CBRE Group, Inc. has presented its financial results for the third quarter ending 30 September 2026. The global real estate services group achieved total revenue of 11.5 billion US dollars during the reporting period, representing an increase of 13 percent compared to the same period of the previous year. Alongside revenue growth, the increases in earnings per share were even more pronounced.
GAAP earnings per share improved by 26 percent to 1.52 US dollars in the third quarter. For adjusted core earnings per share (Core EPS), CBRE recorded a rise of 28 percent to 2.05 US dollars. Earnings performance benefited from stable operational development across several core divisions.
Double-digit growth in transactional and recurring business segments
Bob Sulentic, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CBRE, highlighted the strategic progress made in selected business segments. According to the chief executive, both the company's resilient business segments and its transaction-based divisions recorded double-digit growth in the third quarter. With revenue growth of 13 percent, Core EPS rose by 28 percent accordingly.
CBRE recorded particularly strong gains in infrastructure services. Revenue in this segment climbed by 50 percent to 4.5 billion US dollars on a trailing twelve-month basis. Strategically, CBRE has specifically advanced both its Critical Infrastructure Services business line and its group-wide activities within the infrastructure services segment, Sulentic explained.
Cash flow performance and key metrics at a glance
Over the past twelve months, CBRE reported operating cash flow of 1.4 billion US dollars. Free cash flow amounted to 1.8 billion US dollars over the same period, serving as an indicator of the company's solid liquidity position.
- —Quarterly revenue: 11.5 billion US dollars (+13 percent)
- —Core EPS: 2.05 US dollars (+28 percent)
- —Infrastructure revenue (trailing twelve months): 4.5 billion US dollars (+50 percent)
- —Free cash flow (trailing twelve months): 1.8 billion US dollars
The figures reported as of 30 September 2026 confirm the group's solid market position in a shifting market environment. Alongside transactional activity, specialised infrastructure services in particular contributed to CBRE noticeably strengthening its earnings profile on an adjusted basis.
