CBRE (NYSE: CBRE) boosts Q1 2026 earnings and raises core EPS outlook
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CBRE Group, Inc. reported strong Q1 2026 results, with revenue rising 19% to $10.5 billion and GAAP EPS up 98% to $1.07. Core EPS increased 81% to $1.61, while GAAP net income nearly doubled to $318 million and core adjusted net income reached $478 million.
Core EBITDA grew 60% to $831 million, supported by broad-based strength. Advisory, Building Operations & Experience and Project Management segments posted revenue gains of 22%, 20% and 15%, respectively, with solid operating profit growth. Real Estate Investments segment operating profit jumped to $180 million, helped by earlier-than-expected data center land profits.
On a trailing 12‑month basis, free cash flow totaled nearly $1.7 billion and core EBITDA was $3.47 billion. Net leverage stood at 1.54x, with about $4.4 billion of liquidity. The company raised its 2026 core EPS outlook to $7.60–$7.80, up from $7.30–$7.60, implying more than 20% growth at the midpoint.
Positive
- Strong earnings acceleration and outlook raise: Q1 2026 revenue grew 19% to $10.5 billion, core EPS rose 81% to $1.61, core EBITDA increased 60% to $831 million, and 2026 core EPS guidance was raised to $7.60–$7.80, implying more than 20% growth at the midpoint.
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- None.
Insights
CBRE delivered broad-based growth, strong cash generation and raised its 2026 earnings outlook.
CBRE showed robust operating momentum in Q1 2026. Revenue increased 18.6% year over year to $10.53 billion, while GAAP net income rose 95% to $318 million and core adjusted net income reached $478 million. Core EBITDA expanded 60% to $831 million, indicating strong operating leverage.
Growth was diversified: Advisory revenue rose 22% with 34% operating profit growth, BOE revenue increased 20% with 28% profit growth, and Project Management revenue rose 15% with 21% profit growth. Real Estate Investments segment operating profit jumped from $25 million to $180 million, helped by $145 million of development profit, including earlier data center land gains.
From a balance sheet and cash-flow perspective, trailing 12‑month free cash flow was $1.657 billion and net leverage was 1.54x versus a 4.25x covenant, providing notable financial flexibility. Management raised its 2026 core EPS outlook to $7.60–$7.80 from $7.30–$7.60, signaling confidence in sustaining more than 20% core EPS growth at the midpoint based on current trends.
8-K Event Classification
2 items: 2.02, 9.01
2 items
Item 2.02
Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Financial
Disclosure of earnings results, typically an earnings press release or preliminary financials.
Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits
Exhibits
Financial statements, pro forma financial information, and exhibit attachments filed with this report.
Key Figures
Q1 2026 revenue: $10.53B
Q1 2026 GAAP EPS: $1.07
Q1 2026 core EPS: $1.61
+5 more
8 metrics
Q1 2026 revenue
$10.53B
Q1 2026; up 18.6% year over year
Q1 2026 GAAP EPS
$1.07
Q1 2026; up 98.1% year over year
Q1 2026 core EPS
$1.61
Q1 2026; up 80.9% year over year
Q1 2026 core EBITDA
$831M
Q1 2026; up 60.4% year over year
Trailing 12M core EBITDA
$3.47B
Trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026
Trailing 12M free cash flow
$1.657B
Twelve months ended March 31, 2026
Net leverage ratio
1.54x
As of March 31, 2026; net debt to trailing 12M core EBITDA
Liquidity
$4.4B
Total liquidity at end of Q1 2026
Key Terms
Core EPS, Core EBITDA, free cash flow, net leverage ratio, +2 more
6 terms
Core EPS financial
"GAAP EPS up 98% to $1.07 and Core EPS up 81% to $1.61"
Core EPS is a company’s reported earnings per share after removing one-time or unusual items so investors see the business’s regular profit per share; think of it as the household’s monthly income after ignoring a one-off inheritance or emergency expense. It matters because it highlights the company’s underlying, repeatable profitability and makes it easier to compare performance across periods and with other firms, though the adjustments can vary by company.
Core EBITDA financial
"Core EBITDA (5) | 831 | | | 518 | | | 60.4 | %"
Core EBITDA is a measure of a company's earnings from its regular business operations before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization, with one-off, non-recurring or unusual items removed. Investors use it to see the underlying, repeatable cash-generating performance — like checking how well a store sells its usual products after ignoring a one-time sale or a one-off repair — which helps compare companies and judge ongoing profitability.
free cash flow financial
"free cash flow of nearly $1.7 billion on a trailing 12-month basis"
Free cash flow is the amount of money a company has left over after paying all its expenses and investing in its business, like buying equipment or updating facilities. It shows how much cash is available to reward shareholders, pay down debt, or save for future growth. This helps investors understand if a company is financially healthy and able to grow.
net leverage ratio financial
"CBRE’s net leverage ratio (net debt(9) to trailing twelve-month core EBITDA) was 1.54x"
The net leverage ratio measures how much debt a company has compared to its available assets or earnings, after accounting for its cash and liquid assets. It helps investors understand how heavily a company relies on borrowed money to finance its operations and growth. A higher ratio indicates greater financial risk, while a lower ratio suggests a more cautious approach to borrowing.
pass-through costs financial
"Pass-through costs (3) | 4,448 | | | 3,798"
Costs that a company collects from customers and forwards to a third party instead of paying from its own pocket, such as taxes, shipping fees, or supplier surcharges. Investors care because these amounts inflate reported revenue without reflecting the firm’s underlying profit or operating performance—think of a store charging a delivery fee that it immediately sends to the courier rather than keeping it as income.
trailing twelve-month financial
"Core EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 is calculated as follows"
Trailing twelve-month (TTM) is a measurement that adds up a company’s financial results from the most recent 12 months to show its current performance, rather than using a fixed fiscal year. Think of it like looking at a moving one‑year snapshot to smooth out seasonal swings and short‑term bumps; investors use TTM figures for revenue, earnings, and ratios to get a more up‑to‑date view when comparing companies or valuing a stock.
