CWK vs VTR vs NMRK Stock Comparison

Cushman & Wakefield, Ventas and Newmark Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CWK Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.
$13.64 +14.3% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.49B
P/E
50.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.82B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
1 win
VTR Ventas, Inc.
$87.04 +3.6% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.93B
P/E
175.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.78B
Div. yield
0.02%
Healthcare REITs Real Estate
6 wins
NMRK Newmark Group, Inc.
$11.91 -5.8% 1M -32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.21B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.60B
Div. yield
0.01%
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ventas leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ventas 6, Newmark 5, Cushman & Wakefield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCWKVTRNMRKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.49B $45.93B $2.21B VTR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.5x 175.3x 10.8x NMRK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.0x 152.7x 6.7x NMRK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.0% +22.1% +20.8% VTR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.6% 3.9% 5.6% NMRK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 7.0% 3.1% 5.7% CWK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 4.9x 2.5x NMRK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% VTR
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% +17.4% -32.0% VTR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +10.5%/yr -5.0%/yr VTR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.7% 23.0% 41.7% VTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 44/100 80/100 NMRK

Percentile Scorecard

CWKVTRNMRK

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

AxisCWKVTRNMRK
Valuation 65 #7 of 18 6 #137 of 146 100 #1 of 18
Growth 27 #12 of 16 83 #25 of 145 100 #1 of 16
Profitability 40 #10 of 16 51 #70 of 141 73 #5 of 16
Financial Health 19 #14 of 17 63 #54 of 146 25 #13 of 17
Shareholder Returns – 18 #112 of 136 100 #1 of 8
Overall 38 44 80
  • CWK ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • VTR ranked among 149 companies in Property REITs
  • 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

PeriodCWKVTRNMRKSPY
1 month +14.3%+3.6%-5.8% -2.0%
3 months -3.3%-4.2%-24.6% -2.2%
6 months -6.1%+0.3%-27.1% +4.2%
Year to date -15.8%+12.5%-31.3% +10.6%
1 year -12.5%+17.4%-32.0% +10.4%
3 years +65.1%+97.5%+58.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +18.2%+25.5%+16.6% +20.2%
5 years -27.9%+64.9%-22.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%+10.5%-5.0% +10.1%
10 years —+40.8%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+3.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCWKVTRNMRKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.7%23.0%41.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%24.7%42.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.46-0.261.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.270.76-0.77 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.8%-43.4%-72.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-13.4%-33.2% -3.2%
52-week high $17.20$100.52$17.83 $779.14
52-week low $11.03$74.13$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.

MultipleCWKVTRNMRK
P/E now vs peer median 46.3xmedian 28.4x 170.7xmedian 26.1x 10.4xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 0.6x 6.8xmedian 4.1x 0.5xmedian 0.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 10.5x 23.6xmedian 14.4x 5.5xmedian 10.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -390.1xmedian 14.1x -17.0xmedian 21.6x 2.4xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 2.9xmedian 1.3x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.40 0.69median 1.95 0.17median 0.40

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 monthsCWKVTRNMRK
Revenue $10.82B $6.78B $3.60B
Gross profit $1.96B – –
Operating income $477.30M – $276.15M
Net income $69.10M $271.54M $181.91M
Free cash flow -$8.20M -$2.71B $797.59M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $0.51 $0.81
Cash & equivalents $500.50M $202.01M $259.70M
Total debt $2.66B $12.44B $1.78B
Shares (diluted) 236.30M 518.94M 251.86M
Enterprise value $969.34M $44.61B $1.28B

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
MetricCWKVTRNMRK
P/E 46.3x 170.7x 10.4x
P/FCF -390.1x -17.0x 2.4x
P/Operating cash flow 57.5x 24.1x 2.2x
P/S 0.3x 6.8x 0.5x
P/B 1.6x 2.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.1x 23.6x 5.5x
EV/EBIT 11.2x 68.5x 12.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 8.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF -653.2x -21.5x 4.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 96.3x 30.5x 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.58 0.69 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCWKVTRNMRK
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.0% 22.1% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.3% 15.7% 14.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 8.2% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.2% – 62.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 22.3% – 40.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -66.4% 9.8% 78.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 81.0% 190.9% 59.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -67.0% -1.7% 141.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 79.4% 249.1% 62.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -65.0% 23.5% 449.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.9% 20.0% 180.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.5% -11.8% 396.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.8% -92.9% 105.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCWKVTRNMRK
Gross margin 18.1% – –
EBITDA margin 5.5% 36.5% 17.1%
Operating margin 4.4% – 7.7%
Pretax margin 0.9% 3.2% 6.8%
Net margin 0.6% 3.9% 5.6%
FCF margin -0.1% -39.9% 22.1%
Operating cash flow margin 0.5% 28.2% 23.5%
Return on equity 3.5% 1.8% 10.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 7.0% 3.1% 5.7%
Return on capital employed 9.2% – 8.3%
Asset turnover 1.4x 0.2x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 7.0x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% 7.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCWKVTRNMRK
Debt / assets 35.2% 40.6% 34.2%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.8x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.7x 4.9x 2.5x
Debt / FCF -324.2x -4.6x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 73.2% 48.2% 66.6%
Equity / assets 26.8% 51.8% 33.4%
Interest coverage 2.2x 1.3x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 1.86 – 1.60

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCWKVTRNMRK
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – -9.2% 8.0%
Shareholder yield – -6.9% 9.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 359.5% 14.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -36.0% 3.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 18.6% 27.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% 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.

ConsensusCWKVTRNMRK
Forward P/E 9.0xFY2026 152.7xFY2026 6.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.52FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $1.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +334.3%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.5% +77.2% +24.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.53BFY2026 $7.11BFY2026 $4.02BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.0%FY2026 +21.9%FY2026 +22.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.4% +4.4% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCWKVTRNMRK
Held by institutions 96.0% 100.0% 73.3%
Institutions holding 313 952 318
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.0% +5.1% +3.2%
Institutions buying 173 527 187
Institutions selling 99 286 75
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.84 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.

CWKVTRNMRK
CWK 1.00 0.05 0.80
VTR 0.05 1.00 0.00
NMRK 0.80 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CWK, VTR and NMRK?

Ventas (VTR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) $3.49B, Ventas (VTR) $45.93B, Newmark (NMRK) $2.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, CWK, VTR and NMRK?

Newmark (NMRK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 50.5x, Ventas (VTR) 175.3x, Newmark (NMRK) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmark (NMRK) is cheapest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 9.0x, Ventas (VTR) 152.7x, Newmark (NMRK) 6.7x). 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) +22.1%, Newmark (NMRK) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmark (NMRK) has the highest net margin (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.6%, Ventas (VTR) 3.9%, Newmark (NMRK) 5.6%). On return on invested capital, Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) leads (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 7.0%, Ventas (VTR) 3.1%, Newmark (NMRK) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ventas (VTR) returned the most: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -12.5%, Ventas (VTR) +17.4%, Newmark (NMRK) -32.0%. Over five years, Ventas (VTR) compounded fastest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) -6.3%/yr, Ventas (VTR) +10.5%/yr, Newmark (NMRK) -5.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ventas (VTR) has the highest dividend yield: Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 0.00%, Ventas (VTR) 0.02%, Newmark (NMRK) 0.01%. Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ventas (VTR) has been the steadiest (Cushman & Wakefield (CWK) 46.7%, Ventas (VTR) 23.0%, Newmark (NMRK) 41.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CWK, VTR 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, Ventas (VTR) 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.