What is William Blair’s Estimate for CBRE Group Q4 Earnings?

CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE) – Equities researchers at William Blair decreased their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for CBRE Group in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 24th. William Blair analyst S. Sheldon now forecasts that the financial services provider will earn $2.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $2.55. The consensus estimate for CBRE Group’s current full-year earnings is $5.99 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for CBRE Group’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.92 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.01 EPS.

CBRE Group (NYSE:CBRE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 24th. The financial services provider reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.81 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $8.91 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $8.73 billion. CBRE Group had a return on equity of 16.96% and a net margin of 2.71%. The business’s revenue was up 12.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.78 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also issued reports on CBRE. Morgan Stanley cut their target price on shares of CBRE Group from $165.00 to $160.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. Raymond James cut shares of CBRE Group from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $155.00 to $152.00 in a research report on Friday, January 24th. Jefferies Financial Group raised CBRE Group from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their target price for the company from $133.00 to $152.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods cut their price target on CBRE Group from $145.00 to $129.00 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, April 17th. Finally, StockNews.com downgraded CBRE Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, March 27th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $149.00.

CBRE Group Stock Performance

Shares of CBRE stock opened at $121.63 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $126.80 and a 200-day moving average of $132.02. The company has a market cap of $36.47 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.74 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a quick ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.35. CBRE Group has a 52 week low of $84.24 and a 52 week high of $147.75.

Insider Activity at CBRE Group

In related news, insider Chad J. Doellinger sold 797 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $126.31, for a total transaction of $100,669.07. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 28,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,629,517.85. This trade represents a 2.70 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Emma E. Giamartino sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 17th. The stock was sold at an average price of $125.69, for a total value of $251,380.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 107,343 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,491,941.67. This represents a 1.83 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.42% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On CBRE Group

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in CBRE. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in CBRE Group by 4.8% during the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,970,004 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,042,317,000 after buying an additional 368,214 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of CBRE Group by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 7,904,316 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $1,035,229,000 after acquiring an additional 245,821 shares during the period. Cantillon Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of CBRE Group by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Cantillon Capital Management LLC now owns 4,748,386 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $623,416,000 after purchasing an additional 25,142 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in shares of CBRE Group by 17.3% in the 4th quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 4,100,770 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $538,390,000 after purchasing an additional 605,403 shares during the period. Finally, Artisan Partners Limited Partnership raised its holdings in shares of CBRE Group by 290.0% in the 4th quarter. Artisan Partners Limited Partnership now owns 4,050,089 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $531,736,000 after purchasing an additional 3,011,566 shares during the period. 98.41% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About CBRE Group

CBRE Group, Inc operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The Advisory Services segment offers strategic advice and execution to owners, investors, and occupiers of real estate in connection with leasing of offices, and industrial and retail space; clients fully integrated property sales services under the CBRE Capital Markets brand; clients commercial mortgage and structured financing services; originates and sells commercial mortgage loans; property management services, such as marketing, building engineering, accounting, and financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services that include market value appraisals, litigation support, discounted cash flow analyses, and feasibility studies, as well as consulting services, such as property condition reports, hotel advisory, and environmental consulting.