Earnings Snapshot
Revenue: $10.53B · Guidance included
Q1 2026
Revenue
$10.53B
+18.6% YoY
GAAP EPS
$1.07
+98.1% YoY
Core EPS
$1.61
+80.9% YoY
GAAP net income
$318M
+95.1% YoY
Core EBITDA
$831M
+60.4% YoY
Guidance
2026 core EPS outlook raised to $7.60 to $7.80 from $7.30 to $7.60, reflecting more than 20% growth at the midpoint of the new range.
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 23, 2026, the Company issued a press release reporting its financial results for the first quarter of 2026. A copy of this press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
The information contained herein, including Exhibit 99.1 hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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* Furnished herewith.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Date: April 23, 2026 | CBRE GROUP, INC. | |||||||
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Andrew S. Horn Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer) | ||||||||
EXHIBIT 99.1
Press Release
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CBRE GROUP, INC. REPORTS FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR Q1 2026
Dallas – April 23, 2026 — CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE) today reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026.
Key Highlights:
•GAAP EPS up 98% to $1.07 and Core EPS up 81% to $1.61
•Revenue up 19% to $10.5 billion
•Resilient Businesses(1) revenue up 18%
•Transactional Businesses(1) revenue up 22%
•Cash flow from operations of nearly $1.3 billion and free cash flow of nearly $1.7 billion on a trailing 12-month basis
•2026 core EPS outlook raised to $7.60 to $7.80 from $7.30 to $7.60, reflecting more than 20% growth at midpoint of new range
“CBRE continued to generate strong financial results while making important strategic gains during the first quarter of 2026. Together, our three services segments – Advisory, Building Operations & Experience and Project Management – grew revenue by 20% and operating profit by nearly 30%. Additionally, profits from our data center land development program were delivered earlier in the year than anticipated,” said Bob Sulentic, CBRE’s chair and chief executive officer.
“We had strong growth from both our Resilient and Transactional Businesses during the quarter. Notably, our work related to infrastructure assets, consisting of the services we perform for data centers as well as power, telecom and transportation assets, among others, has become a source of significant profits and growth spanning all four business segments,” Mr. Sulentic added.
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April 23, 2026
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Consolidated Financial Results Overview
The following table presents highlights of CBRE performance (dollars in millions, except per share data):
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Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | USD | LC (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 10,527 | $ | 8,875 | 18.6 | % | 14.6 | % | |||||||||||||||
Pass-through costs (3) | 4,448 | 3,798 | 17.1 | % | 13.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP net income | 318 | 163 | 95.1 | % | 92.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Core adjusted net income (4) | 478 | 269 | 77.7 | % | 74.3 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| GAAP EPS | 1.07 | 0.54 | 98.1 | % | 98.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Core EPS (4) | 1.61 | 0.89 | 80.9 | % | 78.7 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Core EBITDA (5) | 831 | 518 | 60.4 | % | 56.4 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Cash Flow Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flow used in operations | $ | (825) | $ | (546) | 51.1 | % | |||||||||||||||||
| Gain on disposition of real estate | 301 | — | NM | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Less: Capital expenditures | 81 | 64 | 26.6 | % | |||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow (6) | $ | (605) | $ | (610) | 0.8 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Advisory Services Segment
The following table presents highlights of the Advisory Services segment performance (dollars in millions):
| % Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | USD | LC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 2,024 | $ | 1,659 | 22.0% | 19.2% | |||||||||||||||||
| Pass-through costs | 8 | 12 | (33.3)% | (33.3)% | |||||||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit (7) | 375 | 279 | 34.4% | 34.9% | |||||||||||||||||||
•Revenue and segment operating profit increased by 22% (19% local currency) and 34% (35% local currency), respectively.
•Global leasing revenue increased 20% (18% local currency) and was strong around the world. Asia-Pacific (APAC) was up 24% (22% local currency), led by Japan. In the U.S., leasing revenue rose 21%, driven by industrial, office and data centers.
•Global property sales revenue increased 43% (39% local currency). The U.S. was up 64% as all major property types posted double-digit increases. APAC saw growth of 29% (26% local currency), paced by Japan.
•Mortgage origination revenue rose 53% (same local currency) fueled by strong volumes from debt funds, and government-sponsored enterprises.
•The loan servicing portfolio increased 5% for the quarter to more than $460 billion. Loan servicing revenue reflected a decline in escrow income tied to lower average interest rates, which masked underlying growth in the business.
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April 23, 2026
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•Valuations revenue rose 9% (4% local currency), with double-digit growth in the U.S.
Building Operations & Experience (BOE) Segment
The following table presents highlights of the BOE segment performance (dollars in millions):
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Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | USD | LC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 6,491 | $ | 5,393 | 20.4% | 16.0% | |||||||||||||||||
| Pass-through costs | 3,513 | 2,959 | 18.7% | 14.3% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating profit | 280 | 218 | 28.4% | 22.5% | |||||||||||||||||||
•Revenue and segment operating profit increased by 20% (16% local currency) and 28% (23% local currency), respectively.
