CBRE vs Jones Lang LaSalle
CBRE and JLL side by side. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How CBRE and JLL compare
CBRE is the larger company, worth 2.3 times as much as Jones Lang LaSalle ($37.3B against $16.6B).
On earnings, Jones Lang LaSalle is cheaper: it trades at 17.2× trailing earnings, against 29.6× for CBRE.
CBRE grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.7% versus 11.2% for Jones Lang LaSalle).
CBRE scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 9 for Jones Lang LaSalle), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | CBRE | JLL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $37.3B | $16.6B |
| Share price | $128.85 | $359.79 |
| Change, 1 year | −15.6% | 18.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 20.8% | 34.4% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.05 | 1.30 |
| Employees | 155K | 113K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 2 | 2 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 29.6× | 17.2× (better) |
| P/S | 0.9× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/B | 4.4× | 2.2× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.3× | 11.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 39.8× | – |
| PEG | – | 2.36 |
| FCF yield | 2.5% | – |
| Fair value | $89.01 | $334.47 |
| Margin of safety | −44.8% | −7.6% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.7% (better) | 11.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 11.2% (better) | 9.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 19.4% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 22.1% | 79.3% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 11.6% | 16.3% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.4% | – |
| Operating margin | 4.5% | 4.7% (better) |
| Net margin | 3.0% | – |
| FCF margin | 2.1% | – |
| Return on equity | 15.6% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.8% | 13.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.96 | 0.12 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.43 | 0.30 (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.14 (better) | 1.13 |
| Altman Z-score | 3.20 | 3.48 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | 3.3% | 3.4% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 3.3% | 3.4% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 98.2% | 93.9% |
| Held by insiders | 2.8% | 1.0% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M (better) | −$16.3M |
| Superinvestors holding | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.6% | 2.5% |
Go deeper
- CBRE stock overview
- CBRE income statement
- CBRE valuation and score
- JLL stock overview
- JLL income statement
- JLL valuation and score
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