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Cushman & Wakefield Limited

CWK

Real Estate · 12.90 +1.8% today

Partial group confirmationMarket checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4

Market read

Cushman & Wakefield Limited's move is spreading beyond its market group.

CWK accounts for 9.4% of the group's measured movement across 10.0 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 10 of 12 session-normalized paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 12%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

MOVE ANATOMY

Is this move genuinely shared?

Session-normalized 5m paths
Role in the moveAligned contributor#6 of 12 by movement share
Group movement share9.4%Absolute path energy—not portfolio weight
Relative path+1.90%aligned
Effective breadth10.0 / 12broad
Relative alignment10/12upside path · 2 counter-moving
Capital-flow agreement12%not yet clean
SEQUENCE READ

ICLR, HIW, NMRK moved materially before CWK. CWK crossed its material path threshold at 15:50 ET, 1435 minutes after the first measured mover. CBRE followed.

What changed
  • Revenue increased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
EVIDENCE COVERAGE

5 of 16 members in Real Estate Services are active. 0 of 7 disclosed connections are confirming.

What would change this read
  • At least 11 of 16 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • JBGS remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Invalidation: The live read weakens if participation falls to 5 of 16 members or fewer.

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Research brief

The story so far

Real Estate · Real Estate Services

CWK accounts for 9.4% of the group's measured movement across 10.0 effective names. raw member direction is mixed; 10 of 12 session-normalized paths align to the upside. Capital-flow agreement is 12%, so confirmation is not yet clean. No verified headline preceded the measured group move.

Evidence that supports
  • Revenue increased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.
Evidence that challenges

No thresholded adverse filing evidence is available yet.

What would clarify the read
  • At least 11 of 16 durable members become active together.
  • Capital-flow agreement rises above 55%.
  • JBGS remains aligned with the group in the next market snapshot.

Company research

Understand the business, not just the ticker

As of Sep 12, 2026
Business model and earnings drivers

Use the company’s filings to identify the few operating, demand, cost, capital and regulatory variables that determine its earnings power.

Key research questions
  • Which operating variable is changing?
  • Is that change durable, cyclical or one-off?
  • What evidence would disprove the current interpretation?
Annual periods9
Price observations328
Usable filing statements252
Verified relationships6
Evidence supporting the case
  • Latest annual revenue changed +8.9% year over year.
  • Operating cash flow covered net income at 3.86x in the latest annual period.
  • Input and raw-material costs has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Macroeconomic conditions has repeated favorable evidence across 5 filings.
  • Demand and volume has repeated favorable evidence across 4 filings.
Evidence challenging the case
  • Restructuring and cost reductions has repeated adverse evidence across 3 filings.
Questions before a position
  • P/E is 19% above the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
  • EV/sales is 42% below the available filing-peer median; determine whether growth and quality justify the difference.
Longer-term price context

Price as of Sep 11, 2026

12.90
6m+8.5%12m-19.3%24m
Annual trajectory

Reported annual revenue and per-share history. This is accounting history, not a forecast.

PeriodRevenueYoYDiluted EPSShare change
2021-12-31$9.4B+19.7%$1.10+2.6%
2022-12-31$10.1B+7.6%$0.86+0.7%
2023-12-31$9.5B-6.1%$-0.16-0.5%
2024-12-31$9.4B-0.5%$0.56+2.6%
2025-12-31$10.3B+8.9%$0.38+0.8%

What management says matters

Persistent and emerging business drivers

Input and raw-material costsmixed · 5 filings
Adjusted EBITDA of $232.3 million increased $44.4 million or 24% compared to the first half of 2025, primarily attributable to growth in our Americas Services and Leasing service lines, partially offset by higher occupancy costs, strategic investments and cos…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Macroeconomic conditionsmixed · 5 filings
Adjusted EBITDA of $232.3 million increased $44.4 million or 24% compared to the first half of 2025, primarily attributable to growth in our Americas Services and Leasing service lines, partially offset by higher occupancy costs, strategic investments and cos…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Capital investment and capacitynegative · 4 filings
These trends were partially offset by a $6.8 million increase in capital expenditures.
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026
Credit and interest ratesmixed · 4 filings
Adjusted EBITDA of $183.6 million increased $21.9 million or 14% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, attributable to the same factors impacting Net income above, with the exception of interest expense and unrealized losses on real estate investm…
10-Q · Aug 5, 2026

Valuation discipline

Descriptive valuation snapshot

Price/sales 0.3× · EV/sales 0.5×. Comparisons use only industry-matched filing peers.