•Facilities management revenue rose 17% (13% local currency). Local facilities management produced mid-teens revenue growth with strength across all global regions, led by the Americas. Enterprise facilities management revenue also grew by double digits, led by the technology, industrial and life sciences sectors.
•Critical infrastructure services revenue increased 71% (65% local currency), including strong growth from Data Center Solutions and contributions from Pearce Services, acquired in November 2025.
•Property management revenue rose 17% (14% local currency), aided by Industrious’ continued strong growth.
•Operating leverage was driven by the reclassification of costs associated with leases for fleet vehicles from cost of services to depreciation and amortization.
Project Management Segment
The following table presents highlights of the Project Management segment performance (dollars in millions):
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Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | USD | LC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1,838 | $ | 1,594 | 15.3% | 11.0% | |||||||||||||||||
| Pass-through costs | 927 | 827 | 12.1% | 9.1% | |||||||||||||||||||
| Segment operating profit | 135 | 112 | 20.5% | 14.4% | |||||||||||||||||||
•Revenue and segment operating profit increased by 15% (11% local currency), and 21% (14% local currency), respectively.
•Growth was underpinned by strong infrastructure activity. Among real estate projects, growth was driven by the technology sector and was broad based, led by double-digit growth in Asia, the U.K. and the U.S.
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April 23, 2026
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Real Estate Investments (REI) Segment
The following table presents highlights of the REI segment performance (dollars in millions):
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Q1 2026 | Q1 2025 | USD | LC | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 199 | $ | 233 | (14.6) | % | (19.0) | % | |||||||||||||||
Segment operating profit | 180 | 25 | 620.0 | % | 616.0 | % | |||||||||||||||||
Real Estate Development
•Operating profit(8) exceeded expectations, totaling $145 million. The outperformance was driven by earlier-than-anticipated profits from the data center land program.
•The portfolio of in-process projects and pipeline stood at $29.6 billion at the end of the first quarter.
Investment Management
•Recurring asset management fees increased, reflecting higher net asset values. However, overall revenue was flat (down 6% local currency) due to sharply lower incentive fees compared with first-quarter 2025.
•The absence of significant incentive fees and promote income resulted in lower operating profit(8) than in last year’s first quarter.
•Assets under management (AUM) ended the first quarter at more than $155 billion, in line with the prior quarter’s level.
Core Corporate Segment
•Core corporate operating loss increased by approximately $23 million for the quarter, driven by higher incentive compensation related to the company’s strong performance in 2025 as well as a change in the timing of certain expense recognition.
Capital Allocation Overview
•Free Cash Flow – Free cash flow totaled nearly $1.7 billion for the 12 months ended March 31, 2026.
•Stock Repurchase Program – Year-to-date (as of April 21), the company has repurchased nearly $540 million worth of shares.
•Acquisitions and Investments – The company did not make any acquisitions during the first quarter.
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April 23, 2026
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Leverage and Financing Overview
•Leverage – CBRE’s net leverage ratio (net debt(9) to trailing twelve-month core EBITDA) was 1.54x as of March 31, 2026, substantially below the company’s primary debt covenant of 4.25x. The net leverage ratio is computed as follows (dollars in millions):
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| March 31, 2026 | |||||
| Total debt | $ | 7,013 | |||
Less: Cash and cash equivalents | 1,664 | ||||
Net debt (9) | $ | 5,349 | |||
| Divided by: Trailing twelve-month Core EBITDA | $ | 3,470 | |||
| Net leverage ratio | 1.54x | ||||
•Liquidity – At the end of the first quarter, the company had approximately $4.4 billion of total liquidity.
Conference Call Details
The company’s first quarter earnings webcast and conference call will be held today, Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time. Investors are encouraged to access the webcast via this link or they can click this link beginning at 8:15 a.m. Eastern Time for automated access to the conference call.
Alternatively, investors may dial into the conference call using these operator-assisted phone numbers: 877.407.8037 (U.S.) or 201.689.8037 (International). A replay of the call will be available starting at 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time on April 23, 2026. The replay is accessible by dialing 877.660.6853 (U.S.) or 201.612.7415 (International) and using the access code: 13759393#. A transcript of the call will be available on the company’s Investor Relations website at https://ir.cbre.com.
About CBRE Group, Inc.
CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE: CBRE), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Dallas, is the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm and a premier provider of critical infrastructure services. The company has more than 155,000 employees serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE serves clients through four business segments: Advisory (leasing, sales, debt origination, mortgage servicing, valuations); Building Operations & Experience (facilities management, property management, flex space & experience, critical infrastructure); Project Management (program management, project management, cost consulting); Real Estate Investments (investment management, development). Please visit our website at www.cbre.com. We routinely post important information on our website, including corporate and investor presentations and financial information. We intend to use our website as a means of disclosing material, non-public information and for complying with our disclosure obligations under Regulation FD. Such disclosures will be included in the Investor Relations section of our website at https://ir.cbre.com. Accordingly, investors should monitor such portion of our website, in addition to following our press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission filings and public conference calls and webcasts.
