CIGI vs CWK vs VTR Stock Comparison

Colliers International, Cushman & Wakefield and Ventas Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$14.91 +25.7% 1M -4.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.50B
P/E
50.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.02B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
4 wins
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$89.21 +9.6% 1M +19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$47.18B
P/E
175.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.29%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCIGICWKVTRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.03B $3.50B $47.18B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 1,905x 50.1x 175.0x CWK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 9.8x 156.5x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.4% +10.2% +22.1% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 0.6% 3.9% VTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% 5.3% 3.1% CIGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 3.5x 4.9x CWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.30% — 2.29% VTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.5% -4.6% +19.1% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.6%/yr -5.7%/yr +10.6%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.7% 47.6% 23.1% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 46/100 44/100 CWK

Percentile Scorecard

CIGICWKVTR

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

AxisCIGICWKVTR
Valuation 47 #10 of 18 71 #6 of 18 7 #136 of 146
Growth 47 #9 of 16 40 #10 of 16 83 #26 of 145
Profitability 60 #7 of 16 47 #9 of 16 51 #70 of 141
Financial Health 13 #15 of 17 25 #13 of 17 63 #54 of 146
Shareholder Returns – – 17 #113 of 136
Overall 42 46 44
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIGICWKVTRSPY
1 month +10.6%+25.7%+9.6% -1.0%
3 months -2.7%+6.3%-3.6% -0.4%
6 months -0.7%+3.1%+3.0% +4.5%
Year to date -33.0%-7.9%+15.3% +12.4%
1 year -36.5%-4.6%+19.1% +13.6%
3 years +2.7%+80.5%+102.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +0.9%+21.8%+26.5% +20.8%
5 years -32.8%-25.4%+65.3% +63.7%
5 years, per year -7.6%-5.7%+10.6% +10.4%
10 years +173.2%—+40.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +10.6%—+3.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureCIGICWKVTRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.7%47.6%23.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.2%47.1%24.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.751.54-0.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.94-0.100.83 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-71.8%-43.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.5%-13.3%-11.3% -1.6%
52-week high $155.04$17.20$100.52 $779.14
52-week low $85.88$11.03$74.90 $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.

MultipleCIGICWKVTR
P/E now vs peer median 1,905xmedian 29.6x 50.1xmedian 29.6x 175.0xmedian 26.6x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.3xmedian 0.7x 7.0xmedian 4.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 10.7x 9.2xmedian 10.7x 24.0xmedian 14.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.7x -61.3xmedian 14.7x -17.4xmedian 22.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 1.7xmedian 2.1x 3.0xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 56.50median 0.53 1.18median 0.53 0.70median 2.01

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 monthsCIGICWKVTR
Revenue $6.13B $11.02B $6.78B
Gross profit $2.45B $1.99B –
Operating income $369.69M $499.70M –
Net income $197.68M $69.80M $271.54M
Free cash flow $474.44M -$57.10M -$2.71B
EPS (diluted) $0.05 $0.29 $0.51
Cash & equivalents $239.26M $489.00M $202.01M
Total debt $2.53B $2.61B $12.44B
Shares (diluted) 51.08M 237.20M 518.94M
Enterprise value $5.42B $1.13B $46.34B

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
MetricCIGICWKVTR
P/E 1,905x 50.1x 175.0x
P/FCF 10.6x -61.3x -17.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 13.5x 24.7x
P/S 0.8x 0.3x 7.0x
P/B 3.2x 1.7x 3.0x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.4x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 9.2x 24.0x
EV/EBIT 19.8x 11.2x 69.8x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.5x 8.8x
EV/FCF 15.4x -98.4x -21.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.3x 21.6x 31.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 56.50 1.18 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIGICWKVTR
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.4% 10.2% 22.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 12.4% 4.7% 15.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.0% 8.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 12.3% 6.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.6% 11.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 34.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.0% -68.8% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 16.4% 43.0% 190.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -96.3% -68.9% -1.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 33.7% 42.4% 249.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 24.7% 31.1% 23.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.4% 10.3% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 33.2% -134.7% -11.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 12.5% -33.4% -92.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIGICWKVTR
Gross margin 39.9% 18.1% –
EBITDA margin 10.7% 5.6% 36.5%
Operating margin 6.0% 4.5% –
Pretax margin 4.9% 1.3% 3.2%
Net margin 0.0% 0.6% 3.9%
FCF margin 7.7% -0.5% -39.9%
Operating cash flow margin 5.9% 2.4% 28.2%
Return on equity 12.7% 3.4% 1.8%
Return on assets 2.9% 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 5.9% 5.3% 3.1%
Return on capital employed 7.2% 9.8% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.4x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.8x 3.7x 7.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% 0.5% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIGICWKVTR
Debt / assets 31.8% 33.7% 40.6%
Debt / equity 1.6x 1.2x 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x 3.5x 4.9x
Debt / FCF 5.3x -45.7x -4.6x
Liabilities / assets 80.4% 72.9% 48.2%
Equity / assets 19.6% 27.1% 51.8%
Interest coverage – 2.3x 1.3x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.1x –
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 1.89 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIGICWKVTR
Dividend yield 0.3% – 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – -9.0%
Shareholder yield 0.3% – -6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.6% – 359.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.2% – -36.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.8% – 18.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.0% – 10.6%

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.

ConsensusCIGICWKVTR
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 156.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.88FY2026 $1.52FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 +334.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.1% +12.5% +77.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.33BFY2026 $11.53BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +7.4% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIGICWKVTR
Held by institutions 71.7% 96.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 189 313 952
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.8% +6.0% +5.1%
Institutions buying 92 173 527
Institutions selling 64 99 286
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.75 1.84

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.

CIGICWKVTR
CIGI 1.00 0.65 0.09
CWK 0.65 1.00 0.07
VTR 0.09 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIGI, CWK and VTR?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colliers International (CIGI) $5.03B, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $3.50B, Ventas (VTR) $47.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIGI, CWK and VTR?

Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colliers International (CIGI) 1,905x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 50.1x, Ventas (VTR) 175.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (Colliers International (CIGI) 12.5x, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 9.8x, Ventas (VTR) 156.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ventas (VTR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colliers International (CIGI) +12.4%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +10.2%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ventas (VTR) has the highest net margin (Colliers International (CIGI) 0.0%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%). On return on invested capital, Colliers International (CIGI) leads (Colliers International (CIGI) 5.9%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 5.3%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Colliers International (CIGI) -36.5%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -4.6%, Ventas (VTR) +19.1%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Colliers International (CIGI) -7.6%/yr, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -5.7%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ventas (VTR) has the highest dividend yield: Colliers International (CIGI) 0.30%, Ventas (VTR) 2.29%. Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Colliers International (CIGI) 38.7%, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 47.6%, Ventas (VTR) 23.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIGI, CWK and VTR?

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