CWK vs CBRE vs NMRK Stock Comparison

Cushman & Wakefield, Cbre and Newmark Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$13.11 +11.7% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$3.35B
P/E
48.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$128.61 -1.7% 1M -15.8% 1Y
Market cap
$39.67B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
7 wins
NMRK Newmark Group, Inc.
$11.38 -8.7% 1M -38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.15B
P/E
10.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.71B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionCWKCBRENMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.35B $39.67B $2.15B CBRE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 48.5x 28.7x 10.4x NMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 17.1x 6.4x NMRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +14.8% +17.5% NMRK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 3.1% — CBRE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 9.1% — CBRE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.3x — CBRE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.7% -15.8% -38.9% CBRE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.5%/yr +4.3%/yr -5.2%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.9% 34.5% 41.5% CBRE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 57/100 82/100 NMRK

Percentile Scorecard

CWKCBRENMRK

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

AxisCWKCBRENMRK
Valuation 65 #7 of 18 41 #11 of 18 100 #1 of 18
Growth 27 #12 of 16 67 #6 of 16 100 #1 of 16
Profitability 40 #10 of 16 80 #4 of 16 47 #9 of 16
Financial Health 20 #13 of 16 40 #10 of 16 –
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 38 57 82
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • CBRE ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • NMRK 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

PeriodCWKCBRENMRKSPY
1 month +11.7%-1.7%-8.7% +0.7%
3 months -4.9%-13.9%-24.5% +3.7%
6 months -6.6%-9.9%-29.4% +7.1%
Year to date -19.0%-20.0%-34.4% +12.8%
1 year -20.7%-15.8%-38.9% +11.9%
3 years +93.4%+90.5%+105.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.6%+24.0%+27.1% +22.8%
5 years -28.7%+23.6%-23.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.5%+4.3%-5.2% +10.9%
10 years —+395.4%— +262.0%
10 years, per year —+17.4%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWKCBRENMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.9%34.5%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%35.7%42.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.540.921.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.46-0.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-40.4%-72.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.8%-25.1%-38.9% -1.2%
52-week high $17.20$171.61$18.62 $779.14
52-week low $11.03$121.67$11.30 $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.

MultipleCWKCBRENMRK
P/E now vs peer median 44.5xmedian 21.0x 26.9xmedian 21.0x 9.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.5xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 10.7x 14.2xmedian 10.7x —median 10.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -374.9xmedian 13.5x 104.2xmedian 13.5x 2.5xmedian 13.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.9x 4.1xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.56median 0.56 0.75median 0.56 0.09median 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 monthsCWKCBRENMRK
Revenue $10.82B $45.01B $3.71B
Gross profit $1.96B $8.33B –
Operating income $477.30M $2.06B $276.17M
Net income $69.10M $1.52B –
Free cash flow -$8.20M $356.00M –
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $4.74 $0.82
Cash & equivalents $500.50M $1.68B $239.98M
Total debt $2.66B $8.85B –
Shares (diluted) 236.30M 291.61M 251.86M
Enterprise value $831.05M $32.97B $2.15B

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
MetricCWKCBRENMRK
P/E 44.5x 26.9x 9.8x
P/FCF -374.9x 104.2x 2.5x
P/Operating cash flow 55.3x 26.4x 4.1x
P/S 0.3x 0.8x 0.5x
P/B 1.5x 4.1x –
P/Tangible book 2.2x 5.9x –
EV/EBITDA 8.9x 14.2x –
EV/EBIT 11.0x 21.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 1.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF -638.0x 124.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 94.1x 31.5x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.56 0.75 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWKCBRENMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 14.8% 17.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 13.0% 16.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.2% 12.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 10.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.2% 19.4% 28.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 34.0% 57.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -66.4% 14.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 34.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) -67.0% 15.8% 69.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.4% 35.9% 108.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -65.0% -16.4% 1,118%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 47.1% 0.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.5% -62.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% 132.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWKCBRENMRK
Gross margin 18.1% 18.5% –
EBITDA margin 5.5% 6.9% –
Operating margin 4.4% 4.6% –
Pretax margin 0.9% 4.3% –
Net margin 0.6% 3.1% –
FCF margin -0.1% 0.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 3.1% 12.0%
Return on equity 3.5% 17.1% –
Return on assets 0.9% 4.9% 3.3%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 9.1% –
Return on capital employed 9.2% 10.7% –
Asset turnover 1.4x 1.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWKCBRENMRK
Debt / assets 35.2% 28.2% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 2.3x –
Debt / FCF -324.2x 24.9x –
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 71.2% 69.2%
Equity / assets 26.8% 28.8% –
Interest coverage 2.2x – –
Current ratio 1.1x 1.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 1.0x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 1.85 3.16 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWKCBRENMRK
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield – 3.9% –
Shareholder yield – 3.9% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCWKCBRENMRK
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 17.1xFY2026 6.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.52FY2026 $7.50FY2026 $1.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +334.3%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +12.0% +24.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.53BFY2026 $45.64BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +16.2% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWKCBRENMRK
Held by institutions 96.0% 96.9% 73.3%
Institutions holding 311 1,068 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +0.6% +3.2%
Institutions buying 171 519 187
Institutions selling 99 405 75
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.28 2.49

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.

CWKCBRENMRK
CWK 1.00 0.84 0.80
CBRE 0.84 1.00 0.78
NMRK 0.80 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWK, CBRE and NMRK?

Cbre (CBRE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $3.35B, Cbre (CBRE) $39.67B, Newmark (NMRK) $2.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWK, CBRE and NMRK?

Newmark (NMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 48.5x, Cbre (CBRE) 28.7x, Newmark (NMRK) 10.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmark (NMRK) is cheapest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 8.6x, Cbre (CBRE) 17.1x, Newmark (NMRK) 6.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Newmark (NMRK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +11.0%, Cbre (CBRE) +14.8%, Newmark (NMRK) +17.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cbre (CBRE) has the highest net margin (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%, Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Cbre (CBRE) leads (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%, Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cbre (CBRE) returned the most: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -20.7%, Cbre (CBRE) -15.8%, Newmark (NMRK) -38.9%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -6.5%/yr, Cbre (CBRE) +4.3%/yr, Newmark (NMRK) -5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cbre (CBRE) has been the steadiest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.9%, Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%, Newmark (NMRK) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWK, CBRE and NMRK?

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