CBRE Group, Inc. (CBRE)
CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm, helping businesses manage, lease, and invest in office, industrial, and retail properties.
Is CBRE Group, Inc. a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Dominant market position as the world's largest commercial real estate firm. Worth weighing: Low profit margins typical of a service-heavy business.
Is this normal for this company?
Each figure against the range this same company has produced recently. Neither end of a range is the good end.
Share price divided by the earnings actually reported over the four most recent quarters. The range is the same calculation at each of this company's last few results, so roughly the past year.
Profit as a share of sales, from the company's own quarterly statements. The range covers the 5 quarters we hold, and the figure shown is its most recent one.
How these ranges are built
Every number here is the company's own reported figure, not a comparison with other companies. The ranges come from this company's own results and its share price. Where it reports in a different currency from the one its shares trade in, the price-to-earnings range is left out rather than mixing the two.
What does CBRE Group, Inc. do?
Think of CBRE as the ultimate middleman for the world of big buildings; they help companies find office space, manage facilities, and handle property investments. They make money through a mix of service fees, commissions on property sales, and managing investment funds for clients. Keep an eye on how the global office market shifts, since their success is tied to how businesses use their physical workspaces.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on value and growth, and weakest on income.
- !Pays no dividend - the whole return rides on the share price
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 16% over the year
- !Thin profits - turns only about 3% of sales into profit
- !High P/E of 34 - big growth is already priced in
- ✓Strong return on shareholder money (ROE 16%)
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- Quality screens low
- Income screens low
Does CBRE Group, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - CBRE Group, Inc. doesn't currently pay a dividend, so the whole return would rest on the share price. Plenty of growing companies reinvest their profits instead of paying them out - neither approach is better or worse, they're just different.
What do CBRE Group, Inc.'s numbers mean?
How has it performed?
Growth of £1,000, the worst fall, and year by year
Over about 2 years to 2026-09-11. This is the share price only; any dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has CBRE Group, Inc. actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, CBRE Group, Inc. fell as much as −27% from a high to a later low. Falls like this are normal when you own a share.
Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
How has it done year by year?
Calendar-year total return - the share price with dividends reinvested - from adjusted closing prices. The current year is only part-complete. Past returns are not a guide to the future.
A closer look at the numbers
Ownership, earnings history, where the money goes, and the outlook range
Does the share price tell you if it's cheap or expensive?
Who owns CBRE Group, Inc.?
About 98% of CBRE Group, Inc., or about 98 in every 100 shares, is held by big institutions such as pension and index funds, and company insiders hold about 1%. The rest, roughly 1%, is held by the public and smaller investors.
What this does and doesn't tell you
This is a recent snapshot of the share register, and it moves. We don't read anything into who owns what - a high institutional share is common for any large listed company and is not a signal about it.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
How much money does CBRE Group, Inc. make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Where does each £100 of CBRE Group, Inc.'s sales go?
A rough split of the latest full-year figures: of every £100 of sales, about £81 covers making the product or service, £16 goes on running costs, tax and interest, and about £3 is left as profit. Margins vary a lot by industry, and one-off items can distort a single year.
When does CBRE Group, Inc. report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
CBRE Group, Inc. is next scheduled to report on about 2026-10-22 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
‘Beat’ and ‘missed’ are against what analysts expected, not whether the business is doing well.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-29 | $1.47 | $1.56 | Beat +6% |
| 2026-04-23 | $1.13 | $1.61 | Beat +42% |
| 2026-02-12 | $2.68 | $2.73 | Beat +2% |
| 2025-10-23 | $1.46 | $1.61 | Beat +11% |
| 2025-07-29 | $1.07 | $1.19 | Beat +11% |
| 2025-04-24 | $0.76 | $0.86 | Beat +13% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, CBRE Group, Inc. came in ahead of what analysts expected 6 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
See who else reports over the next two weeks →
Where these figures come from
Each quarter a company reports its results against a consensus of analyst forecasts. The figures here are reported versus expected earnings per share from published results; the expectation is that analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates and can move.
What are the scenarios for CBRE Group, Inc.?
An illustrative range for the year ahead — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros, cons and common questions?
The case each way, and the questions people ask
Successful expansion into new property technology and services.
Structural decline in demand for traditional office space.
What are the pros and cons of CBRE Group, Inc.?
A balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Dominant market position as the world's largest commercial real estate firm
- Diverse revenue streams across leasing, management, and investment
- Strong recent earnings growth
- Low profit margins typical of a service-heavy business
- No dividend payments for income-focused investors
- High sensitivity to the health of the global economy
- Changes in how companies use office space due to remote working
- Rising interest rates making property deals more expensive
- Economic downturns reducing demand for real estate services
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A permanent, long-term shift away from physical office spaces
- A significant, sustained increase in global interest rates
Common questions about CBRE Group, Inc.
Does CBRE Group, Inc. pay a dividend?
No - CBRE Group, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend, so the return would rest on the share price. Many growing companies reinvest profits instead of paying them out.
When does CBRE Group, Inc. report earnings next?
CBRE Group, Inc. is next scheduled to report results on about 2026-10-22. Report dates are estimates and can move; this is a diary note for when to look, not a forecast of the outcome.
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This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.