CIGI vs VTR vs CBRE Stock Comparison

Colliers International, Ventas and Cbre Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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VTR Ventas, Inc.
$83.71 -3.7% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.27B
P/E
164.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
2.44%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
7 wins
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$128.61 -1.7% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$37.09B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCIGIVTRCBRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.91B $44.27B $37.09B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 81.0x 164.2x 26.9x CBRE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 146.9x 17.1x CIGI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.2% +22.1% +14.8% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.0% 3.9% 3.1% VTR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.8% 3.1% 9.1% CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x 2.3x CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% 2.44% — VTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -41.1% +20.0% -15.8% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.0%/yr +9.4%/yr +4.3%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 23.7% 34.5% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 44/100 57/100 CBRE

Percentile Scorecard

CIGIVTRCBRE

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

AxisCIGIVTRCBRE
Valuation 47 #10 of 18 6 #137 of 145 41 #11 of 18
Growth 47 #9 of 16 85 #22 of 143 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 67 #6 of 16 50 #68 of 136 80 #4 of 16
Financial Health 7 #15 of 16 62 #53 of 138 40 #10 of 16
Shareholder Returns – 15 #111 of 131 –
Overall 42 44 57
  • CIGI ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • CBRE 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

PeriodCIGIVTRCBRESPY
1 month +6.7%-3.7%-1.7% +0.7%
3 months -3.3%-8.9%-13.9% +3.7%
6 months -8.1%-4.7%-9.9% +7.1%
Year to date -34.7%+8.2%-20.0% +12.8%
1 year -41.1%+20.0%-15.8% +11.9%
3 years +6.8%+101.5%+90.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +2.2%+26.3%+24.0% +22.8%
5 years -33.9%+56.8%+23.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year -8.0%+9.4%+4.3% +10.9%
10 years +169.1%+25.3%+395.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+2.3%+17.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCIGIVTRCBRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%23.7%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.6%24.6%35.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.88-0.290.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.090.84-0.46 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.3%-43.4%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.1%-16.7%-25.1% -1.2%
52-week high $162.99$100.52$171.61 $779.14
52-week low $85.88$69.78$121.67 $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.

MultipleCIGIVTRCBRE
P/E now vs peer median 81.0xmedian 21.0x 164.2xmedian 25.7x 26.9xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 6.5xmedian 4.1x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 10.7x 22.8xmedian 14.3x 14.2xmedian 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 13.5x -16.3xmedian 23.5x 104.2xmedian 13.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.3x 4.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.72median 0.56 0.66median 1.86 0.75median 0.56

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 monthsCIGIVTRCBRE
Revenue $5.96B $6.78B $45.01B
Gross profit $2.38B – $8.33B
Operating income $373.62M – $2.06B
Net income $211.66M $271.54M $1.52B
Free cash flow $419.51M -$2.71B $356.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.18 $0.51 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $265.19M $202.01M $1.68B
Total debt $2.69B $12.44B $8.85B
Shares (diluted) 51.08M 518.94M 291.61M
Enterprise value $3.98B $43.43B $30.85B

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
MetricCIGIVTRCBRE
P/E 81.0x 164.2x 26.9x
P/FCF 11.7x -16.3x 104.2x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 23.1x 26.4x
P/S 0.8x 6.5x 0.8x
P/B 3.2x 2.8x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 68.7x 2.8x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.4x 22.8x 14.2x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 66.4x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 8.3x 1.0x
EV/FCF 17.5x -20.9x 124.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.7x 29.5x 31.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.72 0.66 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCIGIVTRCBRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.2% 22.1% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 15.7% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 14.8% – 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 11.2% – 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 3.2% – 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -5.4% 9.8% 14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.6% 190.9% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.3% -1.7% 15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 47.0% 249.1% 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 14.1% 23.5% -16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 20.0% 47.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.1% -11.8% -62.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -92.9% 132.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCIGIVTRCBRE
Gross margin 40.0% – 18.5%
EBITDA margin 10.8% 36.5% 6.9%
Operating margin 6.3% – 4.6%
Pretax margin 5.0% 3.2% 4.3%
Net margin 1.0% 3.9% 3.1%
FCF margin 7.0% -39.9% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 28.2% 3.1%
Return on equity 13.8% 1.8% 17.1%
Return on assets 3.9% 0.9% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 6.8% 3.1% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 10.2% – 10.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.2x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 7.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 0.6% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCIGIVTRCBRE
Debt / assets 46.0% 40.6% 28.2%
Debt / equity 1.7x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x 4.9x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 6.4x -4.6x 24.9x
Liabilities / assets 73.5% 48.2% 71.2%
Equity / assets 26.5% 51.8% 28.8%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio 1.2x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.96 – 3.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCIGIVTRCBRE
Dividend yield 0.3% 2.4% –
Net buyback yield – -9.6% 3.9%
Shareholder yield 0.3% -7.2% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.2% 359.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 3.6% -36.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.5% 18.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 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.

ConsensusCIGIVTRCBRE
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 146.9xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.88FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +20.7%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.1% +77.2% +12.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.33BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $45.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.6%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.7% +4.4% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCIGIVTRCBRE
Held by institutions 71.7% 100.0% 96.9%
Institutions holding 189 951 1,068
Change in shares held, QoQ -3.8% +5.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 92 526 519
Institutions selling 64 286 405
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.84 1.28

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.

CIGIVTRCBRE
CIGI 1.00 0.08 0.72
VTR 0.08 1.00 0.05
CBRE 0.72 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CIGI, VTR and CBRE?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Colliers International (CIGI) $4.91B, Ventas (VTR) $44.27B, Cbre (CBRE) $37.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CIGI, VTR and CBRE?

Cbre (CBRE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Colliers International (CIGI) 81.0x, Ventas (VTR) 164.2x, Cbre (CBRE) 26.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Colliers International (CIGI) is cheapest (Colliers International (CIGI) 12.2x, Ventas (VTR) 146.9x, Cbre (CBRE) 17.1x). 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) +15.2%, Ventas (VTR) +22.1%, Cbre (CBRE) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ventas (VTR) has the highest net margin (Colliers International (CIGI) 1.0%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Colliers International (CIGI) 6.8%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%, Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Colliers International (CIGI) -41.1%, Ventas (VTR) +20.0%, Cbre (CBRE) -15.8%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Colliers International (CIGI) -8.0%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.4%/yr, Cbre (CBRE) +4.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ventas (VTR) has the highest dividend yield: Colliers International (CIGI) 0.31%, Ventas (VTR) 2.44%. Cbre (CBRE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Colliers International (CIGI) 37.7%, Ventas (VTR) 23.7%, Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.