Safe Harbor and Footnotes
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including statements regarding the economic outlook, the company’s future growth momentum, operations and business outlook. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the company’s actual results and performance in future periods to be materially different from any future results or performance suggested in forward-looking statements in this press release. Any forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this press release and, except to the extent required by applicable securities laws, the company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any of them to reflect actual results, any changes in
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expectations or any change in events. If the company does update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be drawn that it will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause results to differ materially include, but are not limited to: disruptions in general economic, political and regulatory conditions and significant public health events, particularly in geographies or industry sectors where our business may be concentrated; volatility or adverse developments in the securities, capital or credit markets, interest rate increases and conditions affecting the value of real estate assets, inside and outside the United States; poor performance of real estate investments or other conditions that negatively impact clients’ willingness to make real estate or long-term contractual commitments; cost and availability of capital for investment in real estate; foreign currency fluctuations and changes in currency restrictions, trade sanctions and import/export and transfer pricing rules; our ability to compete globally, or in specific geographic markets or business segments that are material to us; our ability to identify, acquire and integrate accretive businesses; costs and potential future capital requirements relating to businesses we may acquire; integration challenges arising out of companies we may acquire; increases in unemployment and general slowdowns in economic or commercial activity; trends in pricing and risk assumption for commercial real estate services; the effect of significant changes in supply/demand and capitalization rates across different property types; a reduction by companies in their reliance on outsourcing for their commercial real estate needs, which would affect our revenues and operating performance; client actions to restrain project spending and reduce outsourced staffing levels; our ability to further diversify our revenue model to offset cyclical economic trends in the commercial real estate industry; our ability to attract new occupier and investor clients; our ability to retain major clients and renew related contracts; our ability to leverage our global services platform to maximize and sustain long-term cash flow; our ability to continue investing in our platform and client service offerings; our ability to maintain expense discipline; the emergence of disruptive business models and technologies; negative publicity or harm to our brand and reputation; the failure by third parties to comply with service level agreements or regulatory or legal requirements; the ability of our investment management business to maintain and grow assets under management and achieve desired investment returns for our investors, and any potential related litigation, liabilities or reputational harm possible if we fail to do so; our ability to manage fluctuations in net earnings and cash flow, which could result from poor performance in our investment programs, including our participation as a principal in real estate investments; the ability of our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, CBRE Capital Markets, Inc. to periodically amend, or replace, on satisfactory terms, the agreements for its warehouse lines of credit; declines in lending activity of U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises, regulatory oversight of such activity and our loan servicing revenue from the commercial real estate mortgage market; changes in U.S. and international law and regulatory environments (including relating to anti-corruption, anti-money laundering, trade sanctions, tariffs, currency controls and other trade control laws), particularly in Asia, Africa, Russia, Eastern Europe and the Middle East, due to the level of political instability in those regions; litigation and its financial and reputational risks to us; our exposure to liabilities in connection with real estate advisory and property management activities and our ability to procure sufficient insurance coverage on acceptable terms; our ability to retain, attract and incentivize key personnel; our ability to manage organizational challenges associated with our size; liabilities under guarantees, or for construction defects, that we incur in our development services business; our leverage under our debt instruments as well as the limited restrictions therein on our ability to incur additional debt, and the potential increased borrowing costs to us from a credit-rating downgrade; our and our employees’ ability to execute on, and adapt to, information technology strategies and trends; cybersecurity threats or other threats to our information technology networks, including the potential misappropriation of assets or sensitive information, corruption of data or operational disruption; our ability to comply with laws and regulations related to our global operations, including real estate licensure, tax, labor and employment laws and regulations, fire and safety building requirements and regulations, as well as data privacy and protection regulations, sustainability matters, and the anti-corruption laws and trade sanctions of the U.S. and other countries; changes in applicable tax or accounting requirements; any inability for us to implement and maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting; the effect of implementation of new accounting rules and standards or the impairment of our goodwill and intangible assets; and the performance of our equity investments in companies we do not control.
Additional information concerning factors that may influence the company’s financial information is discussed under “Risk Factors,” “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk” and “Cautionary Note on Forward-Looking Statements” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025, our quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, as well as in the company’s press releases and other periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Such filings are available publicly and may be obtained on the company’s website at www.cbre.com or upon written request from CBRE’s Investor Relations Department at investorrelations@cbre.com.
The terms “core adjusted net income,” “core EBITDA,” “core EPS,” “business line operating profit (loss),” “net debt” and “free cash flow,” all of which CBRE uses in this press release, are non-GAAP financial measures under SEC guidelines, and you should refer to the footnotes below as well as the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section in this press release for a further explanation of these measures. We have also included in that section reconciliations of these measures in specific periods to their most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP for those periods.
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Totals may not sum in tables in millions included in this release due to rounding.
Note: We have not reconciled the (non-GAAP) core earnings per share forward-looking guidance included in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP measure because this cannot be done without unreasonable effort due to the variability and low visibility with respect to costs related to acquisitions, carried interest incentive compensation and financing costs, which are potential adjustments to future earnings. We expect the variability of these items to have a potentially unpredictable, and a potentially significant, impact on our future GAAP financial results.
(1)Resilient Businesses include facilities management, critical infrastructure services, property management, project management, loan servicing, valuations, other portfolio services and recurring investment management fees. Transactional Businesses include property sales, leasing, mortgage origination, carried interest and incentive fees in the investment management business, and development fees.
(2)Local currency percentage change is calculated by comparing current-period results at prior-period exchange rates versus prior-period results.
(3)Pass-through costs represent certain costs incurred associated with subcontracted third-party vendor work performed for clients. These costs are reimbursable by clients and the corresponding amounts owed are reflected within Revenue.