Scenario scaffold

Mechanical 2.0-year scenarios are available as editable assumptions, not consensus.

Price action

How the market is pricing the story

12.90+1.8% today

Jodie does not have enough daily observations to draw a useful short-term chart for this asset. The latest quoted price was checked 11 Sept, 15:55 GMT-4; this is a coverage limitation, not a flat-price conclusion.

Developments

No sourced recent-development timeline yet

Jodie has not returned a relevant primary source or news item for CWK. This is an evidence-coverage gap, not a conclusion that nothing material happened.

Business and financial condition

Reported financial figures are not available yet

Jodie has not returned structured SEC XBRL fundamentals for this asset. This is a coverage limitation, not an assessment of the business or its financial health.

Latest filing assessment

The latest filing presents a mixed picture

10-Q filed 2026-08-05 against the comparable filing from 2025-08-05.

mixed
OperationsmixedEvidence score +1
liquidityneutralEvidence score 0
valuationmixed

Capital and cash conversion

Investment load increased

watch

Capital spending consumed more revenue while free-cash-flow margin declined.

Capital spending YoY
+48.9%
Capital spending / revenue
+0.4%
Free-cash-flow margin
-4.0%
FCF margin change
-0.5 pts

Capex, revenue, and operating cash flow are matched to the same reported duration. Reported accounting context, not a forecast or trading recommendation.

What improved

  • Revenue increased 11.2% versus the comparable filing period.

What weakened

No thresholded deterioration was identified.

Filing receipts

Interest expense, net of interest income Interest expense, net of interest income of $59.6 million increased $6.4 million or 12% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to $4.5 million of costs associated with the amendment of the Credit Agreement, as well as a $2.0 million loss on debt extinguishment from the partial redemptions of the senior secured notes due in 2028.

est expense, net of interest income of $59.6 million increased $6.4 million or 12% compared to the three months ended June 30, 2025, primarily due to $4.5 million of costs associated with the amendment of the Credit Agreement, as well as a $2.0 million loss on debt extinguishment from the partial redemptions of the senior secured notes due in 2028.

Cost of services provided to clients increased $138.7 million or 14%, primarily due to an increase in employment costs of approximately $120.0 million, including higher commissions associated with higher brokerage revenue and higher salaries as a result of higher Services revenue.

Historical filing backfill generated after the original filing window. It is not part of Jodie's live track record.

Business ecosystem

The relationships behind CWK

Customers, suppliers, partners and competitors named in company filings—not inferred from headlines.

Depends on

CBRECBRE Group, Inc.competitorFeb 19, 2026

We are also subject to competition from other large national and multinational firms that have similar service competencies and geographic footprints to ours, including Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), CBRE Group, Inc.

CIGIColliers International Group Inc.competitorFeb 19, 2026

We are also subject to competition from other large national and multinational firms that have similar service competencies and geographic footprints to ours, including Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated (NYSE: JLL), CBRE Group, Inc.

Depended on by

NMRKNewmark Group, Inc.competitorMar 2, 2026

We also compete with other large multinational firms that have similar or overlapping service competencies to ours, including CBRE Group, Inc., Colliers International Group Inc., Cushman & Wakefield PLC, Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, and Savills plc.

Filing peers

Companies whose filings use similar operating language.

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What is moving around it

Live connections

CWK is currently a Participant in the organic co-movement group Real Estate Services. This group is discovered from market behaviour rather than assigned from an industry taxonomy. 3 filing-linked names are in the relationship map; none is currently confirmed as moving with the group.

Context history

Theme membership history

No durable theme membership has been observed for this name yet.