CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:CWK - BMG2717C1064 - Common Stock
17.2 USD
+0.13 (+0.76%)
17.2 USD
0 (0%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10 to CWK. CWK was compared to 64 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. CWK scores decently on growth, while it is valued quite cheap. This could make an interesting combination.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- CWK had positive earnings in the past year.
- CWK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- In multiple years CWK reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
- Of the past 5 years CWK 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 2.91%, CWK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.13% 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 89.06% of its industry peers.
- CWK has a better Return On Invested Capital (6.64%) than 84.38% 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 5.30%.
- The 3 year average ROIC (5.38%) for CWK is below the current ROIC(6.64%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
1.3 Margins
- CWK has a Profit Margin of 2.23%. This is in the better half of the industry: CWK outperforms 60.94% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of CWK has declined.
- CWK has a Operating Margin of 4.61%. This is in the better half of the industry: CWK outperforms 62.50% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of CWK has grown nicely.
- The Gross Margin of CWK (18.33%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- CWK's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector 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%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CWK is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for CWK has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, CWK has more shares outstanding
- CWK has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- CWK has an Altman-Z score of 1.78. This is a bad value and indicates that CWK is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- CWK has a Altman-Z score (1.78) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- 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's Debt to FCF ratio of 17.31 is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CWK outperforms 64.06% 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 71.88% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.39 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 17.31 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.78 |
ROIC/WACC0.77
WACC8.59%
2.3 Liquidity
- CWK has a Current Ratio of 1.07. This is a normal value and indicates that CWK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CWK has a worse Current ratio (1.07) than 71.88% of its industry peers.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.07 indicates that CWK should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.07, CWK is doing worse than 68.75% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.07 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- CWK shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 31.82%, which is quite impressive.
- The earnings per share for CWK have been decreasing by -11.11% on average. This is quite bad
- CWK shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 6.77%.
- CWK shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 1.54% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)31.82%
EPS 3Y-23.47%
EPS 5Y-11.11%
EPS Q2Q%26.09%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.77%
Revenue growth 3Y0.2%
Revenue growth 5Y1.54%
Sales Q2Q%11.16%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 17.87% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 5.28% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y34.64%
EPS Next 2Y27%
EPS Next 3Y22.93%
EPS Next 5Y17.87%
Revenue Next Year6.81%
Revenue Next 2Y4.39%
Revenue Next 3Y4.79%
Revenue Next 5Y5.28%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CWK is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 14.83.
- CWK's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CWK is cheaper than 81.25% of the companies in the same industry.
- CWK's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a valuation a bit cheaper than the S&P500 average which is at 27.47.
- CWK is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.72.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CWK indicates a rather cheap valuation: CWK is cheaper than 93.75% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- CWK is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 24.26, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14.83 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.72 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 89.06% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CWK, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- 79.69% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than CWK, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 24.2 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.88 |
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.
- CWK has a very decent profitability rating, which may justify a higher PE ratio.
- CWK's earnings are expected to grow with 22.93% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.43
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y27%
EPS Next 3Y22.93%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CWK!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
17.2
+0.13 (+0.76%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development
Earnings (Last)10-30 2025-10-30/bmo
Earnings (Next)02-20 2026-02-20/amc
Inst Owners97.71%
Inst Owner Change-0.11%
Ins Owners0.5%
Ins Owner Change-0.02%
Market Cap3.98B
Revenue(TTM)10.00B
Net Income(TTM)223.50M
Analysts76
Price Target18.65 (8.43%)
Short Float %3.79%
Short Ratio4.57
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector 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)3.62%
PT rev (3m)19.04%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-0.02%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-3.86%
EPS NY rev (1m)-0.19%
EPS NY rev (3m)-0.53%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)1.21%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.04%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.14%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.15%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14.83 | ||
| Fwd PE | 11.72 | ||
| P/S | 0.4 | ||
| P/FCF | 24.2 | ||
| P/OCF | 20.09 | ||
| P/B | 2.04 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.88 |
EPS(TTM)1.16
EY6.74%
EPS(NY)1.47
Fwd EY8.53%
FCF(TTM)0.71
FCFY4.13%
OCF(TTM)0.86
OCFY4.98%
SpS43.19
BVpS8.45
TBVpS-3.29
PEG (NY)0.43
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number14.85
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector 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 Rank | Sector 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 | 1.78 |
F-Score6
WACC8.59%
ROIC/WACC0.77
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)31.82%
EPS 3Y-23.47%
EPS 5Y-11.11%
EPS Q2Q%26.09%
EPS Next Y34.64%
EPS Next 2Y27%
EPS Next 3Y22.93%
EPS Next 5Y17.87%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)6.77%
Revenue growth 3Y0.2%
Revenue growth 5Y1.54%
Sales Q2Q%11.16%
Revenue Next Year6.81%
Revenue Next 2Y4.39%
Revenue Next 3Y4.79%
Revenue Next 5Y5.28%
EBIT growth 1Y41.65%
EBIT growth 3Y-11.16%
EBIT growth 5Y13.81%
EBIT Next Year56.09%
EBIT Next 3Y23.92%
EBIT Next 5Y16.82%
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 34.64% in the next year.