(4)Core adjusted net income and core earnings per diluted share (or core EPS) exclude the effect of select items from U.S. GAAP net income and U.S. GAAP earnings per diluted share. Adjustments during the periods presented included non-cash amortization expense related to intangible assets attributable to acquisitions, interest expense related to indirect tax audits and settlements, impact of adjustments on non-controlling interest, the tax impact of adjusted items and strategic non-core investments, net non-cash mortgage servicing rights, integration and other costs related to acquisitions, carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue, charges related to indirect tax audits and settlements, net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses, business and finance transformation, costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives and net fair value adjustments on strategic non-core investments.
(5)Core EBITDA represents earnings before the portion attributable to non-controlling interests, depreciation and amortization, asset impairments, net interest expense, write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt, income taxes, further adjusted for net non-cash mortgage servicing rights, integration and other costs related to acquisitions, carried interest incentive compensation (reversal) expense to align with the timing of associated revenue, charges related to indirect tax audits and settlements, net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses, impact of fair value non-cash adjustments related to unconsolidated equity investments, business and finance transformation, non-cash pension buy-out settlement loss, costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives, net fair value adjustments on strategic non-core investments, and provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts.
(6)Free cash flow is calculated as cash flow provided by operations, plus gain on sale of real estate assets, less capital expenditures (reflected in the investing section of the consolidated statement of cash flows).
(7)Segment operating profit (SOP) is the measure reported to the chief operating decision maker (CODM) for purposes of assessing performance and allocating resources to each segment. SOP represents earnings, inclusive of non-controlling interests, before net interest expense, write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt, income taxes, depreciation and amortization and asset impairments, as well as adjustments related to the following: net non-cash mortgage servicing rights, integration and other costs related to acquisitions, carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue, charges related to indirect tax audits and settlements, net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses, business and finance transformation and costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives.
(8)Represents line of business profitability/losses, as adjusted.
(9)Net debt is calculated as total debt (excluding non-recourse debt) less cash and cash equivalents.
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April 23, 2026
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
OPERATING RESULTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026 AND 2025
(in millions, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 10,527 | $ | 8,875 | |||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||
| Cost of revenue | 8,675 | 7,265 | |||||||||
| Operating, administrative and other | 1,460 | 1,192 | |||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 182 | 142 | |||||||||
| Total costs and expenses | 10,317 | 8,599 | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
Gain on disposition of real estate | 301 | — | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Operating income | 511 | 276 | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Equity (loss) income from unconsolidated subsidiaries | (9) | 16 | |||||||||
| Other income | 11 | 1 | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net of interest income | 59 | 50 | |||||||||
| Income before provision for income taxes | 454 | 243 | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 112 | 52 | |||||||||
| Net income | 342 | 191 | |||||||||
| Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 24 | 28 | |||||||||
| Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 318 | $ | 163 | |||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Basic income per share: | |||||||||||
| Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 1.08 | $ | 0.54 | |||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding for basic income per share | 294,377,494 | 300,288,602 | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Diluted income per share: | |||||||||||
| Net income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 1.07 | $ | 0.54 | |||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding for diluted income per share | 296,987,404 | 302,914,671 | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Core EBITDA | $ | 831 | $ | 518 | |||||||
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April 23, 2026
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
SEGMENT RESULTS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2026
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory Services | Building Operations & Experience | Project Management | Real Estate Investments | Corporate (1) | Total Core | Other | Total Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 2,024 | $ | 6,491 | $ | 1,838 | $ | 199 | $ | (25) | $ | 10,527 | $ | — | $ | 10,527 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs and expenses: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass-through costs | 8 | 3,513 | 927 | — | — | 4,448 | — | 4,448 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding pass-through costs | 1,181 | 2,371 | 651 | 26 | (2) | 4,227 | — | 4,227 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating, administrative and other | 469 | 377 | 127 | 287 | 200 | 1,460 | — | 1,460 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 33 | 107 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 182 | — | 182 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gain on disposition of real estate | — | — | — | 281 | 20 | 301 | — | 301 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 333 | 123 | 107 | 163 | (215) | 511 | — | 511 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Equity (loss) income from unconsolidated subsidiaries | (1) | 2 | — | (7) | — | (6) | (3) | (9) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Other income (loss) | 1 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 13 | (2) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add-back: Depreciation and amortization | 33 | 107 | 26 | 4 | 12 | 182 | — | 182 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net non-cash mortgage servicing rights | 12 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Integration and other costs related to acquisitions | — | 26 | 2 | — | 41 | 69 | — | 69 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses | — | 1 | — | 19 | — | 20 | — | 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Business and finance transformation | 2 | 10 | — | — | 20 | 32 | — | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives | (5) | — | — | — | 2 | (3) | — | (3) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total segment operating profit (loss) | $ | 375 | $ | 280 | $ | 135 | $ | 180 | $ | (139) | $ | (5) | $ | 826 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core EBITDA | $ | 831 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes elimination of inter-segment revenue and expense.
