CBRE vs JLL vs SPG Stock Comparison

Cbre, Jones Lang Lasalle and Simon Property Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$121.67 -9.7% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$35.09B
P/E
25.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
1 win
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$299.91 -6.9% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.43B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Jones Lang Lasalle 4, Cbre 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBREJLLSPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.09B $13.80B $72.84B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 13.9x 14.7x JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.2x 12.5x 30.9x JLL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +11.2% +10.9% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 3.6% 70.5% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 10.6% 15.6% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x 5.7x JLL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 4.19% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.5% -5.0% +18.1% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr +2.6%/yr +7.6%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 36.0% 19.2% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 81/100 56/100 JLL

Percentile Scorecard

CBREJLLSPG

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

AxisCBREJLLSPG
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 94 #2 of 18 22 #113 of 145
Growth 67 #6 of 16 87 #3 of 16 84 #24 of 141
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 87 #3 of 16 99 #2 of 134
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 56 #8 of 17 29 #99 of 138
Shareholder Returns – – 47 #70 of 131
Overall 58 81 56
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • JLL ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBREJLLSPGSPY
1 month -9.7%-6.9%+3.6% -0.2%
3 months -17.3%-12.6%-10.3% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-12.2%+4.7% +8.2%
Year to date -24.3%-10.9%+14.7% +12.9%
1 year -24.5%-5.0%+18.1% +12.3%
3 years +83.9%+143.3%+103.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.5%+34.5%+26.7% +23.3%
5 years +15.9%+13.4%+44.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%+2.6%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +357.6%+205.7%+15.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.4%+11.8%+1.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBREJLLSPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%36.0%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%37.8%18.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.960.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.140.94 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-55.5%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-23.6%-10.3% -1.2%
52-week high $171.61$392.79$236.69 $779.14
52-week low $121.67$280.16$173.35 $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.

MultipleCBREJLLSPG
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.2x 13.9xmedian 21.2x 14.7xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 11.0xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 9.8x 9.4xmedian 9.8x 20.6xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 98.6xmedian 12.3x 12.3xmedian 12.3x 29.0xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x 1.8xmedian 1.8x 12.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.52 0.28median 0.52 0.49median 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 monthsCBREJLLSPG
Revenue $45.01B $27.43B $6.65B
Gross profit $8.33B – –
Operating income $2.06B $1.28B $3.21B
Net income $1.52B $997.90M $5.45B
Free cash flow $356.00M $1.12B $2.51B
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $21.29 $14.43
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $458.20M $542.96M
Total debt $8.85B $1.92B $28.25B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 46.93M 324.96M
Enterprise value $28.85B $12.01B $69.90B

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
MetricCBREJLLSPG
P/E 25.5x 13.9x 14.7x
P/FCF 98.6x 12.3x 29.0x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 10.1x 17.6x
P/S 0.8x 0.5x 11.0x
P/B 3.9x 1.8x 12.0x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 2.0x 12.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 9.4x 20.6x
EV/EBIT 20.5x 12.0x 31.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.6x 15.1x
EV/FCF 118.7x 13.6x 40.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.1x 11.2x 24.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.28 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBREJLLSPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 11.2% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 10.1% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 38.9% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 26.9% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 76.7% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 47.6% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 82.5% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 49.4% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% 80.6% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 73.7% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% 99.7% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% 176.7% -4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBREJLLSPG
Gross margin 18.5% – –
EBITDA margin 6.9% 5.9% 73.3%
Operating margin 4.6% 4.7% 48.3%
Pretax margin 4.3% 4.5% 32.9%
Net margin 3.1% 3.6% 70.5%
FCF margin 0.8% 4.1% 37.7%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 5.0% 62.3%
Return on equity 17.1% 13.3% 87.0%
Return on assets 4.9% 5.6% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 10.6% 15.6%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 11.9% –
Asset turnover 1.5x 1.6x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBREJLLSPG
Debt / assets 28.2% 11.0% 71.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.3x 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 0.9x 5.7x
Debt / FCF 24.9x 1.7x 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 56.5% 84.7%
Equity / assets 28.8% 43.5% 15.3%
Interest coverage – – 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 3.11 3.31 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBREJLLSPG
Dividend yield – – 4.2%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 4.1% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.1% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCBREJLLSPG
Forward P/E 16.2xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.50FY2026 $23.99FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +10.6% +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.64BFY2026 $30.87BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +3.4% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBREJLLSPG
Held by institutions 96.9% 93.2% 93.2%
Institutions holding 1,067 661 1,358
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.2% +3.8%
Institutions buying 518 317 679
Institutions selling 405 264 463
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.20 1.47

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.

CBREJLLSPG
CBRE 1.00 0.87 0.35
JLL 0.87 1.00 0.29
SPG 0.35 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, JLL and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.09B, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $13.80B, Simon Property (SPG) $72.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, JLL and SPG?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.5x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 13.9x, Simon Property (SPG) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.2x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 12.5x, Simon Property (SPG) 30.9x). 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%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.2%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.6%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 10.6%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.5%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) -5.0%, Simon Property (SPG) +18.1%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.0%/yr, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +2.6%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 0.00%, Simon Property (SPG) 4.19%. Cbre (CBRE) and Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 36.0%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRE, JLL and SPG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Simon Property (SPG) 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.