CWK vs VTR vs AMT Stock Comparison

Cushman & Wakefield, Ventas and American Tower Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$11.90 -2.2% 1M -30.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
41.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
2 wins
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$87.43 +0.9% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$40.73B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.44B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
4 wins
AMT American Tower Corp /Ma/
$188.45 +11.4% 1M -1.6% 1Y
Market cap
$85.61B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.94B
Div. yield
–
Tower REITs Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

American Tower leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (American Tower 5, Ventas 4, Cushman & Wakefield 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWKVTRAMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.84B $40.73B $85.61B AMT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 41.1x 155.0x 25.2x AMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x 153.4x 27.9x CWK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +21.5% +6.6% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 4.1% 31.1% AMT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 3.2% 9.2% AMT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 5.3x 5.1x CWK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -30.3% +24.2% -1.6% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.2%/yr +9.8%/yr -8.0%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.6% 23.0% 28.5% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 41/100 59/100 AMT

Percentile Scorecard

CWKVTRAMT

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

AxisCWKVTRAMT
Valuation 65 #7 of 18 2 #142 of 145 30 #8 of 11
Growth 27 #12 of 16 83 #25 of 142 89 #2 of 10
Profitability 40 #10 of 16 50 #69 of 136 78 #3 of 10
Financial Health 19 #14 of 17 57 #61 of 139 40 #7 of 11
Shareholder Returns – 15 #111 of 131 –
Overall 38 41 59
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • AMT ranked among 11 companies in Infrastructure REITs

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCWKVTRAMTSPY
1 month -2.2%+0.9%+11.4% -0.8%
3 months -9.3%-12.7%+13.1% +3.5%
6 months -17.3%+3.2%+7.5% +7.0%
Year to date -26.5%+13.0%+7.3% +12.2%
1 year -30.3%+24.2%-1.6% +13.0%
3 years +78.1%+109.9%+9.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.2%+28.1%+3.1% +23.1%
5 years -34.7%+59.2%-34.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.2%+9.8%-8.0% +11.0%
10 years —+28.5%+62.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+2.5%+5.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCWKVTRAMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.6%23.0%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.2%23.4%28.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.54-0.26-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.661.05-0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-43.4%-46.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-13.0%-2.9% -1.8%
52-week high $17.20$100.52$194.12 $779.14
52-week low $11.03$69.78$161.11 $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.

MultipleCWKVTRAMT
P/E now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 21.2x 162.8xmedian 27.4x 25.8xmedian 24.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.7x 7.0xmedian 4.2x 8.0xmedian 6.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 9.8x 24.1xmedian 14.2x 17.7xmedian 15.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -340.3xmedian 12.3x -16.7xmedian 23.2x 22.2xmedian 18.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 1.3x 8.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 0.51 4.04median 2.11 0.50median 0.72

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 monthsCWKVTRAMT
Revenue $10.82B $6.44B $10.94B
Gross profit $1.96B – $10.78B
Operating income $477.30M – $4.90B
Net income $69.10M $272.97M $3.52B
Free cash flow -$8.20M -$2.69B $3.96B
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $0.53 $7.29
Cash & equivalents $500.50M $198.96M $1.76B
Total debt $2.66B $12.69B $37.19B
Shares (diluted) 236.30M 497.72M 466.27M
Enterprise value $317.71M $39.42B $78.81B

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
MetricCWKVTRAMT
P/E 40.4x 162.8x 25.8x
P/FCF -340.3x -16.7x 22.2x
P/Operating cash flow 50.2x 24.9x 15.2x
P/S 0.3x 7.0x 8.0x
P/B 1.4x 3.1x 8.6x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 3.1x -23.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 24.1x 17.7x
EV/EBIT 10.4x 68.3x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 8.9x 11.3x
EV/FCF -603.4x -21.3x 31.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 89.0x 31.8x 21.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 4.04 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWKVTRAMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 21.5% 6.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 14.7% 5.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.2% – 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – 5.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.2% – 4.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 20.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -66.4% 36.8% 164.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 48.3% 58.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.0% 26.7% 164.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.4% 40.3% 52.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -65.0% 18.2% 10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 17.1% 9.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.5% -66.6% 5.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -91.1% 18.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWKVTRAMT
Gross margin 18.1% – 98.5%
EBITDA margin 5.5% 36.9% 63.7%
Operating margin 4.4% – 44.8%
Pretax margin 0.9% 3.3% 36.0%
Net margin 0.6% 4.1% 31.1%
FCF margin -0.1% -41.8% 36.2%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 28.0% 52.8%
Return on equity 3.5% 2.0% 34.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.0% 5.6%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 3.2% 9.2%
Return on capital employed 9.2% – 9.0%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 6.6x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.7% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWKVTRAMT
Debt / assets 35.2% 42.8% 58.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.9x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 5.3x 5.1x
Debt / FCF -324.2x -4.7x 9.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 50.4% 83.8%
Equity / assets 26.8% 49.6% 16.2%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.3x 3.5x
Current ratio 1.1x – 0.4x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 1.81 – 1.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWKVTRAMT
Dividend yield – 2.3% 3.8%
Net buyback yield – -8.8% 0.2%
Shareholder yield – -6.4% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 339.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – -34.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 17.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% –

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.

ConsensusCWKVTRAMT
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 153.4xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.52FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $6.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +334.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +77.2% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.53BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $11.51BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +4.4% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWKVTRAMT
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% 94.4%
Institutions holding 310 949 1,743
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +5.1% +2.5%
Institutions buying 170 524 860
Institutions selling 99 286 657
Buyers to sellers 1.72 1.83 1.31

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.

CWKVTRAMT
CWK 1.00 0.04 0.09
VTR 0.04 1.00 0.19
AMT 0.09 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWK, VTR and AMT?

American Tower (AMT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $2.84B, Ventas (VTR) $40.73B, American Tower (AMT) $85.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWK, VTR and AMT?

American Tower (AMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 41.1x, Ventas (VTR) 155.0x, American Tower (AMT) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) is cheapest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.8x, Ventas (VTR) 153.4x, American Tower (AMT) 27.9x). 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: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) +11.0%, Ventas (VTR) +21.5%, American Tower (AMT) +6.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

American Tower (AMT) has the highest net margin (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%, Ventas (VTR) 4.1%, American Tower (AMT) 31.1%). On return on invested capital, American Tower (AMT) leads (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%, Ventas (VTR) 3.2%, American Tower (AMT) 9.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -30.3%, Ventas (VTR) +24.2%, American Tower (AMT) -1.6%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -8.2%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +9.8%/yr, American Tower (AMT) -8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.00%, Ventas (VTR) 0.02%, American Tower (AMT) 0.00%. Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) and American Tower (AMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 45.6%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, American Tower (AMT) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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