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April 23, 2026
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
SEGMENT RESULTS—(CONTINUED)
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED MARCH 31, 2025
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Advisory Services | Building Operations & Experience | Project Management | Real Estate Investments | Corporate (1) | Total Core | Other | Total Consolidated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Revenue | $ | 1,659 | $ | 5,393 | $ | 1,594 | $ | 233 | $ | (4) | $ | 8,875 | $ | — | $ | 8,875 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pass-through costs | 12 | 2,959 | 827 | — | — | 3,798 | — | 3,798 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cost of revenue, excluding pass-through costs | 955 | 1,922 | 547 | 47 | (4) | 3,467 | — | 3,467 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating, administrative and other | 428 | 300 | 115 | 166 | 183 | 1,192 | — | 1,192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 32 | 70 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 142 | — | 142 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Operating income (loss) | 232 | 142 | 80 | 17 | (195) | 276 | — | 276 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Equity income (loss) from unconsolidated subsidiaries | 1 | 1 | — | (7) | — | (5) | 21 | 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Other income (loss) | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | (1) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Add-back: Depreciation and amortization | 32 | 70 | 25 | 3 | 12 | 142 | — | 142 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net non-cash mortgage servicing rights | 13 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Integration and other costs related to acquisitions | — | 4 | 7 | — | 57 | 68 | — | 68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charges related to indirect tax audits and settlements | — | — | — | — | (1) | (1) | — | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses | — | — | — | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 13 | — | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total segment operating profit (loss) | $ | 279 | $ | 218 | $ | 112 | $ | 25 | $ | (116) | $ | 20 | $ | 538 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Core EBITDA | $ | 518 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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(1)Includes elimination of inter-segment revenue and expense.
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in millions)
| March 31, 2026 | December 31, 2025 | ||||||||||
(Unaudited) | |||||||||||
| ASSETS | |||||||||||
| Current Assets: | |||||||||||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $ | 1,664 | $ | 1,864 | |||||||
| Restricted cash | 131 | 150 | |||||||||
| Receivables, net | 8,404 | 8,284 | |||||||||
Warehouse receivables (1) | 950 | 1,630 | |||||||||
| Contract assets | 475 | 462 | |||||||||
| Prepaid expenses | 379 | 372 | |||||||||
| Income taxes receivable | 192 | 175 | |||||||||
| Other current assets | 539 | 552 | |||||||||
| Total Current Assets | 12,734 | 13,489 | |||||||||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,040 | 1,049 | |||||||||
| Goodwill | 7,024 | 7,051 | |||||||||
| Other intangible assets, net | 2,915 | 2,972 | |||||||||
| Operating lease assets | 2,064 | 2,062 | |||||||||
| Investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries | 844 | 870 | |||||||||
| Non-current contract assets | 101 | 103 | |||||||||
| Real estate under development | 822 | 646 | |||||||||
| Non-current income taxes receivable | 98 | 106 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax assets, net | 724 | 697 | |||||||||
| Other assets | 1,804 | 1,832 | |||||||||
| Total Assets | $ | 30,170 | $ | 30,877 | |||||||
| LIABILITIES AND EQUITY | |||||||||||
| Current Liabilities: | |||||||||||
| Accounts payable and accrued expenses | $ | 4,725 | $ | 4,838 | |||||||
| Compensation and employee benefits payable | 1,623 | 1,630 | |||||||||
| Accrued bonus and profit sharing | 1,028 | 1,879 | |||||||||
| Operating lease liabilities | 293 | 284 | |||||||||
| Contract liabilities | 471 | 448 | |||||||||
| Income taxes payable | 271 | 258 | |||||||||
Warehouse lines of credit (which fund loans that U.S. Government Sponsored Enterprises have committed to purchase) (1) | 940 | 1,609 | |||||||||
| Other short-term borrowings | 1,922 | 856 | |||||||||
| Current maturities of long-term debt | 70 | 71 | |||||||||
| Other current liabilities | 410 | 447 | |||||||||
| Total Current Liabilities | 11,753 | 12,320 | |||||||||
| Long-term debt, net of current maturities | 5,021 | 5,050 | |||||||||
| Non-current operating lease liabilities | 2,112 | 2,121 | |||||||||
| Non-current tax liabilities | 196 | 183 | |||||||||
| Deferred tax liabilities, net | 239 | 238 | |||||||||
| Other liabilities | 1,542 | 1,339 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities | 20,863 | 21,251 | |||||||||
| Mezzanine Equity: | |||||||||||
| Redeemable non-controlling interests in consolidated entities | 447 | 433 | |||||||||
| Equity: | |||||||||||
| CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity: | |||||||||||
| Class A common stock | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| Additional paid-in capital | — | — | |||||||||
| Accumulated earnings | 9,678 | 9,916 | |||||||||
| Accumulated other comprehensive loss | (1,161) | (1,041) | |||||||||
| Total CBRE Group, Inc. Stockholders’ Equity | 8,520 | 8,878 | |||||||||
| Non-controlling interests | 340 | 315 | |||||||||
| Total Equity | 8,860 | 9,193 | |||||||||
| Total Liabilities and Equity | $ | 30,170 | $ | 30,877 | |||||||
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(1)Represents loan receivables, the majority of which are offset by borrowings under related warehouse line of credit facilities.
