FCF 24.9x – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 116.6% 47.5%
Equity / assets 28.8% -16.6% 52.5%
Interest coverage – – 5.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.2x –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 3.12 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRECCIPSA
Dividend yield – 4.8% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 281.1% 91.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 111.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.9% -23.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.4% -6.1%

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.

ConsensusCBRECCIPSA
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 43.3xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.49FY2026 $2.02FY2026 $10.32FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.4%FY2026 +100.0%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% +43.1% +1.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.81BFY2026 $3.83BFY2026 $4.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -10.1%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +0.2% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRECCIPSA
Held by institutions 96.9% 97.7% 87.1%
Institutions holding 1,067 930 1,120
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.0% +5.9%
Institutions buying 518 438 572
Institutions selling 405 377 367
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.16 1.56

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.

CBRECCIPSA
CBRE 1.00 0.11 0.33
CCI 0.11 1.00 0.39
PSA 0.33 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, CCI and PSA?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.48B, Crown Castle (CCI) $37.63B, Public Storage (PSA) $57.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, CCI and PSA?

Cbre (CBRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.7x, Crown Castle (CCI) 45.8x, Public Storage (PSA) 34.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cbre (CBRE) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.4x, Crown Castle (CCI) 43.3x, Public Storage (PSA) 29.7x). 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%, Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Public Storage (PSA) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Public Storage (PSA) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.6%, Crown Castle (CCI) -11.1%, Public Storage (PSA) +1.5%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr, Crown Castle (CCI) -13.3%/yr, Public Storage (PSA) -1.0%/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%, Public Storage (PSA) 0.03%. Cbre (CBRE) and Crown Castle (CCI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Public Storage (PSA) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Crown Castle (CCI) 35.2%, Public Storage (PSA) 23.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.