CBRE Group (CBRE Quick QuoteCBRE - Free Report) reported $10.53 billion in revenue for the quarter ended March 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 18.2%. EPS of $1.61 for the same period compares to $0.86 a year ago.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.13 billion, representing a surprise of +3.97%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +42.16%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.13.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.

Here is how CBRE performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• AUM - Investment Management: $155.20 billion compared to the $156.25 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Total Revenue- Real Estate Investments: $199 million compared to the $231.16 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -14.6% year over year.
• Revenue- Real Estate Investments- Development services: $45 million versus $78.51 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -43% change.
• Revenue- Real Estate Investments- Investment management: $154 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $151.98 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of 0%.
• Total Revenue- Advisory Services: $2.02 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.86 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.5%.
• Revenue- Advisory Services- Other portfolio services, less pass-through costs: $67 million compared to the $70.71 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenue- Advisory Services- Advisory sales: $513 million versus $417.6 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +42.5% change.
• Revenue- Advisory Services- Commercial mortgage origination: $81 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $79.71 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -8%.
• Total Revenue- Building Operations & Experience: $6.49 billion versus $6.12 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Advisory Services- Loan servicing: $120 million versus $127.7 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a 0% change.
• Revenue- Advisory Services- Valuation: $200 million compared to the $198.41 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.3% year over year.
• Total Revenue- Project Management: $1.84 billion versus $1.81 billion estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of CBRE have returned +13.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +9.7% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.