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April 23, 2026
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CBRE GROUP, INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in millions)
(in millions)
(Unaudited)
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Net income | $ | 342 | $ | 191 | |||||||
| Reconciliation of net income to net cash used in operating activities: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 182 | 142 | |||||||||
| Amortization of other assets | 51 | 48 | |||||||||
| Net non-cash mortgage servicing rights and premiums on loan sales | 22 | 2 | |||||||||
| Deferred income taxes | — | (3) | |||||||||
| Stock-based compensation expense | 48 | 21 | |||||||||
| Equity loss (income) from investments | 9 | (16) | |||||||||
Gain on sale of real estate assets | (301) | — | |||||||||
| Other non-cash adjustments | 16 | 8 | |||||||||
| Sale of mortgage loans | 4,338 | 1,976 | |||||||||
| Origination of mortgage loans | (3,673) | (2,599) | |||||||||
Changes in: | |||||||||||
| Warehouse lines of credit | (669) | 626 | |||||||||
| Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets | (254) | 218 | |||||||||
| Accounts payable, accrued liabilities and other liabilities | (89) | (225) | |||||||||
| Accrued compensation expenses | (844) | (859) | |||||||||
| Income taxes, net | (3) | (76) | |||||||||
| Net cash used in operating activities | (825) | (546) | |||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Capital expenditures | (81) | (64) | |||||||||
| Payments for business acquired, net of cash acquired | — | (303) | |||||||||
| Capital contributions related to investments | (17) | (51) | |||||||||
| Acquisition and development of real estate assets | (165) | (66) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from disposition of real estate assets | 321 | 13 | |||||||||
| Other investing activities, net | 6 | 9 | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | 64 | (462) | |||||||||
| CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: | |||||||||||
| Repayment of revolving credit facility | — | (132) | |||||||||
| Proceeds from commercial paper, net | 1,066 | 1,421 | |||||||||
| Proceeds from long-term debt | — | 585 | |||||||||
Repayment of long-term debt | (18) | (33) | |||||||||
| Repurchase of common stock | (530) | (418) | |||||||||
| Other financing activities, net | 27 | (167) | |||||||||
| Net cash provided by financing activities | 545 | 1,256 | |||||||||
| Effect of currency exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash | (3) | 44 | |||||||||
| NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH | (219) | 292 | |||||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD | 2,014 | 1,221 | |||||||||
| CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH, AT END OF PERIOD | $ | 1,795 | $ | 1,513 | |||||||
| SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION: | |||||||||||
| Cash paid during the period for: | |||||||||||
| Interest | $ | 98 | $ | 102 | |||||||
| Income tax payments, net | $ | 105 | $ | 131 | |||||||
| Non-cash investing and financing activities: | |||||||||||
| Deferred and/or contingent consideration | $ | (2) | $ | 27 | |||||||
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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
The following measures are considered “non-GAAP financial measures” under SEC guidelines:
(i)Core net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders, as adjusted (which we also refer to as “core adjusted net income”)
(ii)Core EBITDA
(iii)Core EPS
(iv)Business line operating profit/loss
(v)Net debt
(vi)Free cash flow
These measures are not recognized measurements under United States generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). When analyzing our operating performance, investors should use these measures in addition to, and not as an alternative for, their most directly comparable financial measure calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. Because not all companies use identical calculations, our presentation of these measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other companies.
Our management generally uses these non-GAAP financial measures to evaluate operating performance and for other discretionary purposes. The company believes these measures provide a more complete understanding of ongoing operations, enhance comparability of current results to prior periods and may be useful for investors to analyze our financial performance because they eliminate the impact of selected charges that may obscure trends in the underlying performance of our business. The company further uses certain of these measures, and believes that they are useful to investors, for purposes described below.
With respect to core EBITDA, core EPS, core adjusted net income, and business line operating profit/loss, the company believes that investors may find these measures useful in evaluating our operating performance compared to that of other companies in our industry because their calculations generally eliminate the accounting effects of acquisitions, which would include impairment charges of goodwill and intangibles created from acquisitions, the effects of financings, income taxes and the accounting effects of capital spending. The presentation of core adjusted net income, excluding amortization of intangible assets acquired in business combinations, is useful to investors as a supplemental measure to evaluate the company’s ongoing operating performance. While amortization expense of acquisition-related intangible assets is excluded from core adjusted net income, the revenue generated from the acquired intangible assets is not excluded. All of these measures may vary for different companies for reasons unrelated to overall operating performance. In the case of core EBITDA, this measure is not intended to be a measure of free cash flow for our management’s discretionary use because it does not consider cash requirements such as tax and debt service payments. The core EBITDA measure calculated herein may also differ from the amounts calculated under similarly titled definitions in our credit facilities and debt instruments, which amounts are further adjusted to reflect certain other cash and non-cash charges and are used by us to determine compliance with financial covenants therein and our ability to engage in certain activities, such as incurring additional debt. The company also uses segment operating profit and core EPS as significant components when measuring our operating performance under our employee incentive compensation programs.
With respect to free cash flow, the company believes that investors may find this measure useful to analyze the cash flow generated from operations and real estate investment and development activities after accounting for cash outflows to support operations and capital expenditures. With respect to net debt, the company believes that investors use this measure when calculating the company’s net leverage ratio.
With respect to core EBITDA, core EPS and core adjusted net income, the company believes that investors may find these measures useful to analyze the underlying performance of operations without the impact of strategic non-core equity investments that are not directly related to our business segments. These can be volatile and are often non-cash in nature.
