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Side-by-side financial comparison of Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. (CWK) and S&P Global (SPGI). Click either name above to swap in a different company.

S&P Global is the larger business by last-quarter revenue ($4.2B vs $2.9B, roughly 1.4× Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.). S&P Global runs the higher net margin — 36.1% vs -0.8%, a 36.8% gap on every dollar of revenue. On growth, Cushman & Wakefield Ltd. posted the faster year-over-year revenue change (10.8% vs 10.0%). S&P Global produced more free cash flow last quarter ($919.0M vs $234.3M). Over the past eight quarters, Cushman & Wakefield Ltd.'s revenue compounded faster (15.5% CAGR vs 8.4%).

Cushman & Wakefield Inc. is an American global commercial real estate and property management services firm. The company's corporate headquarters is located in Chicago, Illinois. It is named after co-founders J. Clydesdale Cushman and Bernard Wakefield.

S&P Global Inc. is an American publicly traded corporation headquartered in Manhattan, New York. Its primary areas of business are financial information, analytics, and energy and commodities intelligence. It is the parent company of S&P Global Ratings, S&P Global Energy, S&P Global Market Intelligence, S&P Global Mobility, and the Indian credit rating agency CRISIL. It is also the majority owner of the S&P Dow Jones Indices joint venture. "S&P" is a shortening of "Standard and Poor's".

CWK vs SPGI — Head-to-Head

Bigger by revenue
SPGI
SPGI
1.4× larger
SPGI
$4.2B
$2.9B
CWK
Growing faster (revenue YoY)
CWK
CWK
+0.8% gap
CWK
10.8%
10.0%
SPGI
Higher net margin
SPGI
SPGI
36.8% more per $
SPGI
36.1%
-0.8%
CWK
More free cash flow
SPGI
SPGI
$684.7M more FCF
SPGI
$919.0M
$234.3M
CWK
Faster 2-yr revenue CAGR
CWK
CWK
Annualised
CWK
15.5%
8.4%
SPGI

Income Statement — Q4 FY2025 vs Q1 FY2026

Metric
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Revenue
$2.9B
$4.2B
Net Profit
$-22.4M
$1.5B
Gross Margin
Operating Margin
6.1%
48.0%
Net Margin
-0.8%
36.1%
Revenue YoY
10.8%
10.0%
Net Profit YoY
-119.8%
28.0%
EPS (diluted)
$-0.10
$4.69

Green = leading value per metric. Periods may differ when fiscal calendars don't align.

8-Quarter Revenue & Profit Trend

Side-by-side quarterly history. Quarters aligned by calendar period so offset fiscal years line up.

Revenue
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$4.2B
Q4 25
$2.9B
$3.9B
Q3 25
$2.6B
$3.9B
Q2 25
$2.5B
$3.8B
Q1 25
$2.3B
$3.8B
Q4 24
$2.6B
$3.6B
Q3 24
$2.3B
$3.6B
Q2 24
$2.3B
$3.5B
Net Profit
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$1.5B
Q4 25
$-22.4M
$1.1B
Q3 25
$51.4M
$1.2B
Q2 25
$57.3M
$1.1B
Q1 25
$1.9M
$1.1B
Q4 24
$112.9M
$879.0M
Q3 24
$33.7M
$971.0M
Q2 24
$13.5M
$1.0B
Gross Margin
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
70.1%
Q3 25
71.2%
Q2 25
70.2%
Q1 25
69.5%
Q4 24
69.8%
Q3 24
70.0%
Q2 24
69.4%
Operating Margin
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
48.0%
Q4 25
6.1%
42.7%
Q3 25
4.1%
43.1%
Q2 25
4.9%
41.3%
Q1 25
2.0%
41.8%
Q4 24
6.6%
36.4%
Q3 24
3.2%
40.1%
Q2 24
3.1%
40.9%
Net Margin
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
36.1%
Q4 25
-0.8%
28.9%
Q3 25
2.0%
30.2%
Q2 25
2.3%
28.5%
Q1 25
0.1%
28.9%
Q4 24
4.3%
24.5%
Q3 24
1.4%
27.2%
Q2 24
0.6%
28.5%
EPS (diluted)
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$4.69
Q4 25
$-0.10
$3.76
Q3 25
$0.22
$3.86
Q2 25
$0.25
$3.50
Q1 25
$0.01
$3.54
Q4 24
$0.49
$2.85
Q3 24
$0.14
$3.11
Q2 24
$0.06
$3.23

Balance Sheet & Financial Strength

Snapshot of each company's liquidity, leverage and book value from the latest quarter.

