JLL vs PLD vs CBRE Stock Comparison

Jones Lang Lasalle, Prologis and Cbre Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
JLL Jones Lang Lasalle Inc
$300.19 -7.3% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.88B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.43B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
5 wins
PLD Prologis, Inc.
$126.41 -5.7% 1M +0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$117.84B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.19B
Div. yield
–
Industrial REITs Real Estate
4 wins
CBRE Cbre Group, Inc.
$123.36 -9.6% 1M -24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$35.49B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$45.01B
Div. yield
–
Commercial Real Estate Services Real Estate
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jones Lang Lasalle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Jones Lang Lasalle 5, Prologis 4, Cbre 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionJLLPLDCBRELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.88B $117.84B $35.49B PLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.9x 28.0x 25.7x JLL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 35.5x 16.4x JLL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +7.3% +14.8% CBRE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% 45.7% 3.1% PLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 10.6% 5.0% 9.1% JLL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 4.4x 2.3x JLL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% +0.5% -24.9% PLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr -2.6%/yr +3.5%/yr CBRE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 20.5% 34.5% PLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 48/100 61/100 JLL

Percentile Scorecard

JLLPLDCBRE

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

AxisJLLPLDCBRE
Valuation 94 #2 of 18 10 #131 of 145 41 #11 of 18
Growth 87 #3 of 16 59 #60 of 144 67 #6 of 16
Profitability 87 #3 of 16 77 #33 of 140 80 #4 of 16
Financial Health 56 #8 of 17 86 #21 of 146 44 #10 of 17
Shareholder Returns 29 #6 of 8 9 #120 of 132 71 #3 of 8
Overall 70 48 61
  • JLL ranked among 19 companies in Real Estate Services
  • PLD 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

PeriodJLLPLDCBRESPY
1 month -7.3%-5.7%-9.6% -1.0%
3 months -7.7%-14.4%-11.6% +2.9%
6 months -11.3%-11.0%-16.8% +6.4%
Year to date -10.8%-1.0%-23.3% +11.4%
1 year -5.1%+0.5%-24.9% +13.1%
3 years +140.1%+24.3%+84.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.9%+7.5%+22.7% +21.5%
5 years +14.1%-12.2%+18.7% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.7%-2.6%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years +194.1%+141.2%+343.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.4%+9.2%+16.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureJLLPLDCBRESPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%20.5%34.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.8%20.8%35.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.390.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.140.02-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.5%-48.1%-40.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.6%-15.7%-28.1% -2.5%
52-week high $392.79$149.92$171.61 $779.14
52-week low $280.16$122.40$123.36 $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.

MultipleJLLPLDCBRE
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 20.5x 28.1xmedian 27.0x 25.8xmedian 20.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 12.8xmedian 4.1x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.4xmedian 9.9x 19.4xmedian 14.5x 13.8xmedian 9.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.3xmedian 12.3x -256.6xmedian 23.7x 99.9xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.3x 3.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 0.50 3.34median 2.07 0.72median 0.50

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 monthsJLLPLDCBRE
Revenue $27.43B $9.19B $45.01B
Gross profit – – $8.33B
Operating income $1.28B $5.03B $2.06B
Net income $997.90M $4.47B $1.52B
Free cash flow $1.12B -$459.56M $356.00M
EPS (diluted) $21.29 $4.39 $4.74
Cash & equivalents $458.20M $1.77B $1.68B
Total debt $8.26B $36.44B $35.74B
Shares (diluted) 46.93M 957.88M 291.61M
Enterprise value $11.96B $112.88B $28.79B

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
MetricJLLPLDCBRE
P/E 13.9x 28.1x 25.8x
P/FCF 12.3x -256.6x 99.9x
P/Operating cash flow 10.1x 22.5x 25.4x
P/S 0.5x 12.8x 0.8x
P/B 1.8x 2.0x 3.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.0x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 9.4x 19.4x 13.8x
EV/EBIT 12.0x 30.3x 20.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x 16.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 13.6x -332.1x 120.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.2x 29.1x 30.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 3.34 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricJLLPLDCBRE
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 7.3% 14.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.1% 6.0% 13.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 12.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.9% 12.7% 19.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 10.6% 34.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.7% 21.9% 14.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 47.6% 8.9% 34.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 82.5% 21.8% 15.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 8.4% 35.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 80.6% 1.3% -16.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 73.7% 2.9% 47.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 99.7% -130.1% -62.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 176.7% 47.6% 132.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricJLLPLDCBRE
Gross margin – – 18.5%
EBITDA margin 5.9% 85.4% 6.9%
Operating margin 4.7% 54.7% 4.6%
Pretax margin 4.5% 51.9% 4.3%
Net margin 3.6% 45.7% 3.1%
FCF margin 4.1% -5.0% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin 5.0% 57.0% 3.1%
Return on equity 13.3% 7.7% 17.1%
Return on assets 5.6% 4.5% 4.9%
Return on invested capital 10.6% 5.0% 9.1%
Return on capital employed 11.9% – 10.7%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.1x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.2% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricJLLPLDCBRE
Debt / assets 11.0% 36.1% 28.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x 4.4x 2.3x
Debt / FCF 1.7x -79.3x 24.9x
Liabilities / assets 56.5% 42.5% 71.2%
Equity / assets 43.5% 57.5% 28.8%
Interest coverage – 4.8x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.4x – 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.31 – 3.12

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricJLLPLDCBRE
Dividend yield – 3.3% –
Net buyback yield 4.1% – 4.1%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 3.3% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusJLLPLDCBRE
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 35.5xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $24.04FY2026 $3.56FY2026 $7.50FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.9%FY2026 0.0%FY2026 +17.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +2.0% +13.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.90BFY2026 $8.99BFY2026 $45.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.5% +1.3% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersJLLPLDCBRE
Held by institutions 93.2% 94.5% 96.9%
Institutions holding 661 1,724 1,067
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.5% +0.6%
Institutions buying 317 968 518
Institutions selling 264 531 405
Buyers to sellers 1.20 1.82 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.

JLLPLDCBRE
JLL 1.00 0.26 0.87
PLD 0.26 1.00 0.35
CBRE 0.87 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, JLL, PLD and CBRE?

Prologis (PLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) $13.88B, Prologis (PLD) $117.84B, Cbre (CBRE) $35.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, JLL, PLD and CBRE?

Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 13.9x, Prologis (PLD) 28.0x, Cbre (CBRE) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) is cheapest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 12.5x, Prologis (PLD) 35.5x, Cbre (CBRE) 16.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cbre (CBRE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +11.2%, Prologis (PLD) +7.3%, Cbre (CBRE) +14.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Prologis (PLD) has the highest net margin (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 3.6%, Prologis (PLD) 45.7%, Cbre (CBRE) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) leads (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 10.6%, Prologis (PLD) 5.0%, Cbre (CBRE) 9.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Prologis (PLD) returned the most: Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) -5.1%, Prologis (PLD) +0.5%, Cbre (CBRE) -24.9%. Over five years, Cbre (CBRE) compounded fastest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) +2.7%/yr, Prologis (PLD) -2.6%/yr, Cbre (CBRE) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Prologis (PLD) has been the steadiest (Jones Lang Lasalle (JLL) 36.0%, Prologis (PLD) 20.5%, Cbre (CBRE) 34.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, JLL, PLD 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, 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.