CBRE GROUP, INC. vs WELLTOWER INC., two REIT stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Welltower is the largest healthcare REIT at $165B, owning senior-housing communities and collecting their operating income; CBRE, a third the size, earns fees advising and managing property for others. Welltower yields 1.24% and distributes as a REIT, its 113 P/E a depreciation artifact the market ignores in favor of funds from operations; CBRE yields nothing and trades at a clean 31.4 times real corporate earnings. Welltower runs a conservative 0.40 turns of debt for a landlord, CBRE 0.89 against its capital-light book. The two make money from real estate at opposite ends: Welltower owns the buildings and rides senior-housing occupancy, CBRE never touches the deed and clips a fee whenever those buildings change hands or need managing. Scale favors Welltower, but the businesses share only the sector code.
Comparison updated 2026-07-11.
| Metric | CBRE | WELL |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $137.40 | $227.28 |
| Market cap | $40.8B | $165.1B |
| Sector | REIT | REIT |
| Stage | Growth | Growth |
| P/E | 31.4 | 113.1 |
| P/B | 4.61 | 3.69 |
| P/S | 0.97 | 14.03 |
| EV/EBITDA | 17.1 | 80.3 |
| Revenue growth | +15.1% | +37.5% |
| Operating margin | 4.8% | — |
| Net margin | 3.1% | 12.4% |
| Return on equity | 14.8% | 3.3% |
| Return on assets | 4.3% | 2.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 8.9% | — |
| FCF yield | 2.2% | 1.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.89 | 0.40 |
| Current ratio | 1.08 | — |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 3.12 | 4.86 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 3 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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