CBRE vs XEL vs CWK Stock Comparison

Cbre, Xcel Energy and Cushman & Wakefield Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$78.05 +10.5% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$48.66B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
6 wins
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$11.81 -4.1% 1M -29.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.78B
P/E
40.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Xcel Energy leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Xcel Energy 6, Cbre 4, Cushman & Wakefield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCBREXELCWKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.49B $48.66B $2.78B XEL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.7x 21.8x 40.3x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.4x 18.2x 7.7x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +14.8% +4.7% +11.0% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.1% 15.3% 0.6% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.1% 4.5% 7.0% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 6.4x 3.7x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.9% -2.9% -29.7% XEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +3.6%/yr -8.7%/yr XEL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.5% 19.2% 45.5% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 16/100 38/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CBREXELCWK

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

AxisCBREXELCWK
Valuation 41 #11 of 18 5 #64 of 67 65 #7 of 18
Growth 67 #6 of 16 14 #56 of 65 27 #12 of 16
Profitability 80 #4 of 16 28 #47 of 65 40 #10 of 16
Financial Health 44 #10 of 17 32 #45 of 66 19 #14 of 17
Shareholder Returns 71 #3 of 8 0 #67 of 67 –
Overall 61 16 38
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCBREXELCWKSPY
1 month -9.6%+10.5%-4.1% -1.0%
3 months -11.6%-4.4%-7.2% +2.9%
6 months -16.8%-1.4%-17.7% +6.4%
Year to date -23.3%+5.7%-27.1% +11.4%
1 year -24.9%-2.9%-29.7% +13.1%
3 years +84.6%+32.1%+79.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.7%+9.7%+21.6% +21.5%
5 years +18.7%+19.1%-36.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +3.5%+3.6%-8.7% +10.9%
10 years +343.3%+95.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +16.1%+6.9%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCBREXELCWKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.5%19.2%45.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%19.4%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.92-0.021.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.72-0.15-0.65 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.4%-37.4%-71.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.1%-7.0%-31.3% -2.5%
52-week high $171.61$83.91$17.20 $779.14
52-week low $123.36$69.39$11.03 $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.

MultipleCBREXELCWK
P/E now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 20.5x 21.8xmedian 20.8x 40.1xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 3.3xmedian 2.8x 0.3xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.8xmedian 9.9x 14.8xmedian 13.1x 8.4xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 99.9xmedian 12.3x -6.3xmedian 36.7x -337.7xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.72median 0.50 5.11median 2.27 0.50median 0.50

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 monthsCBREXELCWK
Revenue $45.01B $14.62B $10.82B
Gross profit $8.33B – $1.96B
Operating income $2.06B $2.79B $477.30M
Net income $1.52B $2.23B $69.10M
Free cash flow $356.00M -$7.69B -$8.20M
EPS (diluted) $4.74 $3.56 $0.29
Cash & equivalents $1.68B $2.01B $500.50M
Total debt $35.74B $39.46B $2.66B
Shares (diluted) 291.61M 627.00M 236.30M
Enterprise value $28.79B $43.57B $263.80M

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
MetricCBREXELCWK
P/E 25.8x 21.8x 40.1x
P/FCF 99.9x -6.3x -337.7x
P/Operating cash flow 25.4x 10.2x 49.8x
P/S 0.8x 3.3x 0.3x
P/B 3.9x 2.0x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.8x 14.8x 8.4x
EV/EBIT 20.8x 30.9x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 5.9x 0.5x
EV/FCF 120.1x -11.2x -600.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 30.5x 18.1x 88.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.72 5.11 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCBREXELCWK
Revenue growth (1Y) 14.8% 4.7% 11.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.0% -1.4% 3.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.3% – 8.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 10.9% – 4.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.4% 11.0% 14.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 4.6% 22.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 14.4% 7.7% -66.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.9% 8.8% 81.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.8% 1.0% -67.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.9% 4.3% 79.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.4% 5.8% -65.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.1% 2.7% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.4% -97.2% -106.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 132.9% -112.8% -35.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCBREXELCWK
Gross margin 18.5% – 18.1%
EBITDA margin 6.9% 39.9% 5.5%
Operating margin 4.6% 19.1% 4.4%
Pretax margin 4.3% 13.7% 0.9%
Net margin 3.1% 15.3% 0.6%
FCF margin 0.8% -52.6% -0.1%
Operating cash flow margin 3.1% 32.6% 0.5%
Return on equity 17.1% 9.3% 3.5%
Return on assets 4.9% 2.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 9.1% 4.5% 7.0%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 3.6% 9.2%
Asset turnover 1.5x 0.2x 1.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.1x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCBREXELCWK
Debt / assets 28.2% 45.3% 35.2%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.3x 6.4x 3.7x
Debt / FCF 24.9x -5.1x -324.2x
Liabilities / assets 71.2% 72.4% 73.2%
Equity / assets 28.8% 27.6% 26.8%
Interest coverage – 1.7x 2.2x
Current ratio 1.2x 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.12 0.86 1.81

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCBREXELCWK
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 4.1% -4.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% -1.6% –
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.

ConsensusCBREXELCWK
Forward P/E 16.4xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 7.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.50FY2026 $4.29FY2026 $1.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.6%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +337.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.3% +2.3% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $45.90BFY2026 $16.57BFY2026 $11.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +8.7% +7.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCBREXELCWK
Held by institutions 96.9% 95.4% 96.0%
Institutions holding 1,067 1,284 310
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +7.3% +6.0%
Institutions buying 518 663 170
Institutions selling 405 386 99
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.72 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.

CBREXELCWK
CBRE 1.00 0.07 0.83
XEL 0.07 1.00 0.08
CWK 0.83 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CBRE, XEL and CWK?

Xcel Energy (XEL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cbre (CBRE) $35.49B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.66B, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $2.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, CBRE, XEL and CWK?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cbre (CBRE) 25.7x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 40.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (Cbre (CBRE) 16.4x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.2x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.7x). 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%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +11.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 4.5%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xcel Energy (XEL) returned the most: Cbre (CBRE) -24.9%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -2.9%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -29.7%. Over five years, Xcel Energy (XEL) compounded fastest (Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +3.6%/yr, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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