CBRE vs CIGI vs JBGS Stock Comparison

Cbre, Colliers International and JBG SMITH Properties Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$123.70 -5.1% 1M -22.4% 1Y
Market cap
$36.84B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
9 wins
JBGS JBG SMITH Properties
$11.56 +13.4% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$683.09M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$508.41M
Div. yield
0.06%
Office REITs Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cbre leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Cbre 9, Colliers International 2, JBG SMITH Properties 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBRECIGIJBGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $36.84B $4.88B $683.09M CBRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 80.9x -4.4x CBRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 11.9x — CIGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +15.2% -1.1% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 1.0% -30.3% CBRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 6.8% -1.3% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.8x 16.9x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.06% JBGS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.4% -43.2% -45.9% CBRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -8.4%/yr -16.7%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 37.6% 34.7% CBRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 43/100 25/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBRECIGIJBGS

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

AxisCBRECIGIJBGS
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 47 #10 of 18 33 #97 of 145
Growth 67 #6 of 16 47 #9 of 16 12 #125 of 142
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 67 #6 of 16 4 #130 of 135
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 13 #15 of 17 11 #121 of 136
Shareholder Returns – – 62 #50 of 131
Overall 58 43 25
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • JBGS ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBRECIGIJBGSSPY
1 month -5.1%+4.3%+13.4% +0.9%
3 months -16.4%-7.3%-20.4% +5.9%
6 months -13.2%-9.8%-22.5% +8.5%
Year to date -23.1%-36.2%-32.0% +13.3%
1 year -22.4%-43.2%-45.9% +12.4%
3 years +87.0%+6.4%-10.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +23.2%+2.1%-3.4% +23.5%
5 years +18.9%-35.5%-59.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.5%-8.4%-16.7% +11.0%
10 years +376.5%+162.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +16.9%+10.1%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCBRECIGIJBGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%37.6%34.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.0%39.5%40.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.890.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-1.15-1.32 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-49.3%-67.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-43.2%-45.9% -0.9%
52-week high $171.61$165.05$21.35 $779.14
52-week low $121.67$85.88$10.05 $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.

MultipleCBRECIGIJBGS
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 20.9x 79.0xmedian 20.9x -4.4xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.8x 11.2xmedian 9.8x 22.8xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 100.2xmedian 13.1x 11.4xmedian 13.1x -13.0xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.54 1.68median 0.54 0.04median 1.91

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 monthsCBRECIGIJBGS
Revenue $45.01B $5.96B $508.41M
Gross profit $8.33B $2.38B –
Operating income $2.06B $373.62M –
Net income $1.52B $211.66M -$186.68M
Free cash flow $356.00M $419.51M -$66.16M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $1.18 $-2.64
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $265.19M $74.80M
Total debt $8.85B $2.69B $10.02B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 51.08M 58.28M
Enterprise value $30.14B $3.95B $388.80M

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
MetricCBRECIGIJBGS
P/E 25.9x 79.0x -4.4x
P/FCF 100.2x 11.4x -13.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 14.9x 14.2x
P/S 0.8x 0.8x 1.7x
P/B 4.0x 3.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 67.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 11.2x 22.8x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 19.3x -70.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.2x 6.5x
EV/FCF 120.3x 17.2x -50.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 22.4x 54.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 1.68 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBRECIGIJBGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 15.2% -1.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 10.8% -5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% 14.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% 11.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 3.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 9.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% -5.4% -4.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 14.6% -83.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 5.3% -17.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 47.0% -113.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% 14.1% -39.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 4.6% -27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% 20.1% 42.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% 4.6% 40.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBRECIGIJBGS
Gross margin 18.5% 40.0% –
EBITDA margin 6.9% 10.8% 28.6%
Operating margin 4.6% 6.3% –
Pretax margin 4.3% 5.0% -37.4%
Net margin 3.1% 1.0% -30.3%
FCF margin 0.8% 7.0% -13.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 5.4% 11.9%
Return on equity 17.1% 13.8% -16.8%
Return on assets 4.9% 3.9% -4.3%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 6.8% -1.3%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 10.2% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.5x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.8% 5.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBRECIGIJBGS
Debt / assets 28.2% 46.0% 59.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.7x 2.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.8x 16.9x
Debt / FCF 24.9x 6.4x -38.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 73.5% 74.7%
Equity / assets 28.8% 26.5% 25.3%
Interest coverage – – -0.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.13 1.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBRECIGIJBGS
Dividend yield – 0.3% 6.0%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – 11.4%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.3% 17.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 7.2% -22.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 3.6% -63.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.5% -26.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% -25.4%

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.

ConsensusCBRECIGIJBGS
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.50FY2026 $7.88FY2026 $-2.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +20.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +0.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.64BFY2026 $6.33BFY2026 $453.74MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 -9.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +14.7% +11.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBRECIGIJBGS
Held by institutions 96.9% 71.7% 97.6%
Institutions holding 1,067 189 206
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -3.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 518 92 86
Institutions selling 405 64 72
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.44 1.19

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.

CBRECIGIJBGS
CBRE 1.00 0.71 0.27
CIGI 0.71 1.00 0.19
JBGS 0.27 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, CIGI and JBGS?

Cbre (CBRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $36.84B, Colliers International (CIGI) $4.88B, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) $683.09M.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, CIGI and JBGS?

Cbre (CBRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 26.7x, Colliers International (CIGI) 80.9x, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -4.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Colliers International (CIGI) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.5x, Colliers International (CIGI) 11.9x). 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%, Colliers International (CIGI) +15.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cbre (CBRE) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -30.3%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbre (CBRE) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -22.4%, Colliers International (CIGI) -43.2%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -45.9%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr, Colliers International (CIGI) -8.4%/yr, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) -16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) has the highest dividend yield: Cbre (CBRE) 0.00%, Colliers International (CIGI) 0.00%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 0.06%. Cbre (CBRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cbre (CBRE) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Colliers International (CIGI) 37.6%, JBG SMITH Properties (JBGS) 34.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.