CIGI vs IHS vs JLL Stock Comparison

Colliers International, IHS Holding and Jones Lang Lasalle Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IHS IHS Holding Ltd
$8.49 +0.6% 1M +24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.55B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
5 wins
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$299.91 -6.9% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.39B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.43B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jones Lang Lasalle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jones Lang Lasalle 5, IHS Holding 5, Colliers International 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCIGIIHSJLLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.77B $2.84B $15.39B JLL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 79.1x 20.0x 15.4x JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 11.5x 12.5x IHS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.2% +6.8% +11.2% CIGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 9.1% 3.6% IHS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 20.5% 10.6% IHS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x — 0.9x JLL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +24.1% -5.0% IHS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.8%/yr -12.5%/yr +2.6%/yr JLL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.6% 25.4% 36.0% IHS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 68/100 81/100 JLL

Percentile Scorecard

CIGIIHSJLL

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

AxisCIGIIHSJLL
Valuation 47 #10 of 18 100 #1 of 11 94 #2 of 18
Growth 53 #8 of 16 22 #8 of 10 87 #3 of 16
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 100 #1 of 10 87 #3 of 16
Financial Health 13 #15 of 17 50 #6 of 11 56 #8 of 17
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 45 68 81
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • IHS ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs
  • JLL 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

PeriodCIGIIHSJLLSPY
1 month +2.9%+0.6%-6.9% -0.2%
3 months -10.4%+2.9%-12.6% +3.9%
6 months -15.8%+2.9%-12.2% +8.2%
Year to date -36.7%+13.8%-10.9% +12.9%
1 year -44.0%+24.1%-5.0% +12.3%
3 years +5.6%+78.7%+143.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +1.8%+21.4%+34.5% +23.3%
5 years -36.9%-48.6%+13.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -8.8%-12.5%+2.6% +10.9%
10 years +134.4%—+205.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.9%—+11.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIGIIHSJLLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.6%25.4%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.4%26.7%37.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.880.480.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.170.95-0.14 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-85.9%-55.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-2.7%-23.6% -1.2%
52-week high $166.27$8.73$392.79 $779.14
52-week low $85.88$6.24$280.16 $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.

MultipleCIGIIHSJLL
P/E now vs peer median 78.4xmedian 21.2x 20.0xmedian 24.2x 13.9xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.8xmedian 6.3x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 9.8x —median 15.7x 9.4xmedian 9.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.3x 4.2xmedian 18.2x 12.3xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.8x -15.6xmedian 2.4x 1.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.67median 0.52 0.72median 0.72 0.28median 0.52

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 monthsCIGIIHSJLL
Revenue $5.96B $1.55B $27.43B
Gross profit $2.38B $867.30M –
Operating income $373.62M $706.10M $1.28B
Net income $211.66M $133.30M $997.90M
Free cash flow $419.51M $675.20M $1.12B
EPS (diluted) $1.18 $0.43 $21.29
Cash & equivalents $265.19M $1.09B $458.20M
Total debt $2.69B $12.65B $1.92B
Shares (diluted) 51.08M 333.06M 46.93M
Enterprise value $3.84B -$728.54M $13.47B

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
MetricCIGIIHSJLL
P/E 78.4x 20.0x 13.9x
P/FCF 11.3x 4.2x 12.3x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x 3.2x 10.1x
P/S 0.8x 1.8x 0.5x
P/B 3.1x -15.6x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 66.6x -6.1x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x – 9.4x
EV/EBIT 19.2x 6.9x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 3.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF 17.1x 7.2x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.3x 5.5x 11.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.67 0.72 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIGIIHSJLL
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.2% 6.8% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% -10.9% 10.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% 3.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% -3.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.2% -9.2% 38.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 16.2% 26.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.4% 32.8% 76.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 27.8% 47.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% 28.0% 82.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 27.9% 49.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.1% -8.4% 80.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -5.6% 73.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% -10.7% 99.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 6.3% 176.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIGIIHSJLL
Gross margin 40.0% 55.8% –
EBITDA margin 10.8% – 5.9%
Operating margin 6.3% 45.5% 4.7%
Pretax margin 5.0% 44.9% 4.5%
Net margin 1.0% 9.1% 3.6%
FCF margin 7.0% 43.5% 4.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 56.5% 5.0%
Return on equity 13.8% – 13.3%
Return on assets 3.9% 3.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 20.5% 10.6%
Return on capital employed 10.2% 21.5% 11.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.3x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 6.6x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIGIIHSJLL
Debt / assets 46.0% 71.3% 11.0%
Debt / equity 1.7x -17.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x – 0.9x
Debt / FCF 6.4x 4.6x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 104.2% 56.5%
Equity / assets 26.5% -4.2% 43.5%
Interest coverage – 2.1x –
Current ratio 1.2x 1.9x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.94 -0.58 3.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIGIIHSJLL
Dividend yield 0.3% – –
Net buyback yield – – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 0.3% – 4.1%
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.

ConsensusCIGIIHSJLL
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 12.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.88FY2026 $0.74FY2026 $23.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 +76.2%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.1% +6.8% +10.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.33BFY2026 $1.87BFY2026 $30.87BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% -4.4% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIGIIHSJLL
Held by institutions 71.7% 47.7% 93.2%
Institutions holding 189 120 661
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.8% +0.7% +0.2%
Institutions buying 92 53 317
Institutions selling 64 45 264
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.18 1.20

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.

CIGIIHSJLL
CIGI 1.00 0.09 0.69
IHS 0.09 1.00 0.07
JLL 0.69 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIGI, IHS and JLL?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colliers International (CIGI) $4.77B, IHS Holding (IHS) $2.84B, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $15.39B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIGI, IHS and JLL?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colliers International (CIGI) 79.1x, IHS Holding (IHS) 20.0x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 15.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, IHS Holding (IHS) is cheapest (Colliers International (CIGI) 11.8x, IHS Holding (IHS) 11.5x, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 12.5x). 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%, IHS Holding (IHS) +6.8%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

IHS Holding (IHS) has the highest net margin (Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%, IHS Holding (IHS) 9.1%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.6%). On return on invested capital, IHS Holding (IHS) leads (Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%, IHS Holding (IHS) 20.5%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 10.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year IHS Holding (IHS) returned the most: Colliers International (CIGI) -44.0%, IHS Holding (IHS) +24.1%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) -5.0%. Over five years, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) compounded fastest (Colliers International (CIGI) -8.8%/yr, IHS Holding (IHS) -12.5%/yr, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +2.6%/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%, IHS Holding (IHS) 0.00%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 0.00%. IHS Holding (IHS) and Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, IHS Holding (IHS) has been the steadiest (Colliers International (CIGI) 37.6%, IHS Holding (IHS) 25.4%, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CIGI, IHS and JLL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads on 5. 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.