Cbre (CBRE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Cbre's (CBRE) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 4.85% in Q1 2026, up 174.0% year-on-year from 1.77% in Q1 2025, and down 9.25% quarter-over-quarter from 5.35% in Q4 2025.
Cbre (CBRE) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Cbre's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 4.85% for Q1 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 174.0% year-over-year to 4.85% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 4.71%, a 67.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 4.32%, up 37.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin slipped to 4.85% in Q1 2026 per CBRE's latest filing, from 5.35% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Margin topped out at 6.65% in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.5% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Operating Margin is 4.07% (2024), against an average of 4.14%.
- Biggest YoY gain for Operating Margin was 266 bps in 2023; the steepest drop was 464 bps in 2023.
- Year by year, Operating Margin stood at 2.97% in 2022, then jumped by 89 bps to 5.63% in 2023, then grew by 1 bps to 5.71% in 2024, then fell by 6 bps to 5.35% in 2025, then slipped by 9 bps to 4.85% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest CBRE Operating Margin figures stand at 4.85% (Q1 2026), 5.35% (Q4 2025), and 4.69% (Q3 2025).
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colliers International | 4,798.15 Bn | 4,797.86 Bn | - | 2.67% |
| 2 | IHS Holding | 60.96 Bn | 61.13 Bn | 231.80 | 84.86% |
| 3 | KE Holdings | 53.48 Bn | 50.59 Bn | 661.06 Mn | 6.74% |
| 4 | Cbre | 39.71 Bn | 39.92 Bn | 1.85 Bn | 4.85% |
| 5 | Jones Lang Lasalle | 14.96 Bn | 14.65 Bn | - | 3.20% |
| 6 | Costar | 11.08 Bn | 9.80 Bn | 701.00 Mn | 0.33% |
| 7 | Compass | 7.92 Bn | 7.44 Bn | 2.31 Bn | -12.98% |
| 8 | FirstService | 6.01 Bn | 6.28 Bn | 480.66 Mn | 6.88% |
| 9 | Opendoor Technologies | 3.69 Bn | 2.69 Bn | 72.00 Mn | -22.08% |
| 10 | Cushman & Wakefield | 2.90 Bn | 2.30 Bn | 420.70 Mn | 2.31% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 4.85% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.35% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.69% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.83% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.11% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.71% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.07% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.93% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 5.63% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 3.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.96% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.50% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.97% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 4.97% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.65% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 5.14% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.92% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.03% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 5.67% |