CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD (CWK) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NYSE:CWK • BMG2717C1064
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This CWK fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. CWK Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- In the past year CWK was profitable.
- CWK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Of the past 5 years CWK 4 years were profitable.
- Each year in the past 5 years CWK had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- CWK has a better Return On Assets (1.15%) than 65.08% of its industry peers.
- CWK's Return On Equity of 4.51% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. CWK outperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 6.85%, CWK belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 82.54% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for CWK is in line with the industry average of 5.52%.
- The last Return On Invested Capital (6.85%) for CWK is above the 3 year average (5.27%), which is a sign of increasing profitability.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.15% | ||
| ROE | 4.51% | ||
| ROIC | 6.85% |
ROA(3y)0.81%
ROA(5y)1.61%
ROE(3y)3.29%
ROE(5y)7.79%
ROIC(3y)5.27%
ROIC(5y)6.16%
1.3 Margins
- CWK's Profit Margin of 0.86% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CWK outperforms 53.97% of its industry peers.
- CWK's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- CWK has a Operating Margin of 4.46%. This is in the better half of the industry: CWK outperforms 60.32% of its industry peers.
- CWK's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 18.27%, CWK is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.27% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CWK has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 4.46% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.86% | ||
| GM | 18.27% |
OM growth 3Y-6.09%
OM growth 5Y144.52%
PM growth 3Y-23.82%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.83%
GM growth 5Y0.65%
2. CWK Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CWK is destroying value.
- CWK has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- CWK has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- Compared to 1 year ago, CWK has an improved debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- CWK has an Altman-Z score of 1.71. This is a bad value and indicates that CWK is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 1.71, CWK is in line with its industry, outperforming 55.56% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of CWK is 9.38, which is on the high side as it means it would take CWK, 9.38 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 9.38, CWK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 65.08% of the companies in the same industry.
- CWK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 1.34. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- CWK has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (1.34) than 73.02% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.34 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.38 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.71 |
ROIC/WACC0.8
WACC8.58%
2.3 Liquidity
- CWK has a Current Ratio of 1.10. This is a normal value and indicates that CWK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Current ratio value of 1.10, CWK is not doing good in the industry: 69.84% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- CWK has a Quick Ratio of 1.10. This is a normal value and indicates that CWK is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 1.10, CWK is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.1 |
3. CWK Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 34.07% over the past year.
- The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.54% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue has grown by 8.91% in the past year. This is quite good.
- Measured over the past years, CWK shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 5.57% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)34.07%
EPS 3Y-15.19%
EPS 5Y8.54%
EPS Q2Q%12.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.91%
Revenue growth 3Y0.6%
Revenue growth 5Y5.57%
Sales Q2Q%10.81%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 12.84% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.80% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y20.44%
EPS Next 2Y18.88%
EPS Next 3Y17.18%
EPS Next 5Y12.84%
Revenue Next Year-1.31%
Revenue Next 2Y2.43%
Revenue Next 3Y3.58%
Revenue Next 5Y4.8%
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
4. CWK Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 9.95, which indicates a very decent valuation of CWK.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, CWK is valued cheaply inside the industry as 87.30% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- CWK's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.70.
- A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 8.26 indicates a reasonable valuation of CWK.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of CWK indicates a rather cheap valuation: CWK is cheaper than 95.24% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- CWK's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 23.84.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.95 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.26 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, CWK is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.48% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of CWK indicates a rather cheap valuation: CWK is cheaper than 87.30% of the companies listed in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 9.61 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.49 |
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.
