CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:CWK • BMG2717C1064

13.33 USD
+0.2 (+1.52%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
13.33 USD
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After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:26:16 PM
Fundamental Rating

5

CWK gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 63 industry peers in the Real Estate Management & Development industry. While CWK is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. A decent growth rate in combination with a cheap valuation! Better keep an eye on CWK.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year CWK was profitable.
  • CWK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CWK reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • CWK had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
CWK Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFCWK Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M -400M

1.2 Ratios

  • With a decent Return On Assets value of 2.91%, CWK is doing good in the industry, outperforming 76.19% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CWK has a Return On Equity of 11.42%. This is amongst the best in the industry. CWK outperforms 90.48% of its industry peers.
  • CWK's Return On Invested Capital of 6.64% is amongst the best of the industry. CWK outperforms 85.71% of its industry peers.
  • Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CWK is in line with the industry average of 5.47%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (5.38%) for CWK is below the current ROIC(6.64%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.91%
ROE 11.42%
ROIC 6.64%
ROA(3y)1.25%
ROA(5y)0.78%
ROE(3y)5.72%
ROE(5y)2.85%
ROIC(3y)5.38%
ROIC(5y)4.72%
CWK Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICCWK Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60

1.3 Margins

  • The Profit Margin of CWK (2.23%) is better than 60.32% of its industry peers.
  • CWK's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • The Operating Margin of CWK (4.61%) is better than 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • CWK's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • CWK's Gross Margin of 18.33% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CWK outperforms 41.27% of its industry peers.
  • CWK's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 4.61%
PM (TTM) 2.23%
GM 18.33%
OM growth 3Y-11.34%
OM growth 5Y12.08%
PM growth 3Y-19.48%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.01%
GM growth 5Y-2%
CWK Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsCWK Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5 -5 10 15 20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • CWK has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
  • CWK has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
CWK Yearly Shares OutstandingCWK Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M
CWK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsCWK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.68, we must say that CWK is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • CWK has a Altman-Z score of 1.68. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CWK outperforms 52.38% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of CWK is 17.31, which is on the high side as it means it would take CWK, 17.31 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • CWK has a Debt to FCF ratio of 17.31. This is in the better half of the industry: CWK outperforms 61.90% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.39 is on the high side and indicates that CWK has dependencies on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 1.39, CWK is doing worse than 74.60% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.39
Debt/FCF 17.31
Altman-Z 1.68
ROIC/WACC0.78
WACC8.56%
CWK Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFCWK Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 1.07 indicates that CWK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of CWK (1.07) is worse than 73.02% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.07 indicates that CWK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • CWK has a Quick ratio of 1.07. This is in the lower half of the industry: CWK underperforms 69.84% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.07
Quick Ratio 1.07
CWK Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesCWK Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 34.07% over the past year.
  • CWK shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 8.54% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.07%
EPS 3Y-15.19%
EPS 5Y8.54%
EPS Q2Q%12.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%10.81%

3.2 Future

  • CWK is expected to show quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 11.37% yearly.
  • The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.46% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y20.19%
EPS Next 2Y18.1%
EPS Next 3Y14.54%
EPS Next 5Y11.37%
Revenue Next Year2.34%
Revenue Next 2Y4.09%
Revenue Next 3Y5.1%
Revenue Next 5Y4.46%

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
CWK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesCWK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 5B 10B
CWK Yearly EPS VS EstimatesCWK Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 10.93 indicates a reasonable valuation of CWK.
  • CWK's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CWK is cheaper than 85.71% of the companies in the same industry.
  • CWK's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.99.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.09, the valuation of CWK can be described as very reasonable.
  • 95.24% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CWK, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
  • CWK is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 28.06, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.93
Fwd PE 9.09
CWK Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsCWK Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

  • CWK's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CWK is cheaper than 90.48% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CWK is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 79.37% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.76
EV/EBITDA 9.23
CWK Per share dataCWK EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 10 20 30 40

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • The decent profitability rating of CWK may justify a higher PE ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as CWK's earnings are expected to grow with 14.54% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.54
PEG (5Y)1.28
EPS Next 2Y18.1%
EPS Next 3Y14.54%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

  • CWK does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD

NYSE:CWK (2/20/2026, 8:26:16 PM)

