CBRE vs PLD vs XEL Stock Comparison

Cbre, Prologis and Xcel Energy 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
5 wins
PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.47 -4.9% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$118.00B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
3.34%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
4 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$78.14 +11.9% 1M -3.2% 1Y
Market cap
$48.79B
P/E
21.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
2.99%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Cbre leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Cbre 5, Prologis 4, Xcel Energy 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBREPLDXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.09B $118.00B $48.79B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.5x 28.1x 21.9x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.2x 35.5x 18.2x CBRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +7.3% +4.7% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 45.7% 15.3% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 5.0% 4.5% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 4.4x 6.4x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 3.34% 2.99% PLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.5% -0.5% -3.2% PLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.0%/yr -2.9%/yr +4.0%/yr XEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 20.5% 19.2% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 49/100 16/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBREPLDXEL

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

AxisCBREPLDXEL
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 8 #133 of 145 5 #64 of 67
Growth 67 #6 of 16 59 #59 of 141 17 #54 of 65
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 77 #31 of 134 27 #46 of 63
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 85 #21 of 138 31 #44 of 63
Shareholder Returns – 14 #113 of 131 0 #67 of 67
Overall 58 49 16
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBREPLDXELSPY
1 month -9.7%-4.9%+11.9% -0.2%
3 months -17.3%-14.0%-2.7% +3.9%
6 months -17.2%-10.6%-1.7% +8.2%
Year to date -24.3%-0.9%+5.8% +12.9%
1 year -24.5%-0.5%-3.2% +12.3%
3 years +83.9%+30.0%+34.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +22.5%+9.1%+10.3% +23.3%
5 years +15.9%-13.8%+21.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.0%-2.9%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years +357.6%+148.0%+93.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.4%+9.5%+6.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCBREPLDXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%20.5%19.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%20.7%19.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.39-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.71-0.02-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-48.1%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-15.6%-6.9% -1.2%
52-week high $171.61$149.92$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $121.67$122.40$69.39 $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.

MultipleCBREPLDXEL
P/E now vs peer median 25.5xmedian 21.2x 28.1xmedian 26.3x 21.9xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 12.8xmedian 4.0x 3.3xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 9.8x 19.4xmedian 14.4x 14.8xmedian 13.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 98.6xmedian 12.3x -256.8xmedian 23.3x -6.3xmedian 36.9x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.52 3.34median 1.91 5.12median 2.31

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 monthsCBREPLDXEL
Revenue $45.01B $9.19B $14.62B
Gross profit $8.33B – –
Operating income $2.06B $5.03B $2.79B
Net income $1.52B $4.47B $2.23B
Free cash flow $356.00M -$459.56M -$7.69B
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $4.39 $3.56
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $1.77B $2.01B
Total debt $8.85B $36.44B $39.46B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 957.88M 627.00M
Enterprise value $28.85B $117.43B $43.70B

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
MetricCBREPLDXEL
P/E 25.5x 28.1x 21.9x
P/FCF 98.6x -256.8x -6.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 22.5x 10.2x
P/S 0.8x 12.8x 3.3x
P/B 3.9x 2.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 19.4x 14.8x
EV/EBIT 20.5x 30.4x 30.9x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 16.6x 5.9x
EV/FCF 118.7x -332.2x -11.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.1x 29.1x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 3.34 5.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBREPLDXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 7.3% 4.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 6.0% -1.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 12.7% 11.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 10.6% 4.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 21.9% 7.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 8.9% 8.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 21.8% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 8.4% 4.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% 1.3% 5.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 2.9% 2.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% -130.1% -97.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% 47.6% -112.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBREPLDXEL
Gross margin 18.5% – –
EBITDA margin 6.9% 85.4% 39.9%
Operating margin 4.6% 54.7% 19.1%
Pretax margin 4.3% 51.9% 13.7%
Net margin 3.1% 45.7% 15.3%
FCF margin 0.8% -5.0% -52.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 57.0% 32.6%
Return on equity 17.1% 7.7% 9.3%
Return on assets 4.9% 4.5% 2.6%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 5.0% 4.5%
Return on capital employed 10.7% – 3.6%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.2x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 2.2% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBREPLDXEL
Debt / assets 28.2% 36.1% 45.3%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.6x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 4.4x 6.4x
Debt / FCF 24.9x -79.3x -5.1x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 42.5% 72.4%
Equity / assets 28.8% 57.5% 27.6%
Interest coverage – 4.8x 1.7x
Current ratio 1.2x – 0.7x
Quick ratio 1.0x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.11 – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBREPLDXEL
Dividend yield – 3.3% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – -4.5%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 3.3% -1.5%
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.

ConsensusCBREPLDXEL
Forward P/E 16.2xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 18.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.50FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.0% +2.0% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.64BFY2026 $8.99BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.6%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.2% +1.3% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBREPLDXEL
Held by institutions 96.9% 94.5% 95.4%
Institutions holding 1,067 1,724 1,284
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.5% +7.3%
Institutions buying 518 968 663
Institutions selling 405 531 386
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.82 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.

CBREPLDXEL
CBRE 1.00 0.34 0.07
PLD 0.34 1.00 0.38
XEL 0.07 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, PLD and XEL?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.09B, Prologis (PLD) $118.00B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, PLD and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.5x, Prologis (PLD) 28.1x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cbre (CBRE) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.2x, Prologis (PLD) 35.5x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.2x). 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%, Prologis (PLD) +7.3%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Prologis (PLD) 45.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Prologis (PLD) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.5%, Prologis (PLD) -0.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -3.2%. Over five years, Xcel Energy (XEL) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.0%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.9%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest dividend yield: Prologis (PLD) 3.34%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 2.99%. Cbre (CBRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CBRE, PLD and XEL?

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 5. 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.