CCI vs CWK vs PLD Stock Comparison

Crown Castle, Cushman & Wakefield and Prologis Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.81 +30.9% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$37.41B
P/E
46.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
4.83%
Tower REITs Real Estate
1 win
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$12.63 +6.4% 1M -25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
4 wins
PLD Prologis, Inc.
$125.28 -5.4% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$119.08B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.36B
Div. yield
3.37%
Industrial REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Prologis leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Prologis 7, Cushman & Wakefield 4, Crown Castle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCICWKPLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $37.41B $2.96B $119.08B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.3x 42.8x 27.8x PLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 8.3x 35.2x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +11.0% +7.2% CWK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.6% 45.4% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 5.0% CWK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.7x 4.3x CWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.83% — 3.37% CCI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -25.0% -0.3% PLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.4%/yr -7.2%/yr -2.9%/yr PLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.9% 45.8% 20.5% PLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 38/100 50/100 PLD

Percentile Scorecard

CCICWKPLD

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

AxisCCICWKPLD
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 65 #7 of 18 9 #132 of 145
Growth 0 #10 of 10 27 #12 of 16 65 #51 of 142
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 40 #10 of 16 77 #32 of 135
Financial Health 10 #10 of 11 19 #14 of 17 87 #19 of 136
Shareholder Returns – – 13 #114 of 131
Overall 34 38 50
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • 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

PeriodCCICWKPLDSPY
1 month +30.9%+6.4%-5.4% +0.9%
3 months +10.9%-6.6%-13.9% +5.9%
6 months +2.3%-9.5%-9.8% +8.5%
Year to date -1.2%-22.0%-1.9% +13.3%
1 year -7.2%-25.0%-0.3% +12.4%
3 years -2.3%+89.1%+28.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -0.8%+23.7%+8.8% +23.5%
5 years -51.3%-31.3%-13.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -13.4%-7.2%-2.9% +11.0%
10 years -3.7%—+145.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year -0.4%—+9.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCCICWKPLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.9%45.8%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.2%46.4%20.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.191.550.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.55-0.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-71.8%-48.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.2%-26.6%-16.4% -0.9%
52-week high $94.58$17.20$149.92 $779.14
52-week low $66.11$11.03$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.

MultipleCCICWKPLD
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 24.2x 42.8xmedian 20.9x 27.8xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 6.3x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 12.7xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 8.7xmedian 9.8x 19.2xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.2x -361.2xmedian 13.1x -162.6xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.72 0.54median 0.54 2.40median 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 monthsCCICWKPLD
Revenue $4.08B $10.82B $9.36B
Gross profit – $1.96B –
Operating income $1.92B $477.30M $5.13B
Net income $822.00M $69.10M $4.53B
Free cash flow – -$8.20M -$732.42M
EPS (diluted) $1.89 $0.29 $4.39
Cash & equivalents $133.00M $500.50M $2.27B
Total debt – $2.66B $36.83B
Shares (diluted) 434.00M 236.30M 968.51M
Enterprise value $37.41B $442.42M $117.47B

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
MetricCCICWKPLD
P/E 46.3x 42.8x 27.8x
P/FCF 11.9x -361.2x -162.6x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 53.3x 21.5x
P/S 9.2x 0.3x 12.7x
P/B -10.9x 1.5x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -10.4x 2.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 8.7x 19.2x
EV/EBIT – 10.7x 29.9x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 0.5x 16.4x
EV/FCF – -624.3x -209.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 92.1x 27.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 0.54 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCICWKPLD
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 11.0% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 3.3% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.4% 14.2% 23.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 22.3% 11.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 117.8% -66.4% 32.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 81.0% 12.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.9% -67.0% 31.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 79.4% 11.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% -65.0% 7.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -0.9% -0.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -106.5% -124.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -35.8% 32.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCICWKPLD
Gross margin – 18.1% –
EBITDA margin – 5.5% 85.6%
Operating margin – 4.4% 54.8%
Pretax margin – 0.9% 52.0%
Net margin – 0.6% 45.4%
FCF margin – -0.1% -7.8%
Operating cash flow margin 52.0% 0.5% 59.3%
Return on equity – 3.5% 7.6%
Return on assets 8.1% 0.9% 4.4%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 5.0%
Return on capital employed – 9.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.4x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.5% 2.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCICWKPLD
Debt / assets – 35.2% 35.5%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.7x 4.3x
Debt / FCF – -324.2x -50.3x
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 73.2% 41.9%
Equity / assets -16.6% 26.8% 58.1%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 4.8x
Current ratio 0.2x 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCICWKPLD
Dividend yield 4.8% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 281.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.9% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – –

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.

ConsensusCCICWKPLD
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 8.3xFY2026 35.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $1.52FY2026 $3.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +100.0%FY2026 +334.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +12.5% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $11.53BFY2026 $8.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +7.4% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCICWKPLD
Held by institutions 97.7% 96.0% 94.5%
Institutions holding 930 310 1,724
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +6.0% +1.5%
Institutions buying 438 170 968
Institutions selling 377 99 531
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.72 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.

CCICWKPLD
CCI 1.00 0.09 0.21
CWK 0.09 1.00 0.33
PLD 0.21 0.33 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCI, CWK and PLD?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Castle (CCI) $37.41B, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $2.96B, Prologis (PLD) $119.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCI, CWK and PLD?

Prologis (PLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Castle (CCI) 46.3x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 42.8x, Prologis (PLD) 27.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (Crown Castle (CCI) 43.5x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 8.3x, Prologis (PLD) 35.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Crown Castle (CCI) -5.3%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +11.0%, Prologis (PLD) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%, Prologis (PLD) 45.4%). On return on invested capital, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) leads (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Prologis (PLD) returned the most: Crown Castle (CCI) -7.2%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -25.0%, Prologis (PLD) -0.3%. Over five years, Prologis (PLD) compounded fastest (Crown Castle (CCI) -13.4%/yr, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -7.2%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Crown Castle (CCI) has the highest dividend yield: Crown Castle (CCI) 4.83%, Prologis (PLD) 3.37%. Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prologis (PLD) has been the steadiest (Crown Castle (CCI) 34.9%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.8%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCI, CWK 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, Prologis (PLD) leads on 7. 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.