Core net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. stockholders, as adjusted (or core adjusted net income), and core EPS, are calculated as follows (in millions, except share and per share data):
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| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 318 | $ | 163 | |||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||
| Non-cash amortization expense related to intangible assets attributable to acquisitions | 58 | 56 | |||||||||
| Interest expense related to indirect tax audits and settlements | 2 | — | |||||||||
| Impact of adjustments on non-controlling interest | — | (1) | |||||||||
| Net non-cash mortgage servicing rights | 12 | 13 | |||||||||
| Integration and other costs related to acquisitions | 69 | 68 | |||||||||
| Carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Charges related to indirect tax audits and settlements | — | (1) | |||||||||
| Net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses | 20 | 6 | |||||||||
| Business and finance transformation | 32 | — | |||||||||
| Costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives | (3) | 13 | |||||||||
| Net fair value adjustments on strategic non-core investments | 5 | (20) | |||||||||
| Tax impact of adjusted items and strategic non-core investments | (36) | (32) | |||||||||
| Core net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc., as adjusted | $ | 478 | $ | 269 | |||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Core diluted income per share attributable to CBRE Group, Inc., as adjusted | $ | 1.61 | $ | 0.89 | |||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Weighted-average shares outstanding for diluted income per share | 296,987,404 | 302,914,671 | |||||||||
Core EBITDA is calculated as follows (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| 2026 | 2025 | ||||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 318 | $ | 163 | |||||||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 24 | 28 | |||||||||
| Net income | 342 | 191 | |||||||||
| | |||||||||||
| Adjustments: | |||||||||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 182 | 142 | |||||||||
| Interest expense, net of interest income | 59 | 50 | |||||||||
| Provision for income taxes | 112 | 52 | |||||||||
| Net non-cash mortgage servicing rights | 12 | 13 | |||||||||
Integration and other costs related to acquisitions | 69 | 68 | |||||||||
| Carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| Charges related to indirect tax audits and settlements | — | (1) | |||||||||
| Net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses | 20 | 6 | |||||||||
| Business and finance transformation | 32 | — | |||||||||
| Costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives | (3) | 13 | |||||||||
| Net fair value adjustments on strategic non-core investments | 5 | (20) | |||||||||
| Core EBITDA | $ | 831 | $ | 518 | |||||||
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Core EBITDA for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 is calculated as follows (in millions):
Trailing Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2026 | |||||
| Net income attributable to CBRE Group, Inc. | $ | 1,312 | |||
| Net income attributable to non-controlling interests | 116 | ||||
| Net income | 1,428 | ||||
| Adjustments: | |||||
| Depreciation and amortization | 623 | ||||
| Interest expense, net of interest income | 225 | ||||
| Write-off of financing costs on extinguished debt | 2 | ||||
| Provision for income taxes | 377 | ||||
Net non-cash mortgage servicing rights | (6) | ||||
Integration and other costs related to acquisitions | 304 | ||||
Carried interest incentive compensation expense to align with the timing of associated revenue | 7 | ||||
Net results related to the wind-down of certain businesses | 88 | ||||
| Impact of fair value non-cash adjustments related to unconsolidated equity investments | 2 | ||||
| Business and finance transformation | 133 | ||||
Non-cash pension buy-out settlement loss | 147 | ||||
| Costs associated with efficiency and cost-reduction initiatives | (16) | ||||
| Provision associated with Telford’s fire safety remediation efforts | 132 | ||||
| Net fair value adjustments on strategic non-core investments | 24 | ||||
| Core EBITDA | $ | 3,470 | |||
Below represents a reconciliation of REI business line operating profitability/loss to REI segment operating profit (in millions):
| Three Months Ended March 31, | |||||||||||
| Real Estate Investments | 2026 | 2025 | |||||||||
| Investment management operating profit | $ | 36 | $ | 52 | |||||||
| Global real estate development operating profit (loss) | 145 | (25) | |||||||||
| Segment overhead (and related adjustments) | (1) | (2) | |||||||||
| Real estate investments segment operating profit | $ | 180 | $ | 25 | |||||||
Below represents a reconciliation of cash flow provided by (used in) operations to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months ended March 31, 2026 (in millions):
Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Trailing Twelve Months | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash Flow Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cash flow provided by (used in) operations | $ | 57 | $ | 827 | $ | 1,221 | $ | (825) | $ | 1,280 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Gains on disposition of real estate sales | 19 | 36 | 404 | 301 | 760 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Less: Capital expenditures | 74 | 84 | 144 | 81 | 383 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Free cash flow | $ | 2 | $ | 779 | $ | 1,481 | $ | (605) | $ | 1,657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
FAQ
How did CBRE (CBRE) perform financially in Q1 2026?
CBRE delivered strong Q1 2026 results, with revenue up 18.6% to $10.53 billion. GAAP net income nearly doubled to $318 million, GAAP EPS reached $1.07, and core EPS rose 81% year over year to $1.61, reflecting broad-based growth.
What were CBRE (CBRE) segment results for Q1 2026?
CBRE’s Advisory segment grew revenue 22% with 34% higher operating profit, BOE revenue rose 20% with 28% profit growth, and Project Management revenue increased 15% with 21% profit growth. Real Estate Investments segment operating profit jumped to $180 million, up sharply from $25 million.
Did CBRE (CBRE) change its 2026 earnings outlook?
Yes. CBRE raised its 2026 core EPS outlook to $7.60–$7.80, up from $7.30–$7.60. The company said this new range reflects more than 20% growth at the midpoint, based on its updated view of ongoing business performance.
What is CBRE’s (CBRE) cash flow and leverage position?
For the 12 months ended March 31, 2026, CBRE generated nearly $1.657 billion in free cash flow. Trailing 12‑month core EBITDA reached $3.47 billion, producing a net leverage ratio of 1.54x, well below the primary debt covenant of 4.25x.
How did CBRE’s Real Estate Investments business perform in Q1 2026?
Real Estate Investments segment operating profit rose to $180 million from $25 million. Development operating profit totaled $145 million, helped by earlier-than-expected data center land program gains, and the in-process plus pipeline portfolio stood at $29.6 billion.
What were CBRE’s key non-GAAP metrics in Q1 2026?
CBRE reported core adjusted net income of $478 million versus $269 million a year earlier and core EBITDA of $831 million versus $518 million. These non-GAAP measures adjust for items like acquisition-related amortization, integration costs and certain fair value adjustments.