CCI vs CWK vs PSA Stock Comparison

Crown Castle, Cushman & Wakefield and Public Storage Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CCI Crown Castle Inc.
$87.88 +29.6% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$38.16B
P/E
46.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.08B
Div. yield
-0.06%
Tower REITs Real Estate
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$12.07 -0.8% 1M -29.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
42.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
2 wins
PSA Public Storage
$312.56 +8.6% 1M +4.1% 1Y
Market cap
$57.29B
P/E
33.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Self-Storage REITs Real Estate
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Public Storage leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Public Storage 9, Cushman & Wakefield 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCCICWKPSALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $38.16B $2.96B $57.29B PSA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.4x 42.8x 33.8x PSA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 43.5x 7.9x 30.9x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -5.3% +11.0% +5.2% CWK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 0.6% 33.7% PSA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 7.0% 7.9% PSA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.7x 3.6x PSA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield -0.06% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.0% -29.0% +4.1% PSA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.5%/yr -8.2%/yr -1.2%/yr PSA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.1% 45.5% 23.7% PSA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 34/100 38/100 46/100 PSA

Percentile Scorecard

CCICWKPSA

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

AxisCCICWKPSA
Valuation 60 #5 of 11 65 #7 of 18 8 #134 of 145
Growth 0 #10 of 10 27 #12 of 16 23 #109 of 141
Profitability 67 #4 of 10 40 #10 of 16 99 #3 of 134
Financial Health 10 #10 of 11 19 #14 of 17 78 #31 of 138
Shareholder Returns – – 22 #102 of 131
Overall 34 38 46
  • CCI ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • PSA ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCCICWKPSASPY
1 month +29.6%-0.8%+8.6% -0.2%
3 months +16.1%-11.6%-5.4% +3.9%
6 months +2.0%-16.8%+5.2% +8.2%
Year to date -1.1%-25.4%+20.4% +12.9%
1 year -10.0%-29.0%+4.1% +12.3%
3 years -2.2%+80.7%+31.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -0.7%+21.8%+9.4% +23.3%
5 years -51.7%-34.9%-5.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.5%-8.2%-1.2% +10.9%
10 years -3.2%—+54.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year -0.3%—+4.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCCICWKPSASPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.1%45.5%23.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.5%46.2%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.191.540.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.28-0.640.17 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -68.3%-71.8%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.0%-29.8%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $97.60$17.20$330.53 $779.14
52-week low $66.11$11.03$258.44 $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.

MultipleCCICWKPSA
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 24.2x 40.9xmedian 21.2x 33.9xmedian 26.3x
P/S now vs peer median 9.2xmedian 6.3x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 11.6xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 15.7x 8.5xmedian 9.8x 22.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 18.2x -345.2xmedian 12.3x 36.9xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median -10.9xmedian 2.4x 1.4xmedian 1.8x 3.8xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -2.42median 0.72 0.52median 0.52 -6.01median 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 monthsCCICWKPSA
Revenue $4.08B $10.82B $5.03B
Gross profit – $1.96B –
Operating income $1.92B $477.30M $1.75B
Net income $822.00M $69.10M $1.92B
Free cash flow – -$8.20M $1.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.89 $0.29 $9.16
Cash & equivalents $133.00M $500.50M $560.38M
Total debt – $2.66B $11.99B
Shares (diluted) 434.00M 236.30M 185.11M
Enterprise value $38.16B $436.53M $56.01B

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
MetricCCICWKPSA
P/E 46.3x 40.9x 33.9x
P/FCF 11.9x -345.2x 36.9x
P/Operating cash flow 17.6x 50.9x 19.4x
P/S 9.2x 0.3x 11.6x
P/B -10.9x 1.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book -10.4x 2.0x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA – 8.5x 22.3x
EV/EBIT – 10.5x 38.1x
EV/Revenue 9.2x 0.5x 13.9x
EV/FCF – -608.3x 44.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 89.7x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.42 0.52 -6.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCCICWKPSA
Revenue growth (1Y) -5.3% 11.0% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -16.7% 3.3% 4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 8.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 4.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -9.4% 14.2% -15.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.0% 22.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 117.8% -66.4% 0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 81.0% -3.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 117.9% -67.0% -4.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.1% 79.4% -5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.7% -65.0% -6.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -0.9% -2.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -106.5% -36.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -35.8% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCCICWKPSA
Gross margin – 18.1% –
EBITDA margin – 5.5% 62.2%
Operating margin – 4.4% 34.8%
Pretax margin – 0.9% 37.7%
Net margin – 0.6% 33.7%
FCF margin – -0.1% 31.5%
Operating cash flow margin 52.0% 0.5% 59.7%
Return on equity – 3.5% 15.7%
Return on assets 8.1% 0.9% 7.8%
Return on invested capital – 7.0% 7.9%
Return on capital employed – 9.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.6x 0.8x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.5% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCCICWKPSA
Debt / assets – 35.2% 41.4%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.7x 3.6x
Debt / FCF – -324.2x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 116.6% 73.2% 47.5%
Equity / assets -16.6% 26.8% 52.5%
Interest coverage – 2.2x 5.3x
Current ratio 0.2x 1.1x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCCICWKPSA
Dividend yield 4.8% – 3.8%
Net buyback yield – – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% – 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 281.1% – 91.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 111.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 26.9% – -23.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.4% – -6.1%

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.

ConsensusCCICWKPSA
Forward P/E 43.5xFY2026 7.9xFY2026 30.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.02FY2026 $1.52FY2026 $10.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +100.0%FY2026 +334.3%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +44.6% +12.5% +3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.82BFY2026 $11.53BFY2026 $4.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -10.3%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +1.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +7.4% +9.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCCICWKPSA
Held by institutions 97.7% 96.0% 87.1%
Institutions holding 930 310 1,121
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +6.0% +6.0%
Institutions buying 438 170 573
Institutions selling 377 99 367
Buyers to sellers 1.16 1.72 1.56

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.

CCICWKPSA
CCI 1.00 0.09 0.39
CWK 0.09 1.00 0.32
PSA 0.39 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CCI, CWK and PSA?

Public Storage (PSA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Crown Castle (CCI) $38.16B, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $2.96B, Public Storage (PSA) $57.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, CCI, CWK and PSA?

Public Storage (PSA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Crown Castle (CCI) 46.4x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 42.8x, Public Storage (PSA) 33.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (Crown Castle (CCI) 43.5x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.9x, Public Storage (PSA) 30.9x). 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%, Public Storage (PSA) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Public Storage (PSA) has the highest net margin (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%, Public Storage (PSA) 33.7%). On return on invested capital, Public Storage (PSA) leads (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%, Public Storage (PSA) 7.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Public Storage (PSA) returned the most: Crown Castle (CCI) -10.0%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -29.0%, Public Storage (PSA) +4.1%. Over five years, Public Storage (PSA) compounded fastest (Crown Castle (CCI) -13.5%/yr, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -8.2%/yr, Public Storage (PSA) -1.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Crown Castle (CCI) -0.06%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.00%, Public Storage (PSA) 0.03%. Crown Castle (CCI) and Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Public Storage (PSA) has been the steadiest (Crown Castle (CCI) 35.1%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.5%, Public Storage (PSA) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CCI, CWK and PSA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Public Storage (PSA) leads on 9. 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.