CIGI vs DOUG vs SPG Stock Comparison

Colliers International, Douglas Elliman and Simon Property Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DOUG Douglas Elliman Inc.
$1.55 +0.6% 1M -43.2% 1Y
Market cap
$135.86M
P/E
5.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.01B
Div. yield
–
Residential Brokerage Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Simon Property leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Simon Property 6, Colliers International 3, Douglas Elliman 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIGIDOUGSPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.86B $135.86M $70.16B SPG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 80.7x 5.5x 15.0x DOUG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x — 30.7x CIGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.2% -2.7% +10.9% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 2.5% 70.5% SPG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% — 15.6% SPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 5.7x CIGI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.2% -43.2% +19.5% SPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.4%/yr — +7.6%/yr SPG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 61.9% 19.1% SPG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 63/100 56/100 DOUG

Percentile Scorecard

CIGIDOUGSPG

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

AxisCIGIDOUGSPG
Valuation 47 #10 of 18 88 #3 of 18 23 #112 of 145
Growth 47 #9 of 16 53 #8 of 16 84 #24 of 142
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 47 #9 of 16 100 #1 of 135
Financial Health 13 #15 of 17 63 #7 of 17 28 #98 of 136
Shareholder Returns – – 47 #70 of 131
Overall 43 63 56
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • DOUG ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • SPG ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCIGIDOUGSPGSPY
1 month +4.3%+0.6%+3.3% +0.9%
3 months -7.3%-9.9%-10.4% +5.9%
6 months -9.8%-21.3%+5.6% +8.5%
Year to date -36.2%-34.6%+14.1% +13.3%
1 year -43.2%-43.2%+19.5% +12.4%
3 years +6.4%-12.4%+102.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +2.1%-4.3%+26.4% +23.5%
5 years -35.5%—+44.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year -8.4%—+7.6% +11.0%
10 years +162.6%—+15.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.1%—+1.5% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCIGIDOUGSPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%61.9%19.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.5%69.4%18.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.891.280.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.15-0.701.02 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-91.0%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.2%-45.6%-10.8% -0.9%
52-week high $165.05$2.85$236.69 $779.14
52-week low $85.88$1.40$173.35 $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.

MultipleCIGIDOUGSPG
P/E now vs peer median 79.0xmedian 20.9x 5.3xmedian 20.9x 14.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.1xmedian 0.7x 10.9xmedian 4.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 9.8x 0.8xmedian 9.8x 20.5xmedian 14.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 13.1x -7.5xmedian 13.1x 28.9xmedian 23.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.8x 0.8xmedian 1.8x 11.9xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.68median 0.54 0.15median 0.54 0.49median 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 monthsCIGIDOUGSPG
Revenue $5.96B $1.01B $6.65B
Gross profit $2.38B $175.64M –
Operating income $373.62M $35.43M $3.21B
Net income $211.66M $25.12M $5.45B
Free cash flow $419.51M -$18.69M $2.51B
EPS (diluted) $1.18 $0.29 $14.43
Cash & equivalents $265.19M $105.23M $542.96M
Total debt $2.69B – $28.25B
Shares (diluted) 51.08M 85.71M 324.96M
Enterprise value $3.94B -$323.85M $66.01B

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
MetricCIGIDOUGSPG
P/E 79.0x 5.3x 14.6x
P/FCF 11.4x -7.5x 28.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x -8.5x 17.5x
P/S 0.8x 0.1x 10.9x
P/B 3.1x 0.8x 11.9x
P/Tangible book 67.1x 1.5x 11.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.2x 0.8x 20.5x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 1.0x 31.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 0.0x 15.1x
EV/FCF 17.2x -1.9x 39.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.4x -2.1x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.68 0.15 0.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIGIDOUGSPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.2% -2.7% 10.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 1.2% 7.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% -15.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 1.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.2% 202.5% 4.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 37.5% 6.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.4% 140.2% 130.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 36.4% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% 139.6% 129.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 36.2% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.1% -235.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 18.8% 2.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% -91.1% -3.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 24.5% -4.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIGIDOUGSPG
Gross margin 40.0% 17.5% –
EBITDA margin 10.8% 4.3% 73.3%
Operating margin 6.3% 3.5% 48.3%
Pretax margin 5.0% 2.8% 32.9%
Net margin 1.0% 2.5% 70.5%
FCF margin 7.0% -1.9% 37.7%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% -1.7% 62.3%
Return on equity 13.8% 14.5% 87.0%
Return on assets 3.9% 5.5% 13.6%
Return on invested capital 6.8% – 15.6%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 10.6% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 2.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x -0.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIGIDOUGSPG
Debt / assets 46.0% – 71.3%
Debt / equity 1.7x – 4.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 5.7x
Debt / FCF 6.4x – 11.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 62.4% 84.7%
Equity / assets 26.5% 37.6% 15.3%
Interest coverage – 17.7x 3.1x
Current ratio 1.2x 1.5x –
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.0x –
Altman Z-score 1.95 2.58 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIGIDOUGSPG
Dividend yield 0.3% – 4.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.3% 0.0% 4.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –

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.

ConsensusCIGIDOUGSPG
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 – 30.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.88FY2026 $-0.24FY2026 $6.87FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 – -51.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.1% – +8.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.33BFY2026 $1.09BFY2026 $7.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +6.2%FY2026 +12.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +7.7% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIGIDOUGSPG
Held by institutions 71.7% 51.2% 93.2%
Institutions holding 189 132 1,358
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.8% +0.5% +3.8%
Institutions buying 92 67 679
Institutions selling 64 41 463
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.63 1.47

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.

CIGIDOUGSPG
CIGI 1.00 0.27 0.28
DOUG 0.27 1.00 0.14
SPG 0.28 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIGI, DOUG and SPG?

Simon Property (SPG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colliers International (CIGI) $4.86B, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) $135.86M, Simon Property (SPG) $70.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIGI, DOUG and SPG?

Douglas Elliman (DOUG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colliers International (CIGI) 80.7x, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 5.5x, Simon Property (SPG) 15.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Colliers International (CIGI) is cheapest (Colliers International (CIGI) 11.9x, Simon Property (SPG) 30.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Colliers International (CIGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Colliers International (CIGI) +15.2%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -2.7%, Simon Property (SPG) +10.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Simon Property (SPG) has the highest net margin (Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 2.5%, Simon Property (SPG) 70.5%). On return on invested capital, Simon Property (SPG) leads (Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%, Simon Property (SPG) 15.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Simon Property (SPG) returned the most: Colliers International (CIGI) -43.2%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) -43.2%, Simon Property (SPG) +19.5%. Over five years, Simon Property (SPG) compounded fastest (Colliers International (CIGI) -8.4%/yr, Simon Property (SPG) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Colliers International (CIGI) 0.00%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 0.00%, Simon Property (SPG) 0.00%. Douglas Elliman (DOUG) and Simon Property (SPG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Simon Property (SPG) has been the steadiest (Colliers International (CIGI) 37.6%, Douglas Elliman (DOUG) 61.9%, Simon Property (SPG) 19.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIGI, DOUG and SPG?

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