CBRE vs JLL vs CSGP
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
CBRE52.6
CBRE Group, Inc.
Real Estate · Real Estate - Services
$133.08 −1.79%$38.5B mkt cap
Score DNA
JLL69.9
Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated
Real Estate · Real Estate - Services
$305.51 −1.67%$14.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
CSGP53.6
CoStar Group, Inc.
Real Estate · Real Estate - Services
$32.31 +0.97%$13.1B mkt cap
Score DNA
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
CBRE JLL CSGP · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
● marks the highest or lowest value where that direction is plainly stronger (margins, returns, coverage, leverage); multiples and yields are left unmarked. Bars show each stock's percentile within its own industry. n/a: the measure does not apply to lenders and insurers.
Smart money
8 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | $5.00M |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-07-07 | — | 2026-09-25 |
| 13F net change in holders | −6 | +8 | −37 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,093 | 387 | 599 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 893 | 330 | 464 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +200 | +57 | +135 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 29.6x
30th
|
14.1x
10th
|
176.7x
100th
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | 1.68
75th
|
0.29
50th
|
— |
| Price / sales | 0.9x
44th
|
0.5x
12th
|
3.7x
88th
|
| Price / book | 4.6x
93rd
|
1.9x
60th
|
1.7x
47th
|
| Price / tangible book | — | 7.0x
80th
|
8.9x
90th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 41.1x
82nd
|
11.3x
36th
|
42.0x
91st
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 28.3x
83rd
|
10.2x
33rd
|
26.3x
75th
|
| Enterprise value | $47.6B
100th
|
$16.1B
75th
|
$13.0B
69th
|
| EV / sales | 1.1x
38th
|
0.6x
19th
|
3.7x
69th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 16.9x
71st
|
10.2x
14th
|
30.7x
86th
|
| EV / EBIT | 23.6x
69th
|
12.1x
8th
|
131.0x
92nd
|
| EV / free cash flow | 50.8x
91st
|
12.9x
36th
|
41.6x
82nd
|
| Earnings yield | 3.4%
81st
|
7.1%
94th
|
0.6%
38th
|
| FCF yield | 2.4%
44th
|
8.9%
75th
|
2.4%
38th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 3.5%
38th
|
9.8%
75th
|
3.8%
44th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $52.79
80th
|
$273.42
100th
|
$8.99
40th
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 17.7%
31st
|
89.6%
94th
|
76.5%
88th
|
| EBITDA margin | 6.4%
38th
|
5.8%
31st
|
11.9%
56th
|
| Operating margin | 3.6%
38th
|
4.8%
50th
|
2.2%
31st
|
| EBIT margin | 4.6%
44th
|
4.8%
50th
|
2.8%
19th
|
| Net margin | 3.0%
75th
|
3.6%
81st
|
2.1%
62nd
|
| NOPAT margin | 2.8%
56th
|
3.8%
69th
|
1.6%
50th
|
| FCF margin | 2.1%
38th
|
4.5%
62nd
|
8.8%
75th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 3.1%
38th
|
5.0%
62nd
|
14.0%
81st
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
12.2%
100th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 13.9%
50th
|
35.6%
94th
|
60.1%
100th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.5%
44th
|
0.1%
38th
|
4.2%
81st
|
| Effective tax rate | 21.2%
46th
|
19.3%
8th
|
26.8%
69th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 15.6%
100th
|
13.8%
93rd
|
0.9%
40th
|
| ROA | 4.5%
94th
|
5.7%
100th
|
0.7%
44th
|
| ROIC | 7.1%
69th
|
11.1%
88th
|
0.7%
38th
|
| ROCE | 10.5%
88th
|
12.6%
94th
|
1.1%
25th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 6.9%
81st
|
7.6%
88th
|
1.0%
25th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 7.8%
67th
|
14.4%
73rd
|
6.4%
47th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 25.3%
62nd
|
122.8%
100th
|
26.8%
69th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 6.3%
100th
|
6.3%
93rd
|
1.3%
60th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 9.7%
100th
|
7.3%
79th
|
3.2%
43rd
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 15.0%
100th
|
9.9%
73rd
|
3.2%
47th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 32.4%
100th
|
-51.0%
25th
|
3.2%
56th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 14.5%
69th
|
11.2%
56th
|
22.0%
88th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 6.6%
31st
|
8.5%
44th
|
3.1%
0th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | 12.3%
75th
|
10.1%
56th
|
15.3%
88th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 11.8%
60th
|
15.5%
87th
|
14.5%
80th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | 7.1%
57th
|
26.1%
93rd
|
13.3%
71st
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | 17.9%
75th
|
27.8%
92nd
|
-40.3%
0th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 19.4%
56th
|
77.2%
89th
|
-28.9%
22nd
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | 15.4%
62nd
|
48.0%
75th
|
-42.2%
25th
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 21.7%
56th
|
80.8%
89th
|
-25.4%
22nd
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | 17.6%
62nd
|
49.0%
75th
|
-42.1%
25th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 4.3%
67th
|
10.0%
100th
|
-20.6%
50th
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | -20.2%
22nd
|
121.9%
89th
|
— |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | 17.4%
50th
|
186.6%
100th
|
-15.3%
12th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | 15.7%
50th
|
74.1%
88th
|
-4.2%
25th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 3.1%
47th
|
7.9%
80th
|
4.0%
53rd
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | — | — | — |
| Sustainable growth rate | 15.6%
100th
|
13.8%
90th
|
0.9%
20th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 25.2%
