CBRE Group, Inc. · CBRE · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
CBRE raises EPS outlook as infrastructure and data centers lead growth
The quarter supports a constructive earnings-growth case for CBRE: infrastructure and data-center demand remained strong, leasing was resilient and guidance increased. The thesis still depends on execution, project capacity, capital allocation discipline and demand holding up against rates and macro uncertainty.
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What changed
Compared with the prior quarter, CBRE reported broader growth and lifted full-year core EPS guidance to $7.80-$7.90. Infrastructure and data-center services strengthened, while management added detail on AI deployment, the Turner & Townsend partnership and a longer-term data-center ambition.
Guidance delta
Full-year 2026 core EPS guidance rose to $7.80-$7.90 from the prior quarter's $7.60-$7.80 range.
Key takeaways
- Core EPS rose 30% year over year, while revenue increased 16%.
- Infrastructure revenue grew more than 45% and data-center services revenue grew about 30%.
- Management cited AI-enabled services, M&A, buybacks and a data-center expansion plan as important longer-term priorities.
Management priorities
- Scale data-center and critical-infrastructure services, targeting a $10 billion business and more than $1 billion of EBITDA by 2030.
- Embed AI across transactions, project management and facilities management.
- Balance infrastructure and technology-services M&A with share repurchases and monetize remaining U.S. land-bank sites as conditions allow.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 17, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 7, 2025 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 26, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Jul 24, 2025 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jan 2, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 25, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Mar 10, 2022 |
| CFRA | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | May 8, 2020 |
| Compass Point | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 11, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 3, 2019 |
| B of A Securities | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jan 3, 2019 |
| JMP Securities | Market Perform | Market Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 24, 2018 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 6, 2016 |
| Keefe Bruyette & Woods | Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | May 16, 2016 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 26, 2015 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Aug 1, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $136.41. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $183 | $152.83 | +34.2% | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $147.52 | +28.3% | Jul 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $180 | $143.88 | +32.0% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $169 | $136.05 | +23.9% | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $178 | $140.05 | +30.5% | May 5, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $179 | $148.55 | +31.2% | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $145.94 | +28.3% | Apr 14, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $147.01 | +35.6% | Feb 22, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O\'Shaughnessy | $180 | $133.87 | +32.0% | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $192 | $164.25 | +40.8% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $175 | $164.2 | +28.3% | Oct 24, 2025 |
| UBS | Alex Kramm | $165 | $152.46 | +21.0% | Oct 10, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $164.98 | +35.6% | Aug 25, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $152 | $141.02 | +11.4% | Jan 24, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakawa | $132 | $120.84 | -3.2% | Oct 4, 2024 |
| CFRA | Catherine Seifert | $115 | $111.22 | -15.7% | Jul 29, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakawa | $123 | $109.37 | -9.8% | Jul 26, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Patrick O'Shaughnessy | $124 | $106.92 | -9.1% | Jul 25, 2024 |
| UBS | Alex Kramm | $95 | $87.08 | -30.4% | Jul 3, 2024 |
| Jefferies | Peter Abramowitz | $107 | $96.2 | -21.6% | Apr 10, 2024 |
| Evercore ISI | Steve Sakawa | $104 | $94.98 | -23.8% | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $113 | $83.27 | -17.2% | Aug 5, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $111 | $83.92 | -18.6% | Apr 26, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationCBRE Group, Inc. operates as a commercial real estate services and investment company in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. The company operates through Advisory Services, Building Operations and Experience, Project Management, and Real Estate Investments segments. 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, lease administration, accounting, investment reporting services, financial services on a contractual basis for owners of and investors in office, industrial, and retail properties; and valuation services…
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- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-03T01:23:14.877038+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-23T22:20:52.671631+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-23T22:20:52.668760+00:00
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