Cbre (CBRE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026)

Cbre's (CBRE) quarterly Return on Capital Employed came in at 10.59% in Q1 2026, up 36.0% year-on-year from 7.79% in Q1 2025, and up 5.13% quarter-over-quarter from 10.07% in Q4 2025.

Cbre (CBRE) Return on Capital Employed (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Cbre's Return on Capital Employed history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 10.59% for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed rose 36.0% year-over-year to 10.59% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 10.59%, a 36.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 11.45%, up 148.0% from the prior year.
  • Return on Capital Employed advanced to 10.59% in Q1 2026 per CBRE's latest filing, from 10.07% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 14.8% in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 6.18% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 9.83% (2025), against an average of 10.11%.
  • Across the five-year window, Return on Capital Employed jumped 405 bps in 2022 and slumped 861 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Return on Capital Employed stood at 12.47% in 2022, then plunged by 36 bps to 8.04% in 2023, then rose by 15 bps to 9.21% in 2024, then climbed by 9 bps to 10.07% in 2025, then advanced by 5 bps to 10.59% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CBRE Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 10.59% (Q1 2026), 10.07% (Q4 2025), and 10.16% (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROCE (Qtr)
1 Colliers International 4,798.15 Bn 4,797.86 Bn - -
2 IHS Holding 60.96 Bn 61.13 Bn 231.80 8.49%
3 KE Holdings 53.48 Bn 50.59 Bn 661.06 Mn -
4 Cbre 39.71 Bn 39.92 Bn 1.85 Bn 10.59%
5 Jones Lang Lasalle 14.96 Bn 14.65 Bn - 11.31%
6 Costar 11.08 Bn 9.80 Bn 701.00 Mn -0.27%
7 Compass 7.92 Bn 7.44 Bn 2.31 Bn -10.11%
8 FirstService 6.01 Bn 6.28 Bn 480.66 Mn 2,524.68%
9 Opendoor Technologies 3.69 Bn 2.69 Bn 72.00 Mn -18.92%
10 Cushman & Wakefield 2.90 Bn 2.30 Bn 420.70 Mn 8.90%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 10.59%
Dec 31, 2025 10.07%
Sep 30, 2025 10.16%
Jun 30, 2025 9.83%
Mar 31, 2025 10.23%
Dec 31, 2024 9.21%
Sep 30, 2024 8.98%
Jun 30, 2024 8.39%
Mar 31, 2024 8.83%
Dec 31, 2023 8.04%
Sep 30, 2023 6.18%
Jun 30, 2023 7.27%
Mar 31, 2023 9.72%
Dec 31, 2022 12.47%
Sep 30, 2022 14.80%
Jun 30, 2022 14.39%
Mar 31, 2022 12.63%
Dec 31, 2021 13.11%
Sep 30, 2021 12.77%
Jun 30, 2021 11.27%