CBRE Group vs Compass
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The short version
- CBRE Group is the larger business, with $40.6B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $7.0B for Compass, about 5.8 times as much.
- Compass grew revenue faster (23.7%, against 13.4%).
- CBRE Group kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (4.3% operating margin, against −0.9%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Compass’s earnings: a P/E of 162.5x against 26.4x for CBRE Group.
| Latest fiscal year | CBRE · FY25 | COMP · FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $36.0B | $8.2B |
| Revenue | $40.6B | $7.0B |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $203M |
| Net income | $1.2B | −$58.5M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 13.4% | 23.7% |
| 5-year growth | 11.2% | 13.4% |
| Share count change | −2.4% | 12.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 18.7% | — |
| Operating margin | 4.3% | −0.9% |
| Net margin | 2.9% | −0.8% |
| FCF margin | 2.9% | 2.9% |
| Return on capital | 10.2% | — |
| Return on equity | 13.4% | −9.8% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $6.0B | — |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.4x | — |
| Dividends and buybacks | $968M | $0.0M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 26.4x | 162.5x |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | — |
Revenue
FY16
CBRE $17.4B
COMP —
FY17
CBRE $18.6B
COMP —
FY18
CBRE $21.3B
COMP —
FY19
CBRE $23.9B
COMP $2.4B
FY20
CBRE $23.8B
COMP $3.7B
FY21
CBRE $27.7B
COMP $6.4B
FY22
CBRE $30.8B
COMP $6.0B
FY23
CBRE $31.9B
COMP $4.9B
FY24
CBRE $35.8B
COMP $5.6B
FY25
CBRE $40.6B
COMP $7.0B
CBRE
COMP
Operating margin
FY16
CBRE 4.7%
COMP —
FY17
CBRE 5.8%
COMP —
FY18
CBRE 5.1%
COMP —
FY19
CBRE 5.3%
COMP −16.8%
FY20
CBRE 4.1%
COMP −7.4%
FY21
CBRE 5.9%
COMP −7.7%
FY22
CBRE 4.9%
COMP −9.8%
FY23
CBRE 3.5%
COMP −6.5%
FY24
CBRE 4.0%
COMP −2.8%
FY25
CBRE 4.3%
COMP −0.9%
CBRE
COMP
Free cash flow
FY16
CBRE $426M
COMP —
FY17
CBRE $716M
COMP —
FY18
CBRE $903M
COMP —
FY19
CBRE $930M
COMP −$451M
FY20
CBRE $1.6B
COMP −$101M
FY21
CBRE $2.2B
COMP −$78.7M
FY22
CBRE $1.4B
COMP −$362M
FY23
CBRE $175M
COMP −$37.1M
FY24
CBRE $1.4B
COMP $106M
FY25
CBRE $1.2B
COMP $203M
CBRE
COMP
Return on capital
FY16
CBRE 8.4%
COMP —
FY17
CBRE 10.3%
COMP —
FY18
CBRE 12.3%
COMP —
FY19
CBRE 15.5%
COMP —
FY20
CBRE 9.3%
COMP —
FY21
CBRE 13.9%
COMP —
FY22
CBRE 13.4%
COMP —
FY23
CBRE 8.6%
COMP —
FY24
CBRE 10.1%
COMP —
FY25
CBRE 10.2%
COMP —
CBRE
COMP
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.