After market: 13.33 0 (0%)

13.33

+0.2 (+1.52%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development
Earnings (Last)02-19
Earnings (Next)04-27
Inst Owners97.71%
Inst Owner Change-65.84%
Ins Owners0.5%
Ins Owner Change-0.02%
Market Cap3.09B
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)223.50M
Analysts76
Price Target19.03 (42.76%)
Short Float %3.23%
Short Ratio3.71
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)19.27%
Min EPS beat(2)2.83%
Max EPS beat(2)35.7%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)114.37%
Min EPS beat(4)1.47%
Max EPS beat(4)417.47%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)73.22%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)41.08%
EPS beat(16)13
Avg EPS beat(16)40.25%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)6.02%
Min Revenue beat(2)3.45%
Max Revenue beat(2)8.58%
Revenue beat(4)3
Avg Revenue beat(4)2.45%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.5%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.58%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)0.78%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.39%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)13.13%
PT rev (1m)2.75%
PT rev (3m)10.67%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0.37%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.15%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.25%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.31%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.22%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-5.12%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.23%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.72%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 10.93
Fwd PE 9.09
P/S 0.31
P/FCF 18.76
P/OCF 15.57
P/B 1.58
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.23
EPS(TTM)1.22
EY9.15%
EPS(NY)1.47
Fwd EY11%
FCF(TTM)0.71
FCFY5.33%
OCF(TTM)0.86
OCFY6.42%
SpS43.19
BVpS8.45
TBVpS-3.29
PEG (NY)0.54
PEG (5Y)1.28
Graham Number15.23
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.91%
ROE 11.42%
ROCE 8.89%
ROIC 6.64%
ROICexc 7.57%
ROICexgc 18.81%
OM 4.61%
PM (TTM) 2.23%
GM 18.33%
FCFM 1.65%
ROA(3y)1.25%
ROA(5y)0.78%
ROE(3y)5.72%
ROE(5y)2.85%
ROIC(3y)5.38%
ROIC(5y)4.72%
ROICexc(3y)6.21%
ROICexc(5y)5.47%
ROICexgc(3y)15.83%
ROICexgc(5y)14.37%
ROCE(3y)7.2%
ROCE(5y)6.32%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-12.14%
ROICexgc growth 5Y1.82%
ROICexc growth 3Y-9.46%
ROICexc growth 5Y11.68%
OM growth 3Y-11.34%
OM growth 5Y12.08%
PM growth 3Y-19.48%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-4.01%
GM growth 5Y-2%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover1.3
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.39
Debt/FCF 17.31
Debt/EBITDA 4.78
Cap/Depr 31.12%
Cap/Sales 0.34%
Interest Coverage 2.03
Cash Conversion 34.82%
Profit Quality 73.65%
Current Ratio 1.07
Quick Ratio 1.07
Altman-Z 1.68
F-Score6
WACC8.56%
ROIC/WACC0.78
Cap/Depr(3y)34.36%
Cap/Depr(5y)29.98%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.49%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.51%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.07%
EPS 3Y-15.19%
EPS 5Y8.54%
EPS Q2Q%12.5%
EPS Next Y20.19%
EPS Next 2Y18.1%
EPS Next 3Y14.54%
EPS Next 5Y11.37%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%10.81%
Revenue Next Year2.34%
Revenue Next 2Y4.09%
Revenue Next 3Y5.1%
Revenue Next 5Y4.46%
EBIT growth 1Y41.65%
EBIT growth 3Y-11.16%
EBIT growth 5Y13.81%
EBIT Next Year55.85%
EBIT Next 3Y24.28%
EBIT Next 5Y16.86%
FCF growth 1Y8.01%
FCF growth 3Y-30.42%
FCF growth 5Y-2.44%
OCF growth 1Y2.48%
OCF growth 3Y-27.66%
OCF growth 5Y-5.03%

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD / CWK FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for CWK stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to CWK.


Can you provide the valuation status for CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK). This can be considered as Undervalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD?

CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK) has a profitability rating of 6 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for CWK stock?

The financial health rating of CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK) is 3 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for CWK stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK) is expected to grow by 20.19% in the next year.