- CWK's earnings are expected to grow with 17.18% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)0.49
PEG (5Y)1.17
EPS Next 2Y18.88%
EPS Next 3Y17.18%
5. CWK Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- CWK does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CWK Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
12.14
+0.25 (+2.1%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorReal Estate
GICS IndustryGroupEquity Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)
GICS IndustryReal Estate Management & Development
Earnings (Last)02-19 2026-02-19/bmo
Earnings (Next)04-27 2026-04-27
Inst Owners89.39%
Inst Owner Change-82.73%
Ins Owners0.67%
Ins Owner Change1.41%
Market Cap2.81B
Revenue(TTM)10.29B
Net Income(TTM)88.20M
Analysts78.67
Price Target19.3 (58.98%)
Short Float %3.76%
Short Ratio4
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)1
Avg EPS beat(2)1.03%
Min EPS beat(2)-0.77%
Max EPS beat(2)2.83%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)113.81%
Min EPS beat(4)-0.77%
Max EPS beat(4)417.47%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)71.62%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)40.95%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)37.21%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)8.47%
Min Revenue beat(2)8.36%
Max Revenue beat(2)8.58%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)5.17%
Min Revenue beat(4)0.29%
Max Revenue beat(4)8.58%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.34%
Revenue beat(12)6
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.36%
Revenue beat(16)10
Avg Revenue beat(16)10.54%
PT rev (1m)1.4%
PT rev (3m)7.22%
EPS NQ rev (1m)19.57%
EPS NQ rev (3m)16.56%
EPS NY rev (1m)0.21%
EPS NY rev (3m)0.01%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.37%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.2%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-3.69%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.4%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 9.95 | ||
| Fwd PE | 8.26 | ||
| P/S | 0.27 | ||
| P/FCF | 9.61 | ||
| P/OCF | 8.27 | ||
| P/B | 1.44 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.49 |
EPS(TTM)1.22
EY10.05%
EPS(NY)1.47
Fwd EY12.1%
FCF(TTM)1.26
FCFY10.41%
OCF(TTM)1.47
OCFY12.1%
SpS44.38
BVpS8.43
TBVpS-3.27
PEG (NY)0.49
PEG (5Y)1.17
Graham Number15.22
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 1.15% | ||
| ROE | 4.51% | ||
| ROCE | 9.02% | ||
| ROIC | 6.85% | ||
| ROICexc | 8.1% | ||
| ROICexgc | 21.94% | ||
| OM | 4.46% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 0.86% | ||
| GM | 18.27% | ||
| FCFM | 2.85% |
ROA(3y)0.81%
ROA(5y)1.61%
ROE(3y)3.29%
ROE(5y)7.79%
ROIC(3y)5.27%
ROIC(5y)6.16%
ROICexc(3y)6.21%
ROICexc(5y)7.17%
ROICexgc(3y)16.43%
ROICexgc(5y)18.94%
ROCE(3y)6.94%
ROCE(5y)8.11%
ROICexgc growth 3Y1.59%
ROICexgc growth 5Y140.25%
ROICexc growth 3Y-1.24%
ROICexc growth 5Y156.9%
OM growth 3Y-6.09%
OM growth 5Y144.52%
PM growth 3Y-23.82%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.83%
GM growth 5Y0.65%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.34
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 1.34 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.38 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.66 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 45.49% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.46% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 2.12 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 60.48% | ||
| Profit Quality | 332.2% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.1 | ||
| Altman-Z | 1.71 |
F-Score5
WACC8.58%
ROIC/WACC0.8
Cap/Depr(3y)38.02%
Cap/Depr(5y)35.97%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.48%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.5%
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 Y20.44%
EPS Next 2Y18.88%
EPS Next 3Y17.18%
EPS Next 5Y12.84%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)8.91%
Revenue growth 3Y0.6%
Revenue growth 5Y5.57%
Sales Q2Q%10.81%
Revenue Next Year-1.31%
Revenue Next 2Y2.43%
Revenue Next 3Y3.58%
Revenue Next 5Y4.8%
EBIT growth 1Y20.68%
EBIT growth 3Y-5.53%
EBIT growth 5Y158.15%
EBIT Next Year44.74%
EBIT Next 3Y20.71%
EBIT Next 5Y14.58%
FCF growth 1Y75.45%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y63.65%
OCF growth 3Y90.68%
OCF growth 5YN/A
CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD LTD / CWK Fundamental Analysis 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 9 / 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 20.44% in the next year.