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Compared to Estimates, CBRE (CBRE) Q3 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

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For the quarter ended September 2026, CBRE Group (CBRE - Free Report) reported revenue of $11.52 billion, up 12.3% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $2.05, compared to $1.61 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $11.77 billion, representing a surprise of -2.16%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +4.06%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.97.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

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:
  • Total Revenue- Real Estate Investments: $203 million versus $207.22 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -3.8% change.
  • Revenue- Real Estate Investments- Development services: $49 million compared to the $55.09 million average estimate based on three analysts.
  • Revenue- Real Estate Investments- Investment management: $154 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $152.47 million.
  • Total Revenue- Advisory Services: $2.44 billion compared to the $2.44 billion average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +9.2% year over year.
  • Revenue- Advisory Services- Other portfolio services, less pass-through costs: $82 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $83.26 million.
  • Revenue- Advisory Services- Advisory sales: $697 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $602.48 million.
  • Revenue- Advisory Services- Commercial mortgage origination: $101 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $108.5 million.
  • Total Revenue- Building Operations & Experience: $6.86 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $6.85 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +18.3%.
  • Revenue- Advisory Services- Loan servicing: $126 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $125.14 million.
  • Revenue- Advisory Services- Valuation: $206 million versus $213.2 million estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Total Revenue- Project Management: $2.04 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.22 billion.
  • Total Revenue- Corporate and Eliminations: $-18 million versus $-17.5 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +100% change.

View all Key Company Metrics for CBRE here>>>

Shares of CBRE have returned -1.3% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no 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.

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