CBRE vs PSA vs PLD Stock Comparison

Cbre, Public Storage and Prologis Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$123.36 -9.6% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$35.49B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
6 wins
PSA Public Storage
$309.83 +8.1% 1M +1.2% 1Y
Market cap
$53.89B
P/E
29.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.89B
Div. yield
0.04%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
2 wins
PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.41 -5.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.84B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Cbre leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Cbre 6, Prologis 3, Public Storage 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBREPSAPLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.49B $53.89B $117.84B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 29.2x 28.0x CBRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 29.9x 35.5x CBRE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +3.0% +7.3% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 37.7% 45.7% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 11.0% 5.0% PSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.0x 4.4x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.04% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% +1.2% +0.5% PSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr -1.0%/yr -2.6%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 23.6% 20.5% PLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 45/100 48/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBREPSAPLD

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

AxisCBREPSAPLD
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 14 #125 of 145 10 #131 of 145
Growth 67 #6 of 16 27 #106 of 144 59 #60 of 144
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 100 #1 of 140 77 #33 of 140
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 68 #47 of 146 86 #21 of 146
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 18 #109 of 132 9 #120 of 132
Overall 61 45 48
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • PLD ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBREPSAPLDSPY
1 month -9.6%+8.1%-5.7% -1.0%
3 months -11.6%-3.9%-14.4% +2.9%
6 months -16.8%+0.5%-11.0% +6.4%
Year to date -23.3%+19.4%-1.0% +11.4%
1 year -24.9%+1.2%+0.5% +13.1%
3 years +84.6%+27.7%+24.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.7%+8.5%+7.5% +21.5%
5 years +18.7%-5.1%-12.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.5%-1.0%-2.6% +10.9%
10 years +343.3%+46.8%+141.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.1%+3.9%+9.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCBREPSAPLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%23.6%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%23.0%20.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.920.380.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.720.050.02 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-43.3%-48.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-6.3%-15.7% -2.5%
52-week high $171.61$330.53$149.92 $779.14
52-week low $123.36$258.44$122.40 $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.

MultipleCBREPSAPLD
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 20.5x 29.5xmedian 27.0x 28.1xmedian 27.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 11.1xmedian 4.1x 12.8xmedian 4.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.9x 19.6xmedian 14.5x 19.4xmedian 14.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.9xmedian 12.3x 30.7xmedian 23.7x -256.6xmedian 23.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x 5.9xmedian 1.3x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.50 -1.27median 2.07 3.34median 2.07

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 monthsCBREPSAPLD
Revenue $45.01B $4.89B $9.19B
Gross profit $8.33B – –
Operating income $2.06B $1.90B $5.03B
Net income $1.52B $2.06B $4.47B
Free cash flow $356.00M $1.77B -$459.56M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $10.46 $4.39
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $259.94M $1.77B
Total debt $35.74B $10.18B $36.44B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 176.51M 957.88M
Enterprise value $28.79B $52.88B $112.88B

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
MetricCBREPSAPLD
P/E 25.8x 29.5x 28.1x
P/FCF 99.9x 30.7x -256.6x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 17.2x 22.5x
P/S 0.8x 11.1x 12.8x
P/B 3.9x 5.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 5.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 19.6x 19.4x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 30.4x 30.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 13.2x 16.6x
EV/FCF 120.1x 36.3x -332.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 20.3x 29.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 -1.27 3.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBREPSAPLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 3.0% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% 3.7% 6.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% -9.9% 12.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% – 10.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 12.8% 21.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% -21.8% 8.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 14.1% 21.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% -23.2% 8.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% 0.9% 1.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% -0.7% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% -15.6% -130.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% -1.1% 47.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBREPSAPLD
Gross margin 18.5% – –
EBITDA margin 6.9% 67.3% 85.4%
Operating margin 4.6% 39.0% 54.7%
Pretax margin 4.3% 41.9% 51.9%
Net margin 3.1% 37.7% 45.7%
FCF margin 0.8% 36.2% -5.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 64.9% 57.0%
Return on equity 17.1% 22.1% 7.7%
Return on assets 4.9% 10.3% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 11.0% 5.0%
Return on capital employed 10.7% – –
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.9% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBREPSAPLD
Debt / assets 28.2% 50.6% 36.1%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 3.0x 4.4x
Debt / FCF 24.9x 5.7x -79.3x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 53.8% 42.5%
Equity / assets 28.8% 46.2% 57.5%
Interest coverage – 6.5x 4.8x
Current ratio 1.2x – –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.1x – –
Altman Z-score 3.12 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBREPSAPLD
Dividend yield – 3.9% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 4.1% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 3.8% 3.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 112.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 130.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -18.5% –

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.

ConsensusCBREPSAPLD
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 29.9xFY2026 35.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.50FY2026 $10.37FY2026 $3.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +15.1%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +1.2% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.90BFY2026 $4.89BFY2026 $8.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +1.4%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +9.8% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBREPSAPLD
Held by institutions 96.9% 87.1% 94.5%
Institutions holding 1,067 1,120 1,724
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 518 572 968
Institutions selling 405 367 531
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.56 1.82

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.

CBREPSAPLD
CBRE 1.00 0.33 0.35
PSA 0.33 1.00 0.51
PLD 0.35 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, PSA and PLD?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.49B, Public Storage (PSA) $53.89B, Prologis (PLD) $117.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, PSA and PLD?

Cbre (CBRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.7x, Public Storage (PSA) 29.2x, Prologis (PLD) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cbre (CBRE) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.4x, Public Storage (PSA) 29.9x, Prologis (PLD) 35.5x). 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%, Public Storage (PSA) +3.0%, Prologis (PLD) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Public Storage (PSA) 37.7%, Prologis (PLD) 45.7%). On return on invested capital, Public Storage (PSA) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Public Storage (PSA) 11.0%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Public Storage (PSA) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.9%, Public Storage (PSA) +1.2%, Prologis (PLD) +0.5%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr, Public Storage (PSA) -1.0%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cbre (CBRE) 0.00%, Public Storage (PSA) 0.04%, Prologis (PLD) 0.00%. Cbre (CBRE) and Prologis (PLD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prologis (PLD) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Public Storage (PSA) 23.6%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.