Real estate services

16 companies · $178B combined revenue · $5.2B operating profit

The typical US-listed real estate services company grew revenue 11.4% and earnings 19.5% in its latest year, at a 6.7% operating margin, and 0 of 9 earn a return on capital above 15%. Figures from each company's latest annual filing with the SEC, refreshed daily.

11.4%Median revenue growth
19.5%Median earnings growth
7.8%Median revenue growth, 3 yrs
4.9%Median earnings growth, 3 yrs
6.7%Median operating margin
7.5%Median ROCE

Growth engines: the 4 Cylinders

All four working: 0% of companies

A company's earnings per share can grow in only four ways: more sales, profits growing faster than sales (operating leverage), wider margins, and less debt. Each bar is the share of companies where that engine worked in their latest year.

  • Sales growth · Revenue up 10% or more53%
  • Operating leverage · Operating income growing faster than a growing revenue57%
  • Margin expansion · Operating margin up 1 point or more36%
  • Debt reduction · Debt down 5% or more, or net cash40%

Combined revenue · 15 companies reporting in US dollars

Revenue
$0$50B$100B$150B$200BFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

Combined operating margin

Operating margin
0%2%4%6%8%FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25

All 16 companies

Median–11.4%19.5%6.7%7.5%0.46x
BNBrookfield$75.1B-12.7%▼74.6%▲––0.08x▲
CBRECBRE$39.9B13.4%▲19.5%4.4%▼9.4%▲0.58x▼
BEKEKECNY 94.6B1.2%▼-26.3%▼2.2%▼2.8%▼0.00x▲
INVHInvitation Homes$2.7B4.2%▼29.5%▲14.2%▲–0.88x▼
JLLJones Lang Lasalle$26.1B11.4%44.9%▲4.2%▼10.5%▲0.11x▲
CSGPCostar$3.2B18.7%▲-95%▼-2.2%▼-0.7%▼0.12x▲
TRNOTerreno Realty$476M24.5%▲118%▲40.3%▲–0.23x▲
FSVFirstService$5.5B5.4%▼1.6%▼6.1%▼9.9%▲0.78x▼
CIGIColliers International$5.6B15.3%▲-5.2%▼6.7%7.2%▼1.07x▼
VACMarriott Vacations Worldwide$4.7B1%▼-241%▼-11.5%▼–1.77x▼
MRPMillrose Properties$600M––80.9%▲–0.36x▲
VTMXVesta Real Estate Corporation, S.A.B. de C.V.$283M12.2%▲8.3%▼101%▲6.4%▼0.48x▼
CURBCurbline Properties$183M51.3%▲288%▲28.6%▲–0.22x▲
NMRKNewmark$2.8B21.9%▲47.6%▲8.4%▲7.5%0.46x
UEUrban Edge Properties$472M6.1%▼28.9%▲36.7%▲––
CWKCushman & Wakefield$10.3B8.9%▼-32.8%▼4.4%▼8.9%▲1.40x▼

▲ better than the median, ▼ worse. n/a: the ratio doesn't apply to that kind of business (e.g. a bank's operating margin). Sort by any column. Figures from each company's latest 10-K (or 20-F/40-F).