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CBRE Group CBRE Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$10.5B+18.6%
Gross profit$1.9B+15.0%
Operating income$511.0M+85.1%
Net income$318.0M+95.1%
EPS (diluted)$1.07+98.2%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B+10.0%
Total debt$10.5B+25.5%
Total equity$8.5B+2.9%
Total assets$30.2B+14.4%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$825.0M-51.1%
CapEx$81.0M+26.6%
Free cash flow-$906.0M-48.5%

Valuation

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Market cap$38.52B+1.9%
Enterprise value$47.37B+5.9%
P/E29.4×-8.3×
P/S0.9×-0.1×

Profitability

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Gross margin18.4%-0.9pp
Operating margin4.7%+0.7pp
Net margin3.1%+0.4pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity15.6%+3.5pp
Debt / equity1.2×+0.2×
Current ratio1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from CBRE Group’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: CBRE Group’s 10-Q, filed April 23, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is CBRE Group's return on invested capital?
CBRE Group (CBRE) reported return on invested capital of 9.7% in Q1 2026.
How has CBRE Group's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
CBRE Group's return on invested capital increased by 9.4% year-over-year, from 8.8% to 9.7%.
What is the long-term trend for CBRE Group's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), CBRE Group's return on invested capital has grown at a -5.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 45.1% to 36.8%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.