Cushman & Wakefield plc/$CWK
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About Cushman & Wakefield plc
Cushman & Wakefield is a global commercial real estate services firm providing leasing, capital markets, property management, and project management to occupiers, owners, and investors across property types including office, industrial, retail, and data centers. The firm traces its roots back to 1917, when it was founded by brothers-in-law J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield, and grew into its current form largely through a transformative 2015 merger with DTZ, a firm backed by TPG, PAG Asia Capital, and Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan. As of early 2026, the firm operates across roughly 400 offices in 60 countries with approximately 53,000 people.
- Ticker
- $CWK
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 53,000
- Headquarters
- Chicago, United States
- Website
- www.cushmanwakefield.com
CWK Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$3B
43.28
$0.30
1.44
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Price and volume
Market cap
$3B
Beta
1.44
52-week high
$17.40
52-week low
$11.57
Average daily volume
1.7M
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.078
Quick ratio
0.975
Long term debt to equity
1.378
Total debt to equity
1.498
Interest coverage (TTM)
2.23%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
581.4
Gross margin (TTM)
18.13%
Net profit margin (TTM)
0.64%
Operating margin (TTM)
4.41%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
31.38%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$200,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
3.94%
Return on equity (TTM)
3.52%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
43.279
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.276
Price to book
1.49
Price to tangible book (TTM)
-4.49
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
12.006
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
8.33%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
1.071
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
11.04%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-65.88%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
3.29%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
56.31%
Bulls say / Bears say
Cushman & Wakefield delivered 11% second-quarter revenue growth, led by a 27% rise in leasing and 8% growth in services. Management raised its 2026 adjusted EPS growth target to 18%-23%, giving the recovery story stronger near-term support. (Cushman & Wakefield, The Motley Fool)
Data-centre work is becoming a meaningful growth engine rather than just a small niche. Data-centre-related revenue rose 83% year to date, while such work represented a quarter of the wider integrated facilities-management pipeline. (Facilities Dive, Cushman & Wakefield)
The balance sheet is improving and should give CWK more strategic flexibility. Net leverage fell to 3.0 times, free cash flow reached $249 million on a trailing 12-month basis, and refinancing reduced the term-loan spread while extending maturity to 2033. (Cushman & Wakefield, The Motley Fool)
Capital markets have not yet joined the recovery. Global capital-markets revenue fell 1% in the second quarter, with the Americas down 6% because of weaker office and mid-sized multifamily transactions where CWK has relatively high exposure. (Cushman & Wakefield, The Motley Fool)
Headline revenue growth is not yet translating into stronger reported profitability. Second-quarter net income fell to $52.7 million from $57.3 million a year earlier, while basic EPS declined to $0.22 from $0.25. (Cushman & Wakefield, Simply Wall St)
CWK still faces a material non-operating liability overhang. A payroll-tax dispute involves a claim of about $78 million plus interest, with the filing saying the reasonably possible loss above accrued amounts could be up to $50 million. (Cushman & Wakefield)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 16 Sept 2026.
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Cushman & Wakefield Report Shows U.S. Construction Cost Pressures Shift From Labor to Materials as Metals Prices Surge
Business Wire1 week ago

Cushman & Wakefield: U.S. Legal Sector Leasing Hits Record 7.3 Million Square Feet in Q2 2026 as Law Firms Expand Footprints
Business Wire2 weeks ago

Cushman & Wakefield Releases 2026 Data Center Development Cost Guide, Citing 21% Rise in Per-MW Construction Costs
Business Wire3 weeks ago
Funds containing CWK
AllUSDGBPEUR
Fund name | Fund size | $CWK weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares S&P SmallCap 600$IDP6 | $3.2B | 0.17% |
iShares S&P Small Cap 600£ISP6 | £2.4B | 0.17% |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap£XSPX | £3.1B | 0.14% |
SPDR Russell 2000 US Small Cap€R2US | €4.8B | 0.10% |
iShares MSCI USA Small Cap ESG Enhanced CTB€SXRG | €2.8B | 0.05% |
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