CBRE CBRE Group margins

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Relative Growth: Rel. Growth: 71
Relative Strength: Rel. Strength: 33
Relative Valuation: Rel. Valuation: 62
Relative Profitability: Rel. Profitability: 51
Gross margin
18.4%
Operating margin
2.8%
EBITDA margin
6.5%
Net margin
3%

The CBRE Group reports a gross margin of 18.4%, an operating margin of 2.8%, an EBITDA margin of 6.5%, and a net margin of 3%. Net margin expanded the most, by 0.1 percentage points, while operating margin contracted the most, by 1 percentage points.

CBRE margin history

Gross, operating, EBITDA and net margin trends

Over the last 3 years, CBRE Group's margins averaged 19.12% gross, 3.5% operating, 6.56% EBITDA, and 2.93% net. Currently, net margin is above its three-year average, while gross, operating, and EBITDA margins are below their three-year averages.

CBRE margin expansion

Year-over-year margin changes in percentage points

The largest positive change was in net margin, up 0.1 percentage points. The expansion was limited to net margin, while gross margin contracted by 0.7 percentage points and operating margin by 1 percentage point.

Gross margin expansion
-0.7pp
Operating margin expansion
-1pp
EBITDA margin expansion
0pp
Net margin expansion
0.1pp

CBRE Gross margin

Over the last 3 years, CBRE Group's gross margin averaged 19.12%. The current gross margin of 18.4% is 0.7 percentage points below its three-year average. During this period, gross margin reached a high of 19.6% in Dec 2023 and a low of 18.4% in Mar 2026.

CBRE Operating margin

Throughout the last 3 years, CBRE Group had an average operating margin of 3.5%. Against its three-year average, CBRE Group's operating margin is currently 2.8%, 0.7 percentage points below its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, CBRE Group's operating margin reached 3.9% at its highest point in Sep 2025 and 2.8% at its lowest in Jun 2026.

CBRE EBITDA margin

Across the last 3 years, CBRE Group's EBITDA margin stood at 6.56%. The current EBITDA margin stands at 6.5%, 0.1 percentage points below its three-year average. EBITDA margin was highest at 6.8% in Sep 2024 and lowest at 6.2% in Dec 2024.

CBRE Net margin

Across the last 3 years, CBRE Group's net margin averaged 2.93%. The current net margin stands at 3%, 0.1 percentage points above its three-year average. Net margin was highest at 3.1% in Mar 2026 and lowest at 2.7% in Dec 2024.

CBRE margin group comparison

Margins compared with peer-group, industry and sector averages

With a gross margin of 18.4%, CBRE stands below the Real Estate sector and the industry average. Compared to its Real Estate sector average of 63%, CBRE Group's gross margin is 71% lower.

Frequently asked questions

What is CBRE Group's gross margin?

The current gross margin for CBRE is 18.4% as of Jun 30, 2026.

What is CBRE Group's operating margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CBRE has an operating margin of 2.8%.

What is CBRE Group's EBITDA margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CBRE has an EBITDA margin of 6.5%.

What is CBRE Group's net margin?

As of Jun 30, 2026, CBRE has a net margin of 3%.

What are the average margins of CBRE?

Over the last 3 years, CBRE Group's margins averaged 19.1% gross, 3.5% operating, 6.6% EBITDA, and 2.9% net.

What are the highest historical margins of CBRE?

Looking back across 5 years, CBRE reached 22.4% gross in Mar 2022, 5.7% operating in Mar 2022, 10.7% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 6.7% net in Mar 2022.

What are the lowest historical margins of CBRE?

CBRE Group's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 18.4% gross in Mar 2026, 2.5% operating in Sep 2023, 4.6% EBITDA in Sep 2023, and 1.9% net in Sep 2023.