Metric
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Cash + ST InvestmentsLiquidity on hand
$784.2M
Total DebtLower is stronger
$2.7B
$13.3B
Stockholders' EquityBook value
$2.0B
$31.3B
Total Assets
$7.7B
$60.8B
Debt / EquityLower = less leverage
1.40×
0.43×

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Cash + ST Investments
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$784.2M
$1.8B
Q3 25
$634.4M
$1.7B
Q2 25
$618.2M
$1.8B
Q1 25
$623.2M
$1.5B
Q4 24
$793.3M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$775.4M
$1.7B
Q2 24
$567.3M
$2.0B
Total Debt
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$13.3B
Q4 25
$2.7B
$13.1B
Q3 25
$2.8B
$11.4B
Q2 25
$3.0B
$11.4B
Q1 25
$3.0B
$11.4B
Q4 24
$3.0B
$11.4B
Q3 24
$3.1B
$11.4B
Q2 24
$3.1B
$11.4B
Stockholders' Equity
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$31.3B
Q4 25
$2.0B
$31.1B
Q3 25
$2.0B
$33.1B
Q2 25
$1.9B
$33.4B
Q1 25
$1.8B
$33.4B
Q4 24
$1.8B
$33.2B
Q3 24
$1.7B
$34.0B
Q2 24
$1.6B
$34.9B
Total Assets
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$60.8B
Q4 25
$7.7B
$61.2B
Q3 25
$7.7B
$59.7B
Q2 25
$7.6B
$60.4B
Q1 25
$7.4B
$59.9B
Q4 24
$7.5B
$60.2B
Q3 24
$7.5B
$60.4B
Q2 24
$7.3B
$61.0B
Debt / Equity
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
0.43×
Q4 25
1.40×
0.42×
Q3 25
1.45×
0.34×
Q2 25
1.57×
0.34×
Q1 25
1.70×
0.34×
Q4 24
1.73×
0.34×
Q3 24
1.81×
0.34×
Q2 24
1.91×
0.33×

Cash Flow & Capital Efficiency

How much cash each business actually produces after reinvestment. Cash flow is harder to manipulate than net income.

Metric
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Operating Cash FlowLast quarter
$257.3M
Free Cash FlowOCF − Capex
$234.3M
$919.0M
FCF MarginFCF / Revenue
8.0%
22.0%
Capex IntensityCapex / Revenue
0.8%
0.6%
Cash ConversionOCF / Net Profit
TTM Free Cash FlowTrailing 4 quarters
$293.0M
$5.5B

8-quarter trend — quarters aligned by calendar period.

Operating Cash Flow
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
$257.3M
$1.7B
Q3 25
$235.5M
$1.5B
Q2 25
$9.6M
$1.4B
Q1 25
$-162.0M
$953.0M
Q4 24
$115.2M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$196.1M
$1.4B
Q2 24
$21.8M
$1.6B
Free Cash Flow
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
$919.0M
Q4 25
$234.3M
$1.7B
Q3 25
$225.0M
$1.5B
Q2 25
$300.0K
$1.4B
Q1 25
$-166.6M
$910.0M
Q4 24
$105.9M
$1.7B
Q3 24
$186.7M
$1.4B
Q2 24
$10.0M
$1.5B
FCF Margin
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
22.0%
Q4 25
8.0%
43.5%
Q3 25
8.6%
37.6%
Q2 25
0.0%
36.9%
Q1 25
-7.3%
24.1%
Q4 24
4.0%
47.5%
Q3 24
8.0%
39.4%
Q2 24
0.4%
42.9%
Capex Intensity
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
0.6%
Q4 25
0.8%
1.2%
Q3 25
0.4%
1.2%
Q2 25
0.4%
1.6%
Q1 25
0.2%
1.1%
Q4 24
0.4%
0.9%
Q3 24
0.4%
1.0%
Q2 24
0.5%
0.9%
Cash Conversion
CWK
CWK
SPGI
SPGI
Q1 26
Q4 25
1.54×
Q3 25
4.58×
1.28×
Q2 25
0.17×
1.35×
Q1 25
-85.26×
0.87×
Q4 24
1.02×
1.98×
Q3 24
5.82×
1.49×
Q2 24
1.61×
1.54×

Financial Flow Comparison

Revenue → gross profit → operating profit → net profit for each company.

Revenue Breakdown by Segment

CWK
CWK

Equity Method Investment Nonconsolidated Investee Or Group Of Investees$1.8B61%
Other$1.1B39%

SPGI
SPGI

Ratings$1.3B31%
Market Intelligence$1.3B31%
Energy$652.0M16%
Indices$519.0M12%
Mobility$454.0M11%

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