31st
|
60.3%
81st
|
78.4%
94th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 3.8%
44th
|
3.9%
50th
|
1.6%
31st
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 2.9%
81st
|
2.6%
69th
|
4.6%
88th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 2.5%
50th
|
3.0%
56th
|
1.0%
31st
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.97
88th
|
0.98
100th
|
0.96
81st
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.08
19th
|
0.00
6th
|
0.51
88th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.63
12th
|
0.80
25th
|
0.98
94th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $1.5B
81st
|
$458.2M
44th
|
$1.3B
75th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$9.1B
19th
|
−$2.1B
50th
|
$111.0M
88th
|
| Working capital | $1.6B
94th
|
$874.4M
69th
|
$907.0M
75th
|
| Current ratio | 1.14
53rd
|
1.13
47th
|
2.21
80th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.14
60th
|
1.13
53rd
|
2.21
87th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.13
7th
|
0.07
0th
|
1.69
93rd
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 655 days
67th
|
49 days
0th
|
212 days
13th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $10.6B
81st
|
$2.5B
50th
|
$1.2B
31st
|
| Debt / equity | 1.26
47th
|
0.34
33rd
|
0.15
13th
|
| Net debt / equity | 1.08
47th
|
0.28
40th
|
−0.01
20th
|
| Debt / assets | 34.7%
44th
|
14.4%
25th
|
11.4%
19th
|
| Debt / capital | 55.7%
47th
|
25.2%
33rd
|
12.7%
13th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 3.76
36th
|
1.59
0th
|
2.74
14th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.23
36th
|
1.30
14th
|
−0.26
7th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 10.3x
88th
|
14.6x
94th
|
6.9x
81st
|
| Cash interest coverage | 6.9x
56th
|
15.1x
75th
|
34.8x
88th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 7.8 yrs
58th
|
1.8 yrs
17th
|
2.3 yrs
25th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 69.9%
88th
|
56.5%
25th
|
21.6%
0th
|
| IS credit model rating | A | AA- | AA- |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 150
19th
|
100
6th
|
100
6th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.50
81st
|
1.58
88th
|
0.34
31st
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 13.81
73rd
|
21.01
87th
|
2.26
33rd
|
| Inventory turnover | — | — | — |
| Receivables turnover | 5.4
0th
|
12.8
67th
|
15.3
73rd
|
| Days sales outstanding | 67 days
100th
|
28 days
38th
|
24 days
31st
|
| Days inventory outstanding | — | — | — |
| Days payables outstanding | 46 days
69th
|
74 days
75th
|
21 days
44th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 21 days
56th
|
−45 days
25th
|
3 days
38th
|
| Capex / revenue | 1.0%
44th
|
0.5%
31st
|
5.2%
69th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 0.53
56th
|
0.49
50th
|
0.57
62nd
|
| Operating expense ratio | 15.3%
38th
|
95.8%
100th
|
66.6%
88th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.05
10th
|
1.37
20th
|
6.71
90th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.72
10th
|
1.25
20th
|
4.21
70th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 68.9%
25th
|
90.8%
67th
|
62.7%
8th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 31.1%
75th
|
9.2%
33rd
|
37.3%
92nd
|
| Accruals ratio | -0.2%
75th
|
-2.1%
62nd
|
-4.1%
38th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -1.8%
38th
|
-0.4%
50th
|
-29.1%
6th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
45th
|
1.00
45th
|
1.00
45th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 53
69th
|
70
100th
|
54
75th
|
| IS profitability | 26
44th
|
42
100th
|
31
69th
|
| IS growth | 65
75th
|
66
88th
|
38
19th
|
| IS value | 37
31st
|
61
100th
|
53
88th
|
| IS momentum | 84
75th
|
92
81st
|
68
50th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 80
69th
|
80
69th
|
90
88th
|
| IS quality | 60
56th
|
80
100th
|
69
88th
|
| IS balance sheet | 49
69th
|
65
88th
|
78
94th
|
| IS earnings quality | 72
56th
|
88
88th
|
84
81st
|
| IS cash flow | 35
31st
|
67
88th
|
54
50th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 7
75th
|
9
100th
|
5
31st
|
| Altman Z-score | 3.3
75th
|
3.4
81st
|
4.0
88th
|
| Beneish M-score | −0.31
94th
|
−3.39
19th
|
−2.20
81st
|
| Ohlson O-score | −7.20
56th
|
−8.05
19th
|
−9.83
6th
|
| IS credit score | 72
75th
|
85
94th
|
83
88th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $38.5B
100th
|
$14.1B
94th
|
$13.1B
88th
|
| Revenue | $43.6B
100th
|
$27.4B
94th
|
$3.6B
38th
|
| EBITDA | $2.8B
81st
|
$1.6B
75th
|
$422.3M
38th
|
| Net income | $1.3B
100th
|
$999.1M
94th
|
$74.1M
62nd
|
| Free cash flow | $938.0M
94th
|
$1.2B
100th
|
$312.0M
69th
|
| Total assets | $30.5B
81st
|
$17.5B
75th
|
$10.1B
69th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $8.4B
81st
|
$7.5B
69th
|
$7.9B
75th
|
| Employees | 155,000
100th
|
113,200
93rd
|
8,441
40th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | −1.8% | −1.7% | +1.0% |
| 1 week | +1.7% | +1.9% | +8.9% |
| 1 month | −4.5% | −9.3% | +10.3% |
| 3 months | −4.0% | −6.2% | +8.9% |
| 6 months | −12.2% | −11.8% | −18.7% |
| Year to date | −16.9% | −9.0% | −50.8% |
| 1 year | −15.1% | +0.5% | −57.0% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +80.2% | +119.7% | −60.5% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +37.0% | +21.5% | −62.8% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | CBRE | JLL | CSGP |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 47.5 | 40.7 | 67.7 |
| From 52-week high | −23.6% | −22.4% | −59.1% |
| From 52-week low | +9.3% | +17.6% | +24.8% |
| Beta | 1.24 | 1.